I can't be the only one excited for machinist?!

[seekified]

huh? I didn't know that those resistances and vulnerabilities were anything more than a hold over from version 1.X? I mean I see very little gear in this game that even has resistances of that sort stacked on it to begin with, and almost none of it is end game gear.

I think he means more in terms of Disembowel then aiding DRG, BRD and then MCNs as well, with monks being left out of the resistance debuff game completely since WARs take care of slashing. Monks and casters' auto-attacks are still the only blunt-type damage we can dish out that I know of.

EDIT: What is the official job abbreviation for machinists anyway? I've seen MCN, MCH and MAC. xD

[Zophar]

I think he means more in terms of Disembowel then aiding DRG, BRD and then MCNs as well, with monks being left out of the resistance debuff game completely since WARs take care of slashing. Monks and casters' auto-attacks are still the only blunt-type damage we can dish out that I know of.

Technically, rods, staves and books are all blunt damage

But that aside, MCN being blunt damage would not make much sense. I mean, sure, they could have a gun that fires blunt rounds, but, why? Blunt rounds for the most part cover the area of "non lethal" ammunition, and I certainly don't see us fighting dragons with bean bag launchers. But strictly from a lore perspective, as I already stated, the main theme of HW, and the enemy we will be fighting are dragons. Creatures with hard armored scales covering their bodies. I cannot see the machinists of Ishgard thinking that going against these creatures with potato guns as the get to victory.

[seekified]

Technically, rods, staves and books are all blunt damage

But that aside, MCN being blunt damage would not make much sense. I mean, sure, they could have a gun that fires blunt rounds, but, why? Blunt rounds for the most part cover the area of "non lethal" ammunition, and I certainly don't see us fighting dragons with bean bag launchers. But strictly from a lore perspective, as I already stated, the main theme of HW, and the enemy we will be fighting are dragons. Creatures with hard armored scales covering their bodies. I cannot see the machinists of Ishgard thinking that going against these creatures with potato guns as the get to victory.

That's what I meant - casters' auto-attacks.

And agreed on that one. They'll be shooting to kill, literally. Seems we also get lasers to play with, judging by that video though.

[Zophar]

That's what I meant - casters' auto-attacks.

And agreed on that one. They'll be shooting to kill, literally. Seems we also get lasers to play with, judging by that video though.

Yes. You are correct. Somehow I just overlooked that. My bad.