Guild Wars 2

I think I just found a wicked Engineer build..5 seconds into the fight I see my health drop from 15k to 3k at the blink of an eye then bam, dead…kind of strange, engineers used to be easy =P I’m fairly tanky too

Probably Static Discharge build

Static Discharge is pretty much the Burst Damage build of the Engineer, so as Berengar says, that’s probably it.

Static discharge builds are effectively burst them down or die, simply avoid the burst and stomp. Pretty much stopped running that build by the fact that I die too quickly!

Anymras.5729:

Static Discharge is pretty much the Burst Damage build of the Engineer, so as Berengar says, that’s probably it.

Wish 100 nades would come back. It was fun to troll around in hot joins with.

it really depends on what he was attacked with, coz bomb based builds can also kill ppl in seconds without needing to spam utility skills all day.

basically i ask the OP was there lots of lightning or explosions or both?

If its in WvW could possibly be a static discharge build running nades. The fact that you can get 120% crit damage is where that comes from. I routinely one shot thieves and elementalists with magnet/grenade barrage combo.

They’ve either got static discharge or that magnet pull>mine field deal going. Or both.

I don’t find that mine field hits all the hard. maybe im missing something.

Infor.9703:

I don’t find that mine field hits all the hard. maybe im missing something.

They don’t really. I don’t think they scale well, if it all. It can add some extra damage if you lay down the Mine Field, throw a BoB in the middle of it, Magnet someone in and trigger the Mine Field just before the bomb goes off. Will only hit with all the mines if you’re traited for the extra bomb & mine radius.

HGH Grenadier with berserker also hits very hard.

Killing Is Heroism.8429:

I think I just found a wicked Engineer build..5 seconds into the fight I see my health drop from 15k to 3k at the blink of an eye then bam, dead…kind of strange, engineers used to be easy =P I’m fairly tanky too

Was it a Charr with a Charrzooka from fort aspenwood?

Most builds with Berserker gear don’t take very many hits. Even Warriors with 20k HP have to be careful.

That’s why Vigor is so important. Dodge the big hits and utilize Smoke Bomb, Static Shot, Smoke Vent, etc. etc.

No clue XD probably the static discharge…I never played engi so I’m very clueless but I’ve never seen such an effective spike! I play ele..50% berserker 50% PPT. I do good against most classes…but I’ve never seen anyone run that build, caught me off guard haha!

Yeah, you’ll not survive a full SD unload even from full health with that gear as an elementalist; you’ve no chance if you’re not even aware what to look out for. If you see an Engineer with a rifle, there’s a good chance he’s running SD. He’ll unload a load of burst on you at some point, usually towards the start of the fight or as an opener. You’ll see a barrage of sparks fly out of him. Hit Mist Form at that moment. He’ll have blown his CD’s and then you can bring him down. It will all recharge when he hits 25% health though.

I’ve never been able to burst down anybody with the standard SD build in PvP, usually they get about a heal off or so before I down them. Is PVE damage just a lot better?

Ameno.6813:

I’ve never been able to burst down anybody with the standard SD build in PvP, usually they get about a heal off or so before I down them. Is PVE damage just a lot better?

Yea you can stack a lot more damage with all the extra stats + food + oil.

Having more stats to play with and food/oil options also make more builds viable. That’s the main reason why I play WvW > PvP. I find PvP too restrictive.

There’s another possibility. :-)

A few weeks ago, I took my grenade/pistol/shield engineer alt into WvW for fun. I encountered a ranger and we started dulling. I tossed the grenade toolbelt skill to him and switched to Magnetic Shield. At the exact moment, he started his rapid fire while my golem did so as well.

It was sheer luck of course, but suffice it to say, that was one powerful spike. :-)