Guild Wars 2

Im a necromancer looking to mix things up for a while. Do you think Engineers have what it takes to play competitevely in the SPVP scene? If so why, if not why not?

Yes. Sheer CC abilities coupled with decent damage output.

Rifle skill 2 & 4
Supply drop
Blind from bombs/grenades
Chills from the above
Poison from grenades

And so on. Plenty going for the Engineer in sPvP in my opinion anyway. Supply drop really helps defend a point!

I’ve only ever seen 2 rifle Engineers in Tournament PvP. Both of them were awful. Pistol + Shield is much more worthwhile.

Rifle builds in WvW are awesome though, if you have some friends.

Catch someone alone, net shot (friends wail on them)> jump shot >blunderbuss > Overcharged shot once they break free. Then I use the flame thrower for extra burst and another CC push back.

Would that not work in sPvP if you rolled with a warrior or something?

I use a Pistol / Pistol, Bomb, and Grenade build and it works fantastically. Blinds are an amazing condition when combined with the the additional control you have with Immobilize, Knockback, Cripple, Chill, and Stun. Best part of all is all the damage is pretty much AoE, and it feels like single target DPS.

Thanks for your feedback guys, any tips you can provide is very useful.