Guild Wars 2

WvW

I have pistol/shield for single target.
I feel I am either using bombs or grenades for damage depending on range and pressure v denial.

What am I likely to miss of the e-gun?

Obviously, the stun break is nice. I do like the auto attack and fumigate is great for my team if not me.

Then situationally, I could use rocket boots, tool kit or an elixir.

Anyone out there who plays the standard 30/10/0/20/10 engineer in wvw ever dumped the e-gun and if so how did it work?

I dumped it for elixir S because my 5 man usually ends up fighting much larger groups and S is a much better when I get focused.

Why do you find elixir S to be that much better than say Rocket Boots that would allow you to jump away 3x as often?

I just fear the 60 second timer on the elixir more than anything! Truly looking for how the elixir works well for you.

You can stealth yourself or your mates with elixir S which is nice

I love E-gun. It’s got it all: sun break, escape backward, aoe heals, aoe cleanse, weakness, cripple, blast finisher.

You have to think what the thing you’d sub in for it has that E-gun doesn’t and if/why that’s better. For instance, if you’re running a P/S condition build and have no reliable burning, I can see slotting Rocket Boots. Otherwise, E-gun.

I never really used the elixir gun in WvW. I think Elixir S and Slick Shoes are both a lot more useful across the board, and both offer stunbreakers as well.

Throw mine is pretty devastating in zerg fights. Try it out

i personally never go into wvwvw without rocket boots. the escapes it allows is invaluable.
elixir s is good too for securing stomps and the other many uses invuln can get you.
those 2 would be the best options.

I like rocket boots I tried e gun as I was learning but ended up going back to rocket boots.

Bombsaway.7198:

Why do you find elixir S to be that much better than say Rocket Boots that would allow you to jump away 3x as often?

I just fear the 60 second timer on the elixir more than anything! Truly looking for how the elixir works well for you.

The problem with rocket boots is I run with a tight group and me jumping all over the place is more likely to get me killed than save me.

The invuln+the stealth is very useful and can save team members as well as myself.

If you watch your positioning you shouldn’t need to use elixir S unless kitten really goes down.

Solo, however, rocket boots often gets a slot over S.