More Melee Options for Mesmers
One of the things I’d like to see is a buff to offhand sword. The problem being from my perspective is that offhand sword only offers one block and a phantasm that doesnt really have a lot of pressure damage compared to offhand pistol.
I think if they made the block channeled 2 second block that would make offhand sword a ton better for melee orientated builds.
As it stands now you get actual pressure damage from pistol and utility from focus. Offhand sword is not horrible, but it’s not good either.
Mesmer has low melee cabability, indeed. But also only a single ranged one-handed weapon. The only second melee weapon for mesmer would be dagger. (or torch or focus, lol) I don’t like daggers on main hand. But I’d also see another ranged weapon choice while wearing focus …
And no, Engineer has worse melee. And you can’t compare to ranger, there’s a big class inequality when it comes to weapons. (Excluding Engineer and Elementalist) Only Thief is worse than Mesmer. But afair, Mesmer is the only class with two 1200 range weapons.
And no, Engineer has worse melee.
My melee engineer would like a word with you. Tool kit is just downright amazing, and bomb kit is the king of PBAoE.
Oh, and I can stack 12 confusion, so take that mesmers.
One of the things I’d like to see is a buff to offhand sword. The problem being from my perspective is that offhand sword only offers one block and a phantasm that doesnt really have a lot of pressure damage compared to offhand pistol.
I think if they made the block channeled 2 second block that would make offhand sword a ton better for melee orientated builds.
As it stands now you get actual pressure damage from pistol and utility from focus. Offhand sword is not horrible, but it’s not good either.
Did you try it a least? for more than 10 minutes? you would not answer the way you did.
If you want damage, sword off hand is way better than pistol, counter blade is the only thing that needs to be tweaked. Land 2 swordsmand and tell me that the pressure is bad.
(edited by Levitas.1953)