Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

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That seems somewhat better, but whenever I've gotten Wildfire off duriong the first red shell, I've always somehow bursted for lower (due to holding my CDs in the beginning) DPS then if I use my WF at the beginning.

[Alchemii]

That seems somewhat better, but whenever I've gotten Wildfire off duriong the first red shell, I've always somehow bursted for lower (due to holding my CDs in the beginning) DPS then if I use my WF at the beginning.

That may just be a timing issue then, when he starts getting closer to the 88% health, just let all your oGCD come up and save them for that wildfire burst your about to start.

[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.

[VitalSuit]

This is going to sound like a stupid question but after your opener... what do you do? Do you save your cooldowns for the next wildfire? Do you pop them as they come up?
I know people talk about CD management but after the opener I just feel lost lol.

[Ryaz]

You'll be popping Hawk's Eye, Blood for blood, Rapid Fire and Wildfire when they come up. At the 1:30 mark, reload will be on cooldown, so it'll be a mini-wildfire. Save Hypercharge for the 3 min mark when all buffs will be up again with Reload.

[Krissey]

Some skills are also only usable while the Gauss Barrel is equipped, however, Gauss Barrel is pretty much useless outside of AoE pulls.

Is this still currently true? Has this guide been updated since the buff to GB? Or did they only buff WM to 30%?

[Ryaz]

Is this still currently true? Has this guide been updated since the buff to GB? Or did they only buff WM to 30%?

No, GB is 30%, too. I'm thinking the guide is outdated. You want to get off Gauss around every time it's up.

[Aiurily]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbOVITN8X-0

3:36 parse @ 1140 with stance dancing

[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.