Nov 20, 2007, 10:58 PM // 22:58
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#121
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Canada bro.
Profession: A/D
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Originally Posted by MistressYichi
You know very little about Mesmer skills then....
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You mean the few AOE's they have?
Things like Backfire/Empathy that make enemys go down faster?
I generally take a mesmer to pve, saved my ass a few times. >.> Im just speaking in general pve terms
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:02 PM // 23:02
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#122
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...
Guild: Dark Alley [dR]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ensoriki
You mean the few AOE's they have?
Things like Backfire/Empathy that make enemys go down faster?
I generally take a mesmer to pve, saved my ass a few times. >.> Im just speaking in general pve terms
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backfire and empathy arent aoe as they only effect one target....
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:04 PM // 23:04
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#123
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Oct 2007
Guild: douches
Profession: W/E
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i see a lot in pvp, in arenas, but they still suck -.-
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:25 PM // 23:25
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#124
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: A little chalet outside Drok's
Guild: Natural Born Killaz
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During the Halloween event, A friend of mine caught a conversation in Nolani Acadamy where people were saying that Mesmers couldn't get GMC titles. (they were corrected!) That's an example of the typical ignorance the general GW PvE community has towards Mesmers. The cause of this is the "Mesmers suck in PvE" garbage that has gotten spewed out over the past couple years on forums like this one.
It's nice to see that this thread, aside from the occasional silly remark about SS > Empathy (well, duh! SS is the elite form of Empathy! They had to give it to Necros way back in the beginning because without it, Necros would have only had 14 elites & Mesmers would have had 16) to defend the anti-Mesmer position, has actually had some decent and somewhat valid points to it.
I think that one place that Mesmers excell over most professions is multiple target attacking (I'm not talking about AoE here and Curse Necros may [IDK] do as well). During the initial engagement of a battle, I can get 3 enemies doing damage to themselves rather quickly (echo + Backfire and/or Empathy -depending on mob make-up) and partially shut down a fouth with a couple of well-timed interrupts (usually an Ele or necro, since many of their skills take time to cast) on top of that, I can get a nice little AoE spike off, too. (Cry of pain!) I use this generic bar when out and about in the usual areas. I can adjust it a bit for special circumstances:
[skill]Echo[/skill][skill]Backfire[/skill][skill]Empathy[/skill][skill]Cry of pain[/skill][skill]Energy Tap[/skill][skill]Power Drain[/skill][skill]Leech Signet[/skill]+ whatever.
It's a little bit power hungry, but I usually have Eve along for a battery. This build works very, very well against Margonites using LB gaze and a reasonable LB rank. The key is to know your enemy and the best way to use the skills against them as a group.
Last edited by Kook~NBK~; Nov 20, 2007 at 11:28 PM // 23:28..
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:39 PM // 23:39
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#125
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Canada bro.
Profession: A/D
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MistressYichi
backfire and empathy arent aoe as they only effect one target....
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Notice I have them on another line? Im not calling them AoE
To rephrase it since you read it wrong
The Few Aoe they have? OR Things like Backfire and Empathy?
Also Mesmers are great support casters if you want to stray from their original role
Me/E.
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:40 PM // 23:40
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#126
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Wilds Pathfinder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Exhonour
i see a lot in pvp, in arenas, but they still suck -.-
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the discussion is their lack of anything useful in PVE...PVP is a different story (they own)
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Nov 20, 2007, 11:41 PM // 23:41
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#127
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Oct 2007
Guild: douches
Profession: W/E
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well to me they are big squishy balls, in pvp and pve, but if u got skillzez, thats another story
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:06 AM // 00:06
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#128
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Apartment#306
Guild: Rhedd Asylum
Profession: Me/
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Guild Wars is primarily designed as a PvP game, with a PvE element tacked onto it.
Mesmers seem designed for PvP and have been kinda reworked in ways to fit into PvE just enough to get by.
They can do really well if a very specific build is used for the area, but it's easier to just go with other professions using their generic builds that work great in most PvE areas.
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:24 AM // 00:24
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#129
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Hold it!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: In your local courthouse.
Guild: The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)
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What is a mesmas?
I has a rangar and a derfish.
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:26 AM // 00:26
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#130
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Debbie Downer
Join Date: May 2006
Profession: N/Me
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I seriously hope no one who has posted in this thread is a stand-up comedian.
I was about to make a Mesmer before I began my GW hatred...but I saw no point. Who would accept them end-game?
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:30 AM // 00:30
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#131
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I dunt even get "Retired"
Join Date: Aug 2005
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
I seriously hope no one who has posted in this thread is a stand-up comedian.
I was about to make a Mesmer before I began my GW hatred...but I saw no point. Who would accept them end-game?
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I'd say your guild... but... O SHI.
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:30 AM // 00:30
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#132
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Profession: Me/Mo
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Why don't you see any Mesmer in-game? Maybe it's because we are leveling our Warriors and Ele's up. :X
Plus my Necro is too much fun to pass up. xD
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:41 AM // 00:41
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#133
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Sins FTW!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: USA
Guild: Angel Sharks [AS]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
I was about to make a Mesmer before I began my GW hatred...but I saw no point. Who would accept them end-game?
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Non-elitists? You know, the people who aren't caught up in thinking there is only one way to do everything. Just a thought...
