Guild Wars 2

Karast.1927:

Any reason you skip static discharge? The spike damage from it in a power build is intense. Easily 1.5k on crit + with your build + gear.

Not really. Might give it a try some time.

I took Power Wrench due to the cooldown reduction at first and didn’t even consider static discharge. Hard to argue with a 2s block on 16s recharge :p

Speedy Kits and Power Wrench actually.

I use Tool Kit for Pry Bar, Gear Shield and Magnet. Nice to have lower cooldowns and a cripple on the Throw Wrench and auto attack.

Pry Bar actually hits like a truck in that gear.

My thinking is that avoidance and blocking is much better in WvW than damage reduction. If 5+ guys focus you, you will die most of the time, no matter how much you reduce their damage by. So avoiding it is much better in my opinion.

@Ofeigr:

The level 80 rare medium head piece has the same look.

30/10/0/10/20 in full berserker exotics with Melandru Rune set.

Rifle, Med, Tool, Grenade kit and Elixir S.

I’ve yet to lose a 1v1 in WvW. I have 1v2’d and 1v3’d lvl 80s and my record is currently 1v6 vs. non 80s.

Torque.7951:

Did you even read my post? I’m talking about stat allocation, not what build and skills were good 4 months ago. Besides, your point is invalid since explosive shot is very weak in its current state and just autoshotting an enemy is very boring.

And conditions cannot crit. So putting precision together with condition damage is just silly.

I read your post.

I responded that we have traits that proc conditions on critical hits.

I said that this is probably why Engineers have precision and condition damage grouped together, regardless whether it is the “best thing out there” right now.

I mentioned an old build because when the class was initially made, the best specs used those particular traits and therefore it was a good idea to group precision and condition damage together. They nerfed those builds but did not change the grouping of stats.

I am not saying it’s a good idea, I’m simply giving reasons for why it is so.

Check trait 5 from Explosives and the first minor trait from Firearms.

In some of the BWE’s, the best Engineer spec was just spamming auto attacks to apply burn and bleed with your pistol while using an amulet (or armor set in pve) with

precision, condition damage and toughness.

My Asuran Engineer trying to be a Thief…