Guild Wars 2

This thread is basically a mix of two dominant problems that ice heard often and sewn often on engi forums.

First is a huge lack of viable kit for power engi in spvp and wvw. Someone mentioned before that as a power scrapper using hammer, only viable kit is elixir gun, which isn’t even supposed to be a power kit. Bomb kit is a joke/not viable at all when compared go other options, even in spvp where enemy has to fight on point.

Second is the rifle. Rifle is absolute dog trash, without a DOUBT the worst weapon in the game out of any class. It needs a serious overhaul. So does shield, but that doesn’t relate to the power engi problem so ill leave it alone. Again, someone mentioned that thief may get rifle next expax which is a further insult to engi players, especially if engi rifle is untouched until or even after then.

The lack of viable/fluid power weapon/kit is really sad to see. Yes condo engi piano is “strong”, but engi should have more viable power toolkits/weapon. Rifle MUST be fixed ASAP if you don’t want to see every scrapper being a bunker type bruiser.

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LaFurion.3167:

Second is the rifle. Rifle is absolute dog trash, without a DOUBT the worst weapon in the game out of any class.

HA, i think you are forgetting we have a shield my friend, are you sure rifle is the worst?

Ivantreil.3092:

LaFurion.3167:

Second is the rifle. Rifle is absolute dog trash, without a DOUBT the worst weapon in the game out of any class.

HA, i think you are forgetting we have a shield my friend, are you sure rifle is the worst?

Shield isn’t that bad, I’d even say it’s superior to other shields (e.g warrior). Thing is mainhand pistol is absolute garbage and you are forced to use it with the shield. Engi just needs a viable power-based mainhand and we are gonna see shields way more often.

Last time I checked, Grenade Kit is still best with power. Toolkit is good with power – pry bar will hit for a decent amount and magnet sets up combos with your other attacks. Mortar kit is kinda meh, but it’s definitely a power kit.

Rifle was fine. It was actually the #1 weapon for pvp and wvw engi. Then HoT happened. That’s a clear sign that the problem lies with power creep and defenses that were added with the expansion.

If they’re not going to do something about those (and .. it’s been like 2 years at this point) then they should change rifle so that it’s not shut down so easily. IMO, the biggest weakness is the self-cc on overcharged shot. Changing that to a backward evade or something would do wonders.

Ivantreil.3092:

LaFurion.3167:

Second is the rifle. Rifle is absolute dog trash, without a DOUBT the worst weapon in the game out of any class.

HA, i think you are forgetting we have a shield my friend, are you sure rifle is the worst?

Actually, shield isn’t that bad. The problem is that we only have one mainhand weapon (pistol), and mainhand pistol is pretty garbage as a source of damage, so we have no use for the shield because we can’t deal damage with MH pistol.

If they’re not going to do something about those (and .. it’s been like 2 years at this point) then they should change rifle so that it’s not shut down so easily. IMO, the biggest weakness is the self-cc on overcharged shot. Changing that to a backward evade or something would do wonders.

The problem with rifle is all the defense and reflects against it. Most classes now feature heavy anti-range ability, making unblockable attacks an absolute necessity — of which the rifle has none. Take a look at DH Bow #3, and tell me that wasn’t designed to deal with the power creep. If overcharged shot was unblockable, it would solve a huge portion of the issue, although not all of it.

The other thing is that its damage is just too weak to be a real threat. Healing also got buffed with HoT, and since the damage on rifle was never anything to write home about in the first place, it’s simply too weak to handle the amount of healing people can do. You have to go full berserker + max might stacks + quickness for its damage to be a threat to people, which is unacceptable.

I have to severely disagree. Engi and scrapper both have plenty of power damage. You can build a scrapper that can burst over 20k with rifle or hammer. Only issue is they’re like mesmers and can’t do their full burst until the last burst is off cd.

I find myself not playing engi for two reasons.

First. Terrible mobility. Absolute garbage tier mobility. It’s one thing for a warrior or thief to catch you, but when a reaper catches up with you, it’s pathetic.

Second. Garbage tier condi cleanse. With hgh and elixir gun and healing turret it’s nothing. With the drunk engi build you have the most cleanses but it takes forever to cleanse them.

Before July of 2015 rocket boots used to be great mobility with a 16s cd trained. But now they have a 20s or 16s if you take a dumb trait that requires you to take damage.

When engi gets a little of both. They’d be amazing.