Guild Wars 2

Hello.
I just hit level 80 with my Engineer and thought it’d be a good idea to gear myself up with some exotics. However, because I’m not too rich, I can’t afford to buy more than one set of armour and I can’t decide which stats should I focus on. I made this thread hoping someone more experienced could help me out.
My build is 10/0/30/30/0, I play PvE almost exclusively and use Bombkit a lot because it’s great against mindless melee mobs. Ranged enemies are a bit more problematic, which is why I don’t want to go glass-cannon. Now, so far I’ve been using Knight’s gear as crits with bombs are neat and I carry a rifle around, but I never really got any great crit-chance which is why I’m not sure if it’s the best choice. Someone told me to go for Carrion, but I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that Condition Damage bombs deal doesn’t scale too well. Soldier would be the cheapest to get (for karma) and gives lots of power with great survivability, but picking it would also mean I’d kill things slower.
I hope you guys can help me out, any feedback is appreciated!

You’d probably be just fine going with soldier. The power will help your bombs out, and the survivability will be good for the close encounters you’ll have while using the bombs. Soldier’s gear seems to be one of the easiest to find around as well (at least, as far as I can tell), so it might make it a bit more affordable than some other sets.

If you decide to start doing PvP there might be some other things to consider, but soldier’s would be a good way to go if you’re just focused on PvE.

I agree that soldier’s is a good way to go. Bear in mind that Knight’s gear uses toughness as the main stat, so with soldier gear you will have more pure power. Sharpening stones buff your power based on toughness and vitality levels, so that is even more power there.

Hmm, I see. Soldier would definitely be the easiest to get, except there are no Soldier leggings in the Orrian temples so I will not have a perfect set unless I farm some dungeons. What about mixing sets?

PVE?
Neither.
Berserk or rampager or combo of them. Why would you want to kill mobs slower?

P.S. Carrion is good for HGH, not for bombs.

I only really use the Bomb Kit in CoF these days. I usually wear Berserker gear with it.

Soldier is fine though. Still get a lot of Power.