Guild Wars 2

Looking for some possible solid play from S/D and or Rifle engineers. Just curious how people are playing theres, and would like to learn from some vids.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/HGH-power-nades-wvw-vids/first#post3338457

not sure if he was SD, but he is rifle.

K U T M.4539:

not sure if he was SD, but he is rifle.

Well; if he’s HGH, he’s certainly not S/D. ^^

s/d burst

Think s/d burst is viable in wvw roaming solo and in small groups? Just can’t seem to decide what sort of setup to run these days.. tho the idea of eventually getting the legendary rifle is tempting, I don’t wanna go for it, and then realize rifle builds are no good. I love the use of the rifle, just not sure s/d is gunna offer me anything other than wtfpwning ONE target, and becoming lunch for his friends if they show up.

Try rifle? or go to a p/p condi build? Help me pahlease…

Saturn.6591:

K U T M.4539:

not sure if he was SD, but he is rifle.

Well; if he’s HGH, he’s certainly not S/D. ^^

Yeah, I just remembered watching the video at one point and knew he was power, lol.

These vids really got me into playing static discharge, and I’m loving it. The set up is great for roaming and small man wvw, all the damage happens very fast and it’s all targeted, so no fiddling with skill shots too often. When I play with my wvw guild, my role is usually as a sniper, dolling out 15k-25k damage to 1-3 targets at max range.

Caffeine.6724:

Think s/d burst is viable in wvw roaming solo and in small groups? Just can’t seem to decide what sort of setup to run these days.. tho the idea of eventually getting the legendary rifle is tempting, I don’t wanna go for it, and then realize rifle builds are no good. I love the use of the rifle, just not sure s/d is gunna offer me anything other than wtfpwning ONE target, and becoming lunch for his friends if they show up.

Try rifle? or go to a p/p condi build? Help me pahlease…

SD burst is viable, it’s just a lot less forgiving than a flavor of the month p/s explosives build if you’re playing glassy. There are some class builds you’ll come up against that you’re not terribly likely to win against assuming a perfectly fair fight, but that’s the story of your life as an engineer regardless. Lately Arenanet has grown fond of nerfing condition damage through better cleanses and changes like the blanket immunity above a certain HP threshold that elementalists got, so that coupled with the Incendiary Powder nerf has made playing condition a lot more annoying.

In the end it mostly boils down to playstyle. I felt more useful using pistol/shield in roaming since I could last longer in 1vX fights, but in teamfights I prefer SD because I can actually do a respectable amount of damage before one of my teammates dies. Personal preference figures in too. I think playing condition is about as entertaining as watching paint dry. Roaming is kind of starting to die, too, at least in higher tiers. Maybe Edge of the Mists will revive it, but who knows how far away that is.

All that said, I wouldn’t go for a legendary or ascended gear until you’ve tried both and decided which one you like more.

Thanks for the advice. Here’s the build and utilities ive been running today, so far, I LOVE them. but am open to suggestions / tweaks. Currently running knights armor, with ruby orbs. zerker trinkets.

Edited with my gear and all entered in.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUnIE1zavLOvQ9ikY0jOz5MDmRe9rYBfKIXA-jEDBYgAYLIUEIkFApPRMBaIrtBFRjVtATVaI1qYQeDYuDDpWIARjBA-w

this is my goal:

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlIqic37SiF1LJSIFS49BqgeJqg+95xb1WQIA-jUCBYfAYLIkIAZnFRjtMqIas6aYKXRWDDQFLpyAsMGA-w

once i have all pink armor (have 2/6 atm) and when i finally get around to bothering with an infusion in my amulet, ill have 10 defensive infusions and 4 offensive for an extra 50 toughness and 20 power

i have the predator

i do not regret getting it, its kittening bad kitten
i occasionally wish i could have the choice between about 4-6 different stat sets cuz i do like to bling some condis sometimes, and when i do dungeons i really wanna just go zerk or rabid and definitely not 1900 toughness… especially cuz i sacrifice a lot of crit for that toughness.

i can solo camps (without even pushing heal on a good pull), but i personally am bad at tower lords… i think i could prolly kill them if i was better (somehow).

i do tons of aoe damage and pressure, and especially help finish the downed from the back line when in a zerg. im fast as a bat out of hell with respectable power damage and great survivability.

i dont have videos, sorry.

but if you like rifle, let nothing stand between you and your predator.