Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Nibiria]

Has anyone found a necessarily more efficient opener than the one posted in the OP? I get the feeling I'm missing it and I've seen a few others floating around, but haven't seen a consensus for the "best" opener.

[Lavieh]

Has anyone found a necessarily more efficient opener than the one posted in the OP? I get the feeling I'm missing it and I've seen a few others floating around, but haven't seen a consensus for the "best" opener.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNmFlIbdu2I

The opener that Hax uses is pretty close to the one that all the Good MCH's are using. There is a little debate about how you pre-pop your buffs and where you place Quick Reload but those details are really minor.

Such as Where do you put HC in your buff pre-pop and Do you use Quick Reload before or after Blank.

[Myon88]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNmFlIbdu2I

The opener that Hax uses is pretty close to the one that all the Good MCH's are using. There is a little debate about how you pre-pop your buffs and where you place Quick Reload but those details are really minor.

Such as Where do you put HC in your buff pre-pop and Do you use Quick Reload before or after Blank.

Can someone enlighten me on the derivation for auto-attack potency listed in that Youtube video?

"Auto Attack Potency vs Gauss Barrel
To make auto attack potency fair we’ll use the GCD timer instead of weapon delay to determine it’s potency

(GCD/3)*100= Auto attack potency vs Gauss Barrel
example: GCD=2.41
(2.41/3)*100=80.3 potency"

What does this mean? What is the significance of the GCD timer being used instead of weapon delay? Why is the GCD value divided by 3? Etc.

[Haxetc]

Can someone enlighten me on the derivation for auto-attack potency listed in that Youtube video?

"Auto Attack Potency vs Gauss Barrel
To make auto attack potency fair we’ll use the GCD timer instead of weapon delay to determine it’s potency

(GCD/3)*100= Auto attack potency vs Gauss Barrel
example: GCD=2.41
(2.41/3)*100=80.3 potency"

What does this mean? What is the significance of the GCD timer being used instead of weapon delay? Why is the GCD value divided by 3? Etc.

Because if you're comparing AA and a straight increase in WS, it's unfair to compare two different timings. Using GCD you can directly compare AA potency to WS potency.