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Astro Bear.6305:

ampy.1387:

P/P has always been fun no matter the variant. Running Trailblazers at the moment as a Burngineer. Stay away from Perplexity.

I only call it cancer in my description out of more than a self awareness than a total disdain for condi. With the old P/S condi engie you had a lot more thought and skill into getting your burst off. I just feel P/P not as much that, but I don’t hate it for not being that either. It’s different and I can respect that, albeit I don’t feel I need to work as hard to get the combo off most of the time.

:D just giving you a hard time. I’ve been thinking of bringing back my p/s asura engi out and having some fun with that. Always loved p/s combo as it used to be my main weapon setup but p/p has been treating me well as of late.

I’m not having any issues at the moment with Hammer but then again I play it midline or backline most of the time.

Here’s a basic build I’ve been roaming/group fighting with recently.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdUQFASnUUBtbhFpCWXB0ehlJji+vz7+Oc7SmwS8ZKgAA-TlCBQBnUJICVpAf6A43+DaUJWXUaAgLAgSUGcQ1VawDAAA-w

Azukas.1426:

What condi build is harder to play then a power build for the same class?

Engi, but once you get it down and are patient with it, it’ll come together.

I’d enjoy a CTF mode. Hell even a Search & Destroy type game mode…

Remove Server Linking… this isn’t EotM!

I’d love for roaming to come back please. Tired of finding a nice 1v1 or 1v2 only to get rolled by another 5+ so they can get their tags in and reward track exp.

There’s no more skill needed!

+1 for rifle!

Anet, you make us go through way too much for so little.

P/P has always been fun no matter the variant. Running Trailblazers at the moment as a Burngineer. Stay away from Perplexity.

Off-Hand Sword or Dagger for some poison/bleed cleave would be cool but wouldn’t go with an Engineer… just a thought.

Mace (small hammer) would be proper though.

I wouldn’t mind that at all! I’d love to use them too

This idea sounds great.

So something like:

Invader
Server Name

BrotherBelial.3094:

sophiewhite.3149:

Zoid.2568:

Seriously who cares about winning in WvW anyway? Everytime I’m in WvW no one takes it seriously and everyone runs in a main zerg with a commander to conquer castles etc to get xp and some rewards. It’s not like they play WvW to win and just obliterate the other worlds.

WvW is a joke so stop trying to balance it when it doesn’t needs balancing.

honestly the way i see wvw is no skill just numbers. your 1 endure pain doesnt matter when your surrounded by 20 people or more.

Indeed, the people with the biggest numbers win. You are not going to win a 6vs10 in WvW.

Sorry to say but don’t come in here bashing on WvW if you know kitten about it. What’s funny is that those groups with the biggest numbers tend to have PvE players who are pugging just to get reward tracks or experience. Sometimes, a 15-20 man can destroy a 40 man group and why? Because they have players like you who think no skill are part of it.

You’re no hero in WvW so don’t think you’re going to become one by soloing zergs. Skills here come from team contribution and how you play your class in that team.

Reaper Alim.4176:

Well not to defend the hackers. But more times then not they are usually disgruntled gamers. Maybe yall stop acting like kittenboys and emoting and siege finishing solo roamers after yall 30 v 1 them down. Or my favorite spawn camp these guys. Less of this would actually happen.

Nothing ever good comes from getting a laugh out of making some one else salty. In the end you end up the loser and make threads like these because ANet can’t deal with these players.

I like the way you think!

On that note, respect other players. Just stomp them and run off. Only /laugh if you managed to get outnumbered and defeat them or if they jump off a cliff cuz they don’t want to get stomped (thanks for free bag/wxp).

I used to get these BSoD on GW2, Tera and SWTOR. I downloaded MSI Afterburner and turned down my GPU setting and since then I haven’t had this BSoD and I’m running all games with no issues and better FPS.

Specs:

i7 3770k
gtx660
16Gb Ram

Love it!

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1k cap on materials is all I suggest and everything after that I’ll send to bank, guild bank and mules. Bag space is a must in Tyria ;3

Related Post: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Engineer-Hammer-Lack-of-animation/first#post6379851

Along with of all the minor nerfs and changes can you guys fix the Whirlwind animation for Hammer?

I don’t understand how you give us a Hammer as an elite and not give the proper attention to detail for the Engineer.

