Guild Wars 2

I did start into Leatherworking and Huntsmen, but haven’t progressed terribly far in either yet.

Was about to ask for advice on making gold, but sounds like running dungeons is the answer. I ran CoF a few times with my Guild prior to taking a break, so I’ve got a headstart on getting that Exotic armor.

In the interest of information, I remember some discussions with other Engi in my guild about which keywords to use. At the time I ended up going Carrion for all my gear. Did anything change about Engineers in the last year that makes Berserker the foremost choice, or is this more of a preference thing?

D’oh. I came back to find my Traits empty, and put them back kind of funny. I’ve also found Bombs hard to work with. How valid would a Grenade Kit, Elixir Gun, Flamethrower build be? Also, any advice on the Pistol/Pistol, Pistol/Shield, or Rifle approach to things?

Bloonis.9528:

Other than that, don’t get stressed too much and enjoy playing the way you like

Heh. Since I’ve never had a character in an MMO that can do anything, I don’t really know what I enjoy at this stage. I’ve always been fixated on just leveling up characters before. Well, I do like getting Dyes, and want to explore Transmutation items to get the Armor Skins I like with the Stats I should have.

Thanks for the advice so far. I’ll definitely see about doing more CoF with my Guildmates.

Last year I played GW2 pretty solidly for a couple months. I started a few characters, and got my first, an Asura Engineer, to 80 in that time. I’ve never played a MMO long enough to have an end-game character. It was unexpected, amazing, then overwhelming. Among various non-game factors, the game got shelved before I could clear my head about what to do with my Engineer.

Now I’m back after nearly seven months absent, and I’m right back to being overwhelmed. (How Magic Find is handled now is incredible, need to get that stat up.)

The problem I’m having is deciding what to do. My craft skills are still poor, I haven’t finished the Story Line, and there’s just so much map to explore. That’s not even trying to figure out PvP, sPvP, or WvW. (I don’t imagine I’d survive those very well yet.)

There’s also the question of do I upgrade my armor and weapons, but to what? What keywords do I look for? Do I want Crafted Armor, Dungeon, or this new Ascended? As an Engineer, I do know that my build and gear are also closely tied together, but does one build for PvE/Dungeons work as well for WvW. Heh, maybe PvE and Dungeons are two different things, too. Let’s not ignore the Dragons, either.

So first, sorry for the long post. My mind buzzes with chaos, and sometimes putting words to virtual paper is the only way to find relief. Secondly, I welcome any advice. Specifically, I think I need to figure out some short-term goals. Things I can accomplish in a week or two. Thinking about having to run a dungeon many times to get a new set of armor was another overwhelming factor.

tl;dr – What short-term goals (or builds) might benefit a level 80 Engineer that’s wearing Noble armor, wielding Krait Handguns, has poor Crafting, and favors PvE, Dungeons, and fighting World Bosses?

Thanks in advance.