Guild Wars 2

I just got the epic “Chalice of the Gods” focus, which looks amazing. Upon equipping it, I realized to my horror that my clones were not holding the Chalice. Instead, they were simply gripping their fists with nothing in it. Supremely disappointed, I did some tests and discovered that ALL second hand weapons (torch, pistol, focus, sword) do not appear on our clones. Having gone through 80 levels with my Mesmer and having never noticed this before, I can only assume this is a recent bug. Besides the aesthetic issue, this bug poses a very real threat in PvP and WvW. Our clones are supposed to fool enemies. With very obvious and noticeable second hand weapons, like Chalice of the Gods, the real Mesmer stands out like a sore thumb. Any fool would simply say, “Oh, the one with the glowing cup of mist is the true target.” Is anyone else having this issue? Would love a fix. See attached for visual reference.

This bug has been in the game for a long time, I have reported it several times and always get the reply “We are aware of this issue”

They can’t fix major class bugs such as this yet they can add pointless content to the game like “Super Annoying Box”

I think it actually depends on something else (the combination between Race, Gender and Items texture models) rather than the items themselves. I say this due to the fact that I’ve seen this post written by you Entropy and I, myself, never had this bug and I’m playing this Class at this moment. In any case, take into account the fact that if they change even something small it could have big repercussions on the game as it is (a.k.a new bugs). I’m not defending them at any point, all mature people should take responsibility for their actions, but take into account the fact that they are just a handful of people and we are Legion
Hope it’s fixed soon and happy gaming.

Human Mesmer with scepter and torch, The clones only hold the scepter. As Entropy stated above it’s not hard to spot the real mesmer! Just kill the one who’s hand is lit up like a bonfire :/

Phreak.9356:

I think it actually depends on something else (the combination between Race, Gender and Items texture models) rather than the items themselves. I say this due to the fact that I’ve seen this post written by you Entropy and I, myself, never had this bug and I’m playing this Class at this moment. In any case, take into account the fact that if they change even something small it could have big repercussions on the game as it is (a.k.a new bugs). I’m not defending them at any point, all mature people should take responsibility for their actions, but take into account the fact that they are just a handful of people and we are Legion
Hope it’s fixed soon and happy gaming.

What race/class/gender are you? I’m a Sylvari male. As per your logic of “Don’t fix problems because they could cause other problems” I respectfully disagree. Just because things are working well for you doesn’t that mean the rest of us who’s clones don’t work as a proper decoy shouldn’t want or get a fix. Anet are extremely competent programers. They won’t implement a fix unless it works.

This is the bug forum. It’s our job to post the bugs that really create a problem with the intended class mechanics and this is one of them. Clones are supposed to be an exact replica of our character models. Because of this bug, thieves always spot the real me. They never attack my clones. I’ve died many times because of this bug and paid for it in armor repairs. We deserve a fix. It’s up to Anet to prioritize what’s the most important bugs to fix. I happen to think the checker board shatter bug is worse, and the dev’s have prioritized that, which I think is the right move. But it would be great to get this fixed as well so the mesmer class works as advertised.

Phreak.9356:

I think it actually depends on something else (the combination between Race, Gender and Items texture models) rather than the items themselves. I say this due to the fact that I’ve seen this post written by you Entropy and I, myself, never had this bug and I’m playing this Class at this moment. In any case, take into account the fact that if they change even something small it could have big repercussions on the game as it is (a.k.a new bugs). I’m not defending them at any point, all mature people should take responsibility for their actions, but take into account the fact that they are just a handful of people and we are Legion
Hope it’s fixed soon and happy gaming.

I have never met a mesmer without this problem. Please post a screenshot of your clones holding an offhand weapon. I would love to see it.

Bump for the Devs.