Guild Wars 2

Nah. There’s a more fun option for the Battle of Divinity’s Reach. Keep an eye out for Asura …

One could only hope. My main’s walkin around with over 100 SP, which is only getting used to craft superior siege, atm.

New classes, I’d agree on. But I honestly believe they’ll add new races. There’s the Dominion of Winds SW of Lion’s and a squad of Tengu guarding it. That’s a pretty hefty nod, imo, to Tengu getting added in at some point. Past that, I’d argue that Largos are a possibility. Another thing that’d make races easier to add than classes would be: racial skills are deliberately kept lower-strength than class skills are. That makes it a little easier to slot a PC race in, without drastic unbalance.

Heh. I blame the Greys…er, Mursaat.

I’m surprised ANet doesn’t go for a quick-fix:
Namely, alter the 15-pointer Trait that grants Protection to your pet upon you dodging, by way of swapping Protection for Aegis. It’d at least allow you to escape Big Bad Deeps, and save your pet from being 1-shot. This would then allow ANet some time to tweak and fix the actual mechanics behind pets. Then, they could adjust things after having done so.

Mesmer. It’d be easy as heck to run Mesmer #1 as a pure GC Shatter-spec, then Mesmer #2 is Conditions or Support/Glamour

We’ll never agree on that one. /shrug
I’m merely a fan of keeping all options on the table. Our OP here may not like the “Leet deeps ’Zerker” style of things, after all.

Please, selan … you know they main Thieves. Mind you, I like Thief for the same reason I dig Mesmer. But, c’mon.

Take it from a guy who’s done 98% (and counting) Map Completion on a condition spec.
Condi’s not as useless as folk like to think, especially full-Rabid Condi. Sure, you kill slower, but you pack some nice durability to offset that. But I digress.

Staff is fine on offense, it’s just one needs to keep in mind that Staff (especially when Traited fot I. Elasticity) performs better in close-to-medium range. Sure, the tooltip says 1200, but any of us who’ve played Mesmer for a while know exactly how hard it is to land a Winds that far out. Effective range’s honestly more like 300-600 units.

Now, a Staff/GS combo is honestly the best of both worlds. Staff for the ranges I just mentioned/defensive combat, then GS for straight DPS/long-range sniping. However, you’ll move like a turtle, out of combat. Unless you swap focus in for speed, then go back to the other weapon for fights.

Could make for some interesting combat dynamics. One issue would be that currently, Mantras are a major source of condition cleansing and our only way (sans Arcane Thievery) to acquire Stability. We’d have to then figure how to work around those two
problems.

Well, we obviously retain that ability, folded into current-day Confusion. As for the Mage:

• I had suggested changing his attack into an AoE, similar to the firestorm used by Ascalonian Mages. This would at least explain his craptastic attack speed.
• Also with that in mind, perhaps we should change damage type to short-duration Burn.
• I have no idea what to then do with Retal. Perhaps hose that concept, fold the Burn in with the current stacks of Confusion…make him a pure “attacker” Phantasm
• Modify the C/D to account for the now changed state of the Mage. At least with the above ideas implemented, it would have a reason for a higher-range C/D. as regards weapon Phantasms.

Carighan, you also forget that we’re also dealing with a game situation where at least one class (Guardian) has a Master Trait that affects -IIRC- every one of their Elites. As such, I do not see an issue with a Trait modifying TW. As is, our one Trait that effects MI is a freaking Grandmaster.

In addition, I’m surprised none of you have suggested removing Moa entire. We’re Illusionist/Psion-types, not Transmuters. Why in the bleeding Hells does that
Elite even exist? I’d say scrap the darn thing, replace it with something befitting our overall theme.

Regarding the other ideas, I’d leave P. Warden alone, but would do the following to Mind Stab:

• Increase AoE to 180. This should not be OP, when one considers that it is manually targeted.
• Transform it into a Blast Finisher. We, like Rangers, have a distinct lack of Blast Finishers. This would improve our in-built Comboing potential, and party support options.

I. Leap does need some form of changeover to defeat the pathing/LoS Curse. I like Otter’s idea on that one, although we would want to look at potential balance concerns.

Mantras … what can I say about those, honestly. They really are the misbegotten child, in regards to Mesmer skills. Besides the use of HM in concert with ’em, we really should brainstorm that topic, forum-wide.

