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Of all the build names engineers come up with, I think this one is the most intrigueing!
What build do you use?
‘The tenth build’
Bit like the Sixth Sense and the Seventh Seal, and the Fifth Element…
(the middle being my favourite)
Bit less when I realise it might be the tenth video, but the build still is that condi HGH p/p thing again
But still, sounds cool…
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@ kimbald , lol :p
if you bump, bump it with sillyness
When your bleeding begin to hit for 140+ and your burning for 800+ I feel bad for anything that’s hitting you!
It’s some serious brutal daamge that get’s thrown at them!
It was some really awesome fights, awesome to watch! I loved the Two BB D/D elementalists that loved to press buttons when they had Confusion was gloruious! Thumps up from here! Would watch again!
Nice vid Mask, although I can’t help but notice your opponents are not that good :P Reviving a dead guy in the middle of a battle? whoa.. I do like your strategy with the elixir S though. I will have to start trying that out.
Goloith, T1 matches are quite difficult when you’re up against a zerg. The real problem is skill lag though, which is why I’ve given up on HGH. To many times I couldn’t trigger my elixirs and I was kitten the entire fight. It’s why I now use turrets since they do fire and pierce, adding a decent amount of extra dmg (if placed properly before combat!). I’ll switch to back to elixirs and bombs if it’s not that bad. Unlike Mask, I chose to go with condition duration instead of boon duration. 2x mad kings, 2x lyssa, 2x giver pistols, 30% condi duration in power trait, and a veggi pizza for an extra 36% for a total of 106%. Static shot, prybar, and confusion bomb add a lethal dose of confusion. There are tons of condi removers and notwithstanding their finite use, they too suffer from skill lag. I know when that happens because the bags just pile up at my feet. Nevertheless, when I play engie I feel like I’m more of a supportive role. Zerk warriors and bunker guardians can go in and level a group, but my engie helps keep pressure on them. Static shot is a such a fun AOE skill to troll from the edges, but if it’s getting rough, I’ll run into the thick of it and plant a confusion bomb. My going away present to the zerg
Nice vid Mask, although I can’t help but notice your opponents are not that good :P Reviving a dead guy in the middle of a battle? whoa..
Goloith, T1 matches are quite difficult when you’re up against a zerg. The real problem is skill lag though, which is why I’ve given up on HGH. To many times I couldn’t trigger my elixirs and I was kitten the entire fight. It’s why I now use turrets since they do fire and pierce, adding a decent amount of extra dmg (if placed properly before combat!). I’ll switch to back to elixirs and bombs if it’s not that bad. Unlike Mask, I chose to go with condition duration instead of boon duration. 2x mad kings, 2x lyssa, 2x giver pistols, 30% condi duration in power trait, and a veggi pizza for an extra 36% for a total of 106%. Static shot, prybar, and confusion bomb add a lethal dose of confusion. There are tons of condi removers and notwithstanding their finite use, they too suffer from skill lag. I know when that happens because the bags just pile up at my feet. Nevertheless, when I play engie I feel like I’m more of a supportive role. Zerk warriors and bunker guardians can go in and level a group, but my engie helps keep pressure on them. Static shot is a such a fun AOE skill to troll from the edges, but if it’s getting rough, I’ll run into the thick of it and plant a confusion bomb. My going away present to the zerg
Do turrets work out for you in such big fights?
Whenever I try them in bigger battles, they die in a second or two, leaving me with the cooldown and a tool belt skill (if lucky)…
Not to mention the moving about such fights have. We often move longer ends following a commander, not hop around like you do in skirmishes.
Maybe I haven’t tried enough, but so far turrets haven’t worked for me in big fights.
@ Mask: I noticed you have a different set up for underwater, namely EG. Have you tried swapping out Elixir H for Med Kit for the extra heal from the toolbelt? It can make a big difference in those types of fights. Also, I was originally using geomancy, and have since switched to Strength as well (Last I checked you were using earth), surprising difference overall.
Also lately I noticed I’ve been having some issues with Necro’s in small fights. They are kinda hard to burn down and tend to saturate me with conditions while the others supplement. Any advice on taking them out in groups? Lately I’ve been creating space (They are kinda slow) and picking off the others while the struggle to keep up.
Love your videos btw. I just upgraded my computer so I’m hoping to be able to post some roaming videos once I get everything figured out.
I use eg and elixir X underwater; eg #1 seems to have a faster cast time underwater (might be just my wrong impression) but I prefer EG to any other kit underwater for a number of reasons. it’s tough to find cover underwater and eg gives you some extra mobility, I’ve found eg #4 to be very good in a 3d enviroment. I dislike the way supply crate works underwater so I use elixir X, but ofc, sometimes the randomness ruins my plans. it’s still a decent way to tank, no matter what you get.
I can’t really use medkit with this build, a fully traited elixir H is better than an untraited medkit, it wouldnt be worth the extra healing.
I’m also using sigil of strength since a month or so ago.
