Guild Wars 2

Advance warning: this is not about assembling a meta build. This is just for funsies.

Having been enjoying the use of Streamlined Kits and Tool Kit (for short bursts of super speed), as well as rocket boots for massive leaps and Elixir Gun for noping away from stuff, I can basically state that Engineer is one of the faster moving classes in GW2 and that I love going really fast, especially if it’s the kind of really fast that still manages to keep me occupied.

Engie is my last prof to 80, and zipping around crazy fast while leveling has been enough fun that I wanted to have a “running around” build to play with that can emphasize speed and durability for when combat actually needs to happen.

My current build ( http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdEQJAqelUUhSuYfWwdLQ7FLpFV4OEj12XNEAh44ckGlBA-TBCBAB8o+zsKBVS53Cm/A4BA0ieAZ2fIgTAAA-e ) isn’t bad for a speedy explorer setup. When running straight through areas, I’ll normally swap the Elixir kit for rocket boots for added speed, as the bomb kit is too nice to get rid of when combat is unavoidable. The shield and tool kit, plus other toys like the water fields and blast finishers, help ensure a lot of survival even with the lower damaged and all the AoE has made it something of a new favorite in big events.

With the release of HoT and the new Scrapper spec, though, I really would like to tweak it a bit. Hammer 3 looks like it’s a fun little travel skill that will work well in water fields, and it also has both block and reflect, which is nice. Bunker down in melee with a cleaving hammer seemed like a solid pick for survival in a straight fight and all, but I didn’t know if the trait would be worse than, say, going full Soldier’s for survival and damage.

So far I came up with this http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdEQFASlUUhSuYfXwdLQ7FLbGF9YX2vdY70cR14DUABAA-ThxDABioDIG1fQVJ4PK/OZ/BAM/BA-e

I was wondering if anyone else wanted to tweak it and make it better. Or mock me, either works.

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