“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Lots of people are running Scrapper now, most of them don’t even use the F-gyro, and a lot only use the traits.
Yesterday someone said on chat: “Oh, I totally forgot I can use that function thingie to revive people.” I think that summarize the situation very well.
I have nothing more to say. Things haven’t changed a bit until now, and I doubt they will change in the short term. Hope is still there, though (Bad habits never surrender).
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Commander tags are bought with gold, mentor tags are obtained through simple xp.
None of them guarantee the user is of any value to the rest. There isn’t any prestige or qualification in them: the whole system is sustained by mere consensus and a bit of decency.
It worked with the commander tag, and it will work with the mentor tag too, specially when the tags became as common as the commander ones (Wich will happen in a very short time, really).
People will go back to see commander tagged people as “Those who are trying to organize things” and understand the new apple thingie indicates people “Open to answer questions about the game”.
Both will still be potentially capable of being jerks.
PS:
Personally, I think Anet should refund the gold people paid for the commander tag, and put the tag at the end of the new Pact Commander mastery line. Then commanders would be seen as people that have worked to get the tag.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Being totally malicious here:
Maybe the Gilded Hollow is easier to capture?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
At least it had some use. The problem is Anet continues to put AIs on the game.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Why are you working under the assumption that it is a guaranteed drop? It is RnG.
I know is rng. But the chest should appear the same, as far as I know.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
The difficulty is fine. I’m totally casual (play less than 5 hours a week) and don’t find it that hard, really. The HP were too grindy, and the elites were too important to push them that far into the content.
Please don’t mix things: hard content is fine, tedious content is not.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Yes, it should be one or the other… maybe it is scaling?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
In fact the boss chest is not appearing for me. Since I get gold tier on the event and didn’t die during it, I think it could be a bug. I’ll try again tonight.
Or maybe I’m doing something wrong?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Pick rifle.
If you pick hammer without being a scrapper, you will not be able to use it anyway in PvE. You’ll have plenty of time to craft or get an ascended hammer while you unlock all the hero points you’ll need for the scrapper. Same for the pistols and shield, which don’t make the best use of the zerker stats.
Remeber this doesn’t need to be your “only and final” weapon. It is just the first. As an engie, you should always carry all your weapons with yourself, because every one of them gives you something different and are best in different situations.
In shorter words: Since you’ll end with a full set of weapons in the end, my advice is to begin with zerker rifle.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
250 hp for unlocking all the elite is really nice, but what I think make this really great is the improvement in megaserver population.
Thank you very much, Anet.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I suposse they make this to the laser so avoiding it isn’t so easy. If this is the reasoning behind the extreme effect reduction think it is ok for the pointer laser, but the beam explosion should be more visible. Right now I can’t tell if I hit the button skill correctly or not, and have to visually check my toolbelt to be sure.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I did the Mark II yesterday and got nothing. Do someone know if you have a chance to get this whenever you kill the Golem, or only once a day?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
They need to retune this. Its barely visible now.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Are they retroactive?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I killed a Diarmid by myself (With the help of some NPCs and the terrain). It was hard but fun.
I got to a Hero Point by myself, but killing the champion was downright impossible (Insta kill, no terrain to cover, no NPCs). Hard, not fun at all.
My Point: Content should be soloable. Hard, but soloable. Specially content you NEED to do to improve your character.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Elite Specializations & Hero Point Feedback [Merged]
in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Posted by: Ardid.7203
Wasn’t suposedly a way to get Hero Points in WvW?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Keep it all until you got the Necro to 80. make sure yu have enough Hero Points and unlock the first trait for Reaper. Then check the collection associated to the Reaper Greatsword. The decide what to do.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I believe the cristallyne trade is unlocked through a language mastery, maybe with the Exalted?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Deviant, so you did half the events in Verdant Brink and got the 20+ Hero Points you needed for your elite spec?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Are actually enough events there to get the XP for thethe masteries required to obtain the Hero Points to complete the Elite Spec without repeating any? If that is true, how much advance in the story will we get when we finally got the full Elite Spec?
What if I want 2 Elite Spec? Can I unlock them without repeating content?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Engie got only 4 weapons. One of them is shield.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
One word to describe this hammer: AWESOME
Where do u got the Dredge Lesson on Metalcraft from?
One of the heart merchants in the dredge caverns at the soutwest of Frostgorge Sound.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Try Revenant.
/15 chars requirement for posting
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I’m hardly a power user, but I know I play on AMD. The game runs very smooth with low number of characters on screen, even in big battles. It tends to lag on some Karka Queen and Teq instances, but I think its more a connection issue.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I like the new engie icon. I don’t like too much the scrapper one… but it works.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Well.
