Guild Wars 2

OneManArmy.5617:

Burst Shatters alongside short cooldown blurred frenzy damage with evasion granted at the same time for 2seconds and after patch able to maintain 20-25 stacks of might constantly makes up for some ridiculous aoe damage.

Change:
Shattered Strength: Increased to three stacks of might and ten second duration.
I think the stack of might duration buff was too much.

I highly suggest you go try the class before you post again, because your might stack scenario is not possible for a mesmer.

I want my mesmer to be able to turn herself into a moa, it’d sure help with the lack of movement speed uptime.

Anytime where your character model is “transformed” you won’t summon clones. Hence not working in the Ascalon fractal (Charr transformation) and AC path 3 (Ascalon Ghost transformation).

It is easy enough to get to 18 stacks of might, but then you’re left with nothing but your auto attack to use it on. If you set up a buff shatter (diversion or cry of frustration) before the intended use, you’ll have a reliable 9 stacks you can actually use. I don’t see how that’s over powered at all. Honestly, all professions should have a viable means to do something similar, rather than take it away from those who can (Warrior, Guardian, Engineer, Elementalist, Necromancer, and now Mesmer).

Rampage as One for Stability. Pet swapping after the pull once that’s worn off.

Well, if you don’t count the 150k’s on dredge fractal boss, then 15k with bloodlust, decent might, and vuln on target.

Barrage + Greatsword weapon switch make short work of the burrows.

Why in the name of Melandru would you want to have axe on different parts of both of your weapon sets?

(To answer, start gathering mats for another axe then.)

Blinds, blocks/invulns, evades, aoe, and line of sight. There you go, how to counter a Mesmer in 5 points.

Choops.3710:

sinican.9250:

Name a class that doesn’t run a 1 shot spec in pvp?

Engineer, Necromancer, Guardian, Ranger. Will that do?

Mesmer, Elementalist, Thief. There, we covered all of the professions that can not down a player in 1 shot. The only one left is extremely situational to be pulled off. Was there a point here?

Strejda Tom.6108:

The path is hard but not impossible. I’ve made it with pug party on the first try and I liked it.)

Path is impossible when the final boss event fails to trigger. I’d like confirmation on that being fixed before I try that run again for the who knows what’th time.

Without spy kits, pugs are just going to require 1 thief (or more) group comp for shadow refuge. At least the spy kits make stealth available to anyone in pve.

Leuca.5732:

Are any of those professions as strong as a mesmer?

Yes.

Both sigils (main and off hand) affect weapon skills from each other.

Stealth also works. If you can make it to a certain point, a party member can make a break for the waypoint for the others.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Every time I hear about Spy Kits and Portal Guns, I cringe.

I sense a meme coming.

Restorative Mantras + Mantra of Pain + auto attack on said mantra = merry Christmas, you have a heal bot.

Leuca.5732:

It’s one thing to stack might, and eles do it very well, albeit with a rather long combination of skills; it’s another thing to stack 9 might instantly; eles cannot do that.

And yet warriors have been able to have more than 9 since launch, engineers almost as long, and the semi recent change to necro blood is power for instant 10 stacks. Do people really need to bring these up over and over again?

I may have an idea about the build being used, and if it’s what I think, I applaud the ranger who roflstomped you.

Levetty.1279:

Everybody knows Warriors have this right?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Forceful_Greatsword

I can easily keep 20+ stacks of might up using that.

^ This.

If you think this trait is overpowered, play a GS warrior or Elixir Engineer or S/D Elementalist.

BroScientist.9875:

Sarcasmic.6741:

I like being able to hit with my shortbow from 1500 range and my longbow from 1800+ range. I think I can deal with having to hit my #1 skill button for that perk.

Shortbow 1500!!
Longbow 1800!!!

Where are you getting these numbers from? My shortbow tops out at 1200 and longbow at 1500. Granted it goes a bit farther because of the bug but how do you figure an increase of 300 from the skill description?

Many posters in this thread have said it already, but the arrows continue to travel beyond their “maximum” distance. Untraited bows as well as traited bows will be able to hit from further away than the tooltip distances.

If you want to test weapon ranges, bring a friend into the mists with a non-bow ranged weapon (rifles work best). Same range on the tooltip will mean you both auto attack from that point, but the arrows will be able to hit from behind that point if you spam the buttons (the rifle bullets will disappear before the target).

EsLafiel.4517:

Guy above me is right, If anything it be cool if they made veil a elite and made mass inv a reg skill.

Because in the end Veil is by far more useful.

