Guild Wars 2

1. I think Infinite horizon needs to be baseline (lots of people do).

2. There NEEDS to be a trait that spawns a clone for every phantasm you shatter. This will make phantasms and shatters actually do something for the spec. Currently half the mesmer’s core mechanics are useless to the mirage.

3. Mirage mirrors need a total rework. Make them last longer (15-20 seconds) and instead of granting mirage cloak by touching them, make them a persistent effect on the field similar to a sand shade. (see #4 before you judge) I would even go so far as to let them reflect projectiles if traited.

4. Now add a new F5 skill that shatters mirage mirrors. Shattering the mirrors grants either mirage cloak or stealth (whichever works) to all nearby allies and illusions, and it gains the benefit of the (now baseline) Illusionary Persona. The mirage cloaks from F5 shatter stack duration so you can get up to 2 or 3 seconds of it. The F5 will obviously have a long cooldown, and NO it won’t shatter clones, only mirrors.

5. I think a lot of the ambush skills need to be refined on the technical side. The animations and timing is super clunky.

For example the staff ambush. The cast animation is really slow, the projectile is slow, and it has very poor tracking often sending orbs flying in odd directions well away from my target. The greatsword ambush is just too weak. Sword and scepter are decent but still a little clunky.

6. Jaunt should be 600. Otherwise it’s pretty solid.

7. All the other deceptions are garbage and need a lot of buffs if not a total rework. I would like to see them all get a mirage mirror on cast as baseline. And for heavens sake make ONE of them actually apply stealth. They are DECEPTIONS after all. Sand Through Glass would be excellent if it granted stealth in addition to the mirror changes I outlined.

8. Ambush skills should also become available from stealth, not just mirage cloak.

9. False Oasis is a sad clown meme.