Guild Wars 2

I’m curious about something that’s gonna be important for my build come tuesday.

And I’m gonna start with what we don’t know:

How much damage does the Aim-Assisted Rocket (from the trait of the same name) do?

Because if it hits as hard (or harder) as say, Surprise Shot, then that will heavily affect my position on the following issue:

I have a full set of Ascended gear, Zerk in every slot. I run a build that prioritizes burst damage by way of Surprise Shot and Static Discharge, because I find that more fun than grenades.

I need to choose between two traits on the Master tier of Explosions:

Aim Assisted Rocket: 10s ICD, 33% chance to fire a ???-damage rocket
-or-
Shaped Charge: Deal 5% more damage to Vulnerable targets

Now, the benefits of Shaped Charge are pretty obvious. That’s a sizable damage increase that you can guarantee you have, since you yourself can automatically apply Vuln with the right traits.

But AAR, that’s another story. I wish I knew how much damage I could expect it to do. I mean, I already do A LOT of damage with Surprise Shot + Static. Is it comparable to that?

Because if so, I mean… that’s awesome. That’s another source of burst for me, and I’m already running with traits enough that under the right circumstances I’m doing +30-50% damage.

Do you think the burst damage from AAR is going to be good enough that it’s a worthy choice over Shaped Charges? Especially in situations where high burst damage in PvE is preferable, at least?

I’d love it if a dev could weigh in on AAR’s damage. That would really… help this thread along.

Anyway, this is what I think, and now I’d love to know what you think! Please, experienced Engineers, lend me your opinions.

About these two traits.

Specifically.

I’m looking for insight into my build, not changing the way I play altogether.