Guild Wars 2

I’m an avid PvP player and came back to GW2 about 8 months ago after playing when the game launched.

I really love the engineer. However, I will admit, that I used the turret engi build for a long time to help me learn fundamentals. Since then however, I’ve picked up Mesmer and Thief in PvP.

Prior to the Specialization patch, I had no problem winning more the 50% of my games as engineer. However, lately, I can’t seem to win. I’ll have lose streaks ranging from 4 to 15 games. Meanwhile, while playing my Mesmer and Thief, winning seems effortless. I have no problem killing players and staying alive. Having played a lot of Engineer in both PvE and PvP, I would like to think I have a strong understanding of the class. And yet, I can’t seem to win no matter what build I use.

Is there anybody out there who might be willing to offer me guidance, advice, or help? I really just want to get my daily done and have been at it for 2 hours now. Thanks

Are you just trying to win a game? If so, rotate better and avoid the ele/mes/ranger/lich/rampage…

If you are trying to get better at engi its a very unforgiving path. Like zero mistakes or you die.

Do not avoid the ranger.

Go to metabattle to check out the meta builds

Synosius.9876:

Are you just trying to win a game? If so, rotate better and avoid the ele/mes/ranger/lich/rampage…

If you are trying to get better at engi its a very unforgiving path. Like zero mistakes or you die.

Take the elixir F5 and be happy about rampage and lich ….

You did not learn any PvP fundamentals while playing turret Engi! You should forget everything that you’ve “learned” in that time and start fresh! I’d suggest a tanky power grenade build with lots of disengage! It’s the most forgiving build you can play while still being useful! You could also go the opposite route and play a marauder power grenades Engi! Nothing helps you learn positioning faster than the possibility of dying in 2 seconds! In theory that is! I’ve seen some people idle on point during a teamfight wearing a berserker amulet!

Basically until Anet decides to un-pigeonhole the Engineer into using Grenade Kit, Grenades will always be your strongest weapon! Use it! Master it!

Wahoo! Bye frands!

Just to clarify- I haven’t used the turret build in ages. I used the cele rifle build for quite some time after I got used to PvP fundamentals (what is rotating? How do I position correctly? What is +1? etc). I’m also very familiar with MetaBattle.

Prior to the specialzation patch, I ran a pretty standard cele rifle with grenades, elixir S, and tool kit. And I felt good with it. I got my win rate well over 50% for engineer and I felt I was in a good place with the class. It’s also worth noting that I also play Thief and Mesmer heavily in PvP, so unfortunately advice like “rotate better” isn’t very helpful, as I got quite good at that on those classes.

Since the specialization patch, I’ve tried several builds: pistol condi, soldier/marauder grenades, even a build based around burning using bomb and flamethrower kit. I haven’t been able to replicate my success before, yet still doing quite well on Thief and Mesmer.

Also, my goal isn’t to win necessarily- but to be a better player. And I feel like I have seriously dropped in my performance on engi and I can’t work out why. I’d be willing to play with or against people to see what I’m missing or what needs to be improved.