Hi, a pistol fan here
I just did some “hotjoins” yesterday with my new lvl 2 engie and i had so much fun!
Damage part is amazing: I can kill other players really fast. All i need are my pistols, no bombs, grenades and other kits for dmg part.
I use Elixir gun mostly for condi cleansing, team helping and if i need more survivability. But most of the time i stay on p/p.
I also have Flamethrower equiped but just because of tool belt effect(Incendiary ammo), which gives me super burst for my next three attacks. I almost never use Flamethrower btw, i really can’t afford myself to stay in melee range for more than a second or two.
And Rocket Boots for Rocket Kick
That’s all i need to have super fun PvP experience.
Why i don’t see many condition engineers in PvP these days? I would expect much more engi/scrapers use p/p for super high and quite save dmg. Condi cleanse? Np, you can spam them over and over again. No risk, high reward, with exception of p#4 which needs closer range, but can do over 14k burning dmg in 15 seconds lol. Survivability is also great, thanks to super mobility and other stuff.
I also play p/p Thief but i have better survivability on my engie and i don’t rely only on one ability like Unload (p#3) is for Thieves.