My PvE 'roamer'
I’ve played mesmer since beta… believe me if you want a class that can run around well mesmers are a bad choice. If you want a class that can tag well, mesmers are a bad choice…
Seriously… mesmers are (imho) the worst taggers in the game…
I’ve played mesmer since beta… believe me if you want a class that can crawl around like a snail mesmers are the perfect choice. If you want a class that can tag well, guardians are a good choice…
FTFY, think positive!
“Memories are nice, but that’s all they are.”
its true ^
mesmers got in combat high mobility tho, nic roaming as mes, but thats really all u got
I love my mesmer, and I’d never say it “sucks”.
You will be very slow as far as getting around if you don’t have a full set of Superior Rune of the Traveler and/or use Focus 4 for a minor speed boost.
Greatsword is actually pretty good for tagging in events due to the bounce effect, and the fact that your phantasms can do quite a bit of AOE damage. However, it’s not the best dps weapon and you’ll want to keep a sword/X on hand for when you’re not concerned with doing a lot of AOE.
From what I’ve read from others though, mesmer is more of a utility class (for dungeons/fractals/WvW) than a class that is brought for their dps.
Necro/Warrior/Ranger/Mesmer/Guardian
HoD – PHZE
On their own, a mesmer hits like wet tissue. The highest you’ll probably see from Blurred Frenzy is about 10k or slightly higher, depending on how many buffs you can get from your team and your target’s vulnerability stacks. Mesmers are very reliant on their phantasms for high DPS, but because it can be difficult to keep 3 swordsmen up against a boss that uses AoEs and cleaving melee attacks (which is to say nearly every boss in dungeons where DPS really matters), you’re not going to be outputting that much damage at all.
However, you are the only class that can maintain 100% reflection uptime using your traited wardens, so in any fight that is rich in blockable projectiles, your DPS will soar. Lupicus is an excellent example, a single Feedback in phase 2 when he does his barrage can easily wipe off over 25% of his bar assuming all reflected projectiles crit.
“Memories are nice, but that’s all they are.”
Don’t misunderstand me, like every class, mesmer can be set up to PvE “roam” well using traveler runes, lining up the GS, etc… BUT I understood that op was looking for a good class for tagging, and mesmer just isn’t his best bet… ofc if you want to play mesmer, they’re more than viable, and they’re amazing in dungeons…
Try 20/20/0/0/30 Greatsword & Staff. Between 12sec iZerker, chaos storm, and shatters, you can tag pretty well; and you have good ranged dps w GS. It’s also good practice learning to use shatters.