Guild Wars 2

I was thinking about leveling an engineer. I really like the guns and was wondering how realistic just using a pistol or a rifle would be at level 80? I know the kits are their bread and butter but I don’t really like using them. I have heard people say yes and no in game but nobody seems really sure.

Also if I use a grenade kit is there a better way to aim? I feel like it’s very difficult to run around when all the skills need to be aimed.

HGH builds or SD builds are the only real viable “non kit” option even tho they almost always have 1kit. Just using your weapons won’t get you very far, mostly because our autos are so weak

If you don’t like kits, don’t play engi. All their flexibility comes from kits, from condi to support to power to tank. All because of kits.

Also, use quick-casting when using nades.

Grenades take a little practice, but it’s doable. The trick is to unlock the camera from your character (there’s a game setting for this). This allows you to run in one direction and look in another without your camera turning to face your character’s direction. Then you just need to practice running in a circle or back and forth in a line while lobbing grenades behind or beside you.

If I were to rely solely on my primary weapon, I would go with rifle + static discharge (SD) combo. It does good damage, you only need to waste a slot for rifle turret and maybe another quick CD skill like personal battering ram so you can spam SD. Beyond that, you’re free to chose any other skill (I would highly recommend EG). I played this for a bit with full celestial gear and a build with 10/30/0/0/30. The celestial is nice because it adds survivability that you would otherwise lose out due to 0 pnts in toughness or vitality, and it also packs a punch with its high crit dmg.