Guild Wars 2

Though we don’t have stability, we have traits that protect us when knocked down, stunned etc which you skipped over. From the low tiers try using protection injection or stabilized shield

Arkanaloth.3059:

dear god how.. I can’t even solo gold on T1. sigh

Sigil of restoration or the food equivalent is wonderful for getting gold I use it when I feel like getting gold in tier 2

I’m guessing he still has to figure out how to counter elixir r

Imo engineers are currently fine. The only things not playable right now are bugged turrets and the forever unloved by anet mortar. I feel that one of the best things to happen to us recently was having rocket boots launch us forward, which is great in wvw for escaping or chasing

Falcon.6521:

Just on a side note – that it can be done solo is just a symptom of the horrible design.

I would be really impressed to see anyone (solo or group) do the event with gold – i.e. kill 50+ pirates. That is how it is supposed to work from the event point of view after all. Not some combination of darting in and running away.

Your NPC should survive as well.

I agree but that is pretty much impossible considering all those electric fields near the end and that sith lightning…getting hit by one is bad enough, getting focused by 2 is gg

Latency.3907:

nice job! what traits/gear are you running?

I explained a bit on another post but yeah its basically zerkers

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Candidate-Trials-Solo-Anyone/first#post2502975

I still made it with as an engineer solo post patch. It wasn’t easy and I screwed up a bit but its doable.

It finally finished uploading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJhk_F9O10&feature=youtu.be

LMAO Ill be embarrassed to tell my friends I play guild wars if they ever see that second trailer! >.<

I’m always playing with rocket boots and slick shoes now in wvw. I find them to be very useful for that mobility

I just recorded a video of me doing it in t4 if needed..I did mess up a few times but Im no pro :P I’ll link it when youtubes done uploading

Well I just went zerker everything with sigil of perception (usually like to max it out at t3 then switch to another rifle with a different sigil)

Traits picked up 4,5 and 9 for firearms, 6 on alchemy, 2,6,9 on tools.

Healing turret/rifle turret/elixir s/tool kit.

My plan usually is to burst them down quickly when the rushers spawn with a few auto attacks, and suprise shot (with the free sd). If they survive don’t panic and just kill them when they return. If rushers happen to drop off loot use magnet shield and a close range blunderbuss/overcharge/surprise shot does the trick nicely. Use elixir s to avoid the all those electric fields and shake off aggro in water.

Aaand thats about it for the main part.

I soloed it a few times yesterday after patch on a sd build. Though its still as tough as always

There is no end to the nerf demands is there?

I’m really in love with my shades they seal the deal

(They’re also a small homage to pon3 :X)

I will never be able to understand decided to add annoying spamable stealth to their game, and without at least any hard counter >.<

This is the worst stealth mechanic I’ve played from any game

You cant go asking for harder content when you deliberately took the easiest path and soloed it knowing its easier to solo it than to do it in a group…

So Allie, can we have a thread were we can ask you questions directed at you and you just try to answer them if possible?

Watching the mortar users in the trial event just makes me wonder “why can they get mortars right when npcs use it but not for us?” >.<

The thing chabs is we usually just focus on wvw. I dont think theres any harm to get spvp players from any server since we all end up in the same place

Ima throw this out there but I’m thinking why not just join us if spvp is across all servers? I mean we already have a decent engie guild made and I’m pretty sure there are some from us who would like to join in for the spvp team

For me I bought 5 keys and got one common scrap….this will definitely take a lot bl chests to get those weps. Good thing theyre not going anywhere though

lordkrall.7241:

LordByron.8369:

maybe because the only weapons sold directly on TP were the most awful skins this game ever seen?

Ah yes, lets invalidate actual things just because “they were the most awful skins ever”.
Sounds logical.
Not everyone have the same taste after all.

No no, probably most of the population would agree some wooden weapons aren’t worth spending money on and thats why they didn’t sell. The first time I ever saw someone use one of those weapons was like two days ago really~

Thanks anet for making the aether weps not temporary!

I shall now shower your company with lotsa money! (As soon as I find a job)

More stealth is great news! It’ll slowly be given to other classes and before you know it…bam! Wvw and pbp will be plagued with stealth all the time! Then anet will finally have to make hard counter skills for it

Hebee.8460:

On another note, whos going to get a aetherblade weapon? Im getting them all, pistols, shield and rifle (depending if its the shoulder mount cannon or not)

I will too. Love that pistol! I’m reallly glad the aether weps are here to stay and not just another temporary item- that is great news if you have horrible luck

Well we have one for wvw but currently its for people in fa.

azazil.9541:

Do you think it big ? Check my topic for it and see how its looking at my sylvari Lv20 alt

