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Posted by: Sweet.5879

Sweet.5879

Hello! I play a Mesmer since release, and I’d hate to see how he is being victimized.
Let’s read more..
This is what awaits our Mesmer:
*Mesmer will be getting a reduction in both defense and offense (via alacrity changes).
*Alacrity caused too much overall damage increase. Basically you had a mesmer or you had 66% damage loss. We didn’t want to reduce the amount of alacrity as you can just bring more mesmers to bridge the gap. We brought alacrity brought down from 66% to 33% so it is not useless.
*Well of Precognition – Gone from granting invulnerability to applying 3s of aegis every pulse.
*Malicious Sorcery – This trait applies attack speed while wielding scepter. Increased from 15% to 20%.
*Chaos Armor – This was applying too much blind. It will apply weakness rather than blind. Swiftness/confusion duration increased from 3s to 5s.
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I understand that in PvP Mesmer is currently out of the framework of balance. But why nerf Alacrity in PvE?
Dear developers, please listen to us! Leave Alacrity unchanged in PvE. Let the PvP Alacrity will reduce the ability by 33%, and in PvE at 66% as it is now.
I think many will support me!
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Posted by: Riku.4821

Riku.4821

I also mained Mesmer since release. But in my opinion, personally, I never really noticed Mesmers being strong. I am unhappy with offensive nerfs in PvE. We will see if they are needed more than they need, and take it from there.

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Posted by: Khyan.7039

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Mesmer is not strong, it’s his spec, chronomancer. Do a boss in pve without and with a chrono, you will see the difference.

Alacrity have to be nerfed even in PvE. Definitely.

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Posted by: Sweet.5879

Sweet.5879

Mesmer is not strong, it’s his spec, chronomancer. Do a boss in pve without and with a chrono, you will see the difference.

Alacrity have to be nerfed even in PvE. Definitely.

If so, why then do specialization? You need to compare the Mesmer and Chronomancer, you need to compare it with other classes, because it and obtain the final balance. The Mesmer has always been the smallest DPS in the game, and with the release of Chronomancer it was compensated, and now again want to turn into disabled. Why? It’s PvE!

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

Mesmer is not strong, it’s his spec, chronomancer. Do a boss in pve without and with a chrono, you will see the difference.

Alacrity have to be nerfed even in PvE. Definitely.

If so, why then do specialization? You need to compare the Mesmer and Chronomancer, you need to compare it with other classes, because it and obtain the final balance. The Mesmer has always been the smallest DPS in the game, and with the release of Chronomancer it was compensated, and now again want to turn into disabled. Why? It’s PvE!

Elite specs are supposed to be competitive with non-elite, not superior. Right now, Chrono is vastly superior to vanilla mesmer (as is pretty much the case for all the other elites, outside of niche uses).

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Posted by: Invictus.1503

Invictus.1503

You know there is a whole sub-forum devoted to Mesmer specific discussions…

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

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Posted by: Sweet.5879

Sweet.5879

Mesmer is not strong, it’s his spec, chronomancer. Do a boss in pve without and with a chrono, you will see the difference.

Alacrity have to be nerfed even in PvE. Definitely.

If so, why then do specialization? You need to compare the Mesmer and Chronomancer, you need to compare it with other classes, because it and obtain the final balance. The Mesmer has always been the smallest DPS in the game, and with the release of Chronomancer it was compensated, and now again want to turn into disabled. Why? It’s PvE!

Elite specs are supposed to be competitive with non-elite, not superior. Right now, Chrono is vastly superior to vanilla mesmer (as is pretty much the case for all the other elites, outside of niche uses).

Any elite specialization is not even close to normal. This applies to all classes.

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Posted by: Dondagora.9645

Dondagora.9645

Mesmer is not strong, it’s his spec, chronomancer. Do a boss in pve without and with a chrono, you will see the difference.

Alacrity have to be nerfed even in PvE. Definitely.

If so, why then do specialization? You need to compare the Mesmer and Chronomancer, you need to compare it with other classes, because it and obtain the final balance. The Mesmer has always been the smallest DPS in the game, and with the release of Chronomancer it was compensated, and now again want to turn into disabled. Why? It’s PvE!

Elite specs are supposed to be competitive with non-elite, not superior. Right now, Chrono is vastly superior to vanilla mesmer (as is pretty much the case for all the other elites, outside of niche uses).

Any elite specialization is not even close to normal. This applies to all classes.

Yup, so you can see why we’re pretty kittened at ANet’s rhetoric pre-HoT. “Different, not better” BS. We need the core specs buffed real bad. Nerf the elites, sure, but buff the core definitely.

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Posted by: Carighan.6758

Carighan.6758

I understand that in PvP Mesmer is currently out of the framework of balance. But why nerf Alacrity in PvE?

By far my biggest worry is actually Precognition.

And not because of any balance considerations, but simply because it granting Distortion felt very very mesmery. It granting Aegis feels guardiany.

That’s just completely senseless. I mean I could see lots of alternative ways to grant pseudo-immunity, say, it freezes in time (you cannot be acted upon but also cannot act). But no, guardian effect. That worries me. It’s just so very random and ill-fitting.

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