Guild Wars 2

Whenever I’m playing my engineer and evaluating what spec I should go, I almost always end up rebounding to kit mania (Med Kit/Elixer Gun/Flamethrower/Tool Kit) because I love how many options I have for button pressing. Doing stuff like Napalm/Jump Shot/Blunderbuss/Acid Bomb/Magnet Pull/Pry Bar/Overcharge Shot can be really enjoyable for the fact that other players stare at me going, “Whoa, this engi is having an episode.”

Who else has a lot of fun running mostly kit builds? I have a lot of fun with it.

I’m currently using Grenade Kit/Bomb Kit/Elixir Gun (thanks to Poe and others for that suggestion), and I’m having the time of my life just bombing EVERYTHING. I also drop bombs on guildies as I see them – so much fun.

Last night, I was running through Brisban doing some events (including soloing 2 camps of Bandits and some Vets – I know it’s PvE and it should be easy on my 6th trip through the world, but I’m barely ever getting touched), and my typical rotation is to open with Pistol skills, end with Glue Shot, drop the Big Ol’ Bomb and Grenade Barrage, then Bomb/Grenade/Pistol anything that’s left. I was just going about my business when a couple other people came along to do the events – a couple of them said I looked like I was going nuts. There were explosions all over the place, it was glorious.

So yes, total Kit junkie here (still sketching out the build I’m aiming for), but unless something changes between level 25 and 80, I don’t really see myself wanting to do anything else. I’ll certainly try new skills as I get them, but the kits I’m using now are so much fun it’s ridiculous.

I do enjoy my Pistol/Shield Grenade/Bomb/Elixir.

I love teasing Guardians with it. As I can lay down 9 stacks of Mights to the group faster and more often than he can with his Staff, all the time damaging the enemy.

Big ’Ol Bomb, Flame Bomb, Pistol Shot (because you can fit in an Auto Attack before the Flame Bomb goes off), Shield 4, pop Shield 4, EG Acid Bomb.

Looks wonderful, as you run into where the your team are meleeing a boss, do a mad bomb dance, then fly away at high velocity, leaving destruction and 9 stacks of might in your wake

Hi. my name is AK and I’m an addict!!

Been running FT/EG and Rifle Turret as its the most DPS you can now get on PvE

and Toolkit, Rifle Turret and FT on sPVP for the same reason

PS: only use FT for #2,3,5! #1 is for baddies ;P

cond build with grenades/toolkit/bomb kit. Confuse all the things! Fairly squishy, so Gearshield to run to safety. But seeing all the numbers all over the place is just fun.

Normally an addict too, but at the moment trying out different things like turrets.

To prove that I’m an addict: even when trying out different things, I still use med kit and tool kit… I don’t even count these 2 anymore, they are always there

I want someone to make an epic mechanical beat theme for Engineers and name it “Kit Junkie”… Nvm, it needs to have kit sound effects.

I run med kit, bomb kit, elixir gun continually in PVE, but can’t agree with myself on the last utility. I go back and forth between tool kit (feels wrong to have two melee kits on the bar at the same time), flamethrower (FIRE FIRE FIRE! Ugh, the range and the constant misses) and grenade kit (nades! ugh, broken keyboard), with the occasional testing of throw mine (so so grenade replacement, just with that the toolbelt skill was also a thrown attack, and perhaps that the mines were grouped tighter) and various turrets (ugh, those on destroy/pickup recharges!).

I just wish there was another long range kit besides grenades (or that autoattack actually worked on grenade #1) or traited elixir gun (or that #1 didn’t sound like a floppy noodle). swapping back to the rifle or pistol seems boring after having bombed or burned my way thru a event.

Terrahero.9358:

cond build with grenades/toolkit/bomb kit. Confuse all the things! Fairly squishy, so Gearshield to run to safety. But seeing all the numbers all over the place is just fun.

I love that combination. Sure there’s no stunbreaker or condition removal, but the sheer power is terrifyingly awesome.

I run a minimum of 3 kits always, 2 back when I used elixir h. Right now using medkit, toolkit, and bomb kit.

Rifle/EG/FT was always great fun for me in PvE because I could often solo huge packs of enemies with my mobility, control and damage mitigation. Recently I’ve opted to take just the Tool Kit and two utilities (typically Slick Shoes and Rocket Boots but lately I’ve been using a Static Discharge build that uses Rifle Turret) so it’s gotten a lot less flashy, but I will never forget the fun I had hopping all over the place.

It’s a shame that the Engineer’s design sort of punishes people for taking multiple kits in the first place what with them gimping our utility slots.

I currently run FT/EG and love it! My 3rd utility is a gadget or elixir cuz I love using my pistols too and I feel like a 3rd kit wouldn’t let me use my guns. I wanna try Tool Kit though but I feel like you need turrets or gadgets to make it effective so I’d lose my FT/EG fun.