Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

With the recent changes to gauss barrel I am not sure if its worth it to use feint anymore. The way it works now is, when you put gauss barrel on you have to wait 15s to take it off, BUT putting it back on after you take it off has no CD. So if you need the quick mobility, such as Ravana orbs it might be better to just drop it for the orbs then slap it back on.

Feint 120*1.56 = 187.2
Split shot 140*1.2 = 168 not including autos gained.

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Originally Posted by Ephier

With the recent changes to gauss barrel I am not sure if its worth it to use feint anymore. The way it works now is, when you put gauss barrel on you have to wait 15s to take it off, BUT putting it back on after you take it off has no CD. So if you need the quick mobility, such as Ravana orbs it might be better to just drop it for the orbs then slap it back on.

Feint 120*1.56 = 187.2
Split shot 140*1.2 = 168 not including autos gained.

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That seems mathematically correct, and also add onto the fact that Slug and and Clean Shot could provv from those Split Shots.

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Originally Posted by Ooshima

GJ that's a very nice number. But why does your ninja have 30s more duration than the rest of the party tho?

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Duration for ACT always seem to vary by 15+ seconds. I'm not really sure what causes it.

pre-casting huton adds ~20seconds

I'm still struggling with this class, as much as I want to be good at it, my rotation is just terrible. I find myself staring at the hotbar too much looking at the available skills and just going ham on them which just feels wrong...

So after the opener, GB stays on and we just pop abilities when they come off CD?

Is GB only worth using at 60? I'm only level 53 and so far it seems like a substantial DPS loss...

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Originally Posted by WouldRuin

Is GB only worth using at 60? I'm only level 53 and so far it seems like a substantial DPS loss...

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From what I've seen, it scales with better gear and having Gauss Round and Ricochet make a difference.

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Originally Posted by WouldRuin

Is GB only worth using at 60? I'm only level 53 and so far it seems like a substantial DPS loss...

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At 53 it may benefit from stance dancing... Shot + auto attack > Shot + GB ... However, you will want GB on EVERY TIME you use lead shot and up for as many gauss rounds as possible. At 60, ricochet adds a nice chunk of DPS. At 60, the down time between using ricochet, lead shot, and gauss round is so small that its really not worth the complexity to stance dance. Just remember,the strongest potency attack in the MCH arsenal is lead shot, so its a must to have GB on for that.

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Originally Posted by heit

I'm still struggling with this class, as much as I want to be good at it, my rotation is just terrible. I find myself staring at the hotbar too much looking at the available skills and just going ham on them which just feels wrong...

So after the opener, GB stays on and we just pop abilities when they come off CD?

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For the most part, yes. Its worth delaying blood for blood to line up with wildfire, rapid fire, and hawk eye. The 2nd wildfire will not line up with reload and will rely on procs for heavy damage.. However, poping it right away should allow your 3rd wildfire to line up with your 4th reload for heavy damage.

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Originally Posted by airshowboat

At 53 it may benefit from stance dancing... Shot + auto attack > Shot + GB ... However, you will want GB on EVERY TIME you use lead shot and up for as many gauss rounds as possible. At 60, ricochet adds a nice chunk of DPS. At 60, the down time between using ricochet, lead shot, and gauss round is so small that its really not worth the complexity to stance dance. Just remember,the strongest potency attack in the MCH arsenal is lead shot, so its a must to have GB on for that.

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I just did a few tests on a dummy and it's definitely not a DPS gain. Best case is it is not a loss...! I'll try again when I get Gauss Round (54?) otherwise I'll wait till 60.

I must admit as a relatively new player (played up to 30 in ARR) who picked up HW solely for Machinist I'm a little disappointed =(