looking for advice after a year+ break.

looking for advice after a year+ break.

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Posted by: nvmvoidrays.2158

nvmvoidrays.2158

so, i recently came back from a year and change break and i’m looking to get my Mesmer ready for the next expansion. they weren’t quite 80 when i quit, so, i’m trying to get back into the groove while leveling.

i plan on going a supportive spec with Chronomancer, so, i was wondering what type of gear i should be looking for. i remember, back when HoT first released, Celestial seemed to be good, but, it’s been a year and change since then, so.

i’ve done a few google searches and it seems like Commander is the most ideal set, so far, but i’ve seen things about Ministrel’s and others.

i have a bunch of laurels too, but, i have no idea what to use those for.

i… also kind of forgot when the ideal time to shatter Phantasms was. i’m guessing after they attack.

EDIT: i just realized that commander’s armor is super expensive to make. what should i be using in the interm? i was thinking Knight’s w/ Traveler’s runes and Soldier/Berserker accessories.

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Posted by: Cyninja.2954

Cyninja.2954

The rules that were valid 1 year ago are still valid now:

- defensive stats are useless
- offensive stats are useful
- celestial was never good on mesmer for pve

Thus knights, Soldier, etc. are all useless in pve (except when needing to hit toughness breakpoints as tank for raids maybe).

Same goes for Traveler Runes. If you want those for the 25% movement speed passive (god knows I wouldn’t know what else they are good for except as cheap boon duration which can be better gained via Durability or Herald runes) you might find this trait interesting https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Time_Marches_On .

Otherwise currently it’s same old same old, go berserker or if possible Commanders (which now is the must use in raids when not using a budget build since boon duration food gets wacked soon).

That might all change with the expansion though and very likely will.

So do this: get exotic berserker gear, play around with the class a bit, finish up story and achievements you want to have. There is not that much time until the expansion so anything more expensive seems futile until the expansion builds are out.

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Posted by: kurtosis.9526

kurtosis.9526

Gearing up a Chrono is expensive, no way around it. You either need expensive boon duration gear for spamming AoE Quickness and Alacrity, or expensive healing + boon duration gear for spamming AoE Quickness, Alacrity and Regeneration/Healing, or expensive Viper gear for condi DPS builds.

However, there’s a big balance patch happening this Tuesday which will change some things critical to Chrono, namely boon duration, so wait till after the meta resettles to decide what to focus on. Keep an eye on [qT]’s website to see how/if the optimal builds change: http://qtfy.eu/build/mesmer.

That said, all that stuff is mainly for PvE end game raiding and T4 Fractals. If you just want something good enough to explore open world HoT and PoF, then start with a set of Berserker or Assassin’s gear with Scholar Runes, Force/Air Sigils, and Sword/Focus. That’s a useful basic gear set to start with before getting into farming the more specialized and expensive stuff.

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Posted by: DresdenAllblack.1249

DresdenAllblack.1249

Raid aside, PVT gear works in everything across the board. Still the anti-everything else of zerkers I see.

Remember you can’t do damage if you’re dead.

Angelina is free game again.
Crystal Desert

looking for advice after a year+ break.

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Posted by: nvmvoidrays.2158

nvmvoidrays.2158

alright, cool. thanks for the help ya’ll.

what ascended accessories should i shoot for? i think i have enough laurels to buy a full set. i guess i could just save them until the expansion dust clears since i probably won’t really need that extra however-many stats for a long time.

looking for advice after a year+ break.

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Posted by: Cyninja.2954

Cyninja.2954

alright, cool. thanks for the help ya’ll.

what ascended accessories should i shoot for? i think i have enough laurels to buy a full set. i guess i could just save them until the expansion dust clears since i probably won’t really need that extra however-many stats for a long time.

None, use the Living World Season 3 maps to get all trinkets. Save your laurels.

Stats, can be berserker or commanders (personally I’d recomennd commanders here as addition to berserker weapons/armor which will most likely be exotic).

looking for advice after a year+ break.

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Posted by: nvmvoidrays.2158

nvmvoidrays.2158

alright, cool. thanks for the help ya’ll.

what ascended accessories should i shoot for? i think i have enough laurels to buy a full set. i guess i could just save them until the expansion dust clears since i probably won’t really need that extra however-many stats for a long time.

None, use the Living World Season 3 maps to get all trinkets. Save your laurels.

Stats, can be berserker or commanders (personally I’d recomennd commanders here as addition to berserker weapons/armor which will most likely be exotic).

yeah, i already have berserker weapons/armor and i’m currently using soldier accessories because i had the mats laying around, so i was able to save 30-40g. commander was power/percision/toughness/concentration, right?