Well thats becouse Engi doesnt really have 1 generally accepted build.
Pistol is condition damage based so if you want to stick with Power/Precision (direct damage) switch to Rifle.
Remember though that for the Engi his main weapon isnt really his main weapon… its more of a utility tool. Most of our damage comes from kits.
For direct damage that would be Grenade Kit (especially past level 60 when you unlock Grandmaster Traits and get Granadier) or Bomb Kit or Flamethrower Kit (although FT is kinda lackluster in terms of damage). For condition damage that would be Elixir Gun, maybe with FT for the Tool Belt skill.
And of course, dont forget about the Tool Belt. Grenade Kit gives you Grenade Barrage wich deals buckets of damage. If you decide to put 10 points into Tools and get Static Discharge, then having Rifle Turret is a good idea becouse of its Tool Belt skill, Surprise Shot wich has a very short cooldown.
So in terms of PvE what would be the best damage build for a Ranger? Longbow? Shortbow? Couse it seems like Shotbow is more condition damage focused but its auto attack is so fast and I’ve read somewhere that it actually deals more auto attack dps than longbow.
Also, in dungeons, what would be the best weapon combination? And should I take a tanking pet, or a supporting pet or maybe a full dps pet?
So the sword? Is it like what is it like is it what? I mean, mostly PvE but maybe PvP too, is the sword meant to be played as condition damage or power? On one hand, the burst and auto attacks apply bleeds, but #3 is obviously pure power. Impale is mostly condition damage but Rip is again pure power. And Id really like to roll a sword in PvE (i know Axe/Mace / Greatsword is better)
If I wanted to make a pure damage Engineer and mostly for PvE should i go with power of condition damage? If power, should it be flamethrower or bomb kit or grenade kit or just rifle? And if condition, should it be just elixir gun with pistols? Ive seen some people take flamethrower too, is that just for the burning?
Yeah well I hear a lot about thief in pvp and whatnot, but i dont play a lot of pvp. I do like the thief however so I wanted to ask, whats the state of the thief in PvE? Dungeons, open world, fractals? Obviously you dont have to focus so much on cc and can focus more on damage, so wich weapon sets shine the most in thsi scenario?
I was wondering, how does the engineer fall in terms of damage with the grenades in his current state? i havent played for about 2/3 months and i really like the engineer but im sooner or later drawn to the dps classes and i dont want to drop him. its mostly for pve.
I heard some poeple say that the new death shroud is somehow worse and “a shadow of its former self”? But the +50% critical chance grandmaster seems awesome and i was thinking of a power build build around death shroud and lifeblast… its mostly for pve but could work in pvp too
also why do all power necros run dagger + warhorn? or dagger + dagger? it seems, at least to me, that dagger + focus is better for a power build in every way…
1. Give us Shotguns OR make it so we shoot the rifle like warriors so it doesen’t look like were holding a gun for the first time in our lives.
2. ^
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Ranger is currently the worst class in GW2
Everything about him is subpar to any other class, his tankiness, his damage, his supporting abilities, his utility, everything.
Whatever a Ranger can do, any other class can do better.
Let that be a warning, go level a Mesmer, theyre awesome and can carry greatswords (sic!)
Oh yeah, about PvE and PvP, in PvE the Ranger might be good in the first 20-25 levels, then he drops. And you will always be useless in the dungeons since pets die in about 1 hit and thats 40% of Ranger damage
In PvP hes considered useless due to the fact that pets have a really hard time hitting moving targets since they have to stop to attack. That drops Ranger damage about 30-40% (depending on how many hits the pet can get in and it wont get many).
Mesmer on the other hand is a beast in PvP, confusing enemies, being super hard to kill while doing lots of ranged burst damage.
I mean, Wells, yeah, DS, k.
But then main weapon Dagger? I mean, Dagger traits are in Blood Magic :|
Main weapon Axe? That sounds like 0 damage.
Offhand weapon – no clue. All of them are more condition based.
What do I do
Now that I have your attention…
Yeah, were sad, Im sad, I wanted a Ranger, I got… well, something resembling a Ranger… I guess…
But now that Maul has been nuffed Im all for GS and wanted to ask, is there like a good way to build Ranger around GS while maintaining damage? And by “maintaining” I mean dealing as much as kittenly possible.
Also, I love the shortbow, but It seems like it doesent belong to the GS nature of Power/Precision. Is that true?
The balance thing is pretty simple, new players get crushed by 100B and everyone else has the easiest time in their life killin a glass GS War. Therefore a GS War is never balanced, hes either OP or UP.
Also, 19k HP and 1166 armor is ridiculosuly squishy.
I gotta warn you, Necro IS the coolest class, and I would play him forever if not for the fact that his signature ability, Death Shroud, is broken and completely weak, most of his traits are either bugged or weak, Axe isnt even worth mentioning and our Life Steal heals the enemy. Youre better of picking some Flavour of the Month, Warrior/Guardian/Thief/Mesmer.
Its kinda sad, couse I would instantly turn into Necro if they fixed him a little bit but right now, It doesent make any sense.
I know, staffs and S/P shine on Legion but for a DPS Legion can dual wielding swords be viable? I mean a dual wielding mage is kinda… ridiculously awesome.
Whats the general opinion on Longbow and Rifle?
Wich of these is better as a secondary ranged weapon?
Rifle seems to be all about Volley while Longbow seems to be more fun duh
So Im still not sure wich weapons to use as my Ranger… Im thinking about Greatsword, Shortbow, Longbow and Sword/Torch. Now I love Greatsword and it absolutely has to be one of my weapons but Im not so sure about the second one. I assume the GS is for Power/Precision (or is it?) and so is the Longbow. But is the Shortbow really for 100% Condition Damage build? Its auto attack is so fast and it doesent need to be so far away from your oponent like Longbow. And Sword/Torch, whats the build on that? It seems like a chaser/evasive kind of weapon set with added Condition Damage and it confuses me greatly. Also, from those 4 weapons, wich one would deal the most damage if build completely around dealing damage with it?
Well, hammers are awesome, and I dont understand why you think they dont suit Engis. Couse theyre medium armor? Becouse of their skills? I mean Rangers and Thiefs use melee and our utilities are OK, and the only melee thing we have is the Tool Kit wich is kinda awkward.
I mean come on, steampunk melee hammer Engineer, it already sounds good.
Blood Legion story
Random rancher after you shoo a cow with explosives into his cart:
“-Did you really have to shoo these cows into my cart?
(Ferocity) -Yes
- Youre really cute!
(Charm) -Youre not bad either
-I wasnt… Uh… Jeez!”
Lol
Theyre not exactly atheists since in GW Gods ACTUALLY exist and have done stuff and all… and Atheism is NOT BELIEVING in Gods. Well, obviously they have to believe something that is right in front of them. However, they dislike Gods and push them away.
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