Guild Wars 2

Primalpat.1026:

Direksone.3867:

Well I am still exploring the world! But since I am lazy I can do that in my Dungeon orientated build/gear. So a build for Dungeons really. Currently running this:

http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|10|1422|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|30|988|1860|1784|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

I might take out 10 out of Inventions and put them in Explosions for exploding turrets!

Vit/Cond/Pow gear with Sigils of Undead (Tough+Cond) or at least that is my aim, is this a good aim?

EDIT: Also in a group/dungeon I remain in the background with my turrets, pewing at the enemy, using my Supply Drop on the melee/boss and Healing Turret to help my party members out! Sometimes I have an Elixer in my 1st Ulitlity slot and I use the Toolbelt skill also to help out my partners.

I would like to be a supporting person, that is beefier (I already die so quickly), but can still pack a punch, if that is even doable!

EDIT TWO: I looked into your guide: you are mentioning +healing for a supporting character, but I heard that it is not really viable, how true is this?

Also: I am not a fan of using Kits really, I might here and there as I HAVE to sometimes, but I stay away from it. I have 2 Turrets (Rifle and Rocket) always in my utilities and the 3rd is situational: Elixer or a 3rd Turret, depending on the situation. I like Elixer R though, but I am not sure if that is really viable, I might be overdemanding :p

EDIT THREE (can’t write it at the same time for some reason!): This is basically the cookie cutter build I want with the rest of the traits allocated to what suits best to what I’ve been describing:

http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|20|988|1860|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

Elixir-R is awesome. If you are rolling with a group, or even solo it can save you from some encounters. Using it as a stun breaker on knockdowns or roots as you are kiting is good too (plus the endurance for more dodges). I am assuming you are kiting things around your turrets while you shoot and dodge correct? Trying to tank mobs in this game is pretty futile.

The build you linked with the gear you are talking about doesn’t seem to synergize that well. You have 2 “on crit” traits, but not taking advantage of a high crit chance. The runes of undead give you extra condition damage based on your toughness, but your gear doesn’t give you any.

I take it that you want to support without going with a bomb kit? If thats so, I would use Elixirs and Crowd Control abilities to prevent damage. Healing power works better with a bomb support build (I don’t consider it un-viable, but it takes a special build).

Alright, so I am going to throw together some sample builds for you to test out in the mists. It seems like you want to remain versatile with your build to be able to perform all the roles in one package. Without kits, this may be pretty difficult… but I will give it a whirl and you let me know if these work for you:

Here is your build with a bit more optimized gear (imo): http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-VRw;2cPkq0W6VQFx0;9;49TT;04;054B26B;9;1jwmAjwmA2Vp
Use your many blast finishers with water combo fields for lots of AoE healing!

Here is a build I think would work better for what you want to do: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-V70;2Z;0g0c-VQFx0;9;49-TT-2;348A19A;9PcW5PcW53ND
It has over 18k health, over 3k armor, and healing power for huge durability. Using runes of earth, you gain protection when you are hit, and magnetic aura (reflect all projectiles) when you hit 20% health. It also has high power for decent damage. You can pump stacks of might up with your elixirs, while also curing conditions for allies. For raw healing, you can drop bombs near you allies to heal them, while also dealing damage to enemies. Elixir-U gives a good damage boost for you, and the toss blocks or reflects projectiles (and gives combo fields) which is good versus ranged PvE mobs.

I would go to the mists and try the second build out to see if you can handle the bomb kit. If not, we can change it up to have more focus on elixirs. Let me know how it works for you!

Thanks for all the info, however the builds do not work, could you repost them please?

As you pointed out the gear was not optimal, this was because I did not know at the time I could select that as well, hehe. I was going for Carrion(cond, vit, power) gear with Undead Runes. But I think something else would be in place, something that features healing power, but if your links work then I would be able to see it!

I think I’ll give bomb kit a go again, wasn’t a big fan of them, but perhaps that will change! I think it will be either bomb kit or elixer(s) next to my turrets as I currently use two, but that too might change!

Here we go again..

