Hey guys I’m fairly new to the game. I’m coming to GW2 from WoW and I really thoroughly enjoy the PvP in this game. I was just wondering what class I should play for PvP. I really like the idea of an Engineer; throwing grenades, planting bombs, incinerating people with a flamethrower. Engineers look a lot of fun but are they very good for PvP? I know from experience in mmo’s that any class can be good, it’s all skill dependent. Are there any good engineer builds that are very strong? As in does great damage and has great survivability. I notice that necromancers who spec into a vampiric pet build do very well, being able to tank 2-3 people and hold a node and 1v1 extremely well and rarely be beaten. are there any similar engineer builds? or should I just forget about playing an Engineer? Thank you for the help guys, thought I’d just add I love the community in this game too! You guys are great!
Hey guys I’m fairly new to the game. I’m coming to GW2 from WoW and I really thoroughly enjoy the PvP in this game. I was just wondering what class I should play for PvP. I really like the idea of an Engineer; throwing grenades, planting bombs, incinerating people with a flamethrower. Engineers look a lot of fun but are they very good for PvP? I know from experience in mmo’s that any class can be good, it’s all skill dependent. Are there any good engineer builds that are very strong? As in does great damage and has great survivability. I notice that necromancers who spec into a vampiric pet build do very well, being able to tank 2-3 people and hold a node and 1v1 extremely well and rarely be beaten. are there any similar engineer builds? or should I just forget about playing an Engineer? Thank you for the help guys, thought I’d just add I love the community in this game too! You guys are great!
Engineers are great, they are a fun and in depth class. You should definitely play one. The necro build you are talking about is a minionmancer build, and they are quite strong in 1vs1. Despite that they aren’t too strong in group fights because the minions die easily. There are many very tanky engineer builds that would fit the 1vs2 or 1vs3 play style well, but minions and life siphons are necromancer only mechanics. I would try out both cause you don’t need to level a character to get the same functionality in pvp. Check out the sub-forums to learn more about each class. Also, have fun.
Necros don’t have reflects, invulns, vigor, blocks,
extra dodges, real stability, mobility skills,
burst skills, sustain, or good support. GG ANET.
Engineer is great! I played most classes in GW2 and wow and i must say engineer is my personal favourite out of all of them. Very diverse build and rolewise and quite challenging and deep even for a pvp veteran coming from wow.
As engineer and in GW2 in general builds arent really as set in stone as they are in wow. So make sure that that you experiment a lot, even if you copy paste a build. Its really important that you learn everything the class can do so you can adjust certain things in you build to adjust to certain comps for example.
The role you seem to describe is the role of far point assaulter. Which is basicly someone who keeps ppl busy and prefents them from capping points for as long as possible. Im not the biggest expert in that area so i think the smartest thing to do is check or talk to some experienced players that are known as far point cappers.
Like on every MMO forum you will find a lot of negative people. Had the same issue on the wow forums aswell. Dont let these guys spoil your fun.
I had 8/11 classes level capped. I filled all roles, healing, tanking, melee dps, ranged dps, casting. In PvP I’ve done flag carrying, base defending, PvP boss tanking. You name it I did it. I led rated battlegrounds to 1.7k rating, got to 1.9k rating in 2s and 3s arenas. I chose engineer because while I did mainly play melee in WoW, ranged was my favorite, specifically a hunter. My hunter was one of my “main mains” (lol) throughout my time in WoW. Engineer caught my eye because I could be a ranged damage dealer, and I have so many options in the manner I want to do ranged damage.
