Guild Wars 2

Greetings Mesmers,

I’m returning to the game after a long absence from the game due to real life obligations and was wondering what kind of state are Mesmers in now? I leveled a Mesmer to max level when the game was originally released and it seemed like the Mesmer was looking for their niche. Did they find that niche? I plan on doing a lot of WvW, how are they in that environment?
Thanks

I don’t think Mesmers are in a great spot. To focus on WvW, they have a few good roaming builds but have trouble catching opponents. When following the zerg they have a few cool utilities to bring, but you don’t have great AoE when you meet another zerg.

They’re fun to play in PvP, but you generally have to work a lot more for each kill than every other class would. In PvE there are a few dungeons/fractals where their utilities really shine, and I would say that is where they get the most appreciation.

The biggest problem is the lack of support the class gets from A-net. There seems to be a rather large disconnect between the mesmer playerbase and the developers, and we have had quite a few good mesmer players quit.

If you love the class itself, I would play it. If you just want to play the game and perform well, I might roll something like thief.