Guild Wars 2

Finally got space to make an engineer and after an hour of playing in the mists and leveling for another hour, i was left kind of confused.

so compared to ele for an example, does engi reguire more skill or less? ofc having those 4 tool belt skills affects alot and timing them right, but i just couldnt get a hang of it.

And considering i already have that ele which i know well, a warrior and a necro and possibly guardian and either thief or ranger, should i just leave engi alone and focus ’’skill’’ on my ele?

If you’re used to ele you should do fine as engi.
Most of the skill comes from being able to juggle between kits effectively, and you already got plenty of practice by switching attunements on ele.

And no one can tell you which class you should focus on. If you think engi would be a fun addition to your arsenal, then go for it, otherwise don’t.

How about how they compare in dps etc? quessing ele can do dps beter but engi more supportive tanky?

I don’t know what do you play, so I’ll give my opinion based on PVP.

Engineer can be traited and geared to fill several roles effectively, but don’t expect to do as much damage as a backstab Thief or live forever like a bunker Elementalist. In the current tournament teams, Engineers have been successfully covering the “point holder” role, thanks to the million knockdowns you can use to keep an enemy off your point while waiting for help to arrive. Or you can also go heavy DPS with a rifle and the Static Discharge trait from the Tools traitline to do lots of burst damage while not being as squishy as another glass cannon class (mind you, still squishy, but at least you stand a chance at running away).

In my opinion, Engi is your typical jack of all trades, there’s no role you can be the best at, but it’s rare to catch you unprepared. No particular strength, no particular weakness.