Guild Wars 2

Holy kitten… so simple yet so frickin smart! can’t .. compute ..

Hey there, and welcome
I’m officer of a really small desolation guild, that is just all about fun, getting to know eachother and to create longlasting friedships ingame! If you are interested, let me know! If not, pm me and we could lvl together? got a bunch of alts to level ^^

Alltough the combo may seem nice at first (especially for PvE, but everything will work in PvE really), I doubt this will work in WvW. The wacking is just too slow to kill an enemy..

Meh another, one time only event probably which will be so crowded you can’t play the game.. but still, I like the new healing skill thing going on. Give us more skills!

Hmm, I would guess HgH bomber, but that is impossible with a turret, toolkit and bombs…

But more likely seems he invested a 30 points in explosions and perhaps had zerker armour?

Perhaps withsitting duck and goggles. He can spam alot of vulnerability with a rifle that way.

Join a guild pall! Loads of guilds will be happy to have you, and do loads of stuff together!

http://www.gw2armor.com/

Good luck picking one

Too bad I don’t find them that awesome..
I always end up or using A.E.D. to early (and when the timer is expired I die) or to late. It’s toolbelt is not too bad, but ghell the purpose of a healing skill is to HEAL.

Do you guys share my opinion? Or are you guys using A.E.D alot and find it an awesome skill?

PLEASE give us the option to get rid of these hobo sacks! I rather have this then any of your ‘fixing turrets’ patches!

I love the idea! It’s fresh and original from the ‘texas chainsaw massacre’ kits. But I feel using the kit would be a problem. A barrier can be nice to block off things, but finding a balance between OP (blocking of an entire zerg in WvW) and useless (placing the barrier and it gets one shotted by a ranger) could be hard.

And on a second thought, it would even more fit to introduce this kit simultaniously with a new weapon for the engineer: the hammer!

You can try a nice support build if you want! take healing turret, EG, bomb kit (with infused bombs trait), toolkit and supply crate ofc. P/S setup with reinforced shield trait, and the stealth when immobilized trait, makes you a nice bunker.

together with 20 points in explosions to make the bombs a bit more effective, aND 10 points for speedy kits + 10 points in invigorating speed and there you go.
a supereffective support build! my guildies really lve the healing turret and the super elixer from EG!

What you’ve posted here looks pretty nice! There are a ton of options for the hammer on the engineer. Now let’s hope Arenanet sees it ..

I’m still a big fan of hammer on the engineer. It seems a better choice to me since you need a hammer to tinker niche little gadgets, dinkydoodles and turrets ^^. Plus I’d really like another two handed weapon.

DarcShriek.5829:

One reason it’s entirely based on luck is because if it wasn’t, the games economy would be destroyed. Ascended weapons would sell for cheaper than level 20 weapons. If all you had to do was kill BOSS X to get an ascended weapon, people would line up for hours and farm Boss X. Within a day, ascended weapons would be cheaper than level 20 weapons. ANet would most likely react by putting up a time gate on BOSS X which would start a whine fest like never seen before here. That is why ascended weapons are RNG based.

Why just make it a boss? Arenanet allready violated enough of it’s manifesto, give us a quest log for some certain quests (like the quests for ascended). Make us do 4 uterly hard quests or something! A prime example of such thing is the way you had to aquire the black moa chick minipet in gw1: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Black_Moa_Chick

You had to do a bunch of stuff that took long walks, through zones full of enemies and getting materials to fill the inquibator, and then you had to walk into the lair of the stone summit (forgot it’s name) and then fight the ironforge man!

So much stuff that took a long time to get it done. The same can be done for ascended weapons!

Dear fellow engineers!

I’ve playes this class since beta, and only this class. I picked the engineer because of its many skill options, that are imho bigger with all the kits we have, then with all the differen weapon types the other classes have (because of completley lackluster weaponsets, and overusage of some weaponsets).

The reason I love this class is because of a decent amount of tinkering options.
Now, Guild wars 2 does not have that many skills, following there aren’ t many builds (for every class) either. Nevertheless has the engineer community always claimed we are one of the most if not, the most diverse you can get in this game talking about builds and I must agree.

But hell, I’ve to say the tinkering in guild wars 2 is no where near, and will never be near the literally endless amout of builds and tinkering in gw1.

It has come to the point, that I can’t come up with new things. No new builds to use, no new combos to discover. I figured out all the combo options, all effective builds, all nice and epic stuff there is. The only thing I can do now, is wait for arenanet to unleash another wave of tweaks and dinkydoodles at us, making it possible for me to discover some new things and nice combinations. But that is all done within an hour. Maybe two hours.

Why? Why arenanet? Why force us into, maybe 10 at max, cool builds! Where is the time you could invent your own unique build, that literally nobody in the game had except you.

