Machinist needs some reworking

[elioaiko]

I want them to instead of summoning Queen and forgetting her, to let us pilot it. People like mecha and it would be machinist themed.

Similar to RPR's Enshroud or even old SMN Dreadwyrm stance. MCH calls down the mech, and hops into it (kinda like Dva from OW). This changes their GCD skills into different ranged abilities, missiles, lasers with a final attack being a nuke.

[MerlinCross]

I want them to instead of summoning Queen and forgetting her, to let us pilot it. People like mecha and it would be machinist themed.

Similar to RPR's Enshroud or even old SMN Dreadwyrm stance. MCH calls down the mech, and hops into it (kinda like Dva from OW). This changes their GCD skills into different ranged abilities, missiles, lasers with a final attack being a nuke.

Okay.

How does that fix anything else with the job?

[CKNovel]

Okay.

How does that fix anything else with the job?

It would fix the Queen poor targeting, the janky AI and the fact that it's a press and forget button even after the Crown Collider.
And if they add an AoE button to the "pilot phase", it would also fulfill the request of getting AoE damage with battery.

It fixes 2 mechanical problem and 1~2 gameplay problem.

[MerlinCross]

It would fix the Queen poor targeting, the janky AI and the fact that it's a press and forget button even after the Crown Collider.
And if they add an AoE button to the "pilot phase", it would also fulfill the request of getting AoE damage with battery.

It fixes 2 mechanical problem and 1~2 gameplay problem.

Or you know. Fix the AI. Honestly I would prefer them fixing the AI as it could allow more options not just in MCH. Like being able to do stuff with Living Shadow on DRK or NIN getting some sort of sort of mini summon.

[CKNovel]

Or you know. Fix the AI. Honestly I would prefer them fixing the AI as it could allow more options not just in MCH. Like being able to do stuff with Living Shadow on DRK or NIN getting some sort of sort of mini summon.

Doesn't fix the "press and forget".

You get Rook Turret -> Press, then forget it exist.
You get Automaton Queen -> Press, then forget it exist.
You get Crown Collider -> Press... Then forget it exist.

That's the problem, AQ will simply be press and forget regardless of how many abilities you can shove in it.

[MerlinCross]

Doesn't fix the "press and forget".

You get Rook Turret -> Press, then forget it exist.
You get Automaton Queen -> Press, then forget it exist.
You get Crown Collider -> Press... Then forget it exist.

That's the problem, AQ will simply be press and forget regardless of how many abilities you can shove in it.

As opposed to “Set then forget half your abilities.”? If they do make it pilotable, they aren’t going to give us the whole kit either way so now we just have what sounds like a jank burst transition mode. We’d be locked out of a portion of our abilities one way or another.

And if that’s the route we’re going, might as well yoink ideas from SMN then, shifting casts/abilities based on the fancy machine we have out rather than the fancy dot with jank at times AI we have now.

Having Queen gives you A B C, having Rook gives X Y Z

[CKNovel]

As opposed to “Set then forget half your abilities.”? If they do make it pilotable, they aren’t going to give us the whole kit either way so now we just have what sounds like a jank burst transition mode. We’d be locked out of a portion of our abilities one way or another.

MCH Heat gauge is just that.
For 10 seconds you're "locked out" of your other abilities.

[ASkellington]

I want them to instead of summoning Queen and forgetting her, to let us pilot it. People like mecha and it would be machinist themed.

Similar to RPR's Enshroud or even old SMN Dreadwyrm stance. MCH calls down the mech, and hops into it (kinda like Dva from OW). This changes their GCD skills into different ranged abilities, missiles, lasers with a final attack being a nuke.

I'll be honest with you, if they made AQ pilotable I'd drop MCH faster than I dropped DRK in 6.0. I'm all for more control over Queen, but I do not want to be a mech pilot.