Guild Wars 2

Welcome!

If you’re looking for more ‘awesome’ with the mesmer community, this would be a great place to start :D

I really wanted this one when i saw someone link it in guild chat…

But the price tag D:

I went in and expected a really happy time like when i first entered… Bt i was just so wrong :(.

I died like 31 times in world 2 zone 1 before i finally gave up… I was really looking forward to this after a really stressy day, but it just made me more upset :(.

And those jumps onthe river are just impossible… I cant even hit the turtles… Im not going in unless someone carries me or they make i easier :(.

Expansive.3716:

Advent.6193:

Nobody escapes the Purple Side forever. It’s just too much fun.

Agreed

I’ve had moments where I get fed up with how other classes can press AA to win and yet i’m jumping through hoops and doing backflips just to survive.

But I digress, the mesmer is a fun class and it is vital to know pretty much how all the professions work because essentially the Mesmer class is built to negate the other classes skills (i.e. confusion)

I fully agreed with this post, untill…

Expansive.3716:

Confusion

Meh, confusion is useless :/. The only time i ever do reliablr damage with it, is when i hit a shortbiw ranger who is too stupid to notice the hugely telegraphed and clunky confusing images, and then doesnt notice the flyig purple bubbles or confusion… And then wonders why their health drops >_<. It doesnt happen often.

When i make anything else than ele thisf or mesmer, pve feels so easy :o. You can literally tank everything and win :/.

Mesmers have potential for permanent regen with a 5 point minor trait, thats hardly hard to acces :P.

Passive apeedbuffs are a problem for map completion though.

edit: oh, and everyone has to go see someone else once in a while…. Right?

I think this thread wil have more succes in the elementalist forum.

I still like hurning earth fo might stacking :P.

You can alreay manualy aim ranged and melee attacks.

Put auto targeting off, and attack without a target. Its funny, but a very bad idea if you want to actually do serious pvp/pve (even if pve is so easy .__.).

I play for fun. Loot has never been y main incentive to do something, it would frel like working >_<.

I also know that a huge part of the playerbase has only one goal, loot.

I will neer undertand them, no matter how hard i try.

That said, removing loot is a horrible idea because the economy would be destroyed and we would have no way of getting gear, which is used to make new builds, which is fun for me >_<. I currently have 4 sets and plan to get 2 more :o. Inventory space is a peoblem though :C.

Ill test your build in spvp.

I just dont have enough money to buy new gear in pve >_<.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Anyone mind taking this build for a spin in sPvP / WvW?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Mind-Crush-sPvP-Lockdown-Burst-Build/first#post2749894

I spent about 5 hours dueling/hotjoining with t yesterday. I recorded some good duels and will post a simple video soon ^__^.

I feel like i have much more defense than on shatter, for some reason… And duels with evenly skilled people were still balanced, i like this build!

The best thing about this, is that you still have alot of mesmer mobility, whih makes it really easy to learn, and shatters are surprisingly dffective with vulnerability stacks :o.

Tpvp is about standing in circles and doing damage… With a shattercat you just grab a greatsword and auto attack from the sides :/. Theres too much aoe condition spam to even consider going in melee range…

That said, use your mobility to counter conditions. They cant apply condis if they dont hit you.

Even now shatter is my favourite build, and that wont change untill they nerf it into oblivion.

Im really scared of condi warriors though…. 1 pin down and i lose 90% of my hp :/.

I should have a video up soon with examples of ‘mobility vs condi’. Ill show you when i do.

edit: shatter is viable in all pvp play. Just not optimal in tpvp due to easy mode meta builds :/.

oh my god this build is awesome.

Im going to make a dueling montage, im really going to do it :O!

edit: I just spent 20 minutes dueling an S/D thief, no succes :’(. Really, every time i see one it makes me wonder how they do it. When i try S/D thief myself i do like 0 damage and have 0 defense D;.

Ok wow… I’m going to add this to my list of builds I should play. I hope it works in Spvp, because i cant afford a 5th gear set at this time :’(

edit: ever considered moving 10 inspiration to 10 domination for empowered illusions? I’m just tossing out random thoughts here.

