Upcoming changes to the Mesmer!
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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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.
(edited by Khyan.7039)
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!
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).
You know there is a whole sub-forum devoted to Mesmer specific discussions…
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.
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.
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.