I disagree with your post entirely. I’m going to begin by saying that you must have never truly faced an above “competent Mesmer” . There is an art to playing Mesmer that doesn’t include just relying on phantasms. People are seeming to forget that slightest bit of AoE along with a missed stealth (which we only have one with a 45 sec recharge), its game over. I’ve had multiple guildies run their own Mesmers in TPvP only to realize that its not the class they imagined. Go ahead and nerf the phantasms as long as i see an absurd weapon boost or survivability boost.