Right… Being force to use full set of Centaur Runes + Focus to achieve what most class can do with a single skill/signet without the need to sacrifice 6 slots just for movement speed. Stop and think about your logic lol.
Personally I enjoy both Mesmer and Elementalist
Play style Elementalist win hand down. So much fun flipping through all the skills! Sadly Ele are stuck with literally 1 build. Even when you tried to go glass cannon, you’d just end up all glass and no cannon
Mesmer on the other hand could go all glass cannon and the survival rate is much higher. If you play a D/D Ele, staying alive as a glass cannon mesmer is super easy! I’m talking about PvE btw.