How do you feel about this? Do you guys still find some new stuff you didn’t saw before? Or do you start alts to do that? What do you guys do to keep tinkering?

Agreed. I picked up a few sigils aaaaand that’s it. I’ll never be switching, because others suck kitten

I must agree with the other people who responded here, 1-2 hours isn’t hardcore. I am talking in the ts and guild chat half of the time (that’s why I can’t run dungeons with pugs, I die to often) and chill, (aswell a reason why my commanding isn’t going that smooth in WvW, ;P logging in for half an hour zerging around and leaving everyone in confusion.. ya.. ).

But on the contrary, since october the 25th I’ve played a total of 423 hours (for conveniene I’m leaving out the minutes and seconds). Today it’s the 10th of may, in between there are 233 days. Approximatly I’ve played 1.835 hour a day; that is about one hour and 45 minutes a day! A DAY! That’s twelve hours a week! I am playing a dam game for a day every week. I’ve been thinking about this a long time. Imagine if every game did something more usefull with it’s time that people spend on it. I have been having the following thing in my head for a while:

If I had money, I’d hire a complete pro dev team, create a turn based strategy game (al la rome total war) set in the Israel of nowadays, with a really strong diplomacy aspect where people can create their own peace plan for the troubles between the western bank, gaza and Israel.
Then I’d use my money and influence to start new peace councils between the 2 fighting parties (in real life I mean) and present them every single plan gamers create (with of course looots of possibilites to create a plan in-game, and I mean a real real kittenload of possibilities) and after looots and looots of plans finally both israel aswell as the palestines see a plan they botch can agree on and the world gaming community, resolved a long going war!

But that’s just a dream ..

Edit: the math may not be correct, doing it from the head is not the secure way to do it.

Jski.6180:

Im Mudbone.1437:

Jski.6180:

Not realty here its just a room to stand in why would you need that? If i am going to be afk all day why be online? If i was going to minly events why not do it with ppl out side of your guild?

UNHEARD OF RIGHT. Guild halls in a game called “Guild Wars” most urealistic thing ever heard of. The Guild Halls in GW was IMO one of the most epic things in the game, we had our own merchants, runesmiths, armorers, weaponsmiths as well as many other things as well as the place for your guild to congregate and hold GUILD ONLY events and such. Totally useless.

No “Guild Wars” is about the story before GW1. You have all of this in the cities and as is ppl do not use the home cities most of the time. You can also as a guild call these work places if needed.
As for these “UNHEARD OF RIGHT” as you call them as a player you have no rights Anet give you the right they want to and can take them away as they feel needed. This is how all online games are even steam is like this.
Just because it was in the first GW game (an non mmorpg game) does not mean it will be in the 2ed GW game. You can make the argument that if something was in an older mmorpg it should be in all the newer mmorpgs too but its a very bad one. Every game is in it self its own game. There may be a tie with a story but its still its own game. If any thing we should be asking for something better then a guild hall not just a copy paste of an out dated game that was not even the same game type.

Untrue. There was a pvp game mode where guild fought eachother → Guild versus Guild

I aswell REALLY want to use turrets. But you just punish yourselve if you do. There have been thousands of ideas and suggestions use them!

Noticed this aswell. Never thought of it as a bug tough..

Mif.3471:

Elixir X = the skill you design when you can’t be kittened to design a skill.

Yep, lazy as devs. Y U NO develope a unique elite?!

Seras.5702:

I say, scrap the whole elite and give us something unique. We’re engineers, not scavengers. We build stuff. So why are we borrowing other professions’ elites? Give us a steam-powered-mech-suit transformation or a Mr.-Hyde-crazy-scientist tonic or something with unique models and skills. The necro lich is so awesome looking and completely unique. Can we has something like that??

^ this. Gives us an elite kit. Give us a bazooka. Or a flying superduper jetpack rodeo epicness.

Switch out flame turret for rocket turret. RT does way more damage and burns aswell +more range (seriously why did they even put flame turret in the game?).

Other then that? It’s PvE so you really can’t do that wrong (except dungeons :P) .
Have fun!

I’d rather go for 10 points into tools and take the speedy kits trait, you’ll have perma swiftness available on the fly!

And consider swapping out short fuse for explosive powder, it’ll give both your bombs aswell as your nades a 10% damage bonus. But it’s your call

Edit: and heck I see so many new engineers these days!

It doesn’t look terrible for all I know, but I made tons of builds that looked extremely good on paper, but sucked when practiced.

So try it out!

Caffynated.5713:

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but engi was disgustingly OP and had to be brought down. Anyone who thought the HGH meta builds were OK has no idea what game balance is. Grenades might still need to be brought down some, but we have 2 months to watch them and see how things affect them.

