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[Stardusk78]

I personally love the Engineer but I have often read that something like only 5% of playerdom plays the Engineer. Why is this? and do you think ME3 will reverse this trend?

[CroGamer002]

Because people only spam Combat Drone, hence don't know how to play it properly.

[Epsilon330]

Engineer is my second-favorite class, next to Soldier.
It's just so satisfying to hit a sniper or rocket trooper with a curved Incinerate. The research project cost reduction is also welcome. The Geth Shielding is a great bonus power to use too.

[Kronner]

It's not flashy.

[Total Biscuit]

My second favourite class is engineer, after Infiltrator. Awesomely fun to use, more so than the Biotics IMO.

I do wonder if it's a hold over from ME1 a bit, since they weren't as distinctive then. But 2 improved the class greatly, and the turret and flaming ****slap in 3 look to be going even further, so I hope they start getting more love.

[Stardusk78]

Mesina2 wrote...

Because people only spam Combat Drone, hence don't know how to play it properly.

To be honest I like the other powers, especially cryo and incinceration more than combat drone....

[Stardusk78]

Kronner wrote...

It's not flashy.

Hmm...not like your favourite Lord Kronner!

[Whereto]

I find it sort of boring. U can cause a lot of damage if u play it right, but I just prefer other classes. Maybe if they had a turret of some sort that was deploy-able I would play it more often. Though I think u can hack enemy turrets now so that might be a good edge over other classes

[Stardusk78]

Whereto wrote...

I find it sort of boring. U can cause a lot of damage if u play it right, but I just prefer other classes. Maybe if they had a turret of some sort that was deploy-able I would play it more often. Though I think u can hack enemy turrets now so that might be a good edge over other classes

Your wish is granted. ME3 Engineer can deploy a Turret!

[BadgerladDK]

For me, it goes back to the ME1 engineer just not being terribly interesting, so I never finished the game with one, thereby not having one to import into ME2 where it was slightly more distinctive. This now comes back to bite me, as the ME3 engineer I played in the convention demo was one fun, Atlas-spanking death machine. If I didn't have a ton of other games to play before I go into ME3 hermit mode, I'd run an engineer through ME1 and 2 just to import it to 3.

[grimkillah]

Been an Engineer is only fun when you can dismember former crews with your trusty old plasma cutter.

[elarem]

Adept used to be my favourite class but once I imported my engineer from ME that changed. I love playing the engineer - curved incinerate, cryo blast, and the drones. In ME3 they look to be even better with turrets.

But I guess they seem boring or spammable - and it's not like you can't spam any other class's ability eg soldier's Adrenaline Rush, now is it. (BTW I also enjoy playing as a soldier, and I especially love sniping with the Widow, it's just a pity that my aim is so poor )

My son thinks that the engineer is the easiest class to play on Insanity, but I don't care - I have fun in this supporting role leaving other members of my team to play to their strengths. That's probably why I would play engineer in the MP - I don't see anything wrong in being at the rear of the action if the mission is successful. Facilitators FTW.

[roflchoppaz]

I love the tech classes, Engineer and Infiltrator. (Biotics are kinda lame-ish, imo.)

I hope ME3 will make my favorite classes even more kick-ass. Yeeeessss...

[Ieldra]

Stardusk78 wrote...
I personally love the Engineer but I have often read that something like only 5% of playerdom plays the Engineer. Why is this? and do you think ME3 will reverse this trend?

I have no idea. The Engineer is my favorite class, and the best class for Insanity unless you have the Firepower DLC (then it's the Soldier with a Mattock). I've heard it said, though, that most players don't use powers much, and the Engineer is a "caster" class. No idea why the Adept is more popular - I find Adepts frustrating to play on higher difficulties in ME2.  

Modifié par Ieldra2, 04 février 2012 - 11:40 .

[Stardusk78]

elarem wrote...

Adept used to be my favourite class but once I imported my engineer from ME that changed. I love playing the engineer - curved incinerate, cryo blast, and the drones. In ME3 they look to be even better with turrets.

