I play a decapper/bunker engi, most play time is 8pm MT. I am looking for a regular team for Tournies. Please msg me in game my characters name is Toolkat.
I agree with the lack of damage, absolutely that’s why I came here for suggestions. The build duels well but it takes some time to bring anyone down. I like the idea of bomb kit, would doing the 10 in firearms for 10 in explosives for the bomb radius be a large enough dos boost? I would replace net turret with the kit. Drop sitting duck I am also up for suggestions on gear! Celestial is just what I have. I like to solo risk and duel by the way.
After a very long time, thank you Southsun cove for your scale and blood drops. Also Thank you {iLL} for all the help along the way! I am completely happy with my newly crafted Quip!
Actually Joseph is right imo. Take Southsun for example. It is permanent and before this event I went there for one reason and one reason only, Farming powerful bloods. Same with Orr I go there once per day now because the farms have been ruined. I go for the Ori and Omnomberry Nodes then I get as quickly as possible because there is nothing there interesting anymore. The world boss item upgrades were a step in the right direction for regular players but I can out pace that gold gain in 30 minutes of farming. Irregular players will always miss something that is just a fact. Whether it is permanent or not they will miss something, For example a game that has raids. The regular players will outgear and progress faster than the irregular players then they will move to the next tier up, leaving behind the irregular players. The irregular players may eventually find a group for it but by the time they are geared up far enough to progress they will be stuck behind again and it will just keep repeating itself. If i call in sick to work and they give a day bonus that day, I am not going to be upset because we don’t a bonus everyday. Just a fact of life somethings you will miss, if you don’t have the time to be there.
Your problem with your TTK is purely due to not having good or even decent gear. I am full condition Engi and if my TTK was anywhere close to 30s I would cry. You need to at very least get rares and that is at very very least. Exotics would be a massive leap. Greens and blues on any class and your TTK will not improve much.
Going after Quip myself.
1/1 – Gift of Mastery
0/1 – Gift of Fortune
1/1- 77 Mystic Clovers
1/1 – Gift of Might
1/1 – Gift of Magic
0/1 – 250 Globs of Ectoplasm – currently 98/250
0/1 – Gift of Quip
1/1 – Sigil of Superior Stamina
1/1 – Gift of Entertainment
1/1 – Gift of Wood
0/1 – Icy Runestones – Currently have none
0/1 – Chaos Gun – Oh I loathe you!
I really hope most of you don’t go through life giving up on everything that gives a little resistance, because you won’t make it very far!
I think you got that one wrong. People who still play engineers after getting nerfed in almost every single update can by definition not be the kind that gives up as soon as there’s some tiny amount of resistance? Quitting after eight months of getting nerfed into the ground hardly fits your statement, and those people who still complain also evidently haven’t given up yet anyway.
I’ve been doing the same things you’ve been doing, my engineer is my second most played character because I like the idea behind the class. That doesn’t mean I have to be blind to its shortcomings or that I have to ignore that every single other character I play actively is stronger at everything I do. You’re doing this community a severe disservice by equating complaints with inexperience, many of us have been playing engineers for longer than the game has been released.
How many of these Engi’s posting about Elixir S nerf are HGH- Nades rerolls? HGH has become the new D/D Ele we all know it. We all know that nerf is coming just from hear the Dev’s voice shudder in the SotG. I am sorry but I don’t agree at all with being nerfed into the ground. I didn’t have problems roaming solo before this patch and I haven’t had problems since. I main Engi, but I also have an 80 Mesmer an 80 Thief. Thief was fun for about 3 weeks instagibbing people then I got bored. Mesmer was my first 80 and I have played him less than the thief. I won’t say Engi is the master of something cause i know its not. That is why i love the class. I have been through all the nerfs since launch day. ( No I didn’t play beta ) But I don’t see the disservice you are talking about. Should I throw up my arms and freak out that now that I can’t heal with Elixir S or should I find a different utility or use Elixir S differently now?
Most of the ‘protect the poor delicate devs’ fan boys only hold that ego stroking leet pose until the first patch comes that hits their own build, then they generally disappear never to be heard from again, possibly with a big flouncy tantrum before they go.
Nice, inaccurate, generalization there, bud. Applying common sense to game mechanics/changes and adjusting to a changing game doesn’t make somebody a fan-boy. It makes them adaptable and that is a strong trait for anybody to have.
Inaccurate? No my friend, he is right about one ting: lots of so called players promised to share builds and descriptions on how viable their engineer builds are but never returned. You talk and talk about how adaptable and open-minded you are to any game changes even if that means pointless and outrageous nerfings? Why won’t you share at least 3 viable builds with a proof of them being successful. Or maybe you aren’t playing at all. Whatever you do, please make a point based on facts.