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Issue-with-Sylvari-and-Radiant-Mantle-art/first#post2455016

or wait i can add an attachment again

Gawd loom at those flaily arms…I dont even have to ask if you lift lol

The 2 second bleed and low power ratio just make explosive shot pretty horrible overall. I can have like 1500 condition damage and pistol 1 will still be hitting for less than 400 damage overall including the power dmg >.<

On the bright side trying to avoid it has taught me to switch kits continuously to use any skill other than it

Its probably not the first time someone has asked for this but we really need this option. I barely send mail to 3 guildies before getting suppressed only 300+ more to go. Its time consuming and tedious to inform all people about guild activities >.<

Oh I remember that screen now! Those were some good times..a whole new world to explore….new skills to play around with everywhere…adventure. Brings back such good memories and yeah I would like to see it return

If you are talking about purchasing gear in spvp it doesn’t matter since its all free. However if your going to play p/p mostly you want to take condition damage, not power.

Silinsar.6298:

Penguin.5197:

Even.4687:

Is it as clearly delineated as Rifle go for power, pistol go for condition?

Indeed

Don’t trust him.

You can always trust a penguin

Even.4687:

Is it as clearly delineated as Rifle go for power, pistol go for condition?

Indeed

Well considering they said thats what they are currently working on, I’m pretty sure they are going to do the best they can to make it come true. Though I think they will be rolled out a little at a time

Afte doig some quick calculations, 87 ticks comes out to a little less than 900 condi power (closer to 850 actually). It kinda sounds like it was a bunker vs bunker fight.

Different sites will just tell you different things that the phoenix represents…it all seems jumbled up. Personally I see it as luck and rebirth. I forgot from what culture the luck part came from though.

But I definitely wanna see the phoenix return.

As long as he gives a shout at combat start, to signify he has the trait on Im fine with it

Though for the most part its just like the same six people arguing here

Its a charr racial skill but I would love something similar to it but with longer range for engies. Though probably supply crate would still outclass it unless it had a very long range

You don’t really gain much by being first all the time, if you keep getting first continuously, giving someone else a chance at first place would brighten up their day. Maybe you can just try coming in first every other race. Here is me and another player giving third place a chance for their title since we already had it. I remember that third player being so happy after coming in first, which put us in a good mood too with how gratefully she was thanked us

At this point its gone long enough that I would just like a balance dev to stop lurking behind the forums and tell us their stance on this.

Zelulose.8695:

Wrong I explained how either way videos can be discredited.

Uh-huh

Zelulose.8695:

I have to say the results from the video are hard to ignore I wonder what people will say to It. What is seen in the video is exactly why I brought up this topic.

ronpierce.2760:

But of course… “They were all just bad and none of them had a place to be in tpvp in the first place!” This argument is endless, I can show you me never dying and I’m still wrong. XD

It is pointless to just keep arguing. The op in that other thread is childish as hell. Wont accept videos where engies die using it but if its the other way around it is a-ok. Such hypocrisy.

Zelulose.8695:

A person should not last over 2 minutes just running around on a point even in a 1vs1.

Thats what bunkers are supposed to do in 1v1 scenarios.

ronpierce.2760:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nn0lPesyak

Watch the fight if you want, but watch specifically 2:33+

I was looking forward to seeing it but came out dissapointed. Congrats on creating an anti condition build and even building ur hp over 2k and even taking elixir c. But now how would u do with that build when someone power based joins the fight?

I dont play my guard but if I make a bunker to 1v1 me vs someone like say… a warr or thief they arent going to kill me either no matter how much they try.

nakoda.4213:

power/healing in my opinion, if you are going with a group support build that is less focused on dishing out damage.

if you are taking P/S i would suggests shaman gear stats (tough/healing/condi) as well.

NO! not shaman gear lol thats vitality/healing/condi.

What he wants is either apothecary or settlers (tough/healing/condi). Personally I prefer settlers since it focuses on toughness more but healing as a main stat with apothecary works too

Benji.9203:

What I have gathered from this thread (among other engi balance threads):

^ Everything about engie has to be nerfed. Cause you know…we should only play with turrets.

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

I’m the boogeyman now. It’s pretty sweet, hanging out with the lochness monster and Elvis. BTW, Elvis has lost all the weight. He’s in pretty good shape now.

Elvis

ronpierce.2760:

Eviator.9746:

The last several posts have just been theorycrafting. Video or it didn’t happen.

I’ve been pvping for quite a while, I don’t need a video to show you what easily happens all the time… If this trait “never. not once” never saves you all, you’re doing something HORRIBLY wrong. Are you sitting at 30% letting them stack condies?

What they’re doing wrong is not building around ar to make it work effectively. You cannot just bring low hp along with the trait and expect to win your battles without a sweat. You need that high hp or its mediocre at best. There is a reason why engies rarely used this trait until now.

Anet did say they wanted builds to be made around the grandmaster trait, and that is what exactly what is going on here. Those engies that you have a hard time killing with your condition builds? Its a very specialized build who went out of their way just to counter this meta.