Guild Wars 2

Jackums.3496:

jportell.2197:

MystGun.8249:

Lol, i just dueled this amazing ranger and lost like 3 times in a row. He then decides to call Mesmers OP after he beat me haha. Some people…

When fighting a ranger run a confusion build short bow spammers pew pew themselves to death.. and its hilarious.

Perhaps against a bad Ranger, but confusion won’t do much versus a good one. I have a Ranger, and a BM SB build has a lot of condition removal. To be honest, in a 1v1, the only other specs I can think of that can compete with a BM Ranger are Phantasm Mesmers and D/D Eles. They’re extremely tanky, with high condi removal and loads of regen, as well as constant vigor. I run all cleric’s gear with Dwayna runes and Healing Spring, and I’ve never lost a 1v1. This is less directed at you and more at the topic creator, though.

@MystGun: Don’t feel bad if you lose to a BM Ranger in a 1v1. Really, that’s just how it’s meant to be. It’s one of the best dueling builds in the game, and just like the Phantasm Mesmer, it becomes less and less effective the larger the enemy group.

Thanks I always thought that rangers sucked when i first started playing, but as i have ranked up i have realized they can be really really good.

Ghanto.9784:

zaxon.6819:

call target on the real mesmer.. the bullseye will stay on the real guy so you dont even ahve to think who the real one is.

turn off auto target closest enemy. its a noob tool that will get you killed.
if you have on auto target while fighting the mesmer and he stealths you will target a clone and lose the real target.. if you turn that off and he stealths you will not target anything until the real mesmer reappears and you will return to him as your target.

learn what ileap looks like. if you dodge it shatter mesmers are kinda useless.,

learn to notice what spec your enemy is playing. there is no “mesmer” spec. there are differnt kinds. if you dont learn to recognise what kind you are playing you dont know what to do.
do you fight a hammer glass cannon guardian the same as you fight a bunker?

learn what weapons do in your enemies hands. is he using a staff, a greatsword, a focus, a pistol? when he is using those weapons what does he have access to?

turn off npc names. pretty sure only the real mesmer has guild tags.

Ssshh. Don’t give away our secrets, lol.

Lol, wow Zaxon that was a great list. I knew some of those, but others were beyond me. FIghting fellow Mesmers may have become easier.

Nice, and don’t worry about ragging on yourself. In fact, it is way more uncommon to hear some humility than it is to hear gloating. Just by recognizing that you have weaknesses will help your game alot. Mesmer for life!!!!!!

Lol, i just dueled this amazing ranger and lost like 3 times in a row. He then decides to call Mesmers OP after he beat me haha. Some people…

Thanks for sharing your very in depth answer again. I didn’t mean to ask a question that was already asked before, i have never looked at the forums before. But now i have some evidence for my thief friend to show him that Mesmes are in fact not OP.

From what you just posted it sounds like you already know enough about the Mesmer to be effective. If you keep playing and refine your skills then you will soon be playing the best class in the game hands down!!!!! Mesmer for life!!!!!!

I really like this buff, i was tired of always having to go with a direct damage mesmer to prove useful in pvp.

Thanks for all the replys, and i can see where you are coming from when you think this is a ruse post. I just wanted to see whether or not most people are feeling the same thing about Mesmers as i am.

And just as a follow up question, if Mesmers have weaknesses what are they?? Outside of conditions is there another way to kill the Mesmer?

Haha i didnt want to make it seem like i was gloating or what not. It is just that when i play my ele, which most people think it the most OP, i dont get near the complaints that i get when i play my mesmer. I really do play mesmer so i am not just lying to try to make a point.

Relax guys, Staarc is obviously a great player. Stop hating on him for his success. And to the guy who said that this game is dead, you are wrong!! This game is being updated left and right and it is free to play. What is not to love?? The only thing the need to add is a better in game leader board and more game modes. After that the game will have a lot more people in the heart of the mists.

I have played my Mesmer for about 300 hours and i feel i have acquired a decent level of skill. Recently i have been jumping into dueling servers and testing my skills. Most people who lose to me automatically say that Mesmer is OP and that it needs to be nerfed. I agree with them somewhat because I do feel like i have too many tools at my disposal in a fight, but at the same time it takes good timing to pull combos off. I just want to know what the Mesmer community thinks about the Mesmer being OP. Haha i just beat like 5 people in a row without dying. They all said that clones are too confusing and that i was cheap for using Mesmer, but whatever i will just keep winning.