Machinist's Clean Shot Animation

Why do they do it? Because it'd be boring as hell if your character just stood there going pew pew for every single skill.

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Originally Posted by VitalSuit

Why do they do it? Because it'd be boring as hell if your character just stood there going pew pew for every single skill.

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this , ask any bard lol

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Originally Posted by Bablioteca

If we're going to have the unnecessary flare why not something more like this? A totally different flavor of (gun themed) ridiculousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulEeIUDxbaQ

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I'd welcome it, with that casting time it should kill all of the things

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Originally Posted by Ludicracy

Meh. Doesn't bother me nearly as bad as the ninja's mutilate animation...SLASH SLASH, unnecessary backflip!!

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Only thing that bothers me about ninjas are the main combo moves are all variations of itself, spin around and slash. Start out slow, maybe just do a normal stab and work your way up to the acrobatics.

Mchs on the other hand have a different problem since the first two semi-combo moves are just 'stand there and fire'. That's why people watching say 'Boy, mch sure looks boring'. Because while you're actually doing a lot it sure doesn't look like it. Clean shot actually adds a bit of flair and certainly isn't the problem. But it's relatively uncommon, because actually getting the full combo is luck/cooldown based. While nin starts going all out and doesn't build up it's flash mch starts looking basic and doesn't really build up to anything from there.

The second shot in the combo needs something to distinguish it from the first.

In NIN's defense, when using a lot of your CD's when on GCDs you get amazing animation effects. I Shadow Fang>Jungulate. Whereas MCH using CD's inbetween GCDs is like "I shoot like an awesome cowboy".

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Originally Posted by VitalSuit

Why do they do it? Because it'd be boring as hell if your character just stood there going pew pew for every single skill.

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Boring? It's a gun of course you should be standing there pew pewing things. The sound effects are very satisfying. I don't feel the need to be Neo. Reassemble for instance feels awesome right before you blast someone for (sub)par damage. And all it is, is a big pew.

Maybe if Clean Shot's round exploded on impact or something I could accept the 360 noscope, but as it is right now I cringe just a little every time I fire it. I just don't see a reason for it, even in a fantasy-logic perspective.

It's all in the little things: http://gfycat.com/SeveralDearestFinnishspitz <----That would drive me crazy if I was a bard. (courtesy of FrostySparrow on Reddit)

I rationalize it as my character jumping to get a 'cleaner' shot on the targets head.

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Pft clean shots animation isn't bad compared to the Gauss Barrel, I'ma chargin my shot, proceeds to wave the gun about pointing it in the air then last second point at enemy. That is a bad/lazy animation.