Guild Wars 2

Azrael.4960:

seriously, 11 pages of QQ. And people wonder why Anet staff hardly bother coming to the forums anymore

idk, if I was Anet I’d totally read it just for the QQ. some of this kitten is hilarious! I get where ppl are coming from, I haven’t received my end-tourney rewards either… but the prizes aren’t really even all that great if you think about it. Places 1-5 are all going to have mistforged weapons, so it’s not like you’re getting anything unique. Not to mention nothing actually enhances your game either. It’s all just fluff. I’d rather get something useful like unique armor/weapon crafting options. Instead we’re given the choice of a weapon skin, minis, etc. I guess infusions or ascended accessories are nice… but it seems like a waste of tickets compared to the alternatives of receiving them.

I’ve seen some good points and some redundant points— most are viable concerns imo. What I’ve noticed is that Mesmer, really, has been niched. Mesmers are the king of 1v1 in PvP. If you go into sPvP as a mesmer you’re more likely to win your fights than not (provided you play well/have a good build). Now, not everyone wants to play Mesmer in that kinda format. This is where I’ve noticed the complaints are coming in hard. Mesmer needs something that makes it a viable playstyle in many different roles, not just 1v1ing. Anet’s been trying to go the route of making mesmer into a support role by adding some very impressive traits that allow it to disrupt enemies and gain massive boons for doing it. I’ve even seen a decent support build that focuses on this. The problem is that the effectiveness is very short lived and, as stated by many in this thread, there are other classes that just do it better and sustain these boons for longer. To be more viable in wvw, the disruption needs to be able to affect more people, not only five at a time.

To say Mesmer is a terrible class isn’t accurate. To say it is a very niched class, I would definitely agree.

[EDIT] Confusing players is easy as long as they don’t know how to look for you. Mesmer and Thief both make use of Chaos to win their battles. It’s sad, but PU is now a mandatory trait to really make this class effective to its fullest and thus create the maximum amount of chaos. To say “it’s hard” to confuse players may be true, but a good Mesmer is able to effectively use Chaos and always come out on top.