Guild Wars 2

can cele engi go p/s instead of rifle? I mean, cele gives equal amounts of condi damage no….?

http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Engineer_-_Celestial_Rifle
(that build to be clear)

for instance I notice a lot of wvw builds use p/s but most pvp builds use rifle…how come?

rifle is just better because you have better CC (immobilize + knockback), so you can get an easy decap vs any class

also you are most likely using the intelligence sigill which lets you crit for 4k+ (e.g. jump shot)

also jump shot is a good leap to escape fights

and the current meta has too much condi cleanse (through shoutbows etc), so pistol condi dmg is fewer than the direct rifle dmg

the only reason i would take shield is for the projectile reflexion against rangers / pindowns…but thats it

yeah after playing around with it more….pistols are just terrible. Maybe for a full condi build. idk

yep p/s usually goes full condi with rabid amulet