Trust me, it was never “my” clipping argument. I merely have kept an eye on the kinda stuff what gets said on these forums. Somewhat.
As for twohander weapons, that’s a good question. Assuming we’ll never convince ANet to desegregate land/aquatic weaponry options:

• Bladestaff
• Weighted Scarf/Sash
• Trick umbrella/cane (used like Zatoichi’s sword-cane, you could rig the 1-5 skills as a combo of cane/umbrella pokes for defensive/sneaky stuff, then hidden blade for attacks)

As if ANet hasn’t changed their mind in the past, Freedan. For that matter, most topics revolving around cloaks/capes as armour or worn items have been generally shot down based on the “clipping” argument. Frankly, with all the darned “dress” or “robe” armours, as is … cloak/cape as armour would honestly be overkill. Why not then support ’em as an OH weapon concept?

enticing the menfolk

Agreed. Time to rock, folks.

I’d have to disagree. In my case, multi-guilding actually found me a squad I’m darned happy to run with. Took some time, though … and in that period of time, I went solo Guild for some months. It’s a definite “YMMV” thing.

Melandru, bro. We both WvW for Ferg … condition clearing is a darned good thing. Or, Dolyak/Soldier’s could work. That was Micboboo’s original spec.

Don’t forget Bloodseeker. That one’s stylish.

dodging the thorns

Frankly, it’s still better than what we had going on before. At least now, our server gets a
rotation of enemies, as opposed to months straight of us/ET/SF or us/ET/Kain before that. Now, as for the current system, we could tweak the flex-range a bit. I’ll admit that crap like T1 with T6 or T8 with T5 is a definite issue.

Gnat.9405:

Advent.6193:

If she is, she’d better start teaching. Time Warp’s not enough. Not by HALF.

On that note, could you imagine how powerful Jennah’s TW would be lol.

Don’t get me started. The sheer SCALE of crap NPC Mesmers get to pull off …. /cry

Also, you can add a Superior Earth to one of your “main” weapons. That’ll synergise with the Bleeds that Sharper Images puts out. And I’d also suggest at least half Rabid, for Precision boosts/additional Toughness. Power is helpful, sure, but a non-Glamourbomb/Triforce spec’s relying more on the Precision/Bleed setup than on Power/Retaliation.

As for Perplexity, I’m running those babies myself. Tons of fun, if you’re packing Interrupts and channeled attacks. Considering how Confusing Images works on Scepter, you’re nigh-guaranteed to proc Perplexity’s #4 at least once per channel.

I typically plant a Warden or Duelist on a downed target, then move onto their friends.

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Better control scheme/Defensive options are plenty. As it is now, the pet becomes a liability due to bad AI and no reaction against enemy attacks. Fix those, and pets’d be srs business.

1. P/P + SB
2. 0/30/0/20/20
3. WvW/PvE

One of these days, we’re going to get AR/FC/ET. Don’t ask me when. And DR, did you folks bring yer entire BL to our house last night?

• No more clipping. Seriously, this might be a “big” item, but it needs to happen.
• More emotes. Our current list makes me sad
• More appearance options for everything from faces on up to armour.

My sig tells it all. Besides the fact that the Mesmer’s been my main for months – and is the class what convinced me to buy the game in the first place. Of course, I had to plop the Commander tag on him. The non-80s range from Level 2 (Warrior … just can’t get into the class, tbh.) to mid-50s (Ranger, who I need to get back to at some point).

As for StriderShinryu. Most Mesmer players’ll tell you that the class doesn’t start to get ridiculously fun until Level 40 or so. The issue is that Mesmer is heavily Trait dependant, and you’re not seeing half of what the class can do until then.

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mizzlelol.6159:

Now ppl can get in WvW when you build up a character without any limit.

Spy is a problem which make wvw lovers crazy, and low level noobies really playing irresponsible, and commanders can do nothing about these.

1, If Anet set some limit for exemple ‘’minimum 40 level to get in wvw’’ will decrease some spy(it’s hard to eliminate all spies. If they insist to spy, they have to level up in this server, and pay more to level up. He probably get some friend in this server by leveling up. maybe they dont want to spy their friend anymore.)

Who’s to say that the “spy” lacks an 80 of their own, though? Not to mention, that’d go completely counter to the concept of being able to play WvW and nothing but.
This also ignores the fact that some players may just have a second account, specifically for “business” in another server’s side of the war.

mizzlelol.6159:

2, And WvW is not a place for you to level up.

Tell that one to my last 4 level 80s. Truth is, a lot of hardcore WvWers level their alts that way. At the risk of sounding rude, neither you nor I have any real right to say something like that.

