Need help with Solo PvE Build
Grenades or flamethrower
Rush 10 points in tools for ‘Speedy kits’ so you can keep swiftness up permanently
Would you care to elaborate, in particular the FT build? Would this also be viable in dungeons? (I’m only lvl 60 so far ;b – running around with bombs)
1. Grenades
For grenades you need the grenadier trait (extra grenade per throw, extra range) so you need to be level 60. You also have to keep on spamming them (no auto attack). I wouldn’t recommend them even though they have the best dps for engineer (doesn’t matter if it’s condition or power build). Yes, you could use them without the grandmaster trait, but the damage-to-key-spamming-ratio sucks :P
2. Flamethrower
I’ve leveled with FT and elixirs. It was easiest combination for me. FT is easy to use, nicely tag mobs, is good in dynamic events…
I used P/P (condition) but nowadays I’d have chosen Rifle (crowd control) instead. 10 into Speedy Kits (speeds levelling as you move faster), then 30 into Firearms (Juggernaut, precision stat), then 20 into Alchemy (formula 409 to get rid of pesky conditions). At that point it doesn’t really matter (you are level 70, you’ll know what you need and use those final 10 points appropriately). Personally, I went for HGH (30 in Alchemy in total).
If you go into 409, then your skills are pretty obvious: Elixir H (healing), Elixir B (fury, might, swiftness), Elixir ? (S for “oh Shmoe” times, U for extra damage), and FT.
3. Bombs
Bombs are also nice for levelling as in PvE almost all mobs will come to you anyway (you can kite them like a pro). Good build might be 10 into Explosives (to get larger bomb radius) and then go for elixir-infused bombs (bombs will heal you and your “allies”). So again, 10 into Tools for Speedy Kits, 10 into Explosions (Forceful Explosions) and 30 into Inventions. You then have level 60, and can use the remaining 20 points however you like.
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Whatever you choose, remember that only killing mobs is the WORST way of levelling. Instead, get into a populated zone (around your level) and jump from one dynamic event to another, tagging mobs. Also work on completing a zone (vistas, pois, skillpoints).
Awesome! Tanks for all your help Ravak!