Bomb is the safest weapon

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

For engineers , bomb is the safest and strongest weapon at the same time.

You don’t even need to look to your foe , with speedy kits and power shoes u can just run and spam bomb skills with some mines. All melee foes will not be able to catch you , will they ?

I’m talking about PvE !

All 80es > MM necro is my best ,cleric
guard ,nades eng ,Trap thief \ranger ,signet\shout warrior, zerk mes\ele & shiro rev.

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Posted by: Manticore Five.9867

Manticore Five.9867

Try that against a human opponent and let us know how it works out for you.

Better yet, video it so we can laugh when the melee who can’t touch you does a leap move and proceeds to school you on why you need stability.

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

Try that against a human opponent and let us know how it works out for you.

Better yet, video it so we can laugh when the melee who can’t touch you does a leap move and proceeds to school you on why you need stability.

I’m talking about PvE

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guard ,nades eng ,Trap thief \ranger ,signet\shout warrior, zerk mes\ele & shiro rev.

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Posted by: Anymras.5729

Anymras.5729

Any ranged mob will just shoot you in the back.

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Posted by: NevirSayDie.6235

NevirSayDie.6235

I completely agree, bombs are our best kit. After level 60, grenades become viable and are probably as good for PvE.

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Posted by: Orion the Cursed.1206

Orion the Cursed.1206

yes. you can start with smoke bomb if you engage more than 4 foes at a time, or foes with stun/knock. start with bomb3 then bomb2 if you want more damage. if all else fails run in circles and keep dropping bombs (i killed a champion this way). always kill the range mob first. damage for bomb1 is usually between 600 – 1200 (non-crit) and its aoe.

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

yes. you can start with smoke bomb if you engage more than 4 foes at a time, or foes with stun/knock. start with bomb3 then bomb2 if you want more damage. if all else fails run in circles and keep dropping bombs (i killed a champion this way). always kill the range mob first. damage for bomb1 is usually between 600 – 1200 (non-crit) and its aoe.

So you are saying that it’s stronger than traited grenade ? ( without critical attacks )

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Posted by: Orion the Cursed.1206

Orion the Cursed.1206

yes. you can start with smoke bomb if you engage more than 4 foes at a time, or foes with stun/knock. start with bomb3 then bomb2 if you want more damage. if all else fails run in circles and keep dropping bombs (i killed a champion this way). always kill the range mob first. damage for bomb1 is usually between 600 – 1200 (non-crit) and its aoe.

So you are saying that it’s stronger than traited grenade ? ( without critical attacks )

for solo, PvE & exploration = yes.

The smoke allows you to kill larger mobs (ie5-7 risen) in comparison to grenades (ie. 3-4 risen).

Grenades have the range advantage which is negligible except dungeons where bosses do 1 hit downs. Grenades are also better at stacking vulnerability, at the risk of you being more fragile.

All things considered (in pve) bombs are more efficient.

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

It seems that I should stay on my build which focused on bomb , mine and grenade.
http://tinyurl.com/ap5uwkp
Keep using grenade then swap to bomb when being in melee range .

All 80es > MM necro is my best ,cleric
guard ,nades eng ,Trap thief \ranger ,signet\shout warrior, zerk mes\ele & shiro rev.

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Posted by: Orion the Cursed.1206

Orion the Cursed.1206

i wont bother swapping from grenades, Grenades requires you to have a specific trait
to be effective and usually you would get 1 hit before the monster closes in. Just use your rifle1 for range. The +power you are going get for explosives should make it viable and it frees you up for extra traits.

Edit: On that note, i wouldnt use P/P because they are outclassed by the bombkit and bring nothing to the fight.

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

Edit: On that note, i wouldnt use P/P because they are outclassed by the bombkit and bring nothing to the fight.

I used to use Rifle rarely before the patch ( that made kit to be affected by sigils ).
Now I got P/P just for the sigils > bloodlust and battle , and I rarely use my pistols as I find explosives to be more than enough .

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Posted by: Orion the Cursed.1206

Orion the Cursed.1206

Edit: On that note, i wouldnt use P/P because they are outclassed by the bombkit and bring nothing to the fight.

I used to use Rifle rarely before the patch ( that made kit to be affected by sigils ).
Now I got P/P just for the sigils > bloodlust and battle , and I rarely use my pistols as I find explosives to be more than enough .

Up to you. I find in your case, having a rifle to replace grenades worth more than 1 sigil.

Pros:
-further range
-jump shot for jump puzzle
-1 more trait,
-1 more utility slot

Cons:
-1 less sigil

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

Edit: On that note, i wouldnt use P/P because they are outclassed by the bombkit and bring nothing to the fight.

I used to use Rifle rarely before the patch ( that made kit to be affected by sigils ).
Now I got P/P just for the sigils > bloodlust and battle , and I rarely use my pistols as I find explosives to be more than enough .

Up to you. I find in your case, having a rifle to replace grenades worth more than 1 sigil.

Pros:
-further range
-jump shot for jump puzzle
-1 more trait,
-1 more utility slot

Cons:
-1 less sigil

- Further range , but much less damage -2X and much less critical chances as grenade got the highest critical chances (3 hits in 0.5 sec ) for us.
- You can swap to rifle just for the jump puzzle !
- 1 more trait ? I have to get the 25th explosive minor skill to stack 25 Vulnerability in seconds.
- There isn’t any utility slot better than grenade as I focus on explosives ( all my build ).

All 80es > MM necro is my best ,cleric
guard ,nades eng ,Trap thief \ranger ,signet\shout warrior, zerk mes\ele & shiro rev.

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Posted by: Orion the Cursed.1206

Orion the Cursed.1206

as i said its up to you. instead of switching between bombs and grenades, you can focus on bombs. Sigh, =.= 1 more trait means that you can replace Grenadier. a better pve skill? http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Slick_Shoes & http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Utility_Goggles

That’s what i did and i found that i can clear areas a lot faster and never die in PvE again.

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Posted by: The Demonic Spirit.3157

The Demonic Spirit.3157

as i said its up to you. instead of switching between bombs and grenades, you can focus on bombs. Sigh, =.= 1 more trait means that you can replace Grenadier. a better pve skill? http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Slick_Shoes & http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Utility_Goggles

That’s what i did and i found that i can clear areas a lot faster and never die in PvE again.

Swapping is not a problem at all , got Razer Naga mouse

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Posted by: Rhinzual.7861

Rhinzual.7861

as i said its up to you. instead of switching between bombs and grenades, you can focus on bombs. Sigh, =.= 1 more trait means that you can replace Grenadier. a better pve skill? http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Slick_Shoes & http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Utility_Goggles

That’s what i did and i found that i can clear areas a lot faster and never die in PvE again.

Swapping is not a problem at all , got Razer Naga mouse

Gimme a bro-fist man, gotta love that mouse, especially since dodging and all attacks can be done with only one hand, no need for shirt or ctrl + 1-= keybinds.