Will we ever see Deployable Turrets again?
I don’t know… I think Engi – at least Condi Engi – is in a pretty good place right now. I’m running Pistol/Pistol + Rocket Boots + 4 Gyros in HoT and I’m pretty much Burning and Bleeding my way through the Jungle. I don’t hesitate to solo Champs.
Also, I’ve melted quite a few wanderers in WvW.
I don’t think that turrets were ever a “build-defining trait” – for good or bad. I suspect that with the focus on vertical Maps, turrets are going to be phased out.
no and we live happy
A buff to Gadgeteer is not unnecessary, it is kitten ed overdue.
Seriously. Unlike Turrets and Gyros Gadgets should really not be in a bad place.
I don’t think any of the Utilities should be intentionally bad… X)
As far as vertical maps go, Deployable Turrets seems to me like it’d greatly help in keeping them relevant. :P Turrets as a Utility are largely about getting an immediate and versatile effect rather than actually leaving them out to persistently affect an area like any other games’ turrets. Returning the trait allows for both strategic placement of the immediate/versatile effect mentioned prior, and for more effective placement of the turret for utilizing it as an actual long-term sentry device.
In regards to Pistols being in a good place, they certainly are. But that’s not due to Fragmentation Shot and Poison Dart Volley, which are the only two affected by Coated Bullets. Regaining that trait wouldn’t really improve the sheer strength of Pistols; just the situations in which Pistols can be used. :P