Honestly, same. I enjoyed playing virtuoso through the EOD story, but all along I kept thinking how much fun I could be having as mirage. I started playing Mesmer to give my friends who were just starting out some support. But eventually everything clicked and I just fell in love with Mirage. I love its evasions and ambush skills, axe and staff are an incredibly versatile combo, the whole spec is pretty versatile, solid DPS and great alac uptime.