Guild Wars 2

Weirwynn.2390:

Levels 1-5ish I was using my pistol a lot. Now I feel like it’s more of a stat stick.

Note, you don’t get stats from your weapons while kits are out, so it’s really just a stick.

its a sexy stick in PvP though

Hey guys,

I’m Krygitzu, an engineer on dragonbrand. Currently looking to join a competent guild for all areas of the game, mostly PvP. I am looking for an organized and coordinated guild who actually understands the power of a good engineer.

The reason I am looking for a new guild is the last one i was in has since all but disbanded… majority are back to TSW.

I come with baggage, a quality mesmer buddy.

We are hardcore pvp/pve players who have since gone to a casual play style. We want a respectful and mature setting and no stupid guild names. I am not going to run around representing a guild like [PFEB] “pink fluffy elephant butts”

thanks!

safetybelt.5078:

I’ve even seen an Elixir engineer do fairly well with Elixir H. I haven’t tried it myself, but I doubt its completely useless.

Elixer H is only good if you are running 409, but when you run it, its great. If you arnt running 409, take medkit or heal turret based on your build.

Id rather summon a giant robot transformer army that comes down and protects, defends, and gets me back up.

why would we want to use any other class if we are already dominating PvP 99% of the time as our first and preferred class? Not only do I place top, I dominate top rank. Its actually annoying at times with how long it takes the stupid achievements pop up.

I will give you that very few engineers break outside the bottom of rankings. I feel that this is because people are face rolling their keyboard and not utilizing their CC properly, if they have any at all.

Also people don’t understand other classes and what they are capable of. I have someone playing every class in my clan, and when they talk about what is good what is bad, what rotations work, what don’t, i listen. Cause then i know what i can expect and to look out for.

The class isn’t entirely broken, there is a small handful of builds that are very good. Its just that majority of what the engineer has is pretty… underwhelming to use.

Most engineer builds suck. most players playing them arnt to hot either. People are facerolling their CC buttons into one attack and they dont understand their opponent to know when their CC should be used. If you have the right build you will dominate all. If you dont, well you are kinda stuck at the bottom of the list unless you are just a point capping fiend. +25 points per monster kill is an easy way jack your score up too.

engineer is about timing and precision… when to burst when to hold off… we are not a hulk smash norn warrior

We have the tools to dominate, people just need to learn how to use them.

in pvp.. 0.
in pve.. 1, maybe 2 at times.

grenade targeting is easy, just cast your first two grenades on the mob and then start leading them from there.

honestly the most effective for general PvE style till 60 is probably just bombs. I just run bombs and two elixers and just blow everything to tiny little bitz crazy quick. You will kill quicker with this at least until you can get the extra grenade trait.

irma.3518:

For pvp, which classes are you getting in pvp battleground ? If I am realy wrong plz say:
I am talking about 1 vs 1 here now ( without knowing which trait build you have )

1) Thief = hard to get them. if no, plz explain why ?
2) Warrior = hard to get them. if no, plz explain why ?
3) Guardian = hard to get them. if no, plz explain why ?
4) Ranger = 50%-50% you can get them. if no, plz explain why ?
5) Mesmer = shortly hard to get them- you confusing too much and generaly you use your skills unnecessarily .if no, plz explain why ?
6) Necromancer = 50%-50% you can get them. if no, plz explain why ?
7) Elementalist = It depands on which traits elementalist is using ;but there is %50 chance to win again. if no, plz explain why ?

You beat all of those classes by YOU controlling the fight. The second you lose control is the second you most likely lost the fight. Engineers are amazing at CC and condition removal. If you are not utilizing this then there is your first flaw. If you are letting melee beat your face in, you failed at the above.

Thief, Guardian and Warrior are some of the easiest fights you will have as many of their skills are easily dodged and voided by keeping constant cripple and impair on them.

Ranger is just a squishy one. CC him, throw your burst rotation and watch him start to run for his life.

Necros… cake, conditional removal + cc + burst = easy kill

Elementalist: simply stay out of ground target effects, utilize your KD with proper timing and cripple/impair. Other then that burst his face in.

Mesmer: ahh the dreaded Mesmer. Stupid easy class once you learn the tricks. Easiest way is to learn to rotate KD so they don’t have the option of casting phantoms are stuff. If they are conditions remove it. When you start rotating knockdown they are going to try and stealth away. Watch for the phantom and then just back off and look for the Mesmer popping out of stealth. It really is not hard to kill them. Just takes some know how.

But do you notice a trend in all of these fights? you are using your CC to control the fight. That is the key to an engineer. If you cannot do this then you will get pwned by everyone else. Or you will have a 50% win ratio like you have.

Engineers sadly are not a versatile class. We are limited to only a couple of useful builds that truly are dangerous in pvp. Everything else is pretty… average or subpar.

control your fights, remove your conditions, time your skills properly without spamming them and you will be the king of 1v1, 1v2, even possibly 1v3.

your link is bad… but to answer your question. yes there is but cant give you details till you fix your build link.

Engineers are definitely not underpowered. There are a couple of secret builds out there that are just completely owning everyone and everything in pvp, to the point of being borderline OP. A lot of weapons, kits and skills the engineer has are pretty lack luster, that is for sure. It definitely takes away from the freedom of the class if you want to actually be a beast in PvP.

mid/close range burst is insane if you know how to spec it and survivability is just stupid crazy with how much CC we have. Long range AoE is insane. But sadly only a few combo of weapons and kits really work well in pvp, both SPvP and WvWvW and a lot of the ones people are running because they enjoy it the most, and rightfully so since they are by far the most entertaining, just simply cant hold up.

Its going to be hard for ANet to buff the engineer because these few builds that are working, are working very very well. And any changes to other kits and skills without the downplay of specific others may result in the engineer being an unstoppable force. A part of me feels that we can expect not to have any real changes to the class for a long time because of this.

after 10 you start getting skill points, in which you unlock all these cool things we are talking about. don’t worry about picking something and it turns out to suck, you will have more then enough points to unlock all the skills.

@OP. Im sorry you feel that way. But i guarantee you its your play style, not the class.
It looks to me you are trying to play an engineer as a ranger, not an engineer as an engineer. Engineers are not weak, i would say built right they are probably the #1 pvp class.

Engineers are not a pet class… they are a turret class, if that’s how you want to build them. Stationary stupid machines that shoot the wrong target and long CD between shots. Do they need some love, i can see it. Does the engineer need a mechanical pet to follow him around? I don’t think we do.

Does an engineer need close quarters weaponry? Heck no. Honestly I see a few areas where the engineer may need a nerf. Not going to say where cause i don’t want to bring it to light. At least not yet. My burst dmg for mid and close range combat is crazy stupid and I have the survivability to back it up. Our full ranged AoE dmg is up there at being the best in the game.

TL/DR: you are playing an engineer as a ranger, not as an engineer…. An OP mid/close range SPvP combatant and a lethal AoE long ranged WvW threat.