Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Ephier]

It's already known gauss does high dmg when standing still. The problem comes in high mobile fight when procs are being unforgiving. This problem can be semi remedied with feint all though. I would have to try both ways in Ravana and Bismark to give it a fair trial.

[Ryaz]

https://youtu.be/jMrpmvXjDMs

Here you guys go. Full time Gauss Barrel. Please understand that Moving while being in a normal rotation is not hard to do. It just takes skill and practice. Please try to do your best at the job. I guarantee you Gauss Barrel isn't a DPS loss.

The only real problem I have with moving is when I get a drought of split shot procs, sometimes having to cast 5 or 6 times, which have a much greater chance of being interrupted. When reload is up, I have no problems as procs don't have the cast time.

There are also certain boss fights, like the first boss of Fractal and the last boss of Neverreap where it's very hard to get a split shot off with all the aoes flying around.

[Massterchef]

I guarantee you Gauss Barrel isn't a DPS loss.

While 943 is nice, I've seen higher parses without GB. That's not to say it isn't possible to pull decent #'s with GB on but your average with it only on in the opener should be higher.

[warkkwarkk9]

I check this thread on a near daily basis in hopes that someone discovered something everyone missed that will somehow change all our dps problems </3

[Ephier]

I check this thread on a near daily basis in hopes that someone discovered something everyone missed that will somehow change all our dps problems </3

Well they told bards that they were going to change the speed of WM Cast. Hopefully that means GB will be faster too. Faster stance dancing please!

[Aerya]

I check this thread on a near daily basis in hopes that someone discovered something everyone missed that will somehow change all our dps problems </3

It's been discovered a long time ago and you have several solutions : Ninja, Dragoon, Monk, Black Mage or Summoner. Or even Warrior, Dark Knight, Paladin, White Mage, Scholar and Astro. Pouf, DPS problems gone

[RiceisNice]

It's already known gauss does high dmg when standing still. The problem comes in high mobile fight when procs are being unforgiving. This problem can be semi remedied with feint all though. I would have to try both ways in Ravana and Bismark to give it a fair trial.

Fulltime gauss does not necessarily mean more overall dps. There have been instances where GB has done less damage compared to using it for the initial burst and keeping it off for the rest of the fight/parse.

It should be a mix of having it on and off in accordance to the fight. The problem is that the 3 second cast discourages you trying to enable it mid fight unless there's downtime. The other problem is that when we're looking at dummy parses (as in, it's perfect circumstances where you can stand still the entire time), GB barely pulls ahead, if it does at all.

[Elizabeth]

It should be a mix of having it on and off in accordance to the fight. The problem is that the 3 second cast discourages you trying to enable it mid fight unless there's downtime. The other problem is that when we're looking at dummy parses (as in, it's perfect circumstances where you can stand still the entire time), GB barely pulls ahead, if it does at all.

I agree. Long story short guys: ADAPT.

[RiceisNice]

I agree. Long story short guys: ADAPT.

You have to understand the other end of the discussion though; the damage increase from GB is very small, if not a damage loss (on a dummy no less, so it's even more signifcant in an actual fight). It dips into the point of why even bother using it outside of burst. You can't use mid burst anymore because you can't instantly switch into GB, so the only option is when there is enough downtime to do so.

[Ryaz]

Does anyone know if ricochet can crit? I've hit for over 3k total damage with it once, non-crit, but want sure if it was possible to go higher.