Empowered illusions affect phantasm damage too.

My vote goes to 10/20/0/30/10. Sinply because t has thr most inspiration, and i love inspiration ^_^

Legendariss have:

1. A sigil slot
2. An offensive infusion slot
3. An offensive infusion slot

Source: dev livestream, they often hoer the mouse over legendaries.

Umut.5471:

They should be “Account bound on use”. But players shouldn’t be allowed to sell legendary weapons anymore, legendary weapon crafting needs some effort. They buy gold from 3rd party sellers, then they get their legendary weapon in their hands instantly. What’s so legendary about it then ? Buying them with real money makes it so easy. If they don’t want to remove gold sellers from the game, at least they have to convert valued items to non-sellable items and make them require some gameplay effort for crafting process.

People who buy gold will get banned, so they dont get to enjoy their instant-legendary much :P

Sadly, make-enemies-hit-harder-and-give-you-less-health seems to be the main design philosophy in most dungeons… especially fractals. When i leveld up my fractal level i expected nee mechanics and boss skills and stuff to be added, but not. Thry just have an ungodly amount of health and kill you in 2 hits.

Really, dungeon developers could learn something from the super adventure box team.

I really enjoy the living world…

Achievements and rewards are just a bonus. Especially the super sword, i love that one :o.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Post-Your-Build-Thread/page/3#post2355278

There are enough builds without deceptive evasion… And ever since that “build diversity” patch, without celerity aswell.

The most painfull lesson I’ve ever learnt… Hmm, Charr tails are not easily detachable.

Skip to the end to hear it ^__^.

invited Remnant.3240 and Cymric.7368, enjoy :D.

905 and 1000 are Sword min and max weapon strength, 2354 is power used in the screenshot of the OP, 1850 is armor from a full berserker player.
And i guess the damage coefficient is between 2.9 and 3.4, as Pyro said.

Not sure what i did wrong, anyone care to enlighten me?

invited Zentancia.7194 ^__^.

905 * 2354/2760=772
1000 * 2354/3049=772

in bold is the necromancer’s armor, Its way higher than players in pvp have. A player with berserker will have 1850ish, and a rabid will have 2500.

905 * 2354/1850=1151
1000 * 2354/1850=1272

905 * 2354/2500=852
1000 * 2354/2500=941

multiply taht with 1.90, critical damage with a berserker amulet

berserker:
1151*1,9=2187
1272*1,9=2416,8

rabid:
852*1,9=1618
941*1,9=1787

…and it turns in the 2500s we hear about on the forums… or am i just being weird now O.o?

The wiki says we have to use power instead of attack… which makes me wonder what the attack stat even exists for >_<.

edit: berserker vs berserker with 2.9/3.4 skill coefficient: (i still have no idea where that number comes from)

905 * 2354 * 2.9/1850=3339
1000 * 2354 * 2.9/1850=3690

905 * 2354 * 3.4/1850=3915
1000 * 2354 * 3.4/1850=4326

Can halting strike crit? The damage would be ridiciously high if it could… Or maths is just one of the things I should add to my list of things Im horrible at.

Theyre stealthed, not invincible. Just learn to counter it…

Thieves without stealth is like a mesmer without illusions.

Heres another US thief:

Name: rytlock dreadstone (Warlord of Chaos.7845).
Will probably play S/D or double D.
Playtimes are scattered throughout the day. Will probably not represent alot, but he will still answer whispers.

Invited Thrones.6739, LunaticRhythm.6794, Gummiplutt.7493 and snoeckie.9230 :D. (the 4 before this post)

Very nicely done ^__^.

I just realised i already watched this video 2 days ago, haha xD Still nice :P

More than a half year ago. In the same patch where summoning required line of sight.

Clones are NPCs, players are… PCs, that already makes it inpossible to imitate a clone and be effective :P.

Also, being “given away oh so easily” is the point of leendaries in g oppinion ^__^.
I cant wait to see howthey update bolt :O sword is the one weapon i have equipped 95% of the time… Reason why i dont bother getting bolt is because it replaces our beautifull fuschia trail we already have when we swing a sword. If a new legendary left the trail intact, or mixed the new and old i would definitely get it ^__^.