Comparing fiery GS to supply crate is just…

Comparing anything on FGS to an AoE damage + stun that summons 3-4 turrets, and 6-9 1k+ heal bandages doesn’t make any sense. Supply crate is a fight changer. FGS is used for mobility or an emergency “oh crap I’m holding a staff 1v1” skill.

LOL and as always, because people do not know a thing, they are making horrible mistakes again. HgH has just 1 way to a 4s stability on a 45sec VD and it’s RNG based. But I NEVER see anyone tackle me on my weakspot. Ever. All of you just bump up my back and try to damage me as much as possible. No, instead you should bump me around and immobilize me. But you all do the same thing, and when you all do it’s easy to learn how to counter it. Anyway, I didn’t find RtL that OP, but I don’t thing the whole ele cry-out about the longer CD is justified.

And supply crate -> stunbreaker and away is the fight changer. Allthough I must agree at the fact that it’s loads better then FG .. I only use it against world bosses sometimes.

Carighan.6758:

Lightsbane.9012:

you clowns act like the shatter confusion build is the only mesmer build ever. ridiculous.

You act like build diversity is a bad thing. ridiculous.

Lol? He .. Actually doesn’t? He says people here are acting if confusion shatterer mesmer is the one and only thing for a mesmer, ergo he says you have more builds then just this one, ergo he says build diversity is a good thing.

Seras.5702:

As an aside, I’m still working on all my exotic gear. I have karma. Where do I go to get the karma armor I want? Namely, Rampagers.

Orr especially those in Cursed Shore.

Aswell, power condi is great for bombs, I use bombs in combination with elixer U for the extra spamming, (see my build above here). Bombs, elixer U offer nice burst and toolkit extra utility, take ‘m in combi with speedy kits trait and invigorating speed and you’ll be able to survive every sungeon :P

Rifle mod. And yes take hair trigger and go for the eyes isn’t worth it.

First: you use 3 elixers, but have no traits for elixers what so ever. → kick out some elixers.
You’re using static discharge, it has good burst potential, but you need to spam it (and you can’t with the throw elixers). Swap out elixer B for rifle turret, it’s toolbelt skill has a 10sec VD and makes your SD spammable.

Second, scrap med packed stimulans (the med kit throw trait, it’s worthless :S) and take adrenal implant and swap out invigorating speed for somethin else, OR swap out 10 points from tools to explosives and use IC.

But what do you want to do with this build? It seems you want to go high crit chance, and burst with static discharge? Consider using toolkit aswell then, it gives high utility and another spammable toolbelt.

Yes this trait does work, but imho its not a really great option.

Use bombs then! They do great damage aswell.

Xta.7458:

I did played ele’ just because i felt they have lots of options.. but i just hate playing casters.. i like toe to toe fights :\

You could reroll to an engineer! Their utilities can be swaped in for kits, and every kit gives another 5 aditional new skills. Aswell they always have 14 skills equipped becuase of their toolbelt. With 3 kits you’ll have acces to 26 at the same time

I’ll guess that’s just .. kitten happens.
They can’t give a refund on people making mistakes with in game currency.
I accidentely sold my super shield skin: “arena net gimme ma shield back”.

It’s really strong. As an engineer spamming bombs with the speed of light is not that great for the enemies health :P, but remove it? No.

These bursts are easy to counter with a block, and in PvE it’s especially warriors that use it i.c.w. mesmers time warp.

Shadowtech.5071:

I would like to start by saying the engineer down state needs a significant buff to compete with the other professions, as an adventure class it would prove useful to be able to move or rez faster on our #2 skill instead of a…pull. Sure its an interrupt but if anything stands in line of sight its blocked and our #3 down state ability is on too long of a cooldown to be used in time to save ourselves, I recommend reducing it by 3 seconds. Our number one is terrible on anything other than a condition build as well and would like if its buffed to match a different play style. Thanks.

Yea aswell a problem for a long time the frickin down state :S.

Gadgets indeed (dev quote: ‘gadgets are just .. Not so great’) suck. I’d like them to have more utility or give them a new feel so we can u them for a more aggresive playstyle.

And just make turrets immume to AoE → problem solved.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlsp6ZHvSXF1LJxoCdGkC7mXRFy/nHyttpF-TcAikUJ5SykkMJbSDRA

No support. Just aggresive dps. Spam your bombs with elixer U, the runes give etxra power + precision and sigil of battle is good for at least 6 stacks of might.

The sitting duck trait makes it possible to stack 25 vuln with ease. Net shot → toolbelt net turret → net turret (wIt untill it fires its first net) → overcharge net turret→ glue bomb → jump shot→ guarenteed 25 vuln.

