sPvP Questions about small battles with Engineer (2v2, 1v1, etc)

sPvP Questions about small battles with Engineer (2v2, 1v1, etc)

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Posted by: Deified.7520

Deified.7520

Hello, so I’ve been looking at the classes and im wondering a few things. I’m personally an engineer, and instead of posting in one of the class subforums (those are about as biased as fox news. Every subforum for a class says their class is underpowered) i’d like to ask them here.

Right now im running a alchemy/dual pistol build. Great burst damage. However not too many escapes. I use exlier S as my main escape. Are there any other viable substitution for this? Once i use it to avoid a burst, i have a really tough time surviving.

Is there a way to counter stealth? It annoys me greatly when fighting a thief one on one and he goes stealth every 3 seconds and comes back with more HP. I have no idea how to counter it except run in circles. There is no anti stealth besides AoE and it is stilll tough to correctly shoot a pistol shot where i think he might be.

Secondly, how do you guys recognize spells? With all the flashy animations, it is sometimes hard for me to see the people themselves. With no action bar under their portrait, im having a hard time identifying when spells are being cast, any suggestions?

Thirdly, with mesmers. What is a good way to counter their clone survivability. Like the thiefs, these guys always seem to be replacing themselves with clones and im having to run around trying to find the right one and when I do he switches again.

Also, any suggestions for my class in general? I use this build (the alchemy/dual pistol burst) and a good satchel/point holder build.

sPvP Questions about small battles with Engineer (2v2, 1v1, etc)

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Posted by: Deified.7520

Deified.7520

What do you run to be tanky? I’ve experimented a bit and elixer gun seems to be amazing for staying alive. probably shield too, but im not sure what other skills to use. Probably elixers.