Guild Wars 2

Well since the mesmer class has evolved away from the original GW1 mesmer into an Illusion/shatter and/or illusionary duelist class, can we have masks as a skill category rather than mantra.

Mantra doesnt seem to fit the whole illusionist ideal message I seem to be getting based on how the mesmer is played as the moment. It’s actually closer to a ritualist motiff since, err you know, when you’re doing a ritual you’re humming mantras?

Idk, breaks my immersion I guess, when i’m trying to fool someone into thinking the clone is me then im behind him shouting a mantra effectively telling them ignore that one that’s doinkittenage. I’m over here! Let me shout a mantra to help you find me.

Mask would synergize with shatter mechanic rather than compete with it.
Example of a mask mechanic:

Mask of Anguish: when worn, improves the mesmer’s power
Shatter: shatter your mask when you use a shatter skill inflicting additional damage

Mask of Resolve: when worn improves the mesmer’s toughness
Shatter: shatter your mask of resolve when you shatter removing 4 conditions

Mask of concentration: when worn improves the mesmers precision
Shatter: shatter your mask of concentration when you use a shatter skill gainining stability for 3 secs

Mask of Robust: improves the mesmer’s vitality
Shatter: shatter your mask gaining regeneration

Elite- Mask of Illusion: when activated, clones you create deal full damage for 10 secs/5 hits or whatever balance issue you have.

Or maybe you shatter them on your own rather than it shatter with the F1-F4. I’m just a shatterholic.

Im not saying you so it now. Maybe in an expansion or when you decide to add ritualist as a profession. Then they can have the mantras for all I care.

Something like that or something better. With the array of utility the mesmer a full mask build (like a full signet warrior) wouldnt be mainstream as mesmer without at least 1 glamour or manipulation is meh.

TL;DR mantra doesnt fit the whole idea you are trying to convey as a mesmer.

Can we have human ancestry (ascalonian, elonian, etc) as a personal story instead of the carnival, dead parent sister ones? Those last three doesn’t really do jusctice to the history of humanity in tyria.

Ancestry would give human more depth and at the same time give non-GW1 players some more lore education.

I was hopig that it would be developed more after choosing one in the Dead Sister story but turns out otherwise.

While we’re at it can we get a more epic boss in the tutorial? Idk, maybe an actual golem insted of just 2 hands that pops out like daisies.

TL;DR human personal story needs more love

I’ll just leave these here.

During night time when my Ghastly Greatsword and Ghastly Staff are glowing,

clones I produce doesn’t have the ghastly glow on their weapon.

This is particularly problematic in WvW where it is a sure tell which Mesmer is a clone or not.

Can we get a /refresh or something similar to refresh Ghastly Weapons at night? Otherwise I have to get myself downed to get the ghastly glow appears (especially when traveling waypoints and zoning in).