After befriending a few frog lads, gliding around non-stop for a couple of days, losing quite a lot of rally points because of people don’t defending anything and collecting and impressive amount of things I can’t even imagine what are for, I decided to put myself a goal so I can get at least something done.
I knew I can’t go for anything legendary. I don’t have THAT amount of time to invest, or money, and the only legendary skin I like so far is HOPE, but I don’t use pistols. (Predator is somewhat nice, but It doesn’t fit my Asura at all).
Then I saw the new specialization collections, and that beautiful, literally shiny new hammer skin that fit the engie theme perfectly and looks BIG on Asura (instead of dissapear like most hammers).
Fix-R-Upper seems like a mid point between a common ascended weapon and a precursor. Most of the 7 items on the collection are tied to the Scrapper completion, so it’s not something that will distract you so much if you are trying to get the sneak gyro soon, and only 1, the Inquest Servo, seems to be tied to RNG.
There isn’t even a wiki article on this hammer yet, so the opinion I have is mostly speculation, but I really think it is a good skin with a decent amount of difficulty to get it. It’s also one of the few good reasons I have right now to complete the Scrapper.
As today I have the Scrapper Hammer, the Mystic Battlehammer and the Dredge Lesson on Metalcraft. The other 4 will take a good amount of time and experience yet.
What do you opine? Do you like the skin? Do you think it’s too much grind? Do you know good ways to get the items? Do you know how common is the Inquest Servo drop?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Or you can bring an Engie with anti stealth skills, Sneak Gyro toolbelt or Lock On.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
It should be limited to the same zone as the “Say” chat. Oustide that, I think is great.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Fantastic.
I need those for my Asura and Charr!
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Froggy buddies also rez you whenever you are doing an event with them. It’s kinda nice.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Invest your time in whatever is more fun for you NOW. Come back in a few weeks and then decide for the Elites. OR, if you are being impatient, test the Elites in PVP.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Is not so bad. Gyros may be slow but they also are weak.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
The problem is not “Scrapper rune is useful for everyone”.
The problem is “There is a ton of runes Engie can’t use”.
Making the Scrapper rune more restrictive doesn’t solve the problem.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
It took 1-2 hours in my slow-ish connection (4mb).
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Did you buy the expac through your actual account?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
The point is that spending lots of money or time on getting ANYTHING depending on RNG is not wise.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I’m going to use whatever engie FT build I’m in the mood to perpetrate that day, until I get enough Hpoints to unlok scrapper and make a new engie FT build with extra hammer.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Healing turret and backpack regenerator are more than enough for me. I deal with the rest dodging and running. I think is much better to have plenty of endurance than much healings for PvE.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I will be happy just with the plump one having plump boobs. Like typical plump girls in RL…
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Elite Specializations & Hero Point Feedback [Merged]
in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Posted by: Ardid.7203
20 Maguuma hero points.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Yep, I’ll trade.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Elite Specializations & Hero Point Feedback [Merged]
in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Posted by: Ardid.7203
I don’t have any problem with having to do stuff to unlock stuff. It just make sense.
Except: I was able to play Revenant and Reaper 3 times before HoT launch, and I could clearly see the progressive development in those. Since I was allowed to play Scrapper only 1 time, I couldn’t judge development in it. Now I would need to play weeks HOPING Scrapper is ok for me, BEFORE I actually can use it? At least allow people a couple more beta weekends for the less tested Elite Specs, so we can really make our choices before spending the points.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
You can make an argument for magnet on block bosses, but the rest, as I said, are DETRIMENTS
People complain all the time about how a Ranger messed everything up when he uses his longbow knockback. People are going to despise you just as well when you use BoB, Air Blast, and Rifle 4 to interrupt the boss instead of getting someone with an actual stun to do it.
Displacing a boss out of AoE is a terrible idea. Hard stuns will always be better as lifesaving CC then knockbacks. Never use knockbacks for hard CC unless its Mai Trin and you need to get her into the lightning circle.
theyre detrimental when youre bad. im not bad, so people dont complain when i use these things, cuz i dont use them badly. and yet i use them constantly — especially the blasts, because i maintain ~15 party might without sacrificing dps.
In fact, you can play CC very well without obstructing your party. Push and launch aren’t as braindead as daze or stun, but they aren’t hard either: you just need to be aware of what your allies are doing, and use the envirorment in your favor. Keeping enemies flat against the wall is a favorite of mine, very useful in the Vinewrath lanes, as is “guiding” astray mobs inside beautiful AoE circles.
CC needs you to be more alert than pure damage, but is much more fun.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
As an engie player, I would take the 3rd dodge instead of the F-Gyro every single time. Care to trade?
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
In pve I play CC and might. Rifle and FT + anything else I felt like using that day.
Inmobilize, push and launch creatures, burn them all, jump around, attack them through pillars, walls and stairs…
I could easily add thumper or net turret to this playstyle. Just focus more on having fun than in being “optimal”.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
No swap, thanks.