All other class Elite Specs have AWESOME animations with their new skills yet this Whirlwind animation lacks the actual “spin” to it.

Wouldn’t it be a simple fix to make it reflect the way Warriors use Staggering Blow?

It’s cringing to use this skill.

Ardid.7203:

We had the hobosacks removed… so, never say never.
Say…. very very very very very very improbable.

haha the good ol hobosacks. I do miss them though xD

Also, member our tiny bombs that we’d drop on the floor?

Dinosaurs.8674:

Just want to also express my extreme disappointment at the lack of animations from the juggernaut on scrappers. I was so excited to craft juggernaut when HoT came out and when I finished I discovered it has animations for exactly one skill, the autoattack. As long as legendary effects are being updated juggernaut seems like a good candidate, though I have little hope for class specific updates =( even though all the hammer skills seem like they would be amazing with the juggernaut effect

:C that feel man… I also have a video expressing the whole thing about it haha.

Glad to know you’re one of the few that crafted Juggernaut and was disappointed!

judgement.9782:

Having played engi since release they had never been a class that was played by many and never getting the class buffs that were needed. Usually a very weak class compared to others. Finally we got scrapper engi which was on par with the other HoT metas but constantly we are being nerfed into the ground while other OP classes gain even more buffs. At this point just delete your engi and re roll warrior or necro that’s now the ultimate engi build.

I will never delete my Engineer…

Even with all the changes we still remain the underdogs of the community. I actually enjoy being that class that everyone looks down upon and doesn’t want around. I like being called a perplexity kitten g o t even though I don’t use those runes -_-

Let ANet do what they want with us. Hell, let them give up on us already.

I won’t…

There’s still H.O.P.E for us Engineers…

The pistol/pistol build isn’t new. Engineers were condi to begin with with the occasional rifle build (RIP).

Manuhell.2759:

ampy.1387:

There was a little bit of love but still doesn’t tickle my kitten…

A bit of love?
They’ve put relevant nerfs (that make no sense outside of pvp) and some useless buffs that won’t absolutely make the class better in what it lacks. Not even the first time it happens, anyway.
If anything, i would say they despise us, at this point.

I understand and as I said for years… Anet just doesn’t care for us anymore.

Dawdler.8521:

(everyone is now scrappers)

More like “Crappers”

I’m sticking to my pistols and occasional rifle.

Love to all my vanilla Engineers who’ve gone through so much pain and suffering over the past 4 years.

insanemaniac.2456:

i highly recommend giving trailblazer a shot. the easiest access to it that ive found (without spending gold on lilies) is to run the HoT story over and over. each run gives you an exotic armor piece with a limited choice of stats for completing … the instance before hearts and minds (last boss).

i have 1 engi currently in a mix of rabid and trailblazer (trinkets anet, trinkets.) and i would not go back from trailblazer. i have a similar set in full viper, and its fun, but its much squishier and i dont feel like the power it gets is worth it.

my trailblazer mix engi rocks 3k armor / 2k toughness ish.

and yes there are matchups that a build like that just cannot win… any warrior packing resistance, any necro who gets 2 transfers off on you, the usual nike daredevils/druids you cant keep in combat, and the condi mesmer build that stays full hp and spams stealths. most of those are stalemates though, not straight losses, and its not your fault the other person is running a one trick build that cant kill a good player.

anyways, point is, its well worth it to move away from rabid/dire and into the HoT stats.

Yoooo thanks for this tip on how to get Trailblazers

STORY TIME

Sylvari Engi… why bother with any other race?

There was a little bit of love but still doesn’t tickle my kitten…

Might have to do some theory crafting again and bring back my bombsaway engi for WvW with all the new Shield/Bomb Kit stuff.

OH and thanks Anet for finally fixing Poison Volley… isn’t this the 3rd or 4th time they’ve said that the bullets actually hit? I really hope they do this time around cuz hell, they weren’t HITTING at all.

Ardid.7203:

ampy.1387:

Ardid.7203:

Was Predator effect in nades repaired?

I wasn’t aware that it was broken… or maybe that was back when it first came out? I remember my nade barrage working just fine after I crafted it.

btw, love your signature quote… it’s true T.T

Yeah, is true… (Although mindless Reaper almost make me change my opinion!)

