It updated with out any problems, I got back into the game, was selling mats on the tp, and then I crashed. Everytime I try to go back into the game it pops up with an error, and also gives me this info:
“The game client was unable to connect to the log-in server. Please restart your client and try again.”
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but the lvl 40 story takes you to the old LA. I was doing it on my rev when I noticed it. Specifically the story instances where you meet Destiny’s Edge, and where you meet your Mentor.
I can confirm it. I have gathered plenty of unbound magic, but had not seen it, at all. I only saw it after I did one of the ley-line anomaly events. It scared the crap out of me, my friends thought I was going crazy when I saw it, and they didn’t.
I’ve done SE p1 multiple times today, with multiple groups, but every time we go to kill Tazza, whether we’re pulling her, or fighting her where she spawns, the game always crashes
Lets see what everyone has come up with. I have come up with a few myself.
FT Scrapper:
You camp FT on this one, you can almost always stay between 16 and 18 stks of might just by being in FT, Elixir U and Toss Elixir U gets you to 25 stks.
@DGraves
You went into far more detail then I thought you would, and I appreciate you explaining this in great detail, most people wouldn’t do that.
After reading your posts, I have to say, it makes sense. A lot of people blindly accept what some people with a little fame say. I was one of them, sad to say, until I tried to experiment with my own builds. Yes, I use the SD build right now, but I’m not sure how long i’ll be using it.
Do you have any builds that might worth for me to try?
I would really like to see if you have come up with any unique builds.
Hmm, I have to agree with you on the first part.
The second part… can you explain that a little more, it has got me a little curious, and I would like to talk a little more about this.
Maybe I should have explained this better, I am sorry for not doing so. Most people say that the Engineer sucks when I comes to dps, this forum was to prove that they were wrong.
There is nothing wrong with playing your own build, and exploring other builds, and plenty of people still do so. I have tried creating multiple kinds of builds for my Engineer, some have worked out, some haven’t. You shouldn’t change just because others have or are changing, you should change because you want too.
You should play what u find most fun, not what others do, and the dps builds people want nowadays … well let me quote Nemesis> “There is no best, there is only best at…”, so the dps builds people want nowadays are not the best builds out there.
@DGraves
When I first posted this, I was using Scrapper, now I’m not. My original post was to prove the Engineer was still great, like the headline says, and I linked the build I used with information to prove it, and the others that have posted were making comments on how to improve the build I was using, and the build I’m using now. This forum was not originally meant to find the best build, it was meant to prove the Engineer is still great.
Thank you Xyonon, from the information I gathered from the image you attached, and please correct me if i’m wrong, I should stick with build I have now, with both bombs and grenades.
This is the build I’m using now.
Ging showed using battering ram also. If I use battering ram, should I get rid of bombs, or nades. I’ve been using the nades only for skills 2/4/5 and the toolbelt skill, and just spamming bomb skill 1 when not using the toolbelt skills to proc SD. If I use battering ram, does bombs or nades have better damage? Or should I just stay with the build I have now?(keep in mind the shrapnel trait plays a good part in this)
This link gives you the condi and power builds that are now best, the vidoes show to rotation, you just have to watch the skill bar.
I am using the power build shown, and it works quite well.
I’m not saying you should, and I’m not saying the Engineer is any better then the other classes. I’m just making a point that the Engineer is still a very viable class to play and is not near as bad a most people think.
This is the build I use.
I have tested it on the DPS Golem multiple times.
On my initial burst I can get up to 30k dps, but after that I stay between 19k and 23k dps.
Sequence is:
Tool Belt skills 2,3 and 5>Hammer 2-> Hammer 4> Hammer 5> Grenades 2>Grenades 4> Grenades 5>
Bombs skill 1 about 7-10 times> Elixir Gun 4 ( let it blast back)>
Hammer 3 to get back in to fight> Start sequence over
You can use food/utility buffs to boost the dps a little bit also, but without them, I still do plenty of damage, and I love the build so much.
For Explosives Trait, I’m not sure if Grandmaster trait should be Shrapnel or if it should stay on Siege Rounds.
In the last tarir assault I participated, I was the only scrapper in the squad. That is sad indeed.
