Guild Wars 2

Hello mesmers!
I’m trying to decide on a profession, I’m a bit unhappy switching between alts – I really just want to settle on a main and be happy with it.
That being said, I’ve enjoyed playing different professions.
For a while I played a warrior (currently lvl 50) but for my own reasons I don’t see myself going all the way to 80 with him and playing him often after that.
I’ve got a guardian alt and a mesmer alt.
Both are interesting and both are fun.
Both appeal to me a lot because of the interesting ways you can use them to control mobs/other players.
I’m finding it hard to decide between the guardian’s playability, heals, forcewalls, tome (etc) and the mesmers chaotic boons/conditions, teleports, and duplications.
I’d enjoy using staves with both professions.
I also really, really enjoy the firebreathing the guardian can do.
But I also love the fact that the mesmer can teleport, and I wonder about how cool that would be for jump puzzles and such.

So please, if you have an opinion or experience with these professions or just about choosing professions in mmos let me hear it.

Lastly; I’m not in a rush to 80 nor to get geared. I more enjoy adventuring through the world, helping players, thrashing mobs, doing interesting things and getting to interesting places with a bit of WvWvW thrown in for good measure too.

Well, it’s really up to you and what you like.

However, the teleport does not work for jump puzzles. Blink will not allow the Mesmer to traverse over “impassable terrain” like empty air, so you cannot Blink from one platform to another in the vast majority of cases.

Portal is really useful in jump puzzles, though. You can use it before jumps that look especially hard and then place the exit if you fall and just port back up. You can also use it to help friends when they mess up, or finish the puzzle for people who want the rewards but don’t like jump puzzles.

I’ve really enjoyed using Portal to help friends in puzzles or just help random allies who show up while I’m doing one. Also, there are jump puzzles in the WvWvW zones that give you a guaranteed 2 siege weapon blueprints (includes siege golem), some badges of honor and three pieces of 79-80 gear. If you like jump puzzles and some light pvp, they are great places and reset daily with the daily achievement.

I can’t compare Guardian and Mesmer for you because I’ve only really played my Mesmer. However, the Mesmer is great for helping players (Feedback, Nullfield, Mass Invisibility, Veil, Time Warp) and is solid support in WvWvW fights. Unfortunately, though, in WvWvW you won’t be able to “tag” a lot of enemies due to a significant lack of AoE. So if you’re really worried about getting loot in big sieges, that’s a large negative.

Be forewarned, though, the Mesmer will tend to kill things a little slower than most other classes until you get a decent set of traits under your belt. Even then, it can be rough without a solid build and a really good understanding of what all of your abilities do.

Thanks guys! bumping this for more comments and halp.