Viel’s stealth duration is nowhere near as long as Mass Invisibility’s. If they were to switch places, the actual stealth duration needs to be the time stated, not some random amount < 4 seconds.

Ravbek.7938:

And I thought I was the only one

I originally had the 20 points from Duelist in the last 2 lines but changed it up because the create clone on dodge is just so handy.

As did I. Clone on dodge is just too useful to not use (since you get sword cooldown then as well).

Technically, the Ascended pieces are stats-wise better than Exotic. The Power/Prec/Crit Dmg ascended pieces (back piece/crystalline band/red ring of death) do have a noticeable difference than the exotic berserker’s pieces. If you’re looking at BiS, then yes you do “need” them. Best of luck getting the stats you want though once you reach 10+.

Personally, I’d suggest Mirror of Anguish, or Debilitating Dissipation in place of Prismatic Understanding if you want to stay 30 points in Chaos.

MysticHLE.7160:

On another note, your post is quite ironic given your display name.

Now you’re catching on.

I like being able to hit with my shortbow from 1500 range and my longbow from 1800+ range. I think I can deal with having to hit my #1 skill button for that perk.

I’m pretty sure Necromancers, Mesmers, Elementalists, and even Guardians are better “pet classes” than Rangers. Actually, I should say Guardians are the BEST pet class. Their summons can not be killed.

I run 0/20/20/20/10 for my spvp build. Sword/Focus and Staff. My damage (condition included) is pretty pathetic, but I’m a serious pain in the kitten to kill.

You mean increased movement speed for each active illusion isn’t a valid means of getting around faster?

I miss the days when Scepter/Pistol + Glamour field could hit 25 confusion stacks all day. Oh those silly bosses hitting themselves for 8k+ per attack.

Loki.4871:

I see your quote and raise you this pre-release one:

The pet system sounds much more robust than the one in Guild Wars 1. Are pets only one of many options for the ranger, or is there a clear overall advantage for those rangers who have one?

Having a pet is an integral part of being a ranger in Guild Wars 2. It is possible for a ranger to fight without a pet but fighting with a pet is always more effective. If a player wants to play a ranged character without a pet then they will very likely find one of the other professions more appealing. Every profession in the game has some sort of ranged option, be it magic, a bow, or a firearm.

Bolding and italics mine, source here

I see in your quote a line you seem to be missing in relation to the point here.

Are pets only one of many options for the ranger, or is there a clear overall advantage for those rangers who have one?

It is possible for a ranger to fight without a pet

Only way to fight without a pet is to have it die, and then stay in combat so it never revives. So no, it is not possible for a ranger to fight without a pet. That is not a choice a ranger is actively given.

I don’t even care about the damage bonus that I’d be missing without using a pet. I’d be fine doing 80% damage compared to other professions if I could not use the pet. As it stands right now, the AI is so bad that the only pets worth using are for self/party buffing, or bears to tank everything.

To fix (most of) the obstructed bugs, they just need to make it so ranged abilities don’t aim at the target’s ankles.

When my ranger is trying to attack a moving target at its big toe, I’m actually impressed that I can hit 50% of the time. Can you hit a running person in the toe with a long bow? I sure can’t. /sarcasm

Mufa.1326:

@Sarcasmic.6741 … please, you are answering me as if I complained or called for nerf of all those abilities I listed. Try to read my post in the context of the discussion: People were saying ‘mesmer does not have the tools to fight without 2sec invul on 8 sec cooldown’. I then listed some of the tools they have at their disposal. Then you come with your ridiculous post beating on the straw-man. Save the energy dude.

Your post had nothing to do with the topic, other than trying to inflate mesmer to some godmode status. Go this profession combo and win, and here’s why.

Blurred Frenzy is the topic at hand in case you hadn’t realized where you were posting. Specifically, that it provides 2 seconds of invuln and turns the character to face the target during the channel.

Those 2 issues could be solved by making the skill “evade” instead of invuln, and remove the random turning toward the target. Those 2 seconds of damage mitigation with the sword are necessary to a melee mesmer, regardless of any other mechanic the profession may have.

(What is with this forum and abusing the “straw man argument meng”, and then using it wrong.)

Hologramx.6402:

You have to be selfish to raise your own level.
If you intend to be a nice guy to help others, your can hardly raise your level.
The system is recommending you to be selfish, which is simply entirely opposite of the concept of the game supposes to persist.

This post pretty much.