Back in topic, the last time I checked, throwing grenade barrage with the Predator wasn’t showing its original effect. But that was…. loooong ago. I don’t know if they repaired it (I don’t have Predator myself so I can’t check).

I’m really not a fan of nades, I would get rid off them If there were any reasonable alternative. So I’d really love if they make other skills show the Legendary effect, like FT 2, EG 4 or Rocket Boots.

That’d be freaking awesome! ALL KITS NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ANIMATION xD

ANET please give Engineers some lovin’ because we are in dire need to look cooler…

Strider’s Armor pls!

Ardid.7203:

Was Predator effect in nades repaired?

I wasn’t aware that it was broken… or maybe that was back when it first came out? I remember my nade barrage working just fine after I crafted it.

btw, love your signature quote… it’s true T.T

I’m enjoying Elementalist at the moment (I know i’m a bit late) and I’ve been researching for the proper build. Was it hard to get full Celestial?

Roaming days are over… somewhat.

It’s either 1vblob or 1v1+other dogs coming in just to tag a bite for their Track Rewards.

Lots more disrespect going on, lots of carried Gold/Platinum/Mithril Ranked players… lol.

Oh and of course your OG Skill Lag…

SKILL LAG is KILL LAG…

It’s understandable that the lag can get pretty intense during 3 way fights in SM. Isn’t there something that can be done to fix this or are we looking at another 4-6 years of intense key pressing just to get a heal off?

Rare indeed

Especially a Sylvari Engineer…

Ardid.7203:

I don’t think Engie has any decent legendary animation anymore.

:c sadly yea…

The Predator, Flameseeker Prophecies and HOPE seem to be the ones that are still good.

Like I’ve said before… Anet forgot about Engineers and got lazy with Hammer animations.

kek xD

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coro.3176:

Rifle and Pistol have a place in WvW, but I don’t think they’re better than Hammer. They’re useful for finishing a half-health player that is running away, or bursting someone down, but they aren’t defensive enough to survive any focus. If you’re in a skirmish and 2 or 3 players decide to target you, you must disengage if you’re running rifle/pistol or else you will just die.

A good hammer scrapper can survive 3v1 while still dealing good damage thanks to combo offensive/defensive skills like hammer’s reflect and evade leaps, while not giving up any of the engineer’s defensive or heal skills like elixir gun, toolkit, bulwark gyro, etc.

Rifle and Pistol both require you to be close to deal good damage, but they don’t offer any defense. Hammer does.

Understandable and you’re right, we can’t 1v3 with pistol/rifle. Engineer’s weren’t meant to be a 1v3 or more type class. Sure back in the days we were able to 1vX due to how other classes played but that meant having to kite or reset and re-engage. One thing that bothers me is that Anet gave us the Hammer (cool…) but we’re not Warriors, Guards, Thieves, etc. We aren’t meant for melee to an extent. But to each their own and play how you wish. Core-Engineer will always be around and yea Hammer is fun but that’s not an Engineer. Maybe a 1-handed hammer would be nice lol.

Milan.9035:

Remember those good old days. Its what made me fall in love with engi. So much different moves for so many different situations. Tool kit for cc and defence, elixergun for condi and condi cleanse, and grenades for offence and control.

Now that build feels so weak because you need like 5 trait lines to make it work but we only get 3.

I was wondering if anyone has tryed some variations to get that old engi feeling back. Was thinking something like explosives, firearma and scrapper with travel rune and maybe rabit.

P/p build still works and i definetly play that but its not the same.

I also do play the meta scrapper but i cant for long. I play mostly power rev now cause its just more fun. Scrapper feels like warrior. Not at all like an engi

I agree, the old school days of Pistol/Shield are long gone. I’ve tried with the new trait line system and it just doesn’t work out as it used to. Pistol/Pistol is still great and has been since the beginning of Engineer days xD

The unfortunate thing about being a Core-Engineer these days is that you have to rely on finding something “cheese” to compensate. Right now i’m running a roaming Burngineer build with a bit of a tweak on gear.

Here’s what I currently use for roaming and small scale groups:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQJAqanUUBlch1aB2XBEqiF2iaMHHjfE8DLxAgO4H+lH-TRiAQBR7EAAj9HAwDAIRaBCjyPHqSRQUXZQ6AYjSwAAHA7W3AAhAUMHA-e

This is a situational roaming build that I use and the playstyle is at a medium to slow pace but your opening burst should be quick. As far as rotation goes, you have to figure that out depending on the class you are going up against.