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Nov 21, 2007, 12:58 AM // 00:58
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#134
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Australia
Guild: [PiG]
Profession: E/
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idk where teh op has been playin... but i see mesmers everywhere in pve country... like srsly... eye check maybe bud?
idk why people think mesmers are a pvp-only class tho, i find my mesmer dude exceptionally useful in pve and alot of fun. sure i usually go straight out damage with a few interrupts, and fast cast ele is always fun [2 sec cast meteor shower ftw]...
and, the armor in gw:en is just so very delicious :3
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Nov 21, 2007, 01:51 AM // 01:51
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#135
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Scotland
Guild: Dragons of Torment (DOA)
Profession: Me/
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i see plenty around, i play mine incessently, generally does well in all areas, and plays some spects of pve better due to quicker casting
however in the end areas they like some others tend to be left out so i suppose more lay the trinity and other classes that replace them easily
mesmer is in a class of its own really
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Nov 21, 2007, 02:58 AM // 02:58
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#136
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Oshkosh, WI USA
Guild: Exile Champions of Heroic Order [ECHO]
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What is a "mesmas"?
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Nov 21, 2007, 03:10 AM // 03:10
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#137
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: In Baltar's head
Guild: Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]
Profession: Mo/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kha
Non-elitists? You know, the people who aren't caught up in thinking there is only one way to do everything. Just a thought...
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These days I tend not to form PUGs so often anymore. I rather like to play with guildies instead or, do some charity and have some fun and go join a random PUG or help some random person with something.
IF, however, I was forming a PUG, I'd be looking to take a mesmer. Always. Just too useful. Maybe wouldnt hold a party up to wait for one, but certainly wouldnt be turning one down. Difficult for me to understand someone not wishing to take one honestly. Have to agree that its a common mindset though.
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Nov 21, 2007, 04:06 AM // 04:06
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#138
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: California
Profession: Me/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
During the Halloween event, A friend of mine caught a conversation in Nolani Acadamy where people were saying that Mesmers couldn't get GMC titles. (they were corrected!) That's an example of the typical ignorance the general GW PvE community has towards Mesmers. The cause of this is the "Mesmers suck in PvE" garbage that has gotten spewed out over the past couple years on forums like this one.
It's nice to see that this thread, aside from the occasional silly remark about SS > Empathy (well, duh! SS is the elite form of Empathy! They had to give it to Necros way back in the beginning because without it, Necros would have only had 14 elites & Mesmers would have had 16) to defend the anti-Mesmer position, has actually had some decent and somewhat valid points to it.
I think that one place that Mesmers excell over most professions is multiple target attacking (I'm not talking about AoE here and Curse Necros may [IDK] do as well). During the initial engagement of a battle, I can get 3 enemies doing damage to themselves rather quickly (echo + Backfire and/or Empathy -depending on mob make-up) and partially shut down a fouth with a couple of well-timed interrupts (usually an Ele or necro, since many of their skills take time to cast) on top of that, I can get a nice little AoE spike off, too. (Cry of pain!) I use this generic bar when out and about in the usual areas. I can adjust it a bit for special circumstances:
[skill]Echo[/skill][skill]Backfire[/skill][skill]Empathy[/skill][skill]Cry of pain[/skill][skill]Energy Tap[/skill][skill]Power Drain[/skill][skill]Leech Signet[/skill]+ whatever.
It's a little bit power hungry, but I usually have Eve along for a battery. This build works very, very well against Margonites using LB gaze and a reasonable LB rank. The key is to know your enemy and the best way to use the skills against them as a group.
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yeah i played a bar very close to that with my mesmer while also leveling her up on the way to legendary survivor. finished tyria, got past the desolation and to eternal grove and gyala hatchery using my version of that bar with ease. me and my trusty hero/henchies had a blast. once i got Gwen the 2 of us had a blast. 2 mesmers, one Dom and one Illusion, no stinkin Ele's or curses necro to screw up agro with AoE spells. its fun spreading empathy or backfire and watching the enemy just sit there killing themselfs without running away.
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Nov 21, 2007, 04:13 AM // 04:13
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#139
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canada
Guild: Angel Sharks [As]
Profession: Me/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera Lure
IF, however, I was forming a PUG, I'd be looking to take a mesmer. Always. Just too useful. Maybe wouldnt hold a party up to wait for one, but certainly wouldnt be turning one down. Difficult for me to understand someone not wishing to take one honestly. Have to agree that its a common mindset though.
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I think monks (assuming this is your primary) have a better appreciation for what mesmers do in PvE than any other class - probably because a good mesmer makes the monk's job easier. I'm referring to a balanced build here, not the Ursan or para-rampaging teams that slash their way through PvE. Some people prefer to play the game with finesse.
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Nov 21, 2007, 04:18 AM // 04:18
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#140
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: behind you
Guild: bumble bee
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
[skill]Echo[/skill][skill]Backfire[/skill][skill]Empathy[/skill][skill]Cry of pain[/skill][skill]Energy Tap[/skill][skill]Power Drain[/skill][skill]Leech Signet[/skill]+ whatever.
It's a little bit power hungry, but I usually have Eve along for a battery. This build works very, very well against Margonites using LB gaze and a reasonable LB rank. The key is to know your enemy and the best way to use the skills against them as a group.
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Can I have the code for that skill bar please? thanks
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