Guild Wars 2

I linked up with Tealot for some OMFG Mesmer PvP goodness the other day. He was sad I made a kshot war vid instead of uploading our matches, so I montage’d our encounters together instead

http://youtu.be/fMJg3krWBcQ

Maybe Tea can post his build. I was using-
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaRl0npRtlpxGNcrNiphcqqkORgBlu0pFA-TVBXwARUCCQ5Hr9HCpPYp6PkCAmtAA-w

Both PB and CS.

(Just processed so the (p) is still shyte)

Came for the music. It was subpar.

MailMail.6534:

Came for the music. It was subpar.

lol

Ross Biddle.2367:

MailMail.6534:

Came for the music. It was subpar.

lol

But in other news, I enjoyed seeing Tealots back in the game! Nice duo gameplay there!

Haven’t watched the vid yet, but I’m really excited to look at myself. I was running classic mindcrush traits (I think). 64400.

Staff/Sword-Pistol because I simply cannot get a handle on off-hand sword.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaWlknpGttqxMNcrNipxYyeih0B0wAlMkxB-TZRAwAHeAAAOCA42fwzpAAdZAA

That was a fun video to watch. I haven’t heard that song in forever!

And dat Blink at 3:10 makes me shake my head in shame. I still can’t pull that off reliably.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

And dat Blink at 3:10 makes me shake my head in shame. I still can’t pull that off reliably.

Since the pathing update, it’s really easy to pull off now, as well as phase retreats. iLeaps/Swaps to opponents up there work wonderfully too.

Yep. What Skcam said. I’ve been noticing way more ability with phase retreat and sword swap over blink. It actually makes aggressively guarding keep quite fun.

Tealots.6095:

Haven’t watched the vid yet, but I’m really excited to look at myself. I was running classic mindcrush traits (I think). 64400.

Staff/Sword-Pistol because I simply cannot get a handle on off-hand sword.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaWlknpGttqxMNcrNipxYyeih0B0wAlMkxB-TZRAwAHeAAAOCA42fwzpAAdZAA

Usually when I play with other Mesmers, based on the builds they’re running I can’t really feel their presence (unless they’re dropping some glamors or something). But all that power, with CS stopping people in their tracks, and the two of our iSwaps for the 2.5s imobs was just super nasty for our opponents. Oh, and so much pistol stun

Guuuuuud.

CS is so underrated.

MailMail.6534:

CS is so underrated.

Shhh, the IP Shatter Mesmer Purist Association™ might come slap a lawsuit on you.

Ross Biddle.2367:

MailMail.6534:

CS is so underrated.

Shhh, the IP Shatter Mesmer Purist Association™ might come slap a lawsuit on you.

They’re not the only ones.

Don’t want other mesmers out there to play this spec, can be maddening. =P

Ross Biddle.2367:

MailMail.6534:

CS is so underrated.

Shhh, the IP Shatter Mesmer Purist Association™ might come slap a lawsuit on you.

Despite our differences, I respect what the IPSMPA organization stands for. I just disagree with their methods.

Ross Biddle.2367:

Tealots.6095:

Haven’t watched the vid yet, but I’m really excited to look at myself. I was running classic mindcrush traits (I think). 64400.

Staff/Sword-Pistol because I simply cannot get a handle on off-hand sword.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaWlknpGttqxMNcrNipxYyeih0B0wAlMkxB-TZRAwAHeAAAOCA42fwzpAAdZAA

Usually when I play with other Mesmers, based on the builds they’re running I can’t really feel their presence (unless they’re dropping some glamors or something). But all that power, with CS stopping people in their tracks, and the two of our iSwaps for the 2.5s imobs was just super nasty for our opponents. Oh, and so much pistol stun

Guuuuuud.

I think I was making as effective use of Feedback as I could those matches. Like predicting when those guardians were going to spin. It’s a nasty combo to let them hit themselves and land the halting strike right at the end of it.

Also, a lot of my control comes from dropping a chaos storm on someone. If I were running CI, they would only be caught in the storm if they were interrupted. With CS, the stun chance forces them to sit in it no matter what. By this point, I’ve set up clones for a chain diversion and I’m summoning an iWarlock.

I’m tempted to pick up empowered illusions, but I find shattered concentration too necessary when I’m so reliant on dazes, and halting strike is a pretty important source of damage.

Tealots.6095:

Ross Biddle.2367:

Tealots.6095:

Haven’t watched the vid yet, but I’m really excited to look at myself. I was running classic mindcrush traits (I think). 64400.

Staff/Sword-Pistol because I simply cannot get a handle on off-hand sword.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaWlknpGttqxMNcrNipxYyeih0B0wAlMkxB-TZRAwAHeAAAOCA42fwzpAAdZAA

Usually when I play with other Mesmers, based on the builds they’re running I can’t really feel their presence (unless they’re dropping some glamors or something). But all that power, with CS stopping people in their tracks, and the two of our iSwaps for the 2.5s imobs was just super nasty for our opponents. Oh, and so much pistol stun

Guuuuuud.

I think I was making as effective use of Feedback as I could those matches. Like predicting when those guardians were going to spin. It’s a nasty combo to let them hit themselves and land the halting strike right at the end of it.

Also, a lot of my control comes from dropping a chaos storm on someone. If I were running CI, they would only be caught in the storm if they were interrupted. With CS, the stun chance forces them to sit in it no matter what. By this point, I’ve set up clones for a chain diversion and I’m summoning an iWarlock.

I’m tempted to pick up empowered illusions, but I find shattered concentration too necessary when I’m so reliant on dazes, and halting strike is a pretty important source of damage.

Yeah, if you’re taking empowered illusions it means waiting for that stabos to run out. Which is fine but only so long as your build has something to do while you wait. So staff is less represented in that scenario, primarily because iWarlock is best after a chaos storm condi dump, and because his attack is so slow. iDuelist, iZerker, and iSwordsman in collaboration with one another make the payoff/investment more worth it.