You can change out Elixir S for Rocket Boots for the utility skill Rocket Kick which does insane amount of burn damage. I switch to this while chasing someone who is alone. Elixir S is just default for roaming alone and running into more than 1 enemy. This is your “Oh kitten, I gotta reposition” type mobility. You can do the same with Rocket Boots but it’s a waste to use it just for escaping. It’s best used if you are fighting someone solo and a bunch of other enemies swarm you like the dogs they are.

coro.3176:

Honestly, P, S, and R are just worse for PvP/WvW than Hammer. Rifle, Pistol, and especially Shield were balanced around the old meta where you could actually shoot projectiles at people and expect them to hit.

Just a theory: Rifle/Pistol/Shield were meant as a complement to other kits where you’d switch between them to make up for the individual weapons not being that great. Hammer was meant to be used with Gyros, not kits, so Hammer itself is a better weapon than the other options.

IMO, either the HoT power creep needs to be toned waaaay down, or Rifle/Pistol/Shield need to be brought up to HoT level.

Hmm I disagree with Pistol, Shield or Rifle being the worst in WvW. PvP is understandable yea but not WvW. If you’re playing your Engineer in a small scale havoc group then Pistols or Rifle is awesome (hammer can join in but meh). If you’re playing in a LARGE scale group then Hammer is the way to go but still I don’t do that because Engineers are roamers/scouts. We’re selfish but we will support you when you are in need.

Sadly, it does’t take just a few months to play an Engineer. You’d have to have played the class before the nerfs/buffs/set backs/etc.

What makes this class great is the person who plays it behind the screen. We’ve had to change our paths, change our builds, find armor sets to compensate the lack of DPS/Mobility/All of that. We’re Engineers, we are meant to be the weak ones but we strive to be better and metas don’t always help unless you’re a NEW Engineer who goes for Crapper Hammer… i mean Scrapper Hammer.

Keep practicing but I suggest sticking with Pistol/Pistol, Rifle or Pistol/Shield. Hammer is great in PvP but sorta boring lol.

Lightsbane.9012:

that’s unfortunate, glade i went with starting HOPE instead.

Good decision

I should have just sold the Juggernaut if I had known the lack of animation/legendary animation for Engineer.

I’m working on HOPE now and wow… could’ve spent all that gold for that instead xD

I apologize for the rant and I mean no disrespect to the devs but I wanted to point out a few things about the Engineer wielding the Legendary Juggernaut.

I just recently crafted the legendary a few nights ago and was excited to use it and show it off in WvW/PvE/PvP. One thing that I immediately noticed was the lack of weapon trails on two of the skills which are Whirl-Wind and Rocket Charge.

Whirl-Wind:

This skill has this weird animation only when running and casting which looks off putting when you look at it in detail. I know there’s already some effect added to the skill, but when wielding The Juggernaut, it remains looking like I have the Colossus wielded with no silver trails.

Rocket Charge:

This skill also has it’s own unique effect, but when casting it with The Juggernaut remains dull with no silver trails.

Conclusion

These small issues were a bit discouraging and made me switch back to using pistols and dropping the hammer for now. My warrior is beautiful with the hammer as all skill animations have the Juggernaut effects in working order. One thing that bothers me is that my Revenant’s hammer skills channel the silver trails with their #3 and #5 skills and this class was created after the Engineer which saddens me that maybe Anet didn’t pay too much attention to Engineer :\

Anyways those are the small “bugs” I suppose I’d like to bring up.

TL;DR – The Juggernaut on Engineer can be disappointing if you pay a lot of attention to detail.

If you made it by mistake you shouldn’t play it all… sorry to be so harsh.

Always and Forever.

Anet is just lazy to put anymore effort to this class because they want to keep the meta happy. I’m ok though, these things are what makes a great Engineer. BRING MORE NERFS ANET.

Make Engineer great again yourself or play a different classes in the meantime.

Current state of Engineer is how you want to play it really. Anet has already abandoned the class in 2013/2014 and left it up to the player to figure it out on their own. That’s why I love Engineer til this day Core or Meta.

Reh.5986:

Blast gyro…launch set to 4500

pls hahaha

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