While the F-Gyro is practically a Non Value Spec Mechanic, weapon swap will be totally OP, and quite impossible to balance.
Also every proffession out there except Ele have weapon swap already, so it wouldn’t answer the aesthetic problem of the Scrapper lacking a clearly visible and exclusive Spec Mechanic.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
Something i just saw in the HoT forum section posted by Colin:
Engineer Profession Icon
We’ve had some issues over the years with folks being able to tell the difference between the Engineer and Elementalist profession icons, in particular when they are shrunk down to smaller sizes for party UI. This became even more apparent when we began testing
our updated large squad UI. As a result, we’re going to be changing the engineer icon to better differentiate between the two. We’ve also done a bit of re-work to better differentiate the icons between Scrapper, Tempest, Engineer and Elementalist.Source: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/hot/Handful-of-HoT-Notes/first#post5624087
Mate, we have bugs not corrected, lack of synergy inside traits line, poorly designed elite spec around AI when we said a long time ago we did not want it, plus the worst ever elite core mechanic (function gyro), we give feedback to obtain improvement and there is still nothing. Are we heard? Not really…
So why bother about a new Engi icon?
Because eles complained.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
I have a few ideas which might make some of the currently less appealing gyros more useful in all combat modes. Some might be a bit crazy or op but still lets face it they do need improvement . The improvements I suggest are the kind that don’t change functionality and only tweak numbers. This should be possible to implement before the expansion is released. Here they are:
Function Gyro – I know people are saying that the profession mechanic’s use is limited but there are a few ways this can be improved without introducing new functionalities or animations. First reduce the cooldown of the mechanic to 0. That’s right 0 seconds. Second give this thing full on invulnerability buff for 10 seconds i.e its entire duration. Third remove the ability for scrapper to revive or finish off enemies without the gyro. This ensures that we are the only class to have a proper ranged finisher and it gives us a 0 cooldown ranged revival too. I know this has no counterplay in pvp but lets face it this thing already has a longer cast time than if players finished/revived. So it shouldnt have any counterplay.
Bulwark Gyro – Give this thing like 20-25k health. May seem a bit much but gyros have a time limit after all so that can be shortened a little bit for balance, like say, 10 seconds instead of 15 seconds.
Shredder Gyro – Unlike the other gyros this one doesn’t follow you around. It exists mostly as a whirl finisher that lasts for 12 seconds. Problem is whirl finishers aren’t all that great right now except for the cleansing and blinding bolts. Best way to make it more useful is to improve its damage from like 27 per second to like 150 per second. That would add an area denial functionality as well as the whirl finishers. The counterplay is obviously destroying the gyro from out of its range.
Blast gyro tag – Now this skill as it is fails all across the board. It fails as a utility skill because it moves extremely slowly. It fails as a damage skill because of the low damage. And the toolbelt skill is nothing compared to some others that engineer already has. And worst of all it can’t hit critically. Its probably too late for the toolbelt skill right now, however the gyro itself can be improved quite easily to have an “unique” functionality in all combat modes. Increase the damage of this skill to 20000 damage. Yes, 20000 damage for insta down on a lot of player builds and trash mobs. This gives the blast gyro an unique functionality that NO OTHER SKILL has. In exchange make this skill have an activation time of 3 seconds as opposed to what it has now (0.5 seconds). And increase the cooldown to 45 seconds. After the expansion releases maybe you can also add a tell to the skill animation so it can be easily identified. Another form of counterplay simply includes not being where the gyro was targeted when it hits. It does move slowly after all and it is ground targeted as opposed to having an attack target. Finally it can also be destroyed from range before it hits. For a skill with so many counterplays it is only fair that the damage be compensated to 20000 when it does hit.
Sneak Gyro – Improve the stealth duration from 4 seconds per pulse to 6 seconds per pulse. Makes it more viable to use and puts it somewhat on par with thieves’ Shadow Refuge. Albeit you having to wait 30 seconds for the gyro to go away first.
Now some of these ideas might seem to be overpowering the engineer/scrapper but lets face it the developer’s job first is to make their work appealing to the playerbase THEN balance it out after the player feedback. Right now as it is the scrapper isn’t appealing in anyway as an alternative to the specializations we already have. In fact it seems like we are being nerfed a lot if we take gyros as any utility skill in PvE without much to gain for it. So please post your feedback on these simple ideas that can be implemented without changing the skills in major ways.
This ideas are hilarious… AND I LIKE THEM. They are VERY interesting!
I can see someone being darted with the blast g marker and having to actually worry: “Oh No! Now I have to be full aware of the slow nuke… God this is the worst!” Make the blast gyro always appear at a distance from the target: More an area denial than a real damage dealer.
“Only problem with the Engineer is
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks