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Merlyn
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Posted On: 03/03/2013 at 02:51 PM

Looks to change up...been a grenade WvW build forever...

Any posts for Engineer builds that are viable in PVP or WVW that use:

Pistol/Pistol?

Pistol/Shield?

Something that makes more use of turrets?

 

Any advice or build posts would be appreciated.  Thanks much!

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Curadh de na Capall
Zabumba
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Replied On: 03/03/2013 at 06:33 PM PST

Hi! Besides granades(power and condition variants), I've been using the Tankcat build(https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/engineer/The-TANKCAT-build-Prybar-some-faces). It's a bunker build that kill foes with confusion+retaliantion more than anything. It has great survivability. This week I've been trying the static discharge build, a high burst damage that is a lot of fun to explode people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kaYsIR0kYg -> The link to the build is in the comentary. Edit: Ah, this guy also does some great videos showing multiple eng builds: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/engineer/Drakeco-s-PvP-Videos-Two-New-videos-up Also there are the videos from Maskaganda, who does some pretty awesome stuff with a p/p elixir build https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/engineer/RUN-a-WvW-movie Edit 2: Also, in case you haven't tried, there is the infamous 100nade build. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gXAliTpRwk

» Edited on: 2013-03-03 18:46:05

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Fine de na Faolchu
Merlyn
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Replied On: 03/04/2013 at 02:52 PM PST

Thanks! I will give them a try...just getting tired of grenades...been using it ever since turning 80

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Ban Finsceal de na Iolair
Morigana
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Replied On: 03/05/2013 at 03:58 PM PST

I was typing out my extra long post when you posted this. I got real tired of grenades - nice damage - sometimes awesome.... but really cumbersome to throw - at least for me - and they do get boring - at least for me ... and you. Turrets have great possibilities - but you have to spec just right for them and there are some bugs (which I sent to the Devs - several times). I think turrets need a lot of work to have the usefulness they really deserve so they can be used. They are far too squishy - even with the 30% less damage trait and the blowback trait is generally wasted... opponents see turrets and they range them with AE's - no one gets blowback... and ground targetting is a waste - range is too low and most don't have it incorporated (at least when I tested it last).

» Edited on: 2013-03-05 16:05:25

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Susulemon
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Replied On: 03/05/2013 at 09:40 PM PST

they upgraded flamethrower's 2 skill so i am kind of happy about that it was just abysmal back t hen

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Curadh de na Capall
Zabumba
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Replied On: 03/06/2013 at 05:24 AM PST

Yeah, turrets are really hard to use in a wvw spec right now. In all my tries, even with all the turret traits, they are really squish and get destroyed in 1 or 2 AOE hits. I tested the upgraded flametrower and I really liked it, the skill 2 can take more than half HP of a regular mob, which is really good on 4.5 secs of cooldown. This week I´m runing with a condition build, using granades, p/p and the almighty toolkit. The buffed prybar confusion is really insane now, with 5 stacks for 5 seconds. Using runes+food, I guess we can take their duration to 9 seconds or so. Killed a few people last night with it. Also, condition nades are not that bad to use because you don´t spam 1, just use 2,3,4,5.


» Edited on: 2013-03-06 05:29:54

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Morigana
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Replied On: 03/07/2013 at 05:22 PM PST

Yes, Abend, I've discovered the same. When there are more vesatile skills to slot - like Flame Thrower, Elixer gun, grenades, toolkit and bombs - turrets are really lacking at the moment especially for someone who is always on the move - which you have to be in WvWvW. I really wanted a bunker build - where I could hunker down behind my turrets with shield/gear shield but all the dang turrets go "poof" way to quick and really can't get off much damage - then all the versatility of the engy goes "poof" with them. I actually wish they would do away with Turrets if they keep them the way they are... give me "portable wall" as a defensive barrier (toolbelt - throw bricks for damage and stun), "barb wire fence" to slow and immobilize foes at openings or open field (toolbelt skill - shoot flechettes for bleeding and slow), trench - a pit in the ground with spikes at the bottom (toolbelt skill - dirt bomb, blinds and chokes for damage), and I'd really like a canon in to replace the mortar - I'm a pirate argh!!!

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Musclor
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Replied On: 03/08/2013 at 06:15 PM PST

Btw any of you know if the trait Scope Tools -> IX is working or is bugged ? Also, I haven't seen any 'Grenade focus build' in these threads so I am curious as to what a typical greandier engie build looks like... I am still in the Grenade phase personally... Sometimes I even catch myself using grenades against a solo target ! Anyway, plz let me know if you find out something about 'Scope' ! Kaboom !!

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Curadh de na Capall
Zabumba
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Replied On: 03/09/2013 at 03:52 AM PST

Not sure either. All I know is that it doesn't change your character sheet. There are plenty of people in the forums complaining it doesn't work, but I haven't seem any evidence of that. Also, It's hard to test it. I don't think a build solely focused in granades would be effective this days after they nerfed skill one, but granades are really good in condition builds. Sometimes I use something similar to this build(Can also work in pve) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWimaL9s-I Also, there is a incredible overpower granade power build called 100'nades. It's so over the line I think they may have to nerf it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gXAliTpRwk

» Edited on: 2013-03-09 03:56:15

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