Guild Wars 2

Sup guys, just getting my engineer to level 80 tomorrow withou ever having plaeyed it for real. The only reason im doing this is to do a (legit) solo of lupicus, since i havent seen any engineer bothering with it so far.
Regarding that i never played him i have some problems with finding a build that fulfills the following requirements:

- “good dps”, the highest dps in solo situations, not relying on vuln and might too much (there is not always enough time to set fire fields and finish them up via blast finishers).

- one sigil of energy since i need the extra endurance. does this trigger when i swap from pistol/shield to grenadekit?

-if possible a passive way to gain vigor i.e. like guardian or mesmer?

- a decent healing skill (im not going to use the medkit).

- a least one way to gain stability/invulnerability with a ~40 sevonds cooldown. otherwise two ways. i knoe elexir s grants 3 sec invuln with a 75 sec dc tho

- has reflect skills if possible (ive heard about engineers having one)

Would be really nice from you people if you could give me a build and tell me which runes i shall use (thought about scholars but will change to lyssa/altruism if i cant get vigor with other ways). My equipment will be full berserker, as long as i am able to survive one p2 aoe projectile.

Gave it a try few times when we still had 100nades got up to phase 3. I preferred tool kit for block and slows + elixir S also speedy kits and invigorating speed for permanent swiftness and vigor but in the end all it takes is lot of practice and you probably could do it with just auto attacks.

Is this even still do-able? All the successful previous attempts I’ve watched were recorded prior to the on crit heal food nerf.

After Patch i’ve done it several times on guardian, warrior, mesmer, once on ele and (not sure if this was post or pre nerf) on thief. Got my engineer up now, just have to equip him properly.
Thanks a lot Kyzen, i’ll use something similar like 30/10/0/0/30 because 4/5 seconds vigor is enough and i wont need the elexir recharge if everything works well. First attempts going to be recorded tomorrow or this evening.

Edit: Just realised i need 10 in vitality :P

kitten you Dub, I wanted to do this before you but I lack money (I borrow them to Kyzen lol) to level up via crafting.

Food nerf changed almost nothing, most of the time you won’t proc it more frequent than 1 time per second on a single target. Actually, soloing lupi is even easier than few months ago.

Lel, i do this with green trinket, lvl 76 exotic armor and some rare rifle.
If you want i can wait for you and do my necro solo first…. even if i’d have to give him proper equipment too ._.

That fight is a pure finger-kitten .
Now i understand why noone did it so far.

Lol, good for you man, and welcome. Consider the elixir gun (yes I am serious) for good condition application as well as an extra heal, an AoE pulse that scales well with crits, and a cripple/swiftness skill that also crits nicely. The highest DPS across multiple mobs that will not completely destroy your survival quotient is going to be a condition build and they work OK in Arah (as you know if you have a Necro).

The highest DPS for single targets in the Engie build is going to be crit bombs, but that is a very, VERY close range situation. The Condition/Crit hybrid is a very usable build that doesn’t heavily rely on either, but allows for good damage from both, crit transient DPS spikes, with condition sustain, and things like Might become doubly effective. If I were going to try this, I would consider a c/c hybrid grenade build, using Rampager’s, a few knights trinkets and rampager’s trinkets with ruby jewels. This lets you stack power and precision, allowing for crits (which proc conditions) and because the crit damage doesn’t scale normally like other stats, you can eek out a reasonable amount with just the jewels and traits.

If you are relying on dodge rolls, then your choice of sigil is excellent (I would put it on the shield) because it stacks with vigor and then perhaps the Sigil of undead slaying for your pistol? Consider using the Giver’s weapons, as they add 20% condition duration for the pair, as well as some vitality. With a Grenade build, this will get you to +50% condition duration easily before you even food up.

What runes are you using? I am a die hard proponent of Runes of earth, at least 4 of them for the protection trigger and duration, this syncs well with 2 of your traits and investment in the vitality trait line. If you are going more offensive, Ruby orbs may be the way to go for the extra 12% crit damage, or emerald for the extra toughness/power/precision. There are also a few sets the reduce condition duration on you, which may be very helpful in this particular instance.

Found it – http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rune_of_Melandru it is CRAZY expensive to get, since you need to salvage 42k Karma apiece armor pieces, but for a total of -25% condition duration and -25% stun duration with toughness… it might be serviceable.

FYI – Mixed Berry Pie has no cool down, doesn’t heal for quite a much, but is great for life steal builds/extra heals on crits. It is truly insane on a grenade or flamethrower build.

Sorry to horn in with my “free advice,” but I have been considering this since I saw a necro do it, and have been stockpiling potions, foods, sigils and gear to make a run at it. Or at least GET to Lubby, that may be my greatest triumph in the game. Lol.

Edit: Clarified price of Melandru Rune as being in Karma.

Well, worked out pretty easy once i got my fingers to just work like a machine ._.
Used some random green/rare MF set and 30/10/0/20/10. Was pretty sloppy since it has been my first 30 minutes of playing engineer ever :P

http://youtu.be/gbuWTtRQMwY

Holy crap. Nice!

lunyboy.8672:

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Quite elaborate plan but most soloers opt for full glass cannon and uses defensive traits if they are needed.

haviz.1340:

lunyboy.8672:

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Quite elaborate plan but most soloers opt for full glass cannon and uses defensive traits if they are needed.

Yeah, no real point in theory crafting when people can do that.

Well done Dub.

Mixed Berry Pie has cooldown

Dub.1273:

Mixed Berry Pie has cooldown

Not according to the Wiki: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mixed_Berry_Pie

Also, would you mind sharing your build? I hate to be a bother about it, but I am quite curious how someone who has never played this profession could get up to speed and do something like that out of the blue. Not gear specifically, just traits, food, etc.

Thanks in advance if you have the chance.

Me and a friend just tested this with warrior Axe/Axe #5 in the middle of 5 mobs. in 3 seconds healed for ~900 health.

Edit: I used Potion of Undead Slaying, Omnomberry Ghost and the traits from Kyzen’s first build. I just already did lupcius solos with 6 professions, so this wasn’t a big deal for me. If anyone would be so nice to give me a level 80 ranger to try on, i’d probably do it first try again.

Dub.1273:

Me and a friend just tested this with warrior Axe/Axe #5 in the middle of 5 mobs. in 3 seconds healed for ~900 health.

Edit: I used Potion of Undead Slaying, Omnomberry Ghost and the traits from Kyzen’s first build. I just already did lupcius solos with 6 professions, so this wasn’t a big deal for me. If anyone would be so nice to give me a level 80 ranger to try on, i’d probably do it first try again.

Hmmmm… so there is a cool down after all. Well that is disappointing.

Thanks for the info.