He's specifically referring to open-world builds that are made for solo play in that video. However, most players aren't going to be trying to solo legendary bounties and group events, and any spec can play well in open world content. Chrono currently has a place in the group PvE meta as a dps-support hybrid.

Already answered. In order of commonly found difficulty for end game : condi holo > power holo > quickness /tank scrapper. Yes. Technically all classes can solo bosses but engineer has a lot of built in cc and self utility making it quite suited to solo. Not as much as guardian but close enough.

The Traitlines Explosives (3-1-3), Firearms (3-3-2) are the basis of any Power rifle engineer build. (You can adjust them a bit if you need more boons in open world.) For the 3rd traitline you can take Tools until you unlock Mechanist. The strongest setup for Utility Skills on Core Engi is A.E.D, Grenade Kit, Rifle Turret, Throw Mine, Mortar Necro is good for casual raids but bad for speed runs. However since the meta is based on speedrunning strats, it can be hard to find accepting groups.For anything else PvE, necro is one of the best classes. For PvP you of course don't need to level it, but it is a very solid PvP class. Not over or under powered.

Drop your target if using it defensively. This builds has low active defenses. Balanced Stance. gives Stability and makes you immune to critical hits for its duration, but is very important for protecting. Winds of Disenchantment. If you think you're likely to completely die with no chance of being rezzed, use.

Before this goes any further I feel like we need to dispel the notion of what a "tanky" character in GW2 is. Unlike most traditional MMOs that have a beefy tank that builds all health and armor, GW2 PvE content revolves around doing the most damage possible and avoiding attacks via dodge or block.
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