Guild Wars 2

Perma cripple underwater the massive overall defenses , and 100% crit chance with Whirlpool , garbage Elite? HARDLY!

Well my favorite set up with rifle is to just shoot.

Uhm the answer is you’ll become almighty running HGH.
/thread ty.

Travlane.5948:

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

Lol you whining cause you no longer have perma Sbs , get over it. That nerf was long overdue , now you either swim or sink and coming here complaining implies you desire to sink —-—————Au revoir!

remember that we also have crap defense and lowest HP pool in game.

Stealth and Evades…remember you can’t hit what you can’t touch…

Elixir S used to be on a scale 1-10 a 12 (OP)
Now its merely a 6 (imo) lmao but its ok….

@ Enmity you’re sadly and exactly correct :O

You would know your account name is the epitome of this discussion

Phineas Poe.3018:

Uncalled for?

Maybe you shouldn’t walk around calling people who’ve played several hundred sPvP matches and racked up thousands of WvW kills “PvE heroes” like you’re somebody clever. What goes around comes around. I’m all for open discussion as I’ve had the luxury of having with many people around here.

But I don’t stand for people who walk into my threads who obviously just have an axe to grind.

Now you’ve lost the privilege to speak to him , talk about cutting your losses prior.

Lol you whining cause you no longer have perma Sbs , get over it. That nerf was long overdue , now you either swim or sink and coming here complaining implies you desire to sink —-—————Au revoir!

Because thieves can stealth 24/7 and other classes can’t.

Just get the Wings of Dwayna bow or somthing.

Ah figures why you said engies are slow , also clicking is your friend never bind skills to your mouse . 10 in Tools for Speed Kits will have you leading the pack , gl out there on Engie

So all the classes are “jack of all trades , master of none” cause it gets thrown about quite a bit , and Guardians are definitely not a challenge for ALL classes ..

When do you guys think the SAB skins will skyrocket in price?

I starting to believe everyone who comes to forums and make such posts fill idioacy like this one that they fried their brains prior to creating , and the ones agreeing are completely fried themselves.

2k is definitely not a good auto for SD , you looking for 3500+ auto attacks…

dricboylan.9812:

Why are Engineers so slow in comparison to other classes. It’s so easy to fall behind others in WvW. Is there any hope of a speed increase!?

You clearly have no idea how to play engineer ….i find all the other classes completely slow compared to the Engi beside a few weaponsets and even then a box of caltrops or glue shot will leave them once again in the dust…

I don’t think its a thing left that somone hasnt complained about…Esta Loca!

Also , if you beat somone on any class other than mesmer the first thing they say is “Let me go get my mesmer” lol , story of my life

Every warrior and their mom running that old mace shield GS build , the same combos tooo , once thats on cooldown they either attempt to los or randomly swing at the air..last month or probably still is was the old CC them to hell with the hammer build lol

Your build is perfectly fine , the patch merely scrapped some traits and merged others but the one you seem to be running will still be top of the line.

Uhm power damage is strong against anything without defense , and C.dmg anything without cleansers…i wonder what made you say its Engie’s weakness when we have soooo many ways to mitigate it

Sil.4560:

Funny, the hard hits thieves do aren’t telegraphed, coming from complete invisibility. Mesmer shattering isn’t telegraphed, being instant.

Yeah you right but they pay for it with innate squishiness

Nah i highly doubt he’s a Youtube Hero , be shoot him a PM in game and you probably can persuade him to become one. I’ve met me first counter Engineer in WvW a month back , but i had no intentions of pirsuing them but wow did they put a smile on my face :P

Insanity , eles can literally cook you with Drake’s Breath RoF or BS and mind you they are never usually condition dmg…and burning is weak? :|

Siofra Crumble.2098:

I guess that makes sense, but if it was a bug, why tone down the stun duration and let the effect stay after a successful stun? It feels like more than a simple bug fix, to me at least.
And as a side note, being able to use other skills while blocking with static shield hasn’t ever been listed as a bug.

Because we always seen it as a perk lol , also about the static shield thing maybe they answered a few posts who said it sucks for the shield to be set off by some mediocre attack that wasnt intended to hit it.

Everything a 50/50 shot on the Engine , would we blow our opponent up or ourselves , will we stealth our downed ally or give him stability…Tyria may never know.

I really love the fact you’re wanting to theorycraft your own build , thats what you call true Engineering. You should create one and get critiques on it if desired

Kyllaa.1385:

That’s absolutely the one.

Having no issues anymore , tyvm Kylla greatly appreciated it.

“Right-Click to Attack/Interact” If you meant this the one thats newly implemented then this more than likely the culprit for me targetting teammates cause the cursor rest and somtimes strafing etc would cause me to right click.

Kyllaa.1385:

You may want to make sure “right click targetting” is disabled in your options panel. I think it’s disabled by default, butit was only recently added, so you may want to check.

The targetting problem was a known issue prior to.

That’ll maybe explain it , so you’re saying since implemented recently its ticked on by default?

First off the mine is unblockabke , its a 900 throw that removes a boon , and its a knock back on a low CD even untraited. You got to experiment with different utilities and think outside the box . Alot of our skills have some insane trickery to them when you become creative.