Webba.3071:

If this is true( and Im not saying it isnt, I just dont understand the design) why arent all the explorables lvl 80 as opposed to 5 lvls above story mode? Yeah, they all give out lvl 80 gear but they also give lower lvl gear too, if AC exp wasnt meant to be done by lvl35 characters why does it have lvl 35 gear available as rewards?

Not entirely sure why the explorable dungeons are scaled down. The only idea I can come up with (and this is since making the tokens account bound) is providing an additional way to gear up your alt characters. A little bonus for having gotten through once already. Purely speculation though.

Also, found where I read about the explorable modes.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/the-endgame-reimagined/

Valandil Dragonhart.2371:

Svarty.8019:

I think Arenanet alienated people from some dungeons by:

1) Making them hard, especially supposedly trash mobs – many are brutal. This can be fun but is sometimes horrid – depends on the team, their gear, their level and experience playing their character.

Precisely why I won’t partake in any dungeons, because they’re not designed for newbs or people who don’t have the right gear… if that were the case we’d be allowed to take more people into these dungeons to stand a fair chance. But as it is right now, we don’t really, and people with the limited experience that I have (and I know there’s a lot of you out there) just won’t go near them because they feel like they’re designed for more experienced teams and newbs will get slaughtered in a flash.

…

Finally I’ll say that dungeons are supposed to be a challenge, but not at the expense of the fun of the game. Give the inexperienced and casual gamers a bit more impetus to participate in dungeons. We won’t learn a thing from people telling us about them.

The thing most people miss is that explorable mode dungeons were designed as part of Anet’s “end game content” (or at least were, if they’ve hence changed their standing). They’re meant to be done by players who have maxed out their character level. They are possible to be done by lower levels than 80 (to an extent, dungeon depending) if the players are competent.

That being said, the story modes need to not be on that same level. Story mode dungeons give more back story to coincide with the players’ storyline. As they stand now though, they are far too hard for most to consider doing at the “recommended” level for the instance.

Lucas Ashrock.8675:

The poins is unbalanced classes. some can, some cannot. Regardless of how many time you can dodge, switch blah blah.

Proof that any professions can’t solo a boss that HAS been solo-ed by other professions?Or is this just baseless conjecture about a “problem” that doesn’t exist yet.

Some professions may be more efficient at accomplishing it (i.e. more quickly) but I see no evidence to show that any profession can not.

To be completely honest, that solo on the Queen Spider was rather lackluster in terms of understanding how the mesmer profession works.

That elementalist soloing Kohler however (or especially that warrior soloing Lupicus) shows those players definitely know how their profession works. If other players had the same knowledge of their professions, I stand by that they should be equally capable at soloing the same bosses.

If only it were that simple. There have been many times where I could do the same dungeon path on other characters and been fine.

You can get hit by diminishing returns a few different ways. Completing too many paths too quickly will lower your rewards. Also, repeating the same path will lower the rewards. Sometimes doing either of these with other characters on your account will not run into DR, others it will. And occasionally you will just start out nerfed, having not even been logged in yet that day. Basically, the anti-farming system is still in need of serious adjustment (or at least have an Anet employee specifically state the criteria).

Mufa.1326:

Yukishiro, I doubt that 2sec invulnerability (every 8 seconds) on BF is necessary for viable mesmer in pvp. Whoever claims that has L2P issues.
Other classes do not get to be invulnerable 25%+ of game time based on single skill to be viable. (exception is s/p thief who traits that way and that should be fixed as well).

Let us look at what you have in sword/pistol set:
1. you have 2second stun every 25 sec.
2. you have duelist which does very decent dmg. (and u can bump his and other illusion’s HP 200% thanks to the bug).
3. you have BF every 8 sec (with above described features).
4. you have gap closer in ur clone and then immobilze for 2 sec.
5. You have dmg shatter every 10 sec or so (mind wreck).

So using 4 -> 3 -> 5 you are able to delivery super damage spike while being completely invulnerable for 2 seconds (during spike) and you do that on 10 seconds CD. you can also mix in 2 sec stun into the combo every 25 sec.

Alternatively you can deliver 4 – 3 and leave shatter as a defensive option once your invul expires, where you force enemy with your shatter to back off again and waste few seconds window where he can actually do some damage to you before you rinse/repeat.

6. you have about 4 sec of additional invul due to another shatter. (distortion). This 4 sec is on 42 sec cooldown or so (I assume you trait properly).

7. you have long daze (shatter) every 30 sec.

8. confusion also great especially in team fights.

