[Tempest should get a real trade off]

@Kodama.6453 said:Anet is trying to install trade offs in all elite specs of the game, which means that the elite specs lose something permanently compared to their core classes.Recently, they installed more trade offs to other classes, like removing the in combat pet swap from the soulbeast.

Looking through the elite specs, tempest is the only one left without any real trade off in Anet's sense.I know that the attunement CDs are longer after overcharging, but the point is that the CD is just longer after using these. As long as you choose not to use the overload abilities, the tempest absolutely loses nothing compared to the elementalist.

That's not like the trade offs for other classes. Reaper's can't choose not to use their Reaper's Shroud and use their Death Shroud instead. Holosmiths can't choose not to use their Holoforge and get back their access to elite toolbelt skills. Chronomancers can't choose not to use their new set of shatters in favour of the core ones.

Tempest should get a real permanent trade off compared to the core elementalist. Most logical thing for me would be to increase their attunement CDs by default instead of just after overload use. But I want to ask you guys what you think, too. Is there another trade off you could think of to install in the tempest?

We don't need tradeoffs when the entire class already has a tradeoff - we're squishy as heck. Having good Elite Specs makes the class somewhat balanced instead of turning all but the most hardcore off because nobody likes dying as easily as an Ele can.

[OW build for a new mesmer]

@necromaniac.7629 said:

@"Toku.5972" said:An inexpensive Open World starting point is Staff/Staff w/Rabid gear. You can purchase all of it as Exotics on the auction house without spending too much gold, and it will be able to easily solo most Champions (and even some Legendaries). This is probably the most bang for your buck in open world. It excels against durable, dangerous targets, and is weaker to smaller groups of trash mobs (because they die too quickly to get condition damage ticking on them). It is sustained damage, and has very little burst. Trailblazer is better than Rabid, but you can't buy it from the trading post and it is considerably expensive to craft.

Full Rabid gear. Krait Runes. Two Staves. Energy and Malice Sigils in both.Dueling 1-2-3Chaos 2-2-3MIrage 2-2-1

Skills - Mirror or Mantra of Resolve, Signet of Domination, Signet of Midnight, Filler Skill (I usually run Illusionary Ambush for Target Swapping with 3 clones, but Crystal Sands is technically better dps. You could also run Feedback, or Null Field, or Mantra of Distraction or whatever other utility skill you need), and Jaunt.

right on, def most beginner friendly build although seems like they removed from meta battle cause i was gonna link it

I bookmarked it when I started playing it not long ago so here's the link - https://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Mirage_-_Staff/Staff_Infinite_Horizon

I think they keep the builds they just don't have them all listed on the main pages you navigate, but nothing is ever really deleted, just archived. The build is still great by the way - very survivable, good damage, easy to play.