Guild Wars 2

Never played PvE, but since nobody answers im gonna try anyway.
I think if u solo both power/condition grenade builds are good. In teams i think its better to roll power grenade build as the other condition classes will lower your damage. For power grenade builds u can use rifle and condition grenade builds u can use P/P or P/S.

TL;DR, nades are the way to go. From what ive heard.

For power grenades or any kit-focused build it’s not really a bad idea to roll P/P or P/S anyway, as you get the benefit of two sigils that way. Grenades in general aren’t the best though until you get to 60, when you get the grenadier grandmaster trait.

I would recommend bombs, and traits down that power line that increase bomb aoe and decrease cooldown. Bombs are simply the best damage at the moment, and the aoe is really good for killing groups. Learn to love fire bomb in particular; lay one down immediately and it adds a lot of damage over time as you autoattack bomb spam.

luckywaldo.6089:

For power grenades or any kit-focused build it’s not really a bad idea to roll P/P or P/S anyway, as you get the benefit of two sigils that way. Grenades in general aren’t the best though until you get to 60, when you get the grenadier grandmaster trait.

I would recommend bombs, and traits down that power line that increase bomb aoe and decrease cooldown. Bombs are simply the best damage at the moment, and the aoe is really good for killing groups. Learn to love fire bomb in particular; lay one down immediately and it adds a lot of damage over time as you autoattack bomb spam.

Never played PvE. ^This dude is probably right xD

I’m only level 23 with the engi, but bombs serve me well. I traited Firearms to get the 20% cooldown reduction and will probably go 10 into kits, to get speedy kits. Feel like having constant swiftness is more beneficial then a bit more bomb damage. Like the rifle at the moment because of the control it gives you especially if you try to set up combos in a Fire Bomb or smoke bomb field.

If I had to level a new engineer, i would run pistol/pistol for main weapons for utility slots I would run elixir B, bomb kit and grenade kit. For equipment I would go for condition damage, power and vitality on everything. I would trait first for increased bomb radius, then for short fuse and then grenadier, after that go where you please, but that tree will increase your condition duration which is what you should be aiming for.
Aoe conditions are the way to go for the engineer and will allow you to solo huge packs of mobs. Goodluck

I leveled up with Dual Pistols, Bombs, and Nades. Mix in Power, Precision, and Condition Damage whenever you can. Just use your damage cooldowns and AoE packs of mobs down while staying safe with your Blinds.

This is easily doable at about level 20, if not earlier.