Aegrahm.4952:

Thank you all sooooo much for your help!!!! Really appreciate it. I think I like Accelerant-Packed Turrets, seems really useful (especially if it works when you explode them yourself). I had no idea that metal plating was that useless, appreciate the heads up. I’m thinking that since I also use a shield that Energized Armor is the way to go. And Direksone, I like your build, I’ve just never been a fan of elixers (not because of the random component, which I really like, but the animations, which are just blah for me) so I dont have much advice to offer there. I would say that, sine you are taking a shield, have Accelerant-Packed Turrets gives you even more cc options, which is great for all aspects of play.

No problem! I would say http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|20|988|1860|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

really is the minimum you would want and you can put the rest of the points wherever you like. I’m also looking into Accelerant-Packed Turrets, but maybe more points into Elixers, because in dungeons I would like to be a supporting character.

Metal plating isn’t entirely useless, in conjuction with the auto-repair it’s nice for leveling if you can A: place your turrets far away enough and/or B: make sure the mobs stay away from it, and the shield is great for CC thanks to the push back, stun and pistol gives a blind. For leveling I loved it, but in dungeons and most higher level events it’s pretty obsolete.

I am the boss.8416:

I give your charr’s name an 8/10 because the name Tarr seems strange but Geargrind is a brillant name. Anyway my charr is Tazloc Sorrowshot he is a charr ranger and the name might not be very “charry” but it was the name of my old WoW toon which was a troll hunter.

Thanks! Tarr is a reference to tar, but also Charr in general have very guttural names! Good to see I got rated so high anyway^^

7/10, the story is cool, but the name doesn’t feel very ‘charr’. Mine is called: Tarr Geargrind, a brute Engineer representing the Iron Legion that is commanding the battlefield!

Primalpat.1026:

Direksone.3867:

I am a Turret using, Pistol/Shield Engineer. My focus is PvE. What is recommended in terms of gear? Currently I use vit/cond/pow I believe. I like to be a bit tankier, otherwise I go down in the blink of an eye. I am not a huge fan of the kits, although sometimes I use them, but it depends on the situation.

I use a Rocket Turret & Rifle Turret. The 3rd utility is either the Elixer that gives might etc etc or any other turret, depends on the situation here as well.

Also what is better, toughness or vitality to be a little more tankier?

Last time I checked, turrets do not gain stats from gear, and a decent amount of your damage is coming from them. I would focus on either Prec/CritDmg/Pow (mixed with a healthy amount of toughness) or Prec/ConDmg/Tough/Vit. Really a mix of toughness and vitality is your best bet for tankyness, but I would lean towards toughness moreso.

Remember, with condition damage it will take longer for you to kill things, so you must balance it with good survivability. Also, make sure not to stand still, dodge and kite things around your turrets. You might have an easier time with the rifle, so I suggest trying it out.

What are you trying to do in PvE? Are you running with a group or solo farming stuff? What role would you prefer in a group environment? It is hard to recommend things without some background =)

Well I am still exploring the world! But since I am lazy I can do that in my Dungeon orientated build/gear. So a build for Dungeons really. Currently running this:

http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|10|1422|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|30|988|1860|1784|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

I might take out 10 out of Inventions and put them in Explosions for exploding turrets!

Vit/Cond/Pow gear with Sigils of Undead (Tough+Cond) or at least that is my aim, is this a good aim?

EDIT: Also in a group/dungeon I remain in the background with my turrets, pewing at the enemy, using my Supply Drop on the melee/boss and Healing Turret to help my party members out! Sometimes I have an Elixer in my 1st Ulitlity slot and I use the Toolbelt skill also to help out my partners.

I would like to be a supporting person, that is beefier (I already die so quickly), but can still pack a punch, if that is even doable!

EDIT TWO: I looked into your guide: you are mentioning +healing for a supporting character, but I heard that it is not really viable, how true is this?