Sensotix.4106:

Alissah.9281:

Very nice video quality :o.

Which program did you use for this? And what do you call the transition at 0:56?

thanks!

ironic? or real?^^
if it was a real question i use fraps and edit it with sony vegas and i dont know the transition by heart sry

Haha, phew! I was afraid you were some super professional or something. Trust me, i know too many… Whenever they ask me about my editing software, and i answer sony vegas pro 11, they immediatally:

1. look awkwardly, as if questioning my sanity.
2. laugh maniacally at my incompetence.

I simply answer it with “shake it off!”.

If you can note where the transition is and how you use it, i would really appreciate it : D. Theres no rush, though.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

A quick update, the project is NOT forgotten. Computer issues mixed with IRL stuff forced me to put it on the backburner, but I can say positively that this will be THE weekend. It would’ve been done, sooner but then I saw The REALLY FREAKIN AWESOME guide that the Guardians have. and of course I can’t let us Mesmer be outdone, so I was inspired to go even harder and cover all bases.

I’m still hoping for more votes as well (see OP for details) as I actually still haven’t gotten very many.

Also, I’ll be PMing certain people for more dungeons/fractals information soon. Thanks guys!

Inspired… Or challenged ?!

Oh thats a really big one :o.

And hey, i know the author he makes amazing gw2 fanart and does commissions. I cant find his/her page anymore though :/.

I cant wait for this guide ^__^. If you need help with anything, feel free to contact me! (Super-mini video guides for difficult tecnhiques, maybe?)

Pyroatheist.9031:

I’d like to talk about guild missions and influence for a moment. Since we’re all on different servers, influence must be purchased through cash donations. So, if people want to see us unlocking guild missions, just send me an ingame mail with the subject of ‘for influence’ or something, and I’ll start getting things unlocked.

Guild membership is not limited to a single world — a guild can have members from any server, whether in the US or EU. However, the guild’s influence pool and upgrades (including the Guild Vault) are specific to each world, just like a social club would need to acquire separate furniture for each of its branch offices.

Source

If this is true, doing missions for both sides would be much more expensive :/.

My current guild does 2 of each mission type and has influence left over… But thats with people representing and earning it.

Splitting donations between EU and US to unlock missions at the same rate could be possible, if there are an equal amount of players on both sides. Also need some EU people who can queue upgrades.

The guild emblem only costs like 5gold worth of influence, and there is a butterfly emblem :D

edit: hold on just a second… I just read the text on the wiki again… And it seems that even different worlds in EU have seperate influence and upgrades? Oh no.
Well its not a huge problem… Just need a single world we all guest to and also upgrade fhere.

Arenanet could improve a few things here and there.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Hey guys,

• Alissah - Thief / Necro EU / evenings in week days, attempts to no-life gw2 in weekends. (Feel free to whisper even if not representing).

Nooooo, im absolutely horrible at both of those xD. I played exaclty 2 matches on my necro, and am just plain bad on thief :P. I can play stunlock warrior though.

Also, we will have to buy a seperate custom arena for EU too i think. If we cant collect the required money in time, i can borrow my other guild’s custom arena which is never used, Or i can just buy the arena myself : D.

An off-topic question: are guild upgrades seperate on EU and US? If they are, can you then make some EU people able to queue upgrades? I kinda want to buy the guild bank and emblem, and those are pretty cheap.

I cant wait ^__^.

Very nice video quality :o.

Which program did you use for this? And what do you call the transition at 0:56?

thanks!

Chaos Archangel.5071:

@all: I really wanna push this first training session for sometime soon too, I’m willing to do it for this weekend throughout next weekend if anyone else is willing/wanted. Alissah can help me coordinate on the EU side?

Id love to coordinate it on the EU side, and if its in weekends i should have time available. There have to be some “backup” people though, incase I do have other plans :P.

Just ask/PM/talk in-game about the plans or something and Ill do my best :D.

“Agony, torment, pain!” -when im healing my party :P.

Kiss my grass. -in belcher’s buff.

Come with me and we’ll have our own wyld hunt." -also in belcher’s buff :P

I often just spam belchers buff with npcs just to hear these lines :P.