But I guess they seem boring or spammable - and it's not like you can't spam any other class's ability eg soldier's Adrenaline Rush, now is it. (BTW I also enjoy playing as a soldier, and I especially love sniping with the Widow, it's just a pity that my aim is so poor )

My son thinks that the engineer is the easiest class to play on Insanity, but I don't care - I have fun in this supporting role leaving other members of my team to play to their strengths. That's probably why I would play engineer in the MP - I don't see anything wrong in being at the rear of the action if the mission is successful. Facilitators FTW.

With the flaming pimp slap you won't be support, you will be the griller!

[DiegoProgMetal]

I always play as engineer.

[DNRB]

It lacks the shock&awe and exoticness of the adept, and people who don't like caster classes choose a combat class anyway.

[Guanxii]

Personally Engineer is my third favorite class after Soldier and Adept. I find the hybrid-classes pretty overrated.

'Til now though I've only really prefered Soldier over Adept and Engineer because only that class had access to all the weapons before and had better health and now you can use all weapons with every class I could see Engineer moving to my second fav class after Adept. I think i'll probably aways prefer Adept over Engineer unless BioWare can figure out how to combine tech powers into combos.

Still I always use Soldier first so I can use that class as a benchmark to compare the other classes against and I imagine everybody else does the same so BioWare and fans shouldn't get too disappointed when they see that 95% of people play soldier the first time... because it makes perfect sense. It doesn't necessarily make other classes like Engineer less popular. This is why I don't think popularity of classes are necessarily reflected in the statistics and I think we'll see this with multiplayer.

Modifié par Guanxii, 04 février 2012 - 11:59 .

[tetrisblock4x1]

I'd love if engineer could use heavy weapon ammo to deploy, upgrade and repair turrets. The enemies would be too busy shooting at it to pay attention to me, and I'd be free of that blasted cover based combat mode at least for a little while.

[Adhin]

Problem I have with the Engineer in ME2 is the lack of combos and the 2 main powers (not counting Drone) have low cooldowns. They also don't have any lol-ragdoll effects on enemies like Adepts do so they... kinda lack that mild amusement factor. I still like them, mind you but they just don't feel as active as biotics, or as impactful.

ME3 has more combos though, including tech ones. Think there maybe more cross-class ones as well. I know I'm actually looking forward to using Cryo now. Hated it before (having to get them to HP just to use it kinda blew). But Cryo + Incendiary = Combo Effect of... some... kind. I'm personally hoping for Thermite + ICe style BOOM but that maybe to warp-bomby. Either way more combos are welcome.

That and as for MP, I'm looking forward to Engineer as a side char with the turret. I've always enjoyed employing turrets in game modes like that. Throw it down + sniper rifle or AR or something in the back ground keeping it safe, really able to lock down an area to help out the team. That kind of stuff can be rather enjoyable.

Modifié par Adhin, 04 février 2012 - 12:14 .

[andy6915]

I don't like to play anything with only a single weapon type and stuck with light armor (it looks weak, I need at least a medium). It's the same reason I haven't ever played adept and sentinel too.

Of course, this doesn't apply to ME2 and ME3 where you can use any type of weapon or armor. Well, in ME2 I have to reach a certain point to get a new weapon class unlocked, but that's tolerable. So maybe I should try out a non soldier based class,  as up till now I've stuck solely to soldiers, infiltrators, and vanguards. I mean, I would only have to get through ME1, and then it's off to medium and heavy armors. Besides, with ME1 bonus powers, I could give an engineer any weapon I want... Probably assault rifle. Probably assault rifle in ME2 also.

Modifié par andy69156915, 04 février 2012 - 12:19 .

[Drake-Shepard]

When you are engineer or adept its difficult not to spam from cover. And if i want to spam from cover i would pick adept for the wow combo factor.

Not that i think its cheap but having someone flank brings a whole extra dynamic to the game (i know the drone has same affect by making guys get up from cover) and

In me2 if you want to flank the enemy properly you have to do it your self b'cos your squad mates can only be directed so far cos you won't be able to make them take cover on the far side of a box cos you can't get the arrow to place itself there lol

[ncknck]

Engineer sucks because it doesnt do direct damage(or any damage). People want to KILL. ^^.

Very few people like playing a support class.

[Stardusk78]

ncknck wrote...

Engineer sucks because it doesnt do direct damage(or any damage). People want to KILL. ^^.

Very few people like playing a support class.

No direct damage? are you crazy?