Guild Wars 2

Hello, engineer forums! I’m an experienced player with extensive knowledge of 6 classes, and I’m looking to make engineer my 7th. I’ve played around a lot with builds while leveling and done a lot of reading about the class.

Now, though, I’d just like to get the opinions of some players. I’ve settled on a condition build for small-group roaming as the focus for my engineer, as that seems to be its strongest suit. I see a lot of people toting Rabid/Dire/Apothecary as the optimal condition sets, but I’d like some player opinion on some stat thresholds they usually like to meet when building a condition engineer.

Of course, you’re welcome to post your build if you’d like / make rune and sigil suggestions / etc. That would be great as well. Thank you in advance!

what i use:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqalIq6dH5SiF1LJyoCdGoC5lIF6nl95xbxWQIA-j0BB4iBkWAk+AITtIaslWFRjVdDTHjIqWKAYmGB-w
100% condition duration variant:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqalIq6dH5SiF1LJyoCdGoC5lIF5nl95xbxWQIA-jECBohg4iA0CgkIAZqFRjt+qIasqbY6YER1SBAzyK-w
bomb variant:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelIq6d3zSiF1LJyoCdGoC5lIF6nl95xbxWQIA-j0BB4iBkWAk+AITtIaslWFRjVdDTHjIqWKAYmGB-w

Do you find that a 27% chance crit rate is enough to proc firearms 5, or is that not really a dealbreaker? I know it’s enough for Explosives 9, my experience running a Dire Necro with 19% crit chance tells me that.

yes i have no problem keeping bleed stacks up with shrapnel, shrapnel grenades, sharpshooter, and pistol auto. if you feel more comfortable with higher crit you can just add more rabid gear.