Talk:Mesmer


 * Added general information regarding mesmer. -Leina of the Ancients 19:00, 12 March 2007 (AEST)


 * Added Profession Combinations section. --User: Queen of Spades 128.252.210.145 07:48, 18 October 2005 (EST)


 * Probably Named after the German doctor F.A. Mesmer. -Thomas 05:46, 3 September 2006 (CDT)

I saw a mesmer in PvE the other day. what a suprise, havent seen one in PvE for months.--Coloneh RIP 00:37, 1 December 2006 (CST)

does anyone know if mesmer degen hexes stack. like say that i cast conjure phantasm and conjure nightmare. would my target have -12 health degen?

Yes they do. However, degen maxes out at -10. Anything beyond that won't add additional health loss. However, it's a cumulative effect. Let's say the target has -12 degen. If someone casts Healing Breeze on them for +3 regen, the net result is -12 + 3 = -9 degen. So even when hexes stack above the limit, the degen is still "there". Although iirc there's a degen cap at -20 or something. Entropy 03:55, 24 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah, since you can have a maximum of +10 regen that would make sense. You can have -10 degen to counter the regen and then -10 extra, then it reaches the cap. Then it would apply to regen too, you can have a max of +20 regen stacking. &mdash; Stylva  (talk)(contribs) 18:18, 24 December 2006 (CST)

Mesmers are cool! -- S i  g  m  a   14:55, 25 January 2007 (CST)


 * Gaile Gray of Arena Net has disclosed that the game designers were looking into "*Good PvE options for Mesmers." Source AbsoluteEminence 22:35, 11 March 2007 (CDT)


 * Someone posted an awesome long post why mesmer are horrible in pve: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10129170. If I really were to compete against someone as good as myself, he will be beat whatever purpose I would be there for. I can still get in pve group because of my experience, skill, and kindness/openmind of some players. Personally I believe the only way they could improve a pve Mesmer is to change the fast cast attribute and improve several skills. Fast cast should be for all skills (even signets!), and the higher your fast cast rank is, the quicker the skill recharge. BTW, "Mantra of Inscription" would just speed up even further the recharge of signets. And to name just a few skills, "Chaos Storm" could be changed to affect the entire area, cost 10 nrg, and do more damage if someone cast a spell. "Echo" and "Arcane Echo" could have a shorter recharge based on the fast cast attribute. --Icyangel Strawberry 17:06, 16 March 2007 (CDT)

Trivia
For everyone who thinks the Mesmer to be named after the term 'to mesmerize' should know that "mesmerize" itself is taken from Franz Anton Mesmer. --Saranis 23:12, 11 February 2007 (CST)
 * If the phrase "mesmerize" is based on Franz Anton MESMER's name, then OK. ALSO: could someone make a new screenshot. The current one looks awful. Horrible quality and everything Seb2net 12:48, 28 March 2007 (CDT)
 * Done Leina 02:31, 29 March 2007 (CDT) Edit: Someone else got to me first lol, but it's still done.

Fast Casting or Soul Reaping
I have seen numerous N/Me and Me/N, but I've always wondered what does a better job when it comes to using your hexes. With a N/Me you get energy management with Soul Reaping (although illusions and curses don't seem to cost much to me), while with a mesmer you could bombard someone with hexes fast (applying pressure.) So what works better?