Guild Wars 2

so.. im guessing its the animation for alacrity.. ya know.. the pink glowy fire looking kitten? it kinda sucks dont ya think? you spam clones to hide in them and as you shatter them you glow and everyone knows which is the real mesmer.. kinda defeats the purpose doesnt it? or am i missing something?

Gankez.2731:

so.. im guessing its the animation for alacrity.. ya know.. the pink glowy fire looking kitten? it kinda sucks dont ya think? you spam clones to hide in them and as you shatter them you glow and everyone knows which is the real mesmer.. kinda defeats the purpose doesnt it? or am i missing something?

No one’s fooled by clones anyway.

…………Not true brah!

Noobs will still be fooled don’t worry.

Sadly noone is fooled by a mesmer clone anyway, which is extremely sad. The reason i rolled mesmer from the start was the idea of being annoying and confusing to the opponent. Alas, mesmer turned out to be, well, not confusing.

the whole “noone falls for decoys anyway” stuff is nonsense.. ya you cant stand there and pretend ur a clone to trick them but the idea behind it isnt to stand there.. you’re suppose to be aggressive and constantly throwing ur clones at them while you dodge around/block/invis ect .. mesmers work really well when they overload their opponent.. between decoys exploding and me going invis/using weapon skills it can get pretty confusing.. (i only say this because i fought a guy who i was constantly losing track of which was the real mesmer and who was the decoy)

Gankez.2731:

(i only say this because i fought a guy who i was constantly losing track of which was the real mesmer and who was the decoy)

Yeah, and I fought a guy who didn’t know how to dodge.
I’m guessing we both crushed the guy we’re talking about, but that’s hardly a good argument for how to play as you get better (since your opponents will be better, too).

And unfortunately, it’s been my experience that when you actually need an opponent to be hampered by trying to decide which one’s real, those are the opponents who aren’t hindered by it at all.

Almost everybody loses track for at least a small moment, and if you pvp in any game you probably know even half a second can matter. I think there is a certain confusing quality with mesmers.

But yes not saying it’s an ideal situation, especially with the alacrityflames (which look awesome, so i wish the clones would have it!) which is a bit too obvious. Still, kind of hard to balance it i suppose. Pose that you have two classes that deals similiar damage, and one can completely blend in with several clones. How do you ever beat that character except by guessing (multiple times in the fight mind you) or swarming it?

Amethyst Lure.5624:

Almost everybody loses track for at least a small moment, and if you pvp in any game you probably know even half a second can matter. I think there is a certain confusing quality with mesmers.

But yes not saying it’s an ideal situation, especially with the alacrityflames (which look awesome, so i wish the clones would have it!) which is a bit too obvious. Still, kind of hard to balance it i suppose. Pose that you have two classes that deals similiar damage, and one can completely blend in with several clones. How do you ever beat that character except by guessing (multiple times in the fight mind you) or swarming it?

Not that it is perse easy, but ID’ing the real mesmer does not need guessing but can be done by looking for what the clones are not doing. Dodge roll is obvious, but even strafing is a dead give away. Running away from target is another. In fact, a stationay mesmer is nearly 90% certain a clone. And having casting animations that show something else than the Autoattack.

As Mesmer I’ve come across players that ID me as soon as we get in a fight and pound me. Others are clueless and lost.

Gankez.2731:

the whole “noone falls for decoys anyway” stuff is nonsense.. ya you cant stand there and pretend ur a clone to trick them but the idea behind it isnt to stand there.. you’re suppose to be aggressive and constantly throwing ur clones at them while you dodge around/block/invis ect .. mesmers work really well when they overload their opponent.. between decoys exploding and me going invis/using weapon skills it can get pretty confusing.. (i only say this because i fought a guy who i was constantly losing track of which was the real mesmer and who was the decoy)

its only “confusing” because mesmers abuse to the full extent the terrible targeting system in this game

if you go invis anet has programmed the game to prioritize pets/clones before you because mesmers would qq hard if not. leaving your opponent to try click a moving, teleporting, stealting opponent with a mouse that isn’t visible while rotating the camera and is a horrific colour that blends into the cluster kitten of aoe and particles on the screen.