2 words:

boobs physics

I actually think the female running animation is a bit weird… Maybe thats just me being used to sylvari :/.

That same-face syndrom >_<.

I rarely get it on sylvari/asura but get it way too much on human :P.

More makeup options would be nice, even if its in the gemstore.

After having pressed most buttons randomly, I can safely say there is no way to see +1s :’(

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Dammerung

Know your enemies!!!!!

Edit: Unless we have enough people willing to teach at different times? Are we that awesome already!?

Im always willing to teach, unless im doing guild missions/dungeons or something, which isnt that often ^__^.

Im conpletely rubbish with thieves and necro though… Maybe i should go join their forum guild ;P.

Amazing tips so far, i dont have much to add ^__^.

Oh, i do have a skill combo with the off hand sword actually: if the thief is casually heartseekering or slapping you, use riposte, just when the damage triggers use mirror images and mind wrack. It will do huge melee damage as all clones and youreelf are in range.

I like keeping my toughness at about 2050 in solo roaming, it leaves my burst high but still allows for some mistakes, which come in the form of backstabs.

I very highly recommend you to get Mental Torment, I in domination. It will improve your burst a lot.

If you need a shatter build with slighlty more survivability but still with burst, i recommend the Shattercat Heavy 3.0 its by no means better than 20/20/0/0/30, its just a different style with some more toughness ^__^.

Also, the mesmer community it setting up a guild, where our goal is to create a friendly environment where eveyone is willing to help each other/have fun… Hey, that sounds just like the forums, but better : D!
You can sign up in this thread , and you will receive an invite very shortly if you’re interested ^__^.
(No representing required)

TimIsOnTheInternet.5946:

My mesmer’s not very high level so you can correct me if I’m wrong, but Illusionary Warlock seems like it’d work wonders on bosses.

In a party that has a lot of varied conditions, the warlocks can crit for like 10K :P. Thats the same as a full spin of the warden, but the warlock has a much higher attack rate.

I think its safe to say, having 3 warlocks out in a boss fight is our best dps. They also dont interfere with bleed caps like the duelist can do.

Hmn, I have some ideas, but im not aure if its doable or not.

• put EU or NA in each rank, so wel’ll get things like “EU scholar”, “NA scholar”. It could be usefull when someone is looking to group up for dungeons or practice and stuff. I have no idea how many ranks we can have as max, so im not sure if ts possible :P.

• I heard guild banks and upgrades are seperated on EU and NA servers… So i guess we would need a custom arena on EU aswell :o. A simple “any donations are welcome and will go to X and Y” in the message of the day will do the trick, hopefully.

@damerung I’m planning to make a “how to duel” guide with basic/advanced sections, but also a seperate video for “meta builds”, like the stunlock warrior. I wouldbe using a shatter-, phantasm- and condition spec for this.
Im haing several problems though…

1. I need people who know these meta builds and can duel me.
2. I need to know which the most used builds are. For shatter its 20/20/0/0/30, but id have no idea about phantasm and condition.
3. Im a lazy kitten.
   Also have no idea if people are interested in a guide like this… Maybe there can be some kind of voting system with a simple in-game mail or forum PM for new ideas?

Im not sure how muh space there is in the message of the day, but maybe a “community projects” part can go in it. There would be things like:

• we need X more silver to pay this month’s custom arena upkeep
• build of the week
• X hours left untill our next event (like the jumping puzzle).
• vote: would you like to see a video guide about dueling vs meta builds? Mail any “teacher” with your answer.

It would be updated fairly regurarly, especially when people start comig up with ideas for events/builds and stuff! It would be a fun little part where people can check for events every once in a while ^__^.

Oh, i also bought a bigger roster size early : D. It was 1 silver, no idea how big i made it though :P.

Pyro’s supporting phantasm build
This one deals damage through phantasms, and has half berserker, half soldier stats for passive defense. In normal situations this build will use the greatsword and staff, but you can swap to mantra healing if the situation calls for it, or take a focus if you need reflections.
I’d take 5 out of inspiration and put it into illusions though, for the illusion cooldowns.