9. You have staff which is also very good weapon. (do I need to tell you what you have there? back off shiled, then back off field, and then teleport away and clones who keep applying annoying conditions on the enemy from range while u kite)

So do not pretend as if you have no other tools to justify this obscenity of a skill. Even if you did not, you should be given such tools and this obscene skill moderated. But you actually do have other tools, this invul of 2 sec on 8 sec timer is unnecessary for skilled players.

Responses

1) Not a weapon skill from a sword, therefore not part of this discussion on Blurred Frenzy.

2) Duelist is the only Phantasm which reliably does as you say “decent damage”. Also not a weapon skill from a sword.

2.5) Phantasm traits are still bugged in their intended application. The “bug” you’re thinking of actually gets Phantasms to the level they are intended to be when traited. Said bug also doesn’t apply for some time after the Phantasm spawns (likely killed or shattered before ever reaching that point). Also, still not a weapon skill from a sword.

3) All professions have a weapon that gives them a skill that acts as an evade. That’s what Blurred Frenzy is. It’s a 2 second evade that does (rather low) damage. The only thing “broken” about the skill, is that it blocks damage from retaliation.

The auto-turn isn’t a problem as it’s still an “evade skill” with low damage even if it didn’t turn to you. It’s not meant to be like Pistol Whip or Hundred Blades, it’s more along the lines of Quick Shot or Evasive Shot.

4) Skill is buggy and dependent on a Clone moving where it’s intended (which if you had played a mesmer is about a 50/50 shot). It’s also the only immobilizing skill a mesmer has. Easily avoided by, I don’t know, dodging if the Clone somehow manages to get to you (also, breakstuns)?

5) Only respectable method of dealing direct damage available to a mesmer. All weapon skills have low damage output and/or slow attack speed. Can also be evaded/blocked/etc. Also not a weapon skill from a sword.

6) Lyssa forbid we have an o-shet button! Can’t be letting anyone but guardians get block frames. Also not a weapon skill from a sword.

7) Long daze, right. Also not a weapon skill from a sword.

8) Confusion is a condition. Other professions can stack confusion just as well (and in some cases better) than a mesmer. Also not a weapon skill from a sword.

9) Staff =/= weapon skill from a sword.

A post like this just couldn’t be left alone. Cries of OP everywhere is why PvE mesmers are seriously subpar. Every potential positive to a mesmer in PvP gets toned down so PvE mesmers get substantially nerfed.

I hate to be the person to say this, but if you had seriously invested time in playing a mesmer, you would realize how completely obtuse every single argument you made was.

I also run 30/30/10/0/0. My ranger runs Pack rune set, full berserkers gear (of course).

Longbow has Superior Sigil of Strength and my Shortbow has Superior Sigil of Bloodlust. I can pretty easily swap to my shortbow before mobs are finished off (if I’m not already using it) to gather up the bloodlust stacks, while my main damage dealing weapon (longbow) stacks might on crits.

You could’ve had a lot less trouble had you switched to feedback and mirror for the trash spiders in the opening (and perhaps bringing out a weapon other than the greatsword). Other than that, congrats on soloing the spider queen.

EsLafiel.4517:

Nuka Cola.8520:

They should just rename Mesmers with Shatterer cuz that’s all you can do to be half useful.

Your post always makes me laugh, thanks for being such a good troll.

I only wish Nuka was troll posting. It’s funny because it’s true.

Trident clones + Time Warp, that’s all you need to know for mesmer underwater.

If you’re already traited for survival skills, I’d take Muddy Terrain over Sharpening Stone. It’d help in locking down a mobile enemy on a much more tolerable cooldown than the Entangle.

That setup seems to be more focused on direct power than conditions, so you’re pulling yourself in 2 directions a bit (direct vs bleeding). You could focus more heavily onto the bleeding (and other conditions) and trait for the traps instead, if it were up your alley.

I’ve portaled people off the jumping puzzle because I don’t like being used =|.

I run Muddy Terrain a lot, it’s a great cc that doesn’t require traiting into traps. Meaning I’m still able to trait myself into full direct damage, pick up Lightning Reflexes, Quickening Zephyr, get them all with cooldown reduction, and still be a benefit to the team survival.

Seconded. I’ve said it before, and I’ll prolly end up reiterating myself more, but when I tell my pet to get lost, I’d like it to stay wherever it goes until I call it back myself.

Moa is hard counter to necro. In sPvP, I generally use it for just that. I don’t feel like dealing with killing someone 3 times over (read: normal hp bar, death shroud, refilled hp bar), so I turn them into a Moa, kill all of their life force, and continue doing everything else I would normally do.