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IMHO Ele's are not underpowered, what they really need is some sort of counter spell; A Shatter Hex of some description. A Mesmer can cast Hex after Hex after Hex, with Impunity; there is no price s/he pays for spamming Hexs when there is no spell in play to counter; try spamming Fireball after Fireball; you'll get slammed soon enough.
A Mesmer is always useful, as is a Monk, or a Necro (MM); but an Ele needs a bodyguard or all s/he really has is the ablity to Blow Himself up real good. Personally I think there should be a HP penalty for throwing a Counter out there if there is nothing to Counter; let the counter punchers feel some pain when they guess wrong; but thats unlikely to be implented ever.
So Give the Ele's half a chance in a Dual; Give them a Decent Counter Spell; give them A Rodgarts Ward; and let someone trying to hex them take some Fire Damage, or Thor's Favor and break a Hex; while inflicting a lighting strike; The Counter Spell is a staple of Fantasy fiction and is glaring by it's absence.
Thankyou. --Blackbirdx61 18:53, 15 April 2012 (UTC)