I’m sorry to tell you, but shatter builds (0/20/0/0/30) are sub-optimal in dungeons :/(very viable in open world though). Phantasm carries support without giving up damage by going 25 in inspiration.

I use this build for phantasm damage, and i swap between these Assesoiries if i need more toughness. If you get all those assesoiries you should be good for most builds, it allows you to switch if you need more damage/defense and stuff.

With “irrelevant” i just meant survivjg in pve is more simplistic than it is in pvp. In pvp you also have to learn what ofher professions can donetc, and different builds… Maybe i shouldve picked my words beter :P.

And ill show you some builds tomorrow

spoj.9672:

Mesmers actually deal the highest dps if they can maintain 3 iduelists/swordsman. Unfortunately in pretty much every situation that is impossible so their dps suffers.
Basically mesmer damage is terrible but phantasm damage is very good.

Also keep in mind that the duelist and swordsman are single target. Most of the time in dungeons youll want as much aoe damage as pssobible! The swordsman and warlock are still very good for things like boss fights though.
If you have 15 duelling, you want to stay away from the duelist, as it will stack bleeds like crazy. It will take up bleed slots, so if you have condition damage people in your party, their dps will suffer. (Hit the 25 bleed cap)

The focus and greatsword are very good choices for multi-target phantasms.

I recommend a Shattercat , these builds are all up to date and still viable, so dont worry about that. All shattercats have very high burst damage and mobility to escape fights and pretty much not die. They all rely on active defense, which allows dor improvisation and a huuuge skillcap, but there are some builds with more toughness!
Ill link them tomorrow, as im currently on mobile.

While rotations/combos are great and used in every build, relying on such a massive rotation that eats all your cooldowns is really not recommended.
Instead, try cutting them in smaller parts!

Here are some rotations/combos:

Basic shatter combo: Ilusionary leap, Illusionary swap, (mirror images), blurred frenzy and mind wrack.
It will only take a few seconds to execute, so theres no need to remembe huge chains of skills, neither are you using high cooldowns.

I recommend saving illusionary wave or bullet to use defensively when needed, not offensively in a rotation.
But if you do manage to stun or kock someone back, might aswell immediatally follow up with a basic shatter combo, get them while theyre vulnerable.

If your target has high melee damage, try not to auto attack with your sword much, but instead kite untill your shatters recharge (swapping to a staff is great for this).

If you want a build that can survice any situation its thrown in, throw in defoy and blink. These 2 are our most important survival utilities, they are also multi purpose and offer alot of inprovisation.
For example, you can blink behinf someone, you can blink away, you can stealth blink to setup a burst with 0 second reaction time, or blink up higher terrain where people cant chase you.
And please dont use decoy offensively.

Oh, I kind of assumed you plan to do pvp… If youre more into pve most of this info is irrelevant, and I would reccommend a phantasm or boon support build

If you have any questions, feel free to shout/PM.

edit: for some reason i cant get textile to work .__.

Use 10/10/0/25/0 traits for phantasm damage and fury.

Dont focus completely on damage though! While the inspiration has the phantasm damage trait on 25, it also has exteremly powerfull support traits, such as glamour cooldowns and vigor on shatter (although you dont want to shatter in phantasm builds). These support options can be taken In full berserker gear and doesnt remove personal damage, but are still a huge help to the team!

I personally like 10/10/0/25/25 the most. In illusions ill take phantasmal speed, which is very important to keep 100% reflection uptime with wardens and feedback.

If youre looking for damage, you should probably get a greatsword :P.

Dastion.3106:

Alissah.9281:

Dastion.3106:

Pretty sure tags aren’t unique.

Quoted for truth. Every time i see yet another [fun] tag, I quickly press G to check if i wasnt kicked by accident… Really, that kick from guild button is way too close to kick from party D;

That’s why I prefer more unique tags. Our guild is called Rogue and our tag is [DIFB]. No one knows what if means unless they ask (Do It From Behind), but it’s very unique.

Thats a tag i could get into… :P.

My guild is called grawl just wanna have… And our tag is [fun] :D.

OH, the other day i saw someone with a butterfly as his guild emblem :O! It would be so awesome if we could get that :3.