Guild Wars 2

.so im playing my engineer in SPvP, and im thinking to myself… man im not even hurting that guardian. seriously i was chasing him around spamming my 2 main damage abilities and didnt even knock him lower then 90%. a warrior runs over and charge,bola, HB and knocks him down to 50% in 3-4seconds.

im not really mad, im more confused… how do i deal burst damage like that as an engineer? i know its a different class, so it has different strengths, but common after nearly 20 seconds with burns, bleeds, vulnerabilies, and 2k crits he wasnt even worried about me as a damage character.

what should i be doing to make this sitty weapon useful in SPvP?

here are my stats:
explosives 10 = 33% on crit for bleed
firearms 30= 33% on crit bleed, 20% longer burns, juggernot
inventions 20= protection when crit, 5% toughness into power
alchemy 10= elixer S at 25%

my skill are usually: net turret, healing turret, flamer, crate, and elixer S

The flamer is impossible to assess in PvP right now due to it being riddled with bugs, especially Flame Jet.

Save yourself the stress and try another build until AN fix it.

what would you suggest until its fixed?

I’m curious too. My Flame Thrower wrecks in PvE, but seems to be as effective as just throwing a lighter at my enemy in sPvP.