Guild Wars 2

Heya. Since Engineers arent… so great at the moment, I’ve relegated mine to farming duty now. Is there any specific farming spec that is a cut above the rest? My current spec is flamethrower based with some restorative capabilities from what I recall.

Ehhhh… the 2 is very useful (when it doesnt mysteriously get obstructed by nothing at all). The 1 is decent but nothing to write home about single-target wise, due to being an AoE effect. The 3 is superbly useful against most enemies. The 4 does its job. And the 5 is decent enough.

In terms of pure dps, I’m satisfied with the weapon taken on its own merits. When you directly compare its damage output to those of several other classes in terms of raw dps, you’ll find it very lackluster.

For a random anecdote, was doing 1800 with a full channel of the Flamethrower’s 1 ability. Friend was doing 3000 with a channel of his Warrior’s Rifle 3 ability. The latter is, however, a single target ability.

All in all, the Engineer class suffers from its lack of a solid direct-damage weapon/kit. This is evident in the overall performance of the Flamethrower, IMO.