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They literally just nerfed the mesmer pull, focus 4, temporal curtain. No one complaining about baby gates though? Temporal Curtain has a huge visual tell, and there is a full second before Into the Void can be used to pull. It's also blockable, doesn't work on mounted enemies, and Stability also protects you.
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I’ve got nothing against eles, but I agree with OP in regards to Mesmer in WvW. It is not very mobile, especially after the master of manipulations nerf. In a Zerg, it is pretty much relegated to boon strips, and is outclassed by almost every profession in DPS, healing, and boons. Commanders use it for Veil, and there is the occasional gimmicky portal bomb. Also, it is much easier to roam and scout on other professions.
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I'm on Sanctum of Rall, and lag was very noticeable and had a negative impact on my experience in WvW after reset yesterday. It is not my download/upload speed (I have 1Gbps up and down), but skills were not going off, I could not walk through portals at times, and there were times when I switch rapidly between up and down state before just dying outright.
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Anet description of mesmers is: "Mesmers are magical duelists who wield deception as a weapon" Rifle just does not feel like the weapon of a "duelist". Main hand pistol and/or off hand dagger would have been better imo.
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If it is reflectable, it will not be good in WvW zerg.
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June 27 patch is destroying fun and functionality out of GW2!
Pie.2167 replied to Septimus Prime.6743's topic in Professions
I'm very disappointed with the outcome of this patch. -
Escape Artist is very good in WvW now. Makes phantasms actually get their attack off which almost never happened before. Though I do miss clone/blade on stealth on my PU Virt.
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I’d like to add that in WvW Zerg setting Chrono is now negligible at producing party/group Alac. It doesn’t even make sense to try to spec for it. If you trait Escape Artist, Chronophantasma is the better option over Stretched Time. No point in using any wells except Grav in WvW now. Chrono went from being one of the top specs for producing alacrity to not doing it at all. Druid has essentially replaced them after patch in this role.
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[PvP] Bladesong Requiem (F5) is now just an extra icon
Pie.2167 replied to Profanity.6829's topic in Mesmer
I accidentally hit f5 in 1on1 WvW fight and died. Waste of blades. I am unbinding this skill. -
This is all true regarding group alac from shatters and summoning phantasms, but it is still a considerable nerf, especially in WvW zerg setting. Druids and Tempests can both easily out perform Chrono in this aspect.
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Thanks for addressing the community feedback and providing more info! Very much appreciated. Disappointed that there was no mention of any tweaks to core Mesmer, specifically Temporal Curtain range, Virtuosos Bladeturn Requiem, and Chronomancers lack of group, non-combat alacrity in WvW. While many like the concept of Escape Artist, phantasms spawning with distortion feels like that should just be how phantasms work without needing a trait.
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Druid is the newest example of why Alac/Quick are design problems
Pie.2167 replied to Flapjackson.1596's topic in Professions
Meanwhile, in WvW, Druid effectively replaced Chrono for squad/party alac. -
Unscientific poll to measure the amount of fun the community is having after the June 27th balance patch as compared to before the patch.
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I'm curious, are you all having more, less, or about the same amount of fun playing GW2 after this patch?
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The issue is how the traits and skills function across game modes. For example, in WvW Chrono went from being a decent spec for providing group alacrity to barely providing it at all. Druids and Tempest are top now.
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Chronomancer is definitely less effective in WvW now and a lot less fun to play. The only thing it can consistently contribute is Gravity Well and boon strips. The profession as a whole also suffers from a lack of mobility. Yes, there is Blink, but manipulation recharge and super speed was nerfed two patches ago. I am challenged to find one aspect of the game that Mesmer does better or even as well as any other spec presently.
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I agree with OP 100%. Chronomancer is terrible at providing Alac now, and that seems really strange and depressing since it was originally one of the core features of the spec. After this patch, I personally see no reason to run any wells in WvW except Gravity Well.
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In WvW phantasms died immediately in Zerg combat so those skills were never really usable. Now they survive long enough to finish their attack. This is one of the few positive changes for Mesmer in this patch, though I also had a stealth PU Virtuoso build that used the pre patch trait that I am lamenting.
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Yup, you're right. I posted in wrong thread 😆
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Is there a bug with Spellbreaker's boon stripping?
Pie.2167 replied to PrinceValentine.9320's topic in Warrior
I was wondering this too, seeing logs of up to 4 strips a second, like 12K boon strips in a little over an hour of combat time? I hope it is not intended given all the nerfs to other specs boon strips. Suspect something is wrong with the Enchantment Collapse trait. -
Useless skill, total waste of blades. Hope I don’t activate it on accident, may have to unbind it.
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Buffed Chronomancer how exactly? Alacrity nerfed hard and core Temporal Curtain and Null Field also nerfed.
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I was expecting main hand pistol or off hand dagger. Rifle is interesting.
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Which may be optimal in zerg settings over Maim the Disillusioned and Phantasmal Haste, and could make Phantasmal Disenchanter viable in boon strip builds.
