The most vocal? So what go for the least vocal? Double the work to appease a few? Mch is a much more popular job than it was even at launch from what ive seen. And yes it has problems.. but its hit a good balance as a machinist. Taking the gun away is pointless, focusing only on the multitool is pointless.

Splitting the job is way too much work for the issues. You’re talking a massive rework again and building a new job from the ground up in a year.

Monk, Drk, Smn all need reworks MCH only “needs a rework” because its not what you want. Many people are fine where it is conceptually in fact apparently a lot are, at least a lot more than played the job since it launched. Yes it has problems but too many other things and other jobs should take way more priority than two mch reworks.

Fix the issues and see how it progresses before clamoring for that. And just so we are clear lets go over a more intensive list of things people desire..

Opposite Genders for Hrothgar and Viera
Hairstyles for both
Mnk rework
Smn rework
Drk rework
Healer rework
New Healer
New kinds of high end content
Mythic+
Aggro management rework
Trust system expansion
FC content
Glamour system expansion
Inventory expansions
Use for gil

Just to start.