Lol so I am supposed to share my build, that works well (Ukuni can attest to it he is on my server) because you cant theorycraft, create, and test your own? I put in the work to make my build, and test my build, but yet you feel entitled to my build? Huh sounds like welfare.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, this patch had a few things I disliked but the overall options it has opened up are quite significant for both solo play and team play. So please take the time to learn this stuff, or not I’d rather not get a total nerf because every engineer decided to become good players
Ukune, we can’t give all of our secrets away! hide the precious (Good to see you on here by the way!)
Most of the ‘protect the poor delicate devs’ fan boys only hold that ego stroking leet pose until the first patch comes that hits their own build, then they generally disappear never to be heard from again, possibly with a big flouncy tantrum before they go.
Haha I love how you make assumptions about me, but yet you know nothing about me. Nothing in my post was “protect the poor delicate dev’s”. Yet automatically because i am not cowering under my desk waiting for my ceiling to fall in on top of me i am a fan boy! These “nerfs” did hit my build ha, where is my tantrum? Oh thats right you are throwing it for me! GG
@CriSPeh.8512 – I agree with a lot of what you stated, I solo roam 90% of my time and also duel extensively in WvW. The Confusion nerf hurt yes, but my 7 stacks were hitting for 3700 each tick, I knew that nerf was coming when i can effectively shut someone down for near 10s, either that or blow a condition removal and I will reapply everything in a couple seconds. Try using P/S now with Elixir S, right when you pop out us Static shield. Either you will stun the first melee attack or block all ranged attacks enough time to get your heal off again! By the way I am not really new to Engineer. I had to look at my play time after you said that, which I almost fell out of my chair…. 983 hours played on my Engi O.o
Oh sorry I didn’t notice. Still ganking just as much as I was before. Still using Elixir S just as I was before, I use it to soak up the noticeable big hits. Stop using it as a get out of jail free heal. We aren’t broken, the sky is not falling. Either learn to play or adapt your build. There are still viable builds. I really hope most of you don’t go through life giving up on everything that gives a little resistance, because you won’t make it very far! Theorycraft , test new builds give everything a shot. It doesn’t hurt you to try, if you ride the flavor of the month train you will continuously be disappointed.
So…one month after the prybar buff, Anet has pretty much rendered it useless by destroying confusion damage. Pistol #3, bomb kit #3 and tool kit #3 will now be much less useful in WvW.
I utilize confusion a lot. Both in WvW and PvP. (and even PvE)
Putting the confusion damage on par with PvP in WvW is a good change.
You are acting as if confusion is useless in PvP, which it is certainly not.
“Destroying confusion damage” is a rather silly thing to say. It’ll still be good, just not this ridiculously good.
Oneshotting haste thieves with prybar was fun and it’ll still be very effective in WvW, you’ll only need to push out some more damage before they hit the dirt.
A good change, imo.
I agree, confusion was a bit over the top. I don’t think I could ever give up toolkit. Even if they changed 1-4 to Box o Nails and 5 Magnet. I would still love it just for magnet ha!
I have yet to have a difficult time with any thief, a lot play Backstab and P/D the only ones that give a little trouble are S/D. I play a confusion specced Engi. I am P/S plus toolkit i have more blocks than the Berlin wall and confusion+retaliation is my friend! Plus 409 eats bleeds for breakfast!
The reason for Sigil of Stamina is because of Quip not willing to turn the item orange due to swapping the sigil out until they fix that. Yeah i will have to try out bomb kit! My only worry with Big’ol Bomb though is, I don’t want them knocked back i want them spamming abilities on me with their confusion stacks!
My rotation in WvW when everything goes the way i like ha!
1.) Magnet
2.) Pry Bar
3.) Pain Inverter
4.) Confusing Speech
5.) Static Shot
Then i just continue to apply bleeds with the pistol. I always use Rare Veggie pizza for the +40% Condition Duration. Total i have +60% Condition duration. I use Sigil of Earth to apply extra bleeds. I play fairly offensively with my first 5 abilities then go straight into defensive. Confusion coupled with Gear Shield makes for a quick kill on a player not watching his conditions. Well i know its not a great guide but its my first if anyone has any criticism or tips i would really appreciate it! Thanks!
not willing to turn the item orange due to swapping the sigil out until they fix that. Yeah i will have to try out bomb kit! My only worry with Big’ol Bomb though is, I don’t want them knocked back i want them spamming abilities on me with their confusion stacks!