Worst part is, even spying does jack against the main two things that cause a “win” in WvW. Namely:

1. Coverage
2. Number of bodies Server “X” can toss against “Y” and “Z”

Lemme give some examples of this one, real fast. I got over to Ferguson’s back when DR was whipping both us and [Old] Kaineng. No spy operation could’ve fixed that one, let alone the T8 run of Kaineng/Ferg/Eredon. In both cases, the “lead” server had far too many bodies to spare.

If she is, she’d better start teaching. Time Warp’s not enough. Not by HALF.

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Invading your thread to say I am hoping for an AR/FC/ET matchup. Everybody cross your fingers tonight!

Ain’t that the truth? Something that perfect probably won’t happen, though.

Well, Atlas … what happens if your char is a Mesmer as well?

Good idea, Carighan. Might try that since it’s Reset Night.

and were awakened

That’s what we get when ANet balances based on the idea of mostly “casual” players. Fact is, moves like Confusion/Retaliation/Torment are higher-skill level techniques, since all three punish thoughtless actions. We could also add Reflection to that mix, as well.
And it honestly makes 0% sense … I would think with the massive obsession they have with pvp, which logically should be all about player skill triumphing, they’d enjoy moves like the aforementioned four.

My only problem with the skill is that it’s in the same slot I typically use for Chaotic Dampening. Especially with the change to Illusionist’s Celerity, I want my Staff C/Ds proper. BI’s solid these days, otherwise.

RE: cloudysan
Dagger actually could work, tbh. Although, I’d be more for that as an OH weapon. Think of it as the main-gauche to our rapier. There is still an argument for MH as well, when one considers weapons like the cinquedea or stiletto.

Don’t blame selan on this one. Fact is, Mesmer (and -tbh- Engi/Ranger/Necro) have been battered by ANet’s wacked nerfology so bleeding much … it’s like Stockholm Syndrome anymore. Look how many Mesmer players twitched out about when Shattered Strength was popping 3 Might per clone (not including Illusionary Persona).
Meanwhile, stacking Might that way nuked our main class resource faster than crapola. Did folk say “OK, maybe 2/clone then?” Eff NO. We’re so freaking abused (AND bloody accustomed to it!) most everyone shrieked for it to be tossed back to 1/clone.
Now the cycle continues. We get something that almost gets Confusion back up to spec, and folk can’t handle it. Battered much, are we?

“Kitten!?” cried Faolain.

Why in the kitten not, when BI causes Distortion upon Signet use? Unless it’s the same kind of fake- kitten Distortion Blurred Frenzy used to be referred to.

EDIT: Yea, yer right. Pops the “effect” as per Distortion, but frackall else. Here I coulda sworn it >should< work.

Actually, the last Protective Mantras mention was a correction to my original post (Namely the lack of the Trait’s name…in retrospect, prolly should’ve edited the first post instead).
As for Blurred Signets being preferable, it honestly depends on two things:

1. What kinda of build you’re running.
2. How much Dueling you pack.

Assuming a 30 Dueling spec, non-Pistol OH … then yes, BS can work pretty well. Especially if said spec lacks Illusionary Persona for on-demand (cloneless) Distortion.

Hell, just adjust #2 to where it at least teleports you AWAY from the stinking enemy.
P. Rogue (#3) does decent damage, and in PvE will draw a mob’s attention to it.

Yea, I can endorse that. Considering us “old” accounts only got off lucky since Guesting took a while to implement, go ahead and let post-lockout accounts get a freebie.

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ArmageddonAsh.6430:

Right so because a Thief has #3 skills that change it means that no others can? I am sorry but i don’t agree with that, sure if the skills were exactly the same, same name, same effect and such then i could agree.

I wouldnt call them having 3# skills that change really something about them, surely Stealth, Steal and such are what makes Thieves not them having a skill that changes.

I’d agree with you, if it weren’t for the fact that they’re the only class with that cute little trick. And that’s the rub. Not to mention, we’re Mesmers … we’re indirect, mindkittening folk. We’d be the ones to blip to the side, leave a Clone, and then Confusion-shot a fool in the head. /shrug

There’s one problem with a “Skill #3 changes per Offhand” concept, though. Namely, we already step on Thief’s toes somewhat, with our Stealth options. Doing a “dual skill” on Mesmer means we really step on a Thief’s funbags.

Glad to see the Gunslinger love. Sure it’s a risk, but it’s so frigging FUN.
Speaking of which …. knowing our servers’ luck, it’s probably time for another go-round.