Guild Wars 2

I’ve been playing the engineer for a long time and something that annoys me and many other engineers is that the rifle “hip shot” ability looks very unrealistic and boring compared to the warriors rifle ability in which they actually aim the gun which shows of the rifle a lot more and looks more professional. This is the only problem I actually have with the game at the moment and I would be so grateful if it got changed to something like the warriors rifle attacks. It has gotten to the point where it puts me off using the rifle which is a shame.

This is a common topic. it seems there are a lot of people who don’t like it and a lot of people who like it. because it probably won’t be changed maybe I can help with some of your outlook.

-Hip shooting is a valid shooting style taught to various militaries and beneficial when more shots are preferable to better aim. Situations like closer range when a shoulder aim isn’t necessary. This style is supported by the engineers actual range at which it fights.

I dont mind, I just wish there were a “shotgun” looking rifles that woudl suit an engineer more.

lets face it, the engineer “rifle” is really a shotgun by the skills!

MrMark.8410:

This is the only problem I actually have with the game at the moment….

Bless you.

Cameirus.8407:

I dont mind, I just wish there were a “shotgun” looking rifles that woudl suit an engineer more.

lets face it, the engineer “rifle” is really a shotgun by the skills!

This. The main reason I like the blunderbuss look but that one skin gets old. Luckily, I have seen posts in these forums about a double barrel skin a-net has come up with. I don’t think it’s in use yet though.

Cameirus.8407:

I dont mind, I just wish there were a “shotgun” looking rifles that woudl suit an engineer more.

lets face it, the engineer “rifle” is really a shotgun by the skills!

Engineers do not have Rifles

Check the 3rd skill

A-net uses the word rifle as a catch all. Even the shiverpeak arquebus is catagortised as a rifle in game. But it’s really a smoothbore gun like shotguns and blunderbuss’ are.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Shiverpeak_Arquebus

If there are people who like the hip shot and people that don’t they could at least give you the option to choose which animation you would like to use??

MrMark.8410:

If there are people who like the hip shot and people that don’t they could at least give you the option to choose which animation you would like to use??

In a perfect world But I don’t for see them making multiple animations for the same skill on the same class, any time soon.

Dustfinger.9510:

A-net uses the word rifle as a catch all. Even the shiverpeak arquebus is catagortised as a rifle in game. But it’s really a smoothbore gun like shotguns and blunderbuss’ are.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Pact_Shotgun

This one is more honest

Pact Shotgun

They can’t make up their mind. If they want to make rifles, at least do it the right way. I mean, it’s not like history is short of rifles. From Renaissance to late World War I, there are plenty of manual rifles

i think the current hip-shot animation is appropriate

and you can choose which to use; warrior vs engineer

I would say its appropriate animation, hip-shot, shooting from the hip because your so good you don’t need to waste time aiming :P

HuntsForge.3260:

I would say its appropriate animation, hip-shot, shooting from the hip because your so good you don’t need to waste time aiming :P

I’m all for that lol

Problem with hip shot? We are not the only ones firing like that!

This guys also does