Here you go.
http://en.gw2skills.net/

It seemed like you just barely missed him and my guess is the remainder PROBABLY were dead animation or he sat on top of the remainder and didnt move.

Hello , im currently having issue with my mouse that i don’t on any other game besides GW2. I was WvWing yesterday and while locked on a target and i’d tap 1 to auto and in about 2-3 shots my target would randomly switch to a close friendly of any type (ranger pets , necro pets , teammate , npc) . I tried relogging to no avail , any ideas? Some intel i dont run on recommeded settings or even close maybe , but this is the first time in 6 months i’ve had this issue with this game.

Lane.3410:

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

2000 or 3000 gems for one.

What do you have on your character that it wouldn’t be cheaper in almost every respect to just buy a character slot and level a new one? O_o

Yeah after revisiting this thread and seeing 2k-3k i slapped myself thinking “Wait , i can craft from 20-80 for much cheaper but those first 20 levels are dreadful but 2k-3k gems are you insane?!” yeah 1200 would do it for me :P

Hi , im top ranked pseudo warrior pm me if you any questions.

Everything in this game is broken , all classes are OP and need nerfing (makes sense huh) and Anet isnt pumping out any content / listening to the playerbase. Also the game is dead beyond belief and its only dieing more . I heard all of this on the forum , you can’t lie on the forums .

hazahampo.4286:

Alright guys i’ll give these a go. I’m not that into FOTM so i might change agony resistance infusions but i’ll see how i go currently just farming my laurels for ascended gear! Thanks for advice!

Yeah those ascended items are for MAXED geared zerkers , going to take a while to get all 5 pieces and infusions . Just substitute them for ruby orbs and zerker exotic jewelry

hazahampo.4286:

So i am about to hit 80 with my engi and i was considering a few builds and was wandering what you guys think would suit me best. I am going to be running round wvw with all sorts, in zergs on my own and with a few guildies sometimes.

I was first of all wandering whether the TANKCAT build was still viable? Does any1 know? Or maybe the build here:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Flamethrower-Elixir-Gun-Rifle-build/first#post2315813

Is there any other builds i should be considering? I will also be doing dungeons alot and world completion. Also, would the TANKCAT build work with rifle? Simply because i love the look of predator :p

They’re going to have to make some pretty substantial changes to break the TANKCAT build , to answer your question its very much still viable if not more now than before. Everything in the build synergizes perfectly , and you’ll hit for some impressive dmg even being so insanely tanky.

Updated Tank Cat for you. (Quite modular)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlspSXH5SfF17IxIFdW0hUYf8L6xj1PlB-jEyAoLACCQ2rIaslxioxqsx0lER12bMPORUtQACWAA-w

EDIT: The recent patch have buffed the build quite substantially , being CCed you’ll get hit for less than when not

2000 or 3000 gems for one.

aydenunited.5729:

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

aydenunited.5729:

I think it’s all subjective to the way you want to apply the burst. There are many ways you can run SD now, including with no ToolKit considering how our mobility options have increased for escape.

There is always less viable options , that’ll never change.

It more depends on the team you run with, since SD builds are typically very poor solo roamers unless they just happen to catch someone off-guard.

Lol the best SD builds are hardly “poor roamers” , you have more than most zerker users would have. They’re usually running a zerker set-up in WvW roaming for a reason to top this off , only a true fool with lesser skills would run it solo if they desire to become a “bag”.

my set up :http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcUQFAUl0pyUX7SyF17IxoHdW0kG0D96X7+pAbB-j0xAYLACCQyrIasF3ioxqrxUuER1G8ioVLEwoFA-w

Even from here its still quite modular.

Mnemesis.8257:

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

-Precise Sights doesnt mesh well at all with this build

-Modified Ammunition is wasted cause you have no attack power

-Coated bullets wasted cause you have no attack power

-Too many points in " Tools"(crit dmg) when you have no attack power

-The 10 in Adrenal Implant is wasted because you once again have no attack power , you’d become stronger by using those 10 for Invigorating Speeds..double the Vigor and more health..not to mention the aid of the passive boon duration youll get that’ll proc your Elixir B giving you more swiftness , crit might and retal (way too many wins)

-Poor choice of sigil (Sigil of Frailty)

-Poor rune choice , you’d be much stronger balancing your build out with more overall condition duration or actually tackling the issue of your poor condition removal.

Let me begin by thanking you for taking the time to actually look at the build so thoughtfully. I didn’t imagine anyone would do so with such intensity. Let’s keep in mind this is less of an analysis of individual builds as it is providing the OP with ideas on what he may or may not like to try out. I don’t expect everyone to agree with my justifications of why I have chosen this particular setup, but I will try to address it if only to show it wasn’t merely slapped together without any forethought.

I find Precise Sights to be very useful actually, as when you crit with SoF the Vuln stacks build rather quickly; granted it’s no where near the efficiency of Grenades. Both of those can easily be swapped out for one’s needs, however I just prefer it for team based support because 2 whacks with a wrench can yield ~7 stacks of vuln plus what you do during Pistols.

