MrForz.1953

> @"RabbitUp.8294" said:

> How long till someone pretends this somehow adds skill to the game and should thus be preserved?

Oh boy. Let's not go down the path of ESO on this.

It's kind of pointless to swap in combat except maybe for P/P into P/S or Rifle into Hammer. Kits define you as much as the weapon you wield.

Also, let me tell you something, I have the opposite experience concerning weapon swap. I've done pretty much nothing but Engineer in these last 8 years and the idea of swapping weapons with a 10s cooldown makes me frown when I've been juggling between up to 4 kits at will to find what I'm looking for. It's bearable on Warrior due to the reduction to 5s but that's it.

Wah wah I want Dervish.

I'm not sure why one should change your mind.

I... didn't even know this patch existed, didn't notice anything changed in PvP.

I'm tired of polls. I'll say this though: Sustain should have been something very limited since the beginning of this game, being tanky is one thing but everyone should die after a while, give a proper base ratio between tankiness and damage for all contenders to have the same fighting chance nonetheless and have actual dedicated healers be at risk for their capabilities instead of being immortal. Immortal healers have been a plague in too many games already. Take a hit, sure, but not over 70 hits.

The same it has ever been since the last 8 years. Honestly wouldn't have been here at all if not for the Engineer. And not the watered down Holosmith version mind you.

1 - Corona Burst is likely your main source of explosions along with Grenade Barrage.

2 - It's nice but not entirely crucial, you'll definitely lose DPS trying to maintain it.

3 - Eclipse is "meta" because it's the one configuration that affects the skills the least. Heat Generation may be troublesome with the Storm configuration but most importantly: You'll shoot explosive projectiles even in melee range and it messes up your cleaving abilities pretty badly., it also seems to cap the attack speed somehow. Zephyr could be nice though some people have a benefit having swiftness instead of super speed.

I work both ways. I set my mind to something and browse the entire wardrobe and dyes to find what matches.

Then once in a while I stumble on a piece of equipment or weapon that would be cool to use and try to find a match around it browsing the wardobe.

The introduction of aetherblade and magitech armor in 2013 gave me the opportunity to make a heavy looking engineer, before the very recent additions the boots and gloves were dredge to best match the overall bulk and textures. It was my rifle grenade celestial build a long time ago, now turned to condi ops and is pretty much what I look like most of the time.

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PoF armor designs and birthday items allowed some opportunities out of my comfort zone, but the trigger was that nice Falchion, I had to use it. The set has a very obscure reference to a user of such a weapon, well traveled yet not worn out.

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Lastly... The legendaries, I rarely chase them beyond collection, I've made one exception though. I just couldn't look like this:

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And not have a HMS Divinity.

Oh, and speaking of hidden gems, I probably couldn't have made that sleek looking warrior without these magnificent whisper shoulderpads.

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> @"Drizzt.1796" said:

> > @"MrForz.1953" said:

> > Outfit for the old school condi build.

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> Wow... can you please tell me what skins those are? Thanks! I've been looking through this thing for something that looks just like that.

> Edit:

> You don't have to tell me the pistol skin.

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Sorry for the delay.

-Gas mask

-Aetherblade Shoulders

-Magitech Chest

-Etherbound Gloves

-Leystone Leggings

-Etherbound Greaves

-Legion Jetpack

Colored in Ash, Abyss, and Adobe Sunset for the most part.

It's about as "heavy" as I could get without being ridiculous.

Probably won't make one either. Besides, what you've mentioned is obvious enough already on what's to be expected. Don't put much stock in the expectation that they become playable though. Baseless hype culture is a trainwreck.

I've never gone beyond Hero of Lion's Arch (and sometimes Avenger of the Dispossessed) since 2014. It's been my Engineer's biggest event to remember and this probably forever.

> @"SpellOfIniquity.1780" said:

> And on the subject of Grenade Kit, I've been using that lately on a new core Power build I'm trying out and I'm rather surprised at how OP Explosive Entrance + Flash Bang are. So far no one has complained about it but I could see it becoming a subject of debate in the future. Daze + Blind that can crit 3 - 4k on top of how ever much the attack it's paired with is doing is kind of crazy. I hit a few people with some 7k Shrapnel Grenades with the actual Grenades doing only like 3k and the rest from Explosive Entrance.

Oh the debate has already started. It's just that specs such as Firebrand are acting like a lightning rod at the moment, too much noise concealing the few complaints about the potential Explosive Entrance abuse, and mostly daze, not the damage itself.

> @"Tharan.9085" said:

> Mesmer is currently one of the best counter to necros and the mains are still crying OMEGALUL

It all comes down to a victimization contest.

> @"Stand The Wall.6987" said:

> > @"Dawdler.8521" said:

> > And its only about as easy to hit people as it is tying your shoelaces with oven mitts on.

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> using it at max range is a mistake, yes. altho it can be useful for spamming point when you need to disengage.

Even at closer ranges. The shells are pretty much slower than I am when chasing people with superspeed. Price to pay for laying that many fields I guess.

Accepted as what?

> @"Tayga.3192" said:

> > @"MrForz.1953" said:

> > They honestly deserve that backfire at some point. They're _oh_ so sick and tired of nerf threads yet can't help to meme it out when they're no more. How old can it get.

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> I mean, what happens if it backfires? Mesmer mains are used to getting casual 50% shaves at this point.

> Mesmer was dead way before 25 february patch, only mirage was a thing.

Used to it or pretending to be used to it? I'm pretty sure none of them will like another "shave". A thread like this is kind of a sign that they haven't got over it. You can be helpful even though even I am not hopeful for any actual aid in the form of buffs or reworks, or you can make these threads. Sure, the "state of mesmer" discussions have been discussed to death but it's probably better than the alternative.

> @"Crab Fear.1624" said:

> People will only take trolling nerf mesmer threads seriously.

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> I hope this joke doesnt backfire.

They honestly deserve that backfire at some point. They're _oh_ so sick and tired of nerf threads yet can't help to meme it out when they're no more. How old can it get.

> @"Yasai.3549" said:

> I'm just here to see how many people are asking for Land Trident and to laugh.

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Everything that is asked here is worthy of a laugh to begin with.

> @"JETWING.2759" said:

> What about be mobile, like Earthshaker (Warrior f1 skill)?

> It could increase mobility to Holo in tradeoff the last nerfs...

> Ex:

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> Holographic Shockwave:

> Range: 600.

> Radius: 300.

Initially what I thought, much like the Warrior's stomp. Will probably cause complaints because "holosmith 2 leaps".

Why new races. And why Tengu of all of them? It eluded me for years.

Players want something new and additional flavor with the hope that it fits their very strict expectations before they get bored of it or complain about it.

Oh boy, I knew that these kind of suggestions would rain with the latest announcements. Continue.

So much hype buildup.

> @"Tinnel.4369" said:

> That Grenadier and Short Fuse traits compete is really too bad. Where do Engi's find fury?!?!

Firearms, No Scope. Problem is... It's Firearms.