Guild Wars 2

Maybe it would have been possible at release. Or if for some reason the game mechanics change, so that everyone basically starts fresh, it might be possible. Mind you, I am mainly talking about PvP (as in sPvP or WvW).

But as of now, there are so many Mesmer around, who all had to live through the uphill battle. Basically – and this is just my theory, it might not be true – the top Mesmers today need more skill to master their profession than a Warrior for instance.

If now Mesmers are buffed, so it becomes easier in the low and mid range skill level of the game, then it might become just as easy for the top level of play. And this might be perceived as an imbalance in design, while it actually would be an imbalance in skill, which now shows. And ppl would demand nerfs to Mesmers again, although the perceived imbalance is not caused in imbalanced game mechanic, but in the sudden boost for Mesmer from an uphill to an even battle.

EDIT:
Anet would need to let ppl figure out the new mechanics and not overcompensate for things in overeager balance patches… given the balancing history with Mesmers though, I fear they wouldn’t do that.

I’m a firm believer that the skill level of the top end players are directly proportional to the player pool in a game like GW2 where thousands of ppl play pvp. So I believe that the top warrior or engi players are just as skilled as the top mesmer player if not more so since there are most likely more ppl who main warrior or engi than mesmer. A buff to mesmer class should not disproportionally benefit us because ‘high skill level’ at high end.

To back up what I’m saying I can only offer my experience in mmo pvp for the last 20 years. Since I started playing LPMUD in the early 90s I have went through countless nerf and buff cycles and played most of the pvp mmos ever made. I have never ever encountered an instance where 1 class magically have ended up with better skill players than other class.