Please make Automaton Queen focus your target

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Originally Posted by Brandedblade

Honestly. Everything in this game is just that. it is a game with no inherent meaning after all.

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No...?
Automaton Queen and Esteem are the only buttons "press and forget".
Or Delirium is "Press this same button for 10 seconds." Wildfire is also a button pressed and that you forget because you resume your rotation without changes.

Something interactive would be Phoenix summon that attacks with you and you order around, same for Seraph.
Or Continuation combo, it's fast buttons to press. HW and SB wildfire combo were also fun to execute.

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Originally Posted by Valmaxian

Actually, AQ has more issues than that. It’s lengthy summoning time, the complete lack of targeting control, and it’s lack of AoE make it an underwhelming tool. I get it - you like that’s it’s “fix-it-and-forget-it,” but for my part, it needs more than just a targeting tweak.
Or just give me my gundam suit.

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The AoE should be basic to AQ, don't introduce a new automaton specialized in AoE. You will use it in very limited content for the same result while the old problems remains.
Gundam suit should be limited to G-Warrior or pvp mechs. There is no way they can introduce a gundam and make it fun.

Plus, IMO, it would be completely out of character for Machinists, supposed to use tools and guns. The automaton is already above the line of what MCHs used to be.
If you want a gundam suit, it's better to wait for a content that includes a gundam suit and makes it a focus..

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Originally Posted by Rollout

The summon duration for AQ (and Esteem) are to account for the lengthy animations they have when being summoned. I believe they both take 5 seconds to fully summon, so their effective actual summon duration is 15 seconds, rather than 20.

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That’s precisely my point - a five second summon animation makes AQ difficult to plan around in any meaningful way. Try lining it up with AST/DNC buffs, or Chain Strat…and if you don’t pop it right away after charging your battery gauge, it’s a DPS loss (that could have been much more useful paired with other buffs).

So I reiterate, MCH needs a faster summon animation, more flexibility over when we can use AQ, and more control over the actions it takes, OR inherent AoE viability for it.

Or just give me my Gundam.

Yeah im surprised this wasnt a thing, I vaguely remember old turrets attacking whatever you used your combo on, not sure why they didn't keep that for queen.