Best build for solo PvE?
That is what I used leveling, use P/P and Elixirs or P/P, FT, EG depending on what I was doing.
I continually maxed out Firearms first then Elixirs and finally Explosives, till I reached 60, at that point I maxed out Explosives for Grenadier, then firearms, and then I took up inventions for more toughness, because it suit my final build of 30/30/x/x/x using Grenades mainly.
there really isn’t a ‘best’ build. It comes down to the situation of what your fighting. But I will say that you might want to take 10 in tools simply because speedy kits gives you 100% uptime on swiftness, making running around to hearts and whatnot so much easier. Also I would give the bomb kit a serious look, for solo PvE it really shines. Aside from these tips I’d say don’t get yourself stuck in one build for too long, try out all the kits/ turrets/ gadgets/ and elixers and decide which ones you like the most
Grenadier build worked like a charm for me,Firearm’s 5 point sub trait is a must have tho 33% bleed chance on crit. i think you ll like the Kit refinement trait with your elixir gun as it ll allow you to use 2 super elixirs.
shield, oh man… the lols of reflecting a guy to death alone are worth it. They make any of the large wurm type mobs an absolute joke (reflect the rock spit, do a free couple K damage, laugh as it just stands there while you stack bleeds)
I run mostly with a high condition, p/s/flamethrower build.
Heal-Bombing with decent Healing power and a rifle can accomplish some pretty cool things. If you can kite/dodge a Champion here and there you can kill it. Bombs up to that point work pretty well too.
I ran a rifle-turret build for most of the distance to 80; now I’m running pistol-shield, with Healing Turret, Thumper Turret, Flame Turret, and Throw Mine. The extra durability, and two defensive moves, of the shield are helping – though it takes longer to kill things than with dual pistols or rifle, I’m finding that I’m able to take on some nasty things without as much trouble.
30/0/30/10/0 for traits.