Dirame.8521

The Build originated from the Rifle. I just swapped it out for Shortbow. SB has the advantage of having more sustain and condi cleanse so there are some fights where SB would win out whilst Rifle would faulter. Fights wherein people have a lot of Projectile hate. Shortbow just bypasses that. @H K.4057 At the very least try the build before making sweeping statements. Won many 1v1s and teams fights with that build.

Meh, if that's how you feel. As for me, I shall continue to blow up all those unsuspecting attackers with my static shield.

It is so good that P/S can now be used as a power weapon. So.... yea...

Disagree wholeheartedly, but to each his own. Take Explosives, Take Flashbang , take Tools, take Take Adrenal Implant then when using FT auto attack, dodge occasionally to proc Flashbang and you're golden. It literally makes any build that uses a lot of CC quite OP. The only CC that doesn't work with it is Turret CC. Your Auto-attacks can literally take 15% of health in 1-hit because of Explosive Entrance and Bunker Down. If you think that's not OP, I guess you must be playing PvE or something.

It's their game. They can do whatever they envision for the game. Our role in this is to complain if the vision they bring to fruition is not enjoyable. And, all things considered, it is actually pretty enjoyable.

I actually use Dolyak relic. You can do whatever you like.

The AED synergy has worked wonders for me. The 120s cooldown is the same cooldown as an Elite skill and do we complain about that? Nope. I've literally won 2v1s because of that one trait so.... your opinion is your opinion sir. As for Bunker Down, the current bunker down only works on professions that get up close to you. The upcoming change, will make it a guaranteed hit on your target. That is a 100% chance to hit. The current Bunker Down doesn't have that. Literally, you can CC a person once every second and know that Bunker down will hit EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. And it got a damage boost. Yes, you may not have realized it yet, but it is indeed a monster that is about to be unleashed. In case you're wondering what build can do a CC every second: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?PeQAUlJw2YMsFWJOsPmrdA-D6IeGZLBCZBYrnAAA

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PeQAUlJwaYMsFWJOuPlNVA-D6IeGZLBCZBYrvAAA

You have to remember that Bow isn't affected by Projectile Hate which Mortar is. And personally, I find the CDs on Hammer much more of a pain than the CDs on Bow. Not to mention, Bow has more AoE CC (Blind, Aegis, Stun and Chain reaction daze) than Hammer does which is what actually wins fights in PvP more often than not.

Automated Medical Response: This trait has been reworked. Grant regeneration to nearby allies when you use your healing skill's toolbelt skill. Mecha Legs: This trait has been reworked. Gain resistance on dodging. Bunker Down: This trait now triggers when disabling an enemy instead of when critically striking. The mine now spawns at the enemy's location instead of near the player. Reduced the internal cooldown from 4 seconds to 1 second. Increased the mine power coefficient from 0.77 to 0.95. The bandage now cleanses a condition, and its base healing has been increased from 502 to 598. The change to AutoMR is just criminal. My AED build just became dead in the water. Thanks Anet. I guess its Automated Bomb Dispenser for me. Mecha Legs is nice As for Bunker Down.... .....I don't think you know the monster that you are about to unleash.

Tips for playing PvP: - AoE CC and AoE damage wins games. So make an AoE build if you find yourself losing too much. - The Wars Utility is getting Rezzes and Stomps with Banner. You can literally change the match with one Elite Banner stomp when 3 of your teammates are down and one of theirs is down. Literally a game winning ability. Err... that's all for now.

The Shortbow is a Control weapon. Once I figured out what the fields were, what the combos did and when to use it against my opponents, it became a viable option beyond what people seem to be recognizing. It's a game of sacrificing one combo benefit for another combo benefit and that's makes for good gameplay and good trade-offs in the middle of the fight. Sacrifice 1 extra chain stun to get an extra blind, sacrifice your blast finisher to get more might stacks from your chain reaction, etc. So far this is the build I've been using: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PeQAUlJw2YMsFWJOsPmrdA-D6IeGZLBCZBYrnAAA And yes, it is Core Engie... what people call the weakest Spec.... And I've been having good success with it. I also like the Scrapper set-up though: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PeQAUlJw2YMsGWJOuPmNVA-D6IeGZLBCZBYrvAAA I would have preffered that the Bow kept its damage overtime AOE's because that would have made it amazing for downstate cleave but if you guys don't change it to do that it wouldn't be the end of the world.

Anyone who thinks Shortbow is weak in PvP doesn't yet understand what PvP is all about. CC rules in PvP (AoE CC especially) and shortbow brings it in spades: Blinds, chain stuns, the aegis, even if it is one aegis, it can still be annoying to that person you see charging up their 1-shot attack only for it to hit an aegis. The amount of times the arrow lands right after I am CC'ed only for the person attacking to hit the aegis instead of finishing me off is uncountable. I particularly designed my engie build to use what people consider to be the weakest utilities turrets (Rocket & Thumper) and Gadgets (AED & throw mine). The build works with any spec, even core Engie. But the most hilarious set-up that messes with your opponent the most is the Scrapper set-up, 25 stacks of might, infinite fury, infinite protection, Could also get infinite swiftness as well, Supply Crate can give you a good supply of regen, so much barrier.... Literally no one can tell me Shortbow is weak. Been dunking on everything thus far as long as i play with my brain.

Hmm... I have a different perspective to him in that I can be defensive and offensive with Rifle. During the Soul Beast heyday, the Rifle BladeSw was one of the builds that could actually make the good ones sweat. The bad ones just get wrecked. But you know, I wouldn't mind more healing on that build though hehehehehehe

Step 1: Relic of the Demon Queen Step 2: CC everybody Step 3: Play decent Step 4: ????? Step 5: Profit