Guild Wars 2

I’ve ran engie for almost the entire span of gw2, I have three engies now( all 80), and I love to try builds, and make builds. So granted, I know a lot of tricks, though once in awhile I discover something that I didn’t formerly know. In this case its about fortified turrets.

Let me just say, I love that trait. For PvE, PvP, and WvW! I’ve scanned these forums, and I’ve found a lot of displeasure with turrets in general. Either something about them being too weak, or too easy to play with? Now I’m just curious if most people realize the reflective ability of fortified turrets. Since that one traits allows engies to have moderate to impressive amounts of reflect.

I’ve used this trait to stomp certain professions, contribute to pyro in crown pavilion, and survive projectile onslaughts in WvW. Yes the shield only lasts four seconds , and yes the reflect may be negated through some ground target abilities, but the sheer amount of reflect adds so much to this profession. It’s kinda like acting as a mini guardian with nades’.

Now a days I experiment with builds running two turrets, flame and healing. I use each turret to cycle through reflects, and overcharge them when needed. Otherwise I almost always pick them up, unless I’m in need of a stealth or heal. This means I’m on the move most of the time, and the turrets do not necessarily ground me, or keep me static. Regardless, I stay still when needed( say when swarmed by many mobs(aoe blind field), or attacked by pesky hambow warriors). So lets hear some opinions out there, cause there’s more than enough misconceptions about our little metal friends.