Also: I am not a fan of using Kits really, I might here and there as I HAVE to sometimes, but I stay away from it. I have 2 Turrets (Rifle and Rocket) always in my utilities and the 3rd is situational: Elixer or a 3rd Turret, depending on the situation. I like Elixer R though, but I am not sure if that is really viable, I might be overdemanding :p

EDIT THREE (can’t write it at the same time for some reason!): This is basically the cookie cutter build I want with the rest of the traits allocated to what suits best to what I’ve been describing:

http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|20|988|1860|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

Hi there,

I too am a Turret user, I run it with Pistol+Shield, this is what I use:
http://www.gw2db.com/skills/calc/engineer#10|9|0|0|0|0|0|10|1422|0|0|30|1419|1866|1426|30|988|1860|1784|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

I might take out 10 points in Explosives and put it in Alchemy so my elixers recharge faster, but not sure yet.

My loadout:
Heal: Healing Turret
First slot: Elixer B or U or Flame Turret or Net Turret. This slot is used for situational things, but the aforementioned ones are the ones I use the most.
Second: Rifle Turret
Third: Rocket Turret

I am build around condition damage with my pistol and Rifle+Rocket (aside from Flame, which I sometimes use) are the ones you want if you go with stacking condition.

I try to be a tankier, beefier Engineer that is supportive with the use of Turrets, Elixers and just ressing really, but still that can pack a punch in terms of damage.

As pointed out, Metal Plating is nice for leveling, but in dungeons pretty obsolete, they die quickly anyway, with or without it that is also why i am not using it.

Elaboration on my trait alligment:
- 10 points in Explosives are there because I don’t find 10 Pts in Tools any good, but I might put it in Elixers, but I think I’ll loose some damage (Power and the Burn effect that I have allocated)

- The 3 in Firearms are pretty self explanatory I think, they’re there to improve my Pistol damage, range etc. If you don’t want the extra range, I suggest Precise Sights, but I don’t stack Precision and I like to be further away, so I stuck with Rifled Barrels.

Inventions:
-Energized Armor: this one is there, because Metal Plating is obsolete really. It is a damage increase also as I stack Toughness in my runes. My gear is Pow/Vit/Cond, maybe change it to Cond/Heal/Tough, but I would have to look into that, as currently Healing isn’t too good, but I do use the Healing Turret and the F1 skill as well as I can.

-Reinforced Shield: this makes me beefier, gives power (see Energized Armor) and I love my shield skills, nice defensive capabilities (and I look more Charr, with my Iron legion shield!)

- Rifled Turret Barrels: I use turrets, it increases the damage! Makes all the sense in the world to me! And also since I can place them further away it decreases the chance of them getting annihilated (for short range turrets like Flame Turret this is not really any good in my opinion: the range is still short as hell).

You also use shield so I personally suggest the other 2 traits I put in Inventions, BUT here’s something else:

Take out Reinforced Shield if you feel like you can do without and:
- You can make your turrets self repair, I found it incredible useful during leveling and events, in conjuction with Metal Plating they were pretty tough, however in dungeons they still can get nuked down. You can repair them yourself with the Tool Wrench Kit: I am not a fan of it, but maybe you will like it!
- Maybe improved Elite Skills? This one is for your own preference really, but I suggest Reinforced Shield (more damage, tougher, lower CD)

You CAN go for Metal Plating, but it doesn’t matter much really.

Hope this helps!

FINAL NOTE:

Accelerant-Packed Turrets do seem nice. Taking 10 points out of Inventions (increased range+damage is all they are in for as I do not stack healing, so the 25 pt. trait is of no use) into that might be a nice option. I would have to try and see. What do you guys think?

Hi everyone,

I am a pistol using, turret deploying engineer that likes to be able to withstand a few punches in PvE. I was thinking of Carrion gear (pow, cond, vit) with seals/signet of Undead (whatever theyre called) they are cond + toughness. Sounds good, yes? Cheerio

I am a Turret using, Pistol/Shield Engineer. My focus is PvE. What is recommended in terms of gear? Currently I use vit/cond/pow I believe. I like to be a bit tankier, otherwise I go down in the blink of an eye. I am not a huge fan of the kits, although sometimes I use them, but it depends on the situation.

