Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[RiceisNice]

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Quick Reload and Reload should be used on cool down just like any other GCD damage; you're losing both dps and TP whenever they're not used up. Only exception to this is if you need to reapply hot shot and leadshot before-the-fact.

All of your cooldowns can align with wildfire's 90 seconds, with the exception of raging strikes and hypercharge (which will line up on every other wildfire). They should be used on cooldown (except for raging, it's just not effective enough to use by itself without any other buffs like wildfire or barrage). The only exception to this that I can think of would be Faust since the fight will not last long enough for a third wildfire anyway, you'd get more milage delaying your second wildfire with hypercharge.

[Themis]

with the exception of raging strikes and hypercharge (which will line up on every other wildfire).

(I'm thinking this is just an oversight/incomplete thing).

Raging is 180s, Hypercharge is 120s. You'd want to hold on to Hypercharge for a minute until Raging/2nd Wildfire is up. If I've understood things right. This should also be the same time everyone else has their buffs up ready and can get more use out of the Hypercharge debuff themselves.

[RiceisNice]

(I'm thinking this is just an oversight/incomplete thing).

Raging is 180s, Hypercharge is 120s. You'd want to hold on to Hypercharge for a minute until Raging/2nd Wildfire is up. If I've understood things right. This should also be the same time everyone else has their buffs up ready and can get more use out of the Hypercharge debuff themselves.

Raging strikes will line up with every odd numbered wildfire, assuming you use it off on cooldown everytime. Hypercharge doesn't really benefit from cooldown stacking because is doubling your turret's potency (which is not influenced by buffs). The 5% is a really small effect for overall wildfire contribution, considering it's physical vulnerability is also affecting the entire party and not just yourself. Don't forget that hypercharge also boosts the effectiveness of regen, so if you're in a progression run you have to consider that as well when holding or using hypercharge off cooldown.