Necros are tough, they can counter my spec very easily by using some utilities. elixir C works much better than 409 against most necros, another thing is to learn how to recognize and dodge their utilities since most of them are long casts. it’s also a good idea to ease in against them, meaning.. don’t dump everything you have on them at once and dont use all your boons at once either. they are also extremely susceptible to cc.
best of luck for your roaming recordings!
Nice vid Mask, although I can’t help but notice your opponents are not that good :P Reviving a dead guy in the middle of a battle? whoa..
well, thats the dilemma, I either make an entertaining vid that most people enjoy and features the (not so) occasional mistake by some bellow average player or I fill it up with good 1v1s that no one really wants to see :p
worry not, I might make a duel session vid soon enough since its the latest craze in my current wvw match up.
I’d also be interested in seeing fights without using consumables. While I don’t object to their presence, I feel it doesn’t really showcase the power of a build when it’s juiced up with consumables. If the performance in the videos is relatively similar without consumables, that would be that much more impressive.
Also, any chance of EBG roaming? Seems like your videos are always borderlands… although I guess there’s better opportunities for roaming there.
consumables are a pretty big part of this build (really need that +40% condi duration from pizza); besides, its not like I’m using cheesy stuff like wayfarer buffs or skale venom, just the refular food and crystal most use anyway :<
dunno about ebg roaming, I don’t go there often, I might give it a try again.
AH EM GE your soundtracks, maska .. it’s like watching a contemporary the young ones!
Thanks! I guess (?) :p
and thank you everyone for your comments and praises.
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Ahh thank you Tyaen,
Now I see why one would want to do that, I didn’t realize the stats from the major would stack with the superior.
we all fear that the next round of adjustments might be that runes of different sets no longer stack.
this would nerf the HGH condition build of engineers a lot. Since they use different sets to stack might duration, and as each might lasts longer… you stack more of them as they get refreshed.
This is how they can achieve 25 stacks. Runes of different sets are a big part of that.
Same thing for condition duration: runes also get stacked there to reach 100%
Many fear they will simply not allow them to stack effects anymore… but let’s cry over that if and when it happens
Alright Mask, you convinced me to switch back to 70% Boon and 60% Condition Duration. Happy now?
I like how you lay down glue shot and then nails when being pursued. It’s a perfect example of Parthian Tactics. Engineers are annoying and unpredictable, and I love them for that.
ah! parthian tactic! :p
now thats funny since I described it recently as the way of the mongol. feint retreat, turn around, kill.
but yea, I agree, skirmishing, hit and run, dipping, disengaging, w/e you want to call it, is where I feel I’m at my best.
Alright Mask, you convinced me to switch back to 70% Boon and 60% Condition Duration. Happy now?
Im not trying to convince anyone :<
I like how you lay down glue shot and then nails when being pursued. It’s a perfect example of Parthian Tactics. Engineers are annoying and unpredictable, and I love them for that.
ah! parthian tactic! :p
now thats funny since I described it recently as the way of the mongol. feint retreat, turn around, kill.
but yea, I agree, skirmishing, hit and run, dipping, disengaging, w/e you want to call it, is where I feel I’m at my best.Alright Mask, you convinced me to switch back to 70% Boon and 60% Condition Duration. Happy now?
Im not trying to convince anyone :<
Just teasing you. I actually ran the spec a while back. I switched again last night. Fortunately water runes are cheap.
Now I’m fiddling with the traits a bit. I’m beginning to think Coated Bullets isn’t needed anymore, so I’m trying some things with that slot.
I’ve also tried getting rid of Cloaking Device, but I like it too much.
coated bullets and the extra range trait are very situational, they are not mandatory for the build at all. you can do just fine with only 10 points in firearms for the reduced cooldowns.
I find that coated bullets are great at stopping/delaying resses, I dont use it in s/tpvp and I regret it often.
for me they give me some versatility in WvW.
They are usefull in smaller fights, they shine versus groups of stupid npc’s like Hylek on the move, camp veterans etc…
But nope: they are not mandatory for that.
But as I join a blob or zerg, I at least have something to use there to it’s fullest without retraiting.
Call them the poor man’s grenades at that point
Bit of versatality, nothing more. Nothing less either.
coated bullets and the extra range trait are very situational, they are not mandatory for the build at all. you can do just fine with only 10 points in firearms for the reduced cooldowns.
I find that coated bullets are great at stopping/delaying resses, I dont use it in s/tpvp and I regret it often.
I’ll add the observation that, having just played up a Ranger, I really missed piercing shots while leveling and when I got into WvW I had to switch to a build that used them. (Yes. I admit it. I made my Ranger on an Engineer’s frame. If you keep in mind that your bullets are coated and try to set up the geometry for them you’ll find you get a LOT of use out of them. Pet classes; trying to nail a thief while that warrior is in your face; nailing Dolyaks on camp flips. They might be more useful than you are thinking.
Of course there’s a trivial test. Run without the Coated Bullets for a week or so and see what you think. For me I find them a must.
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