SkinnyT.5382

My friends and I just unlocked a Guild hall and we are trying to get it up and running, and one of the things we need are Silverwastes Shovels. So I'm thinking no problem, I used to throw those away I had so many... I completed the map start to finish including Vinewrath along side my guildy and we only go 4 shovels each. FOUR! I literally killed hundred of mordrem, and got gold participation in dozens of events between the posts and the escorts. What is wrong with the drops? At this rate our little guild will pretty much never upgrade out GH. More than an hour for 4 shovels.

This is it right here. ^ I have a Mesmer heal build myself, and have used it on groups that were dying too much, and people would still argue that it wasn't helping, despite the fact that they went from lasting 3 min to all of a sudden lasting and completing full fights. It doesn't have as much healing output as say and Ele or ranger or Guardian, since we don't have direct healing skills, but you can still heal and support a team. My build used wells and healing on clone creation.

it would be hilarious if the rifle ended up being the healing/support weapon for the Mesmer.

I'm a little late to this but I loved having the freedom to use any weapon I wanted. I was trying all the professions so I didn't focus too much on numbers, but on my Mesmer main I was able to come up with 4 different builds that I truly liked to play. I feel that the weapon choices allowed me to make some more aggressive builds. In all it made me want to explore more of the traits that I normally don't use, specially on elite specs. And I didn't even get to try to make any support builds, but from the looks of it I will definitely have to get some more build templates. This made me excited for the expansion. I'm now seriously investing in getting legendary equipment so that I can take full advantage of the flexibility.

I want to second this. Definitely start your own groups, and make sure to ask exactly for what you want. So if you are watching all cut-scenes because you never done it. Just say so. Dungeons are not considered end game anymore so people are way more flexible about grouping for it. I've found that getting pugs is very much time based. And by that I mean that depending on the time you log in you will have an easier or more difficult time. I find that weekends have the most variety of people and you may find people then.

Just to make sure I understand, you basically would have a clone pet right? If so, wouldn't it suffer from the same issues Virtuoso does/did with it bad synchronization with the core traits and skills that rely on making clones? I really want Mesmer to have a long bow. I personally would like it to be similar to Water ele staff or ranger staff, where the skills negatively effects enemies but simultaneously have positive effects on allies. But that's a whole other thread. For a damage spec I like some of the traits and skills you suggested. I just don't know about the logistics of the Gemini clone.

The ability to delay or , preferably, completely turn off the skill description from the skill bar (when using a mouse to click on skills). They are fine when you are learning skills, but after that they are just a visual burden that clutters the screen. People has been asking for this for years, and we still don't have it. It's frustrating.

Stress? Anxiety? Baby this is a game . You and your friends should play whatever you think is fun. That's the only reason my friends and I have stick around since the the OG game. I don't know why you would play anything other than what you have fun playing.

Chrono has been dead, and Anet keeps trying to resuscitate it, but they are not doing it right and we just keep getting evil zombie versions of it. It needs to be taken out of it missery already.

This right here is exactly it. The GS5's range just doesn't make it as functional when it's less than half the total range of the weapon. Also I'm not saying there's nothing wrong with the GS2. I'm just saying that you can't say one skill in this long range weapon is perfect and the other needs lots of work, when both can only take full effect when they are used at close range. At the end of the day the topic of the thread is the GS5, it's functions, and possible improvements; not the Gs2 which deserves a thread of it's own.

Having a skill with multiple functions doesn't impede ones ability to use critical thinking. Y'all I swear... You say GS5 is "perfectly fine" as a close range push, but then in the same post fail to apply that same logic to the GS2, which one could argue is "perfectly fine" as a short range burst. The cherry picking is next level. Bottom line is that the GS is a long range weapon that sits at 1200 range, therefore it is only logical to have all it's skills function at that 1200 range. GS2 at the very least can be activated at the full range; it's unblockable and it bounces between foes and friends. Even at it's worse performance, which requires for you to be having a long distance 1v1, you will still get a clone and one hit from the skill. If you use the GS5 at long distance and all you get is a skill animation. Now if only there was the ability to deal extra damage to your foe when your GS2 didn't have anything to bounce off of .... hmmm maybe if there was, I don't know, another skill with long range.

Yes but the skill is only useful if they are within that 450 range. So if you are at max distance, you basically are down a skill. Having to move towards a boss or a WvW mob just to use it doesn't make sense which is why I suggested keeping it's function, and just adding the projectile wave so that even if you don't get the CC at a long distance you still would get an aoe. Ultimately, in my opinion, making it a more well rounded/functional weapon.

The aura could be a "boost" that is needed to be for the unique items to become available as loot. So basically the chest could have 2 loot tables, one which would require the aura to access. I don't know how technically challenging that would be to implement though.

I have a similar build but I use the scepter for the clone upkeep, that way I can bring Phantasmal Defender is place of Mirror Images. I feel it allows me more chances to shatter. I would also use the shield as oppose to the focus but that's all situational. Some places need more bar breaking than others.

Honestly I have several things I hope would happen, including what OP said. However I have learned well enough in this game that developing expectation will just lead to future disappointments.