The runes allow me to extend bleeding to their fullest since everything else can already be maintained without having to over clock condition duration completely, granted yet another option someone could change to suit their needs, but one that i have found to give me another 2-3 stacks of bleed to maintain without completely altering my traits; having to rearrange the entire build to accomodate a larger boost to base condition duration would put me right back into a grenade kit setup that I wanted to leave.

Coated Bullets truly shines when attacking from walls in WvW as the positioning allows the shot to pierce and impact doing double the damage in a small area, which turns out to be even more useful with zergs present. I can see Modified Ammunition being a bit underwhelming in this particular case, but again it is something I have found to be of use to me as it does improve ones damage and is synergetic with vulnerability. The Coated Bullets effect with Modified Ammunition has given me Auto Attacks with pistols anywhere from 1k to 1.8k damage, which I dare say is pretty good for a Rabid set.

Im a firm believer of theorycrafting and ironically im completely against cookie cutting , but some people doesn’t have the desire to create their own so they require assistance . Thats fine , also my intentions werent to pick your build apart viciously , and dismiss it as bad..i merely wanted to analyze the synergy and what could be better for those potentially wanting to use the build . Your stance on your build is inspiring , i love the fact you created what works for YOU and not just hand picked from another’s. Talk about engineering

Mnemesis.8257:

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

Ok let me get this straight before i pick your build apart , you want maximum burst right?

On top of this, I think it would help to understand what you are trying to achieve exactly? As Bama questioned, did you want outright bursting or CC? The only times you really see TK, FT, and Rifle together are if you want to throw people around, which is quickly thwarted with stability. A little bit more information on your desired role is necessary.

Couldnt of said it better

Ok let me get this straight before i pick your build apart , you want maximum burst right?

You’re INSANELY squishy to the point of 1 hit kill…but your traits are those suited for tank specs , your weapon isnt traited for max range and your traits isnt suited for max dmg. Most of it looks good but some major things are severely lacking . None of your utilities are supported…

You got to learn sooner or than later how to use nades but watching beginners use them and even decent ranked players (30+) miss or just throw them any and everywhere because they want to idle bomb from1500 range…thats not how they’re used. My advice for you is to use bombs now and rotate to nades later , bombs shut down melee attacks period.

Seems you lack condition removal and you’re running a burst spec against a regen ranger.

Eviator.9746:

Upon further analysis Mnemesis’s build has another couple things that bug me, aside from what GeneralBama said; maybe you can comment. With KR granting 2 seconds of Super Speed, it’s somewhat redundant with Speedy Kits? I know Super Speed is faster, but you’re effectively wasting some of that Swiftness time. Secondly, because you have the med-kit, sometimes you’re going to trigger magnetic aura. I’m wondering if healing turret would be better, but then you lose double heals with Inertial Converter…

Ahh you’re right , i overlooked the conflict between those 2 traits…

Mnemesis.8257:

Seeing as everyone has a different playing style and reflexes I can only offer you what I use and how I like to use it:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqal0p6dH5y5F17IyoHfWntZgeAY81I+pAbB-jUyAINhQaBIpBIHWEN2CWQKfRrKGWVNRUt6GTIgFrBA-w

I have personally found more success out of simplifying one’s build in WvW, as trying to do too much makes you clunky and an easy kill. What I strive to do is isolate someone with the Tool Kit’s pull and hold them in place with my immobilize and cripple. The free Super Speed buff from KR gives me insane mobility when combined with constant swiftness. SS with Rocket Boots will allow me offensive and defensive strategies by closing my gap to targets or creating vast distances they cannot close if I get into a sticky situation. Slick Shoes is an amazing utility since you can keep someone knocked down for 2-3 seconds and attack them with a wrench for the entirety of that duration. I have found the block from Tool Kit to be incredibly useful for survival, as you not only nullify someone’s bursts but also prevent any CC effects when trying to escape hairy situations. This build thrives on bringing someone into your game, by catching them off guard with pulls, blocks, conditions, and CC effects to force them into a different pace that many panic when encountering. There is a lack of condition removal compared to HGH and 409, but as Cripple, Chill and Immobilize tend to be the death of most people Rocket Boots does a fantastic job of removing those and allowing you a chance to recover. As I have used Rabid for my armor choice, you might find the increased toughness to be a good medium between damage and survivability.

-Precise Sights doesnt mesh well at all with this build

-Modified Ammunition is wasted cause you have no attack power

-Coated bullets wasted cause you have no attack power

-Too many points in " Tools"(crit dmg) when you have no attack power

-The 10 in Adrenal Implant is wasted because you once again have no attack power , you’d become stronger by using those 10 for Invigorating Speeds..double the Vigor and more health..not to mention the aid of the passive boon duration youll get that’ll proc your Elixir B giving you more swiftness , crit might and retal (way too many wins)

-Poor choice of sigil (Sigil of Frailty)

-Poor rune choice , you’d be much stronger balancing your build out with more overall condition duration or actually tackling the issue of your poor condition removal.

Or screw JP go kill .