High power, high damage, do you need more in life?

^ consider a sitting duck build with net turret! You’ll be able to stack 20 vulnerability with ease, and with some more work you can reach 25! With the extra condi duration (explosives?) you can keep it up for a while!

Keeping the enemy at one place for 10 seconds is always fun :P

I’ll give you more feedback later on, but you need to ask yourselve a question? What do you want to do with the build? Zerging in WvW? Runnin dungeons? sPvP? tPvP?

If you can give me that info, I can give you some more specific feedback, but even withput that info: scrap kit refinment trait, in its current state it sucks. Take speedy kits (perma swiftness).

You use HgH so take elixer R, elixer S or elixer U as a stunbreaker (elixer U doesn’t work that well as a stunbreaker, but as a burst skill it works nice.).

Swap out deadly mixture for invigorating speed (in combination with speedy kits ^^). You don’t pixk elizer gun to do damage so don’t take deadly mixture with EG (you better never take it imho, not even with FT ..).

Swap out fireforged trigger or precise sight (I’d choose precise aight) for hair trigger.

Now I need more info :P

When I thought about the elites I thought about it like in gw1. See it like a weapon swap, you can swap to bear form and still use your weapons but your just a bit stronger (at the cost of aomething of course). Too bad it ended up as crappy elites -_-

From the looks of it I don’t see many anything I’d not do if I made a tank build.
You might swap put healing turret for elixer H and take formula 409 instead of automated reaponse.

Personaly i’m not a fan of the protection traits, I’d swap out protective shield for cloking device and protective injection for fast acting elixers. But that’s just me.

I’ll give you my bomb build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlIq6ZHvSXF1LJxoCdGki8aXRFy/nHyttpF-TcACbU24sxYj0GrNDRA

With power crit wap stats and power crit armor stats, the might gain from sigil of Battle and the combo field (first big ol bomb, then fire bomb gives a guaranteed 3 stacks of might) you’ll cranck out some decent damage (2k crits) and with elixer U you’ll speed up the process

The sitting duck trait offers another change for even MORE incoming damage for you enemy. Net shot → toolbelt net turret → net turret ( wait until it firea 1 net) → overcharge net turret (the turret will fire a stunning net which stacks vuln too!)→ glue bomb. And BAM 25 vulnerability (you can add vuln again with jumpshot)

Runes of the doly for more survival aswell as the apeedy kits and invigorating speed traits!

You don’t have to copy the build, but consider taking some things of mine and remake your own build!

Lol. How do you farm 100g in one hour? Please tell me (don’t say ‘just kill stuff’ because that is just plainly untrue :P).

And 10g for a gb location? Lol there are websites (dulfy.com) that give you the locations for free. And even if you don’t know the location, finding the guy isn’t the hardest part of completing the guild bounty.

I believe I smell bullkitten ..

I can’t stop eating myself up about these new arrowcarts. My god, they tear you apart!
Storming a tower with 20+ people and 3 enemy arrowcarts equals certain defeat.

Getting poisend and crippled and beig butchered with 1,5k damage. That’s not a way to make attackers plan or think of new strategies. It’s dam impossible to take anything with some ac’s around!

I like Ilya and the corrupted bulwark :P, doesn’t really fit with your armor set, but what The GHELL ILYA glows pink mists! It’s a owesomeeeeehh!

Mortar traits? Do we have mortar traits?
I’m playing on my engineer aince bwe1 but I’ve never seen mortar traits?

Gaffles.3296:

I’m curious how effective deployable turrets can be at taking out seige just out of reach of our grenades or the mesmers zerker phantasm. Does anyone have any experience with this tactic.

It’s not effective.
Your turret has to be standing precisly right, then it has to target the siege weaponry (half of the time the turret will pick a random guy :S), and it has to be up for an frickin hour to kill the siege weapons, because it does so little damage.

The only thing that works with deployable turret is thumper turret and overcharge, you’ll knock alot of people of the walls, but you won’t kill siege with it.

Perhaps rune of the dolyak? Gives some extra toughness + vit.

It looks really nice, I will try this a bit today! But your thoughness is seriously lacking..
Aren’t you afraid of dying alot in battle? Even with toolkits’ gear shield..

You lack a stun-breaker. I personally always take a stun breaker into battle. I wouldn’t recommend elixer S (since it’s nerfed and people discovered a bug: lose your sigils and stats.) but Elixer R is a nice option, it breaks stun refills your endurance and its toolbelt skill (if thrown at the right time) can insta revive you!

You might want to swap out dezdly mixture for potent elixers or the cd reducing trait (forgot its name) since you use many elixers :P

And think about getting supply crate instead of elixer X (it has the same bug as elixer S).