RIFLE IS THE FUNNEST THING EVER

[Robotsynonymous.7238]

Just got done messing around with the new rifle skills, and I have got to say, this is probably some of the most fun I've ever had playing this class. So much pew pew! The rilfe feels great and is just fun to play. Whatever you do please don't nerf the fun! In fact, please give the same treatment to the pistol!

 

Mechanist with rocket traits or scrapper with quickness traits. Do it.

[LilBiM.3581]

I have to agree that rifle is a lot more interesting and fun than it was before. Finally some herbs, spices and meat have been added to the rice we've been served for years. It feels like it has a presence now and you'll know that's an Engineer with a Rifle when it appears.

[Bazsi.2734]

When I first tried it, I thought this was a bug. Then I learned this is absolutely intended, and I was dumbfounded. Sure it's fun for an hour to go around machinegunning people down, but then you stop to think and get real sad.

I'm scared for the future of this game.

Edited June 29, 2022 by Bazsi.2734

[lblazer.5381]

20 minutes ago, Bazsi.2734 said:

When I first tried it, I thought this was a bug. Then I learned this is absolutely intended, and I was dumbfounded. Sure it's fun for an hour to go around machinegunning people down, but then you stop to think and get real sad.

I'm scared for the future of this game.

Did anet say its intended?
if it is, they should change the name, it shouldn't be called rifle

[Tails.9372]

3 hours ago, Robotsynonymous.7238 said:

Whatever you do please don't nerf the fun!

What even is there to be nerfed? People just don't seem to understand what the ominous "24k" is actually comprised of, if they really think that even half of that damage is coming from the AA then it's pretty much an admission that they have no idea what they are talking about.

6 minutes ago, lblazer.5381 said:

Did anet say its intended?

It's in the skill description: two bullets and a grenade in < 1 sec.

[pbalint.1607]

Remember: it's not the rifle that's op, it's mechanist!

(I've done dps checks with rifle autos only both pre- and post patch:
rifle dps at melee range: 1930 -> 2500

rifle dps at max range: 2350 -> 3000.

sword does 4.7k )

 

post-patch, rifle, close: https://imgbox.com/1lESEdfg

post-patch, rifle, far: https://imgbox.com/gR9YVMiC
pre-patch, rifle, close: https://imgbox.com/elYUV0kt
pre-patch, rifle, far: https://imgbox.com/mJmk0Rxl
pre-patch, sword: https://imgbox.com/kjKsjzOo

#nerfmechnotcore

Edited June 29, 2022 by pbalint.1607

[Ovalkvadratcylinder.9365]

4 hours ago, Robotsynonymous.7238 said:

Just got done messing around with the new rifle skills, and I have got to say, this is probably some of the most fun I've ever had playing this class. So much pew pew! The rilfe feels great and is just fun to play. Whatever you do please don't nerf the fun! In fact, please give the same treatment to the pistol!

 

Mechanist with rocket traits or scrapper with quickness traits. Do it.

it feels great eh? well we cant have that, can we. that shits getting nerfed

[Ruisenior.6342]

The love for this class is starting to show. The rifle autoattack rocks!!

[Vedras.5602]

In all sincere honesty....I don't think I've ever been so happy playing Gw2. Slap on the Beastslayer rifle skin and you have peak Engineer class fantasy. This is absolutely what the fruits of your tinkering should yield 🙂

Edited June 29, 2022 by Vedras.5602

[Tyro.8237]

Rifle, wow, just wow. Engineer was my first character but today i had the most fun with the class ever. The rifle feeling is just great. Jump shot with rocket boots and the new QOL tweaks to the mech. Great stuff. 

[draxynnic.3719]

12 hours ago, Robotsynonymous.7238 said:

Just got done messing around with the new rifle skills, and I have got to say, this is probably some of the most fun I've ever had playing this class. So much pew pew! The rilfe feels great and is just fun to play. Whatever you do please don't nerf the fun! In fact, please give the same treatment to the pistol!

Yeah, if rifle gets to have explosions on the autoattack, there's really no excuse not to give that to pistol.

[Varrg.2704]

9 hours ago, Bazsi.2734 said:

When I first tried it, I thought this was a bug. Then I learned this is absolutely intended, and I was dumbfounded. Sure it's fun for an hour to go around machinegunning people down, but then you stop to think and get real sad.

I'm scared for the future of this game.

Literally no fun allowed: the post. Rifle now working as a machine gun is perfectly thematical to the class.

