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Good idea But 5s could be enough

l2p

We are talking about PvP, yes

That's fair

Of course it is subjective, doesn't mean I can't disagree or ask what the logic behind being against ground targeting for this skill is. We have duelist that spawns on top of you, and Mage that spawns at your enemy. It would be more interesting to have a different mechanism for focus, and it would suit the projectile bubble and whirl finisher mechanic very well and make it far more usable. It also makes a lot of sense with the stationary nature of focus - you pop it down, it does its attack where you put it, then disappears.

Overdesigned and unnecessarily complicated. Why would you not be a fan of ground targeting? No logical reason to be against it.

You can fix it, you just implement a damage boost or defense reduction as the match goes on so as to discourage bunkering (and you do a similar thing with stealth)

Yes your hate has been fed by the patch but not by the disappointed reactions to the patch from Mesmer players

pve?

chaotic interruption ; (

June 23rd 2015, worst day in GW2 history

In that case you should be hoping for buffs to our less powerful weapons (like sword offhand) rather than our more powerful weapons (like pistol and torch offhand). So if you celebrate this patch you are actually celebrating something that runs counter to your goals.

Great job buffing torch and pistol instead of focus or sword, very funny

Would be a fine option too. Summon phantasm if you hit your target. Makes it have more counterplay too.

Any ideas for them?

Lmao I actually did. Ill edit

Staff - Phantasmal Warlock - Make it remove boons instead of just inflicting a miniscule amount of power damage. Fits well with the theme of staff as more of a utility weapon. Focus - Phantasmal Warden - Make it ground-targeted. That way you can actually use the whirl finisher and projectile bubble in a smart way rather than it just being fire-and-forget. Torch - Phantasmal Mage - Make it pivot around its own axis. EDIT: Sword - Phantasmal Swordsman - Maybe make it a leap and at the end of the leap you summon the phantasm. Would give core Mesmer a mobility option. Phantasmal Berserker and Duelist are fine.

It actually isn't that bad. Much better than phantasmal force. But it can't compete with Master of Fragmentation which is obviously a really good trait.

Has absolutely nothing to do with it being usable without a target - like almost every other projectile skill (point-blank shot, mirror blade, what have you)

They need to be usable without a target!!! Actually F3 already is, but not F1 or F2 for some idiotic reason!!!

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lol

Storm?

It's not borderline unkillable at all, however I agree that staff has some problems, mainly thus 1. They broke staff #1 tracking in May 11, 2021 2. The instant confusion on #4 is dumb 3. Phantasmal Warlock (#3) is boring and useless. Should be more interactive