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Why do you guys think every power/condi mesmer build should be viable in PvP? Balance that achieves that for every class is nearly impossible.

They probably want to create cancer builds using Ancient Seeds

Mirage has enough evade frames from the 1 dodge, energy sigils and mirage mirrors, not to speak of being able to stomp/rezz while doing so. It is good that Mirage players can´t spam their Ambush skills that often anymore.

I still play Power Rev in SPVP and it feels okay, however the risk of being more squishy compared to condi rev or other condi classes is not really worth the damage output power rev can do now, even with Berserker stats. I also started playing Retribution instead of Devastation cause the trait line is pretty garbage now.

Nothing more frustrating than fighting an enemey with 5 % hp left and Unrelenting Assault bugs out, hitting for 0 and he can resustain..

It is probably going to be another Aurora copy.

This very much. Even a random player like myself can get away with fun but not meta builds. This hasn't happened in such a long time. It's a true bliss. Sort of a contradictionary statement. This isn't how PvP in any game should be, really.I mean we only have 5v5 Unranked right now which has no Matchmaking. I play power rev atm and it works really good vs bots, but it might be completely different in Ranked

Boyce has been using this power build on stream recently: gw2skills.net/editor/?PmABwylflpQMMLyjdRdMMijJSksCigl+UWbH-zZIPlGFBRKEyUB0rEQgDA playing Retribution and Mace/Axe instead of Staff, it´s really fun in PvP

You do realize the big balance patch was only the first step and was (mostly) meant to decrease the powercreep overall? Of course not everything is perfect, there is still broken shit that needs to be looked at, but it was a patch that Anet can follow up on the following weeks/months.

I like it for the most part, however rezzing skills/traits need to be toned downed or even removed from PvP. Downing someone 4 times in a row without being able to finish him off is really not enjoyable

Played a match as power rev vs 2 holos and 2 eles, got perma ccd to death, 10/10 much fun

I wish they would just remove every rezz skill/trait in PVP only, I am tired of downing someone 5 times in a row and still lose in the end

Make your pick, useless skill that costs nothing or useful skill that cost something. I lean towards useful skill that cost something, afaik Mallyx is still good with proper plays so it was the right call instead of making it's skills useless. Riposting Shadows is no exception, Shiro is still well beyond playable and just as strong with proper decision making. More like "useful skill that costs too much". It´s no fun to play a class that can´t even use half of their utility because the energy is drained by too expensive skills. Both Shiro and Mallyx were bloated and too easy to use, there's not much to say otherwise. Jalis was always expensive and always worked fine, so it's no excuse to ignore the rest when everyone's getting the same threatment.That´s my point, when they are too bloated you should nerf the functionality or increase the CD, not the energy which worsens fluid gameplay

Make your pick, useless skill that costs nothing or useful skill that cost something. I lean towards useful skill that cost something, afaik Mallyx is still good with proper plays so it was the right call instead of making it's skills useless. Riposting Shadows is no exception, Shiro is still well beyond playable and just as strong with proper decision making. More like "useful skill that costs too much". It´s no fun to play a class that can´t even use half of their utility because the energy is drained by too expensive skills.

Anet keeps increasing the energy costs for utility skills rather than nerfing the functionality of them. This is such a lazy handling of balancing things.

they keep increasing rev energy costs XD

removing quickness would be the final nail in the coffin for power herald as it is right now

Most of Condi Rev CC comes from Call to Anguish which needs to be toned down in radius imo, maybe also increase the CD. They also need to look into Necro Fear Output/Duration. Thief CC is not a problem tho

I think you mean Warrior (Mace, Shield, Hammer, utility skills, the elite etc.). Spellbreaker is about punishing boon use and adds very little in the way of CC, even Berserker has more CC overall. Full Counter, Dagger 3, Bull´s Charge, Rampage .. ?

The OP was very clearly asking about WvW and not PVE. You made it sound like Mirage/Chrono is garbage in every gamemode. It basically is. Mirage and Support/DPS-Chrono are both Meta on several Raid bosses. And that amounts to 0,0001% of the game Mirage and Support/DPS-Chrono are both garbage for the remaining 99,9999% of the gameYou are delusional.

idk, core necro seems to be really strong in 5v5 right now, i hope they do something about fear duration/damage and rezz power

I love how all the Mirage players are crying because their spec got hit hard for the first time since PoF release

That hotfix is about a new trait which is still a buff compared to the trait it replaced.

What else would you do in PvE? It doesn´t matter what you play in Open World, you can do everything just by autoattacking