[DeanBB.4268]

I played it on a character being leveled, 50ish, so only a couple of trait lines. And even that felt great. Went to Wayfarer's for the Svanir Chief boss and just stayed to finish off the map. Ran into another rifle-wielding engi and the two of us side by side was a sight to behold. Bonus: got a key for the map, and a BL skin from the chest.

Waiting for the dust to settle before I decide on the build for an engi on my main acct (mech most likely) and core on some alt accts.

[Greyforce.7956]

12 hours ago, Robotsynonymous.7238 said:

Just got done messing around with the new rifle skills, and I have got to say, this is probably some of the most fun I've ever had playing this class. So much pew pew! The rilfe feels great and is just fun to play. Whatever you do please don't nerf the fun! In fact, please give the same treatment to the pistol!

 

Mechanist with rocket traits or scrapper with quickness traits. Do it.

I completely agree! The min/max people will probably test the rifle build to be no top tier. As a casual player I just enjoy using rifle now. A feeling of fast action/pace with explosion synergy and for the first time a reason to ever choose rifle over maze, hammer or pistols. Please Anet, dont nerf this away just because it shoots faster than the old rifle. Let us, for years, overlooked engineers have a little fun for a while...

[stormemperor.3745]

What is your problem?

Dedicated Balance Team is gonna see this and nerf it down to ground next patch. Just keep silent on good things lest they nerf it. 

[Scolix.4879]

I don't care if its best weapon or if my build i use is best but i think its fun as heck and after i tried it in wvw today i think my necromancer might be on permament holiday.

So much explosions that its just glorious.

Also the fact that my mediocre clumsy reflexes managed to actually get some fun time kills in wvw i think the profession is again my main after so long being shelved.

[Stalima.5490]

10 hours ago, lblazer.5381 said:

Did anet say its intended?
if it is, they should change the name, it shouldn't be called rifle

does nobody read the patch notes?

 

while they may not have said why they changed things, I believe they updated this based upon feedback in that with a multi-hit auto attack, the rifle would be drastically better at syncing with the firearms traitline and the explosive 3rd hit making it sync with the explosives traitline.

As such, everything just works together now which is why it feels so good.

Most of the complaints are generally regarding the fact that people don't understand that instead of 1 hit you are now firing 3 shots at one third power.

[aspirine.6852]

It is fun indeed, so probably the anet fun police will come soon to take it away again.

[Coolster.2536]

Machine gun rifle go BRRRR!

I thought when Anet said Rifle Burst was going to be 2 bullets and a grenade, they meant Thief's Double Tap for the bullets and a hip shot for the grenade (like how you'd expect someone to use a grenade launcher), but nah! They went full machine gun blitz! XD

 

I do think the animation could be increased to 1 second, or something (and rebalance the damage to match). Rifle seems stupid strong in PvP and WvW. Legit blowing people up.

[Quench.7091]

I like the new rifle, although I do see how it might be strange for certain rifle models to be firing 3 shots. As a Charr engineer, it's great to see such a theme! My favorite rifle models seem to match it far greater than they did with the single shot animation.

 

What I recommend:

1. Machined Rifle - This has 3 barrels for 3 shots.
2. Repeating Rifle - Has a magazine with shells that fly out.
3. Beastslayer Rifle - Spinning barrels and high capacity magazines!
4. Ironsight - It looks like it could be a fantasy repeating crossbow, with how thick it is. It sounds nice to fire 3 shots!

 

What I don't like as much, but still matches:

1. Aetherized Rifle - Revolving chamber.
2. Legion Longshots - Any of them will do. They have what appears to be a revolving chamber, just not animated.
3. Demise of the Dragon - 3 barrels, but it's Canthan themed.

[EdwinLi.1284]

I am enjoying the rifle now with the change. As a engineer rifle main weapon user since GW2 Core days this has been a long time wait. 

[angrax.1372]

It is cool and fun. But it gets boring quickly.

 

I still find my condi build better to kill stuff and survive the returning pressure.

Edited June 29, 2022 by angrax.1372

[Telgum.6071]

No doubts that Engineer/Mechanist is the new Anet's golden child.

[Arolandis.8360]

My favorite thing about the Jump Shot change is that they removed the cringey scream my character did when he used it, lol.

[Mara.6782]

I liked rifle change but would like anet to give same treatment to all classes too. Every class has at least one weapon that needs updating as well traits.