[LN] Power Core Engineer 37.013 03.10. Patch

I think the 37 in front just looks nicer, so I grinded a bit. ANet, please do not nerf this, it only works on bigger hitboxes with precast and dodgability and has insane APM requirements! :o
Log: gw2wingman.nevermindcreations...
Build: 02:03
Old Video from patch day: • [LN] Power Core Engine...

[@MagicBot.1570]

clean!

[@arkadia7849]

Core class chad

[@rosestar7835]

Just started running this build; Been practicing a lot on golem. My opener feels really clean, but I'm only pulling 29k~ and dropping to 25k~ at the end. I do start getting caught up with my rotation, which I'm trying to practice through. But I don't feel like the difference should be that large compared to yours. Is there anything crucial I might be missing?
I'm an engi main, and would love to be able to main a core build in content, there's something I find really satisfying about not using an elite spec.

[@nevermindCreations]

Hey, the things that cause the largest margins are mismatches in settings - check that you have food, utilities and 10 conditions on the golem (including 25 vulnerability). Sorry if that was obvious but this is often overlooked :)
Apart from that, always try to get back into the hitbox for throw mine and mine field, try to prioritize your high dps skills before lower ones, and only dodge when (almost) everything is on cooldown (but never get to 100 endurance).
If you have a dps.report log or a video, I can probably help you more if you want

[@myrondulay8628]

I love core engi and this is actually my main playstyle. We both have almost the same build except I use rocket boots for mobility instead of rifle in the open world.
My guildmate suggest I should switch to mech cause it's stronger. I am just new player and I'd like to ask if other players discriminate you for using core like they prefer elite specs when looking for a party therefore won't let you join. Does this ever happen to you? I am curious cause I haven't done any fractals and raids yet.
Your build is solid. Some players won't understand that
Fun to play with professions > S tier professions

[@nevermindCreations]

Hey, I'm completely on your page. Rocket boots are way more valuable for open world than a bit dps (especially before there were mounts D:)
Don't play mech because "its stronger" - in fact, core power engi is currently stronger than power mech - but play whatever you want. There is no content in Gw2 that desperately needs meta dps classes or perfect damage, but more often than not you can outperform high-benchmark classes if you know the class and the encounter well.
If it is at least feasible, people will not complain, but rather be positively surprised that "it works". I have a few hundred raid kills as core engineer (every boss), in pugs, statics and even with speedrun people - play what you want. It's a game and this community is way less toxic than others

[@Kontrah]

Hi, is there a written down skill use order for this build to be found somewhere?

[@nevermindCreations]

I don't think there is yet. Engi cannot weapon swap, so this build will not have a fixed clean rotation, but more a priority list.
Of course start with precasting whenever available (before a boss starts, in invulnerability phases, etc):
- Mine Field
- Throw Mine
- Dodge your stamina away
- Place Rifle Turret (if not there yet - of course you can detonate it in an earlier phase when you know that you can set it up again without time loss)
- F5 if you really know that the boss will get damage in

[@Kontrah]

@@nevermindCreations Thanks for awesome and detalied reply. Already made some progress

[@xheatx]

how much does this bench on small golem?

[@nevermindCreations]

-So the only affected skill is Mine Field (toolbelt) which is about 8% of its dps (~3k). Depending on your luck on how bad these spawn, you lose either more or less of these, 50% missing would be -1.5k but I can do some tries on how big the out-of-hitbox spawn rate of mines would be-

[@nevermindCreations]

Okay nevermind, let's look at it closer:
Mine Field can spawn mines in a range of 360. These mines themselves have an explosion radius of 240, which would place the explosion in the unluckiest case 120 units away from your hitbox center. The hitbox size of a small Golem is 140, but this rather seems to be the diameter, so itself has a radius of 70. Now there would be a window of 50 units where they explode out of reach. 50 out of 360 would be 13.9% so we would hit 86.1% of the time. Here is a little visualization:
cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/860908133928796210/1038532526077116537/image.png
However, I just tested it on golem and 99% of the mines hit even on the small hitbox. This could be because they are not uniformly sampled from the 360 range radius or because the tooltip range (360) is not really the spawn radius, but diameter?
Log for reference: dps.report/qkTM-20221105-100105_golem

[@ceetang]

there can only be 1 plastic, also is this the one punch man theme

[@nevermindCreations]

it is indeed!

[@icata12345]

Imagine going into a raid with core engi and blasting top dps xD

[@nevermindCreations]

Oh that can happen in pugs but also better players 😅
gw2wingman.nevermindcreations.de/log/20221018-212741_gors_kill
gw2wingman.nevermindcreations.de/log/20221107-125757_dhuum_kill

[@vaellxju]

Stop improving plz

[@nevermindCreations]

Ok!