I use a Rocket Turret & Rifle Turret. The 3rd utility is either the Elixer that gives might etc etc or any other turret, depends on the situation here as well.

Also what is better, toughness or vitality to be a little more tankier?

It’s alright, pretty situational, then again all of them are. I use the supply drop currently. I have used the mortar in the past, but you have to watch out: just like the overcharged rocket turret, the mortar/rocket has to go into the air, if you are in an instance with a low ceiling you might be just hitting the ceiling and not hitting the ground. It doesnt happen very often (and obv not in WvW), but it might occur in some dungeons, just keep that in mind.

Well I personally don’t find it appealing aestetic wise, but thats my opinion obviously. My point was how exactly would it be used? I see a lot of people “HAMMERPLX” but no one really gives an idea as to how it would work. A Bow for instance I can picture, but a Hammer, not really.

So I’ve been seeing a lot of threads and posts in threads about Engineers should be able to use the Hammer, I personally do not see it. What skills would they use? I personally don’t really see an Engineer as a melee class, but that’s my opinion obviously.

I do feel that Engineers should have more choice in their weapons, some might argue the kits are weapons, but they are a choice and I for instance do not use them, I don’t find them fun myself. Opinions, opinions.

So. Hammers: what’s the fuss about?

Hehe. thats pretty much what i’ve been using thus far! I picked some other traits here and there but I too have 10/0/30/30/0! Awesome

Ahh okay, I now put them pretty far away to avoid damage;)

Hm, I thought I’d had to wack a turret! But if I heal by damaging then that is nice! I should try it out to see if I like it. Thing is, I like my pistols, but it does get a bit dull sometimes, but I haven’t come across a kit that I really like. Grenades is out of the option because it is overused (I’m just like that;p), don’t really like bomb kit either, same with elixer gun. Flamethrower was good fun, but don’t think it synergizes well and to my knowledge it still glitches sometimes (missing everything).

I have to admit I haven’t really tried it a whole lot. I’d reckon if I use that I can throw out the self healing turret trait I have right now. How’s the healing on it? Do I really have to wack away at my turrets? And does it even have much use to do so?

Hi guys,

I would love to hear suggestions as to what build might be viable to me. Right now it’s still a bit used for ‘leveling’ and such and not full on PvE focus (which is my main preference).

I love my pistol+shield combo, maybe swap out shield for pistol, but doubtful, I like the defensive capabilities it brings. I like being a little tankier, I hate being squishy in dungeons that I die within the blink of an eye.

Also I like using turrets, right now it’s Rocket&Rifle. My traits are also thrown into the turret line, 30 in total, 30 into Firearms for more use for my pistol and the remaining 10 in explosions, no idea where else to put them really.

I feel that, when I setup my turrets (those 2, but sometimes I also get a net or flame turret out) that I am not really doing enough. I ress people and everything, but my damage isn’t that great (I think) and neither do I heal a whole lot or anything. (Is healing still crap?).

What gear is also suggested? Right now I use +Tough, condition and power. If anything is unclear then I will clear things up.

Ha yes, buy it.. It was Abyss :p that’s why I am asking.

Hi guys,

I am not sure if this is where I should put this message, but nontheless:

I deleted my character as I was not happy with the looks, it was a lowlevel charr. However I did loot a dye on this character and did not realize until after deletion that it was on there, so now it’s gone.

Is there any way to get it back? Do GM’s help out in these situations? I had some of these issues in WoW and I did get my items back, but don’t know if Guild Wars 2 has the same ‘policy’.

Regards

Also, what turrets are suggested in general?

Yea I was wondering, what exactly does piercing shots do? Just hit more mobs as they go through them? It is between that and increased range at the moment.

Oh thats weird. It is almos the same as you, but then I use the Elixer B instead of the bomb kit and solely focus on pistol usage and turrets. You reckon using a kit is a good way to go? I do use my mortar now and again when I can.

