Machinist needs serious attention

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If you think split shot doing 500-800 damage at 55 is good, my AST Malefic in cleric stance does around 500-600 non crit at 54.

Solo.

Your MCH should be doing more with that shot, you're a friggin dps class.

Split Shot is spammable, backed up by an 80 Potency Turret shot virtually every time i fire and procs stronger shots while a 40 potency DoT ticks away... So yeah. 500 ~ 800 damage for the most basic shot in my arsenal is kinda fine.

Gauss barrel being a DPS loss if attached permanently is I believe one of the few things that was thought through with the job, DPS increase if attached when your cooldowns align for some burst or for AoEing, DPS loss if you just chuck it on and leave it on.

How do you figure its a DPS loss?
Thats a flat 20% buff to all damage, while ammo procs make Slug and Clean Shots instant cast. We also get access to a 20 second recast off global 200 potency shot (Gauss Round) to combine with the 100 potency off global Head Graze. Which all benefits from the Gauss Barrel 20% buff.
Meanwhile, the Turret is blasting away happily and all i lost were weak, barely noticeable auto attacks.
Gauss Barrel went on at lvl 52 and literally hasn't come off. My kill times are significantly faster with Gauss Barrel on.