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try a static discharge build with a rifle. my favorite by far, tryed many builds… give it a try, its a pretty straight forward burst&control-playstyle.
I was a bit iffy on this idea at first, considering that I don’t play squishies well, considering my relatively slow reaction times when I’m focused on other things in-game. But after watching a video or two… that damage is absurd. I might just have to give this a shot.
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I might give this setup a try once I get a bit higher in level. I feel like, now that I’m actually giving it some thought, my main problem with the Grenade Kit thus far has been the fact that the damage it does hasn’t warranted the amount of effort it takes to manually aim everything. Maybe Grenadier will change that. More at eleven.
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Well I can agree with the fact that the Engi class is great, I can’t say much on the topic of Asura Engis. I’m a scrub and went human.
Thanks for the kind of intro to the class, though; it’s nice to have an idea of what I should focus on while levelling, as opposed to the end of the line information generally available through complete builds.
On the topic of Med Kit, and this is more a general inquiry as opposed to one directed solely at you, is it as good as people say it is? I’ve unlocked it, but I find that it’s far easier to use Elixir H – the whole drop bandages/pick up bandages thing seems a bit awkward to me, and even with the Toolbelt heal, it doesn’t seem to be doing much, where keeping me from getting eaten alive is concerned? I’m probably missing something here, I’ve just had a hard time using it effectively.
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Hmm, the idea of re-binding keys sounds like it might help. Indeed, a large part of the problem with targetting for me is that I have to pull some next-level Exorcist nonsense and twist my hand around to reach all the number keys. I don’t have a gaming mouse, but I can certainly try and pull some of the skills a bit closer to the WASD keys and see if that helps.
And you’re right about the not wanting to spam buttons thing – I can game at an okay speed, but between aforementioned hand-twisting and relatively slow reaction times when I’m not devoting all of my attention to the game, a bit of wiggle room is always appreciated.
Thanks for the help, everyone. I’m going to be giving the Static Discharge build a shot, as per your suggestions, with a potential switch to Grenadier down the line if the trait/revamped keybinds help with targetting as much as I feel they might. I’ll get back to you all on that.
Hello, people of the Engineer persuasion!
As someone that’s new to the game, and, by association, new to playing an Engineer, I thought I’d come to you guys for a bit of help. Having attempted to play a Thief first, (as archer/stealthy characters are typically my favorite sort in any given game), I switched to Engineer after about 20 levels or so, as I was dying a lot and not having a whole lot of fun.
The change was good. I’ve been enjoying my Engineer immensely thus far, though I do feel a bit lost; hence why I’m coming to you guys. As fun as the profession is to play, I feel like I’m sort of… floundering? I’m constantly switching between different playstyles without really being able to settle on one, so I figured I’d describe my impressions to you all and see if you could lend me a hand.
As someone that’s only played one MMO extensively (and that one had a fairly clunky combat system), this whole fast-paced, fluid system is a bit overwhelming; I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it soon enough, but I feel like that’s at the heart of my problem. Most notably when I attempted to play the Grenade Kit, and worth mentioning as far as a Flamethrower/Elixir Gun combination was concerned, I find myself focused too much either on which skills I’m using or remaining mobile — never both.
Would it be in my best interest to go for something less kit oriented? Pistols and Pots, perhaps? That’s what I thought, and I gave it a try… only to feel as though, while I could balance combat and mobility much better, it felt as though I was taking ages to kill anything.
Maybe Engineers just aren’t for me. I don’t want to say that, as I quite enjoy the class, but I almost feel like the things that I want to accomplish are a bit too much to ask?
1) Being able to perform moderately well across the board, in WvW, PvE, Dungeons, etc; I don’t care about micromanaging things, I just want to be able to do well enough.
2) Being able to do some decent damage. I get that conditions are great, and they do well enough insofar as killing things in PvE is concerned (as I’m only at level 38 at the moment and don’t particularly relish the thought of getting stomped in WvW just yet), but having to rely on status effects to whittle away at an enemy irks me a bit.
3) Having fun. I’ve heard wonderful things about the Grenadier, but every skill having to be manually targeted just didn’t work too well with my hands/playstyle?
I don’t know, I just… the Engineer, after the Thief, was the only profession that immediately grabbed my interest, and I’m not the sort to give up on something just because I don’t understand it. So, if any of you could gather an idea of how I play from this rambling mess and could offer some advice, whether in the form of a playstyle recommendation, videos, or even a build, if that’s not too much to ask, that’d be wonderful.
I just want to love the Engineer. And I’d rather seek assistance before deciding to throw in the towel and try something else out.