Hello everyone,

I have come up with the following: http://gw2.luna-atra.fr/skills_tool/?lang=en&code=3ek6g0dqninhe6neq0auu00a6acakanaok5ka

It is based around the use of my pistol and turrets and also the use of condition damage. Is something along these lines viable? If not, why? And obviously suggestions for improvement are welcome!

I use the meditation skill that burns, aside from that with the virtue and other classes that burn, is Fiery Wrath viable? 0/0/30/20/5 is pretty much the minimum as you said so I got 15 points left to spend. 10% dmg increase that is up a lot seems like a nice choice. What do you think?

So this is my 2nd character that gets to this point. My first one was with the Order of Whispers, this one with the Priory. I love(d) Tybalt, got really attached to him throughout my quests with him. Great character! Sieran.. really annoying, but that is personal I guess.

I have been enjoying the personal story overall, but since this is my 2nd medium-high level character I am beginning to understand the complaints some people have.

I too find, now, that once you join an Order it goes very fast and some things come out of nowhere. I had it too with my Personal Story, you find something out after 2-3 quests and that’s it, a shame really. However, once you join the order you go super fast to become the highest rank in that order. Next you know you are battling for Claw Island. Pretty cool quest, HOWEVER.

I found it VERY anticlimatic to see that it was EXACTLY the same as with Tybalt. Okay the conversation with Trahearne is different, but nothing noteworthy.

They both sacrifice their life to give us time. With Tybalt, because I got attached to him, I genuinly felt bad about it. Sieran? Won’t miss her, but it is really lame, quite honestly, that they both do exactly the same thing.

I love Guild Wars, don’t get me wrong, but I am beginning to see why people dislike things with the personal story. It goes a little quick for me to be honest, sometimes almost abrupt.

Does anyone feel the same way as me? I’ve heard the story is going to be pretty much identical once you join Trahearne. What a shame, because the replayability really is one in the first 20 levels where your choices matter (a little).

Cheerio

Thanks dude! First we gotta fill those ranks!

Hi everyone,

I recently started a guild on Gunnar’s Hold: Blood And Metal. It is brand new so we do not have many members, but we wish to establish a friendly community of lovers of extreme music.

What is extreme music? Metal, punk, hard rock and everything in between.

Are you a fan of it and looking for a guild? Contact me!

Thanks!

Bump. We still need a lot more members!

Hello there everyone!

I created the guild Blood And Metal on Gunnar’s Hold EU. The aim of this guild is to create a friendly, social environment, but with a twist: for metal lovers.

I wish to focus on everything there is to do in this game: PvE, PvP and everything else there is to do. It is a brand new guild and we want a nice, big, social bunch.

So, are you into metal, punk, rock or other ‘hard rockin’ music’ please hit me up on Gunnar’s Hold.

Hello everyone,

I am looking for more fellow players to create a guild on Gunnar’s Hold.

What am I looking for? Active, friendly players, no focus on anything, but enjoy everything. I would like a big, social guild that do things together, something I currently do not have unfortunately.

I want to create an ‘Asura only’ guild, but this too is up for discussion. Please contact me in game if you are interested. I will respond here, but discussing thing is best done in-game I feel.

Thanks!

The title might be a little vague, so I will explain.

I am wondering if the personal story choices really make a big difference. For example, I love the charr and would like to create another story.

I wonder though is it very different when I choose other options? So far it seems it are minor things that happen low level, once you join an order the story doesn’t seem to be affected anymore. I am only 50-ish so maybe I am making conclusions too early? Do the choices come back later in the game again?

Another thing: if you join the same order as a different race is the story different too?

No need to give me spoilers and exact answers, you can reply in a vague way that still answers my question without spoiling too much!

Thanks!

Agree and disagree. Yes, I would like ‘more’ personal story, on that level I agree with you. But I think that ANET does not want you to level through personal story alone and go out and explore the world in the meantime, if you could level through the story alone you would miss out on a lot of content.

Hi guys,

I am a fan of the turrets myself, I use the Rocket Turret and Healing Turret. I was wondering who else here uses them and if you do not: why not? Also what stats do you focus on and where did you allocate your traits? And what stats do you focus on?

Kind regards