Is engineer for me?

[bronislav84]

Engineer does dp damage if thats what you are asking, but as said above they do damage over time and heals over time. They are also mandatory for groups because of all their buffs, one example of this is their M/S buff which will be very helpful to commandos and operatives who constantly run low on mana.

The mana per second buff is Res by the way, and is in PL too. The effect on alive team mates makes Res actually worth using besides to get others up in both games. People just hardly notice one point to armor/dps/mana regen in PL. In SL it makes a difference because stats don't give regen. The effect lasts for 1 minute, does not stack with other people's applications, doesn't not show an icon, and does not improve with rank. Buffs are actually useful in SL, whereas in PL the Mage buffs benefit the user more.

I disagree with everyone saying Engineers will be useless in PvP. In PvP, healers are tanks. People need to target you because if they don't you keep your team alive. If they DO target you, they have a hard time killing you because in addition to your normal heals you have another self only heal that also does damage. Also, if they are attacking you that means your teammates have the freedom to kill their dudes. If you are 1v1 then run and find a teammate! Also, don't underestimate the damage you can do. Engineer damage isn't as low as many seem to think.

Good points, but Engineer is definitely looking at a huge disadvantage 1v1. The damage doesn't suck, but the other classes just deal it better (Yes even the "tank" Commando), and would just take us down before the DOTs tick down. It's impossible to heal if you're already floored.