FranzM.1298

I like Tornado. I use it a lot in pvp. It has helped turn quite a few fights.

I couldn’t get scepter auto to generate any blades at all 😞

I personally think the specialization is in a good place but could use some tuning up. The dagger 3 and F1 could use some tuning up and cooldown reduction (especially on F1). F1 damage is really low. Dagger 3 is very slow on the pulses. Yes, I did play PVP.

I think overall there needs to be some QoL so that any skill that creates a "clone" creates a stocked blade without targets. To me it would be an improvement to the synergy with core. Also I find a lot of skills cancel each other but maybe it's about skill and timing. EDIT: the underwater bladesongs have no character animation, only the bladesong animation. They cast just like mantras. Edit: Um! Underwater Virtuoso Clones: https://imgur.com/a/2UgaB6C

The Harbinger Shroud animations underwater need polish. It looks as if i am standing under water. Still doing further tests.

But when i move it cancels the shatter. I guess it’s just the cast time that’s the issue. Really loving the casting animation as a throwback to Guild Wars 1 🙂 So hopefully it isn’t removed but instead just reduced perhaps.

I really like so far. Just wish we could move while shattering.

I’m surprised the cooldowns on the shatters are the same as core cooldowns. I would have thought by not having clones our main defences are gone. 8 seconds would’ve been better on F1 while F3 could’ve been 15. Another great idea would be to have shatters work like upkeeps in which the blade we send out do a specific attack based ok the f1-f4 skills. That would have been something new mechanically while also keeping the theme of a sort of musical chant like the paragon in GW1.

Harbinger is a pun. Har”binger” as in they binge on elixirs to cause themselves harm. Harbingers signify disaster so it suits Necromancers. Virtuoso needed some vocal recordings in their bladesongs or utilities to make it more music based. Willbender to me fits.

This! How are we supposed to kite Harbinger, Willbender, the rest of thief/ran/war/rev specs? Plus the gap closers that everyone else has compared to Mesmer. I don't see how we are going to catch and land hits on anything besides PVE mobs. The other specs have full builds with their trait lines but it feels like Mesmer relies too much on the other kits. That doesn't sound elite to me at all.

I miss typed. i meant the opposite of what i said LOL just corrected it.

My gripes so far There no swiftness or cripple or anything to help kite people moving around. Mental Focus - is the 600 range threshold is a must??? 😒 They should replace Phantasmal Blade with Bladesong cooldown reduction and put the fury with Deadly Blades instead! Would have been nice to have some more might generation + boon share on the top line since it was mostly removed from core. Psychic Riposte is not a "Grand Master" based on that description & needs to do more. Maybe have it cause blades to immobilize, cripple, daze? Maybe have the blade popping traits send out to multiple targets or bounce? However, I have a feeling the Bladesongs are not projectiles since they don't have the projectile tool tip so that'll be something. Overall I don't see why I would ever choose Virtuoso over Mirage, Chrono or Core. Anyhow will have to wait until Tuesday to see what's up.

It looks like the profession release is going to follow the HoT release order. profession release order Meaning next in order is: Elementalist -> jade fire? Thief -> oni mask Revenant -> rev symbol + fangs/daggers? Warrior -> pistol bullet Engineer -> golemancy Ranger -> kabuki mask Edit: EoD site link: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/end-of-dragons/

Har”binger” now i get it! Cause of the drinking. Very clever!

I would much rather them do a balance patch to core so that everyone is on the same level with their respective elite specs (like core ele/mes/war/engi/rev/etc) instead of some of the lazy "trade-off" changes like one dodge-mirage (still waiting on that guardian firebrand trade off too). I am sort of glad they now have experience with two rounds of elite specs to deliver something more balanced in EoD's package but the current core trait lines could really use attention like the 300cd traits for example.