I get your point, you want to have top DPS – especially Xyonon. But what is an engineer? We are not supposed to be a high damage class. We don’t have swords or axes, we only have ranged weapons and shield and, thanks to the scrapper, a hammer. GW2 promised us we could play every playstyle with every class. That works, but only to a certain point for every class.
Think about the following tasks, how far can you go before you realize it is impossible?
- Create a warrior which heals as good as a guardian or a druid.
- Create a thief which tanks as good as a guardian.
- Create a druid that does the same damage as a tempest.
- Create a necromancer who deals same damage as a warrior, without using conditions.
- Create a warrior which deals superior damage by using conditions only.
…
Most of these are ridiculous. If you are crazy enough to try it, you realize it is impossible after some time. But the engineer. The class which was not designed or ever expected to be a good DPS? The engineer should deal massive damage and be superior among other damage dealing classes? seriously?
I play it on tank and support. Other classes can tank better and be better supports. We are most flexible and can play what we want in different situations. Other classes have to respec, change armor, skills. Sometimes they are not capable at all and have to log another character. With all that (for you totally useless) flexibility, we deal average damage, which is nice. Taking a look on the poor durid who would be glad to have our damage peaks. Play the engineer where he is good at. But don’t expect miracles.
Thank you for this, I tried to explain this, but I did not do it very well at all. You explained this far better then I ever could. You are one of the few people who actually understand the engineer.
The engineer hasn’t had very high dps in a long time. I don’t know why people still try to get the engi to have as much dps as possible. The Engineer is a class that can fit into any category. Grenades have a decent damage output and apply tons of vulnerability if traited right. Flamethrower is mostly a playstyle kit imo, most likely no one has noticed that a trait in the scrapper line has boosted the juggernaut trait, it doesn’t make it better then any other kits, traits, or weapons but it does make the flamethrower better then it has before.
Everyone should just stop trying to get the highest possible dps on the engi, it can get very decent dps, but that’s not all its meant to do. The Engineer also may not get better, but it is still a perfectly viable and very fun class to play.
This is the new build from all that yall have told me. Tell me what yall think.
Sigil of Accuracy brings me up to 53.8% crit chance… so probably need it, plus 20% from fury and 10% from bleeding, ill be up to 83% crit chance.
(76% without Sigil of Accuracy)
Ok yeah trying things out, rocket boots I will probably go with. No condi trait. Always gonna use Juggernaut. I can definitely see inventions 232. Why perfectly weighted(hammer trait) though? Does it work while using FT? I was told that it doesn’t.
I use this build for pve. I chose the traits specifically, juggernaut gives me about 6 stks of might, with stability. That with the Scrapper trait: Mass Momentum gives me around 12/13 stks of might. Those with the Alchemy traits: HGH and Alchemical Tinctures, also with Runes of strength give 17/18 stacks of might. Using Elixir U wither gives me the fury, or the 5 stks of might, also with 2 extra stks from HGH, caps my 25 might.
The hammer I don’t really use or need, except maybe for the stun from hammer 5.
Firearms traits for minor and major are just what I had on, I can see why Heavy Armor Exploit might be better, and also No Scope.
I don’t really need condi damage, so using runes of the flame legion would not be bad, but aren’t what I need. I just had the Pinpoint distribution for that tad extra damage.
Shredder Gyro is just what ive been using on top of Napalm(FT skill 4), even without Pinpoint Distribution it does decent damage.
Yes, the quickness is only really good for the FT skill 1, or hammer 1, but it doubles the damage I do, just by making the skill go faster.
Tool belt skill Throw Elixir U is highly valuable by either reflects or blinds.
Shredder gyro can be replaced, plz post any suggestions.
I have played this a lot, it is very fun, while still does very good damage.
Firearms: bot-top-top
Alchemy: mid-bot-top
Scrapper: bot-bot-bot
Zerker everything!
Hammer: Sup. Sigil of Force/ Sup. Sigil of Accuracy
(could possibly use sigil of rage instead of accuracy for more quickness)
Sup. Rune of Strength
6:Healing Gyro
7:FT
8:Elixir U
9:Shredder Gyro
0:(any, depends on situation)
I put shredder gyro on top of FT skill 4:Napalm, Does decent power and condi damage.
(I couldn’t get build editor to work so I had to type it out.)
Please let me know if anyone has any other suggestions.
)) posted, and the spreadsheet might help with what your looking for.