Let’s say I only solo in PvP and never form a team. Which role in your opinion gives the statistically highest chance of contributing to a win? This will influence which class I take.
Do I focus on:
1. Single Target Damage – but fail against bunkers who sit and soak it up
2. Roaming speed – to help unbalance fights quickly in different places
3. Bunker/Decap – push people off points, not die to any single person, but die to more than one individual. No damage.
4. Huge AoE – to apply pressure on as many people as possible.
Of course, we can also have hybrids who by definition won’t be the best at any single role. Which in your opinion are your best options?
Engis fit these criteria pretty well:
1) Single target damage – Well…they’re ok here. Not amazing, but good.
2) Roaming speed – They won’t match a mesmer, thief, or war with a GS, but with Speedy Kits, you easily get 100% swiftness with very little expense.
3) Few classes decap as well as a well played engi and cele/condi amulets allow you to be pretty tanky to bunk when needed as well.
4) Few classes can spam AoE like an engi.
If we start talking team PvP, then engis aren’t as obviously well equipped since team synergy easily offsets any weakness a class/build brings, but when you get into solo queueing, hybrid builds tend to really shine and few classes fit this as well as engis.
However, I’d say that shoutbow and medi guard are also great choices.
