Quote Originally Posted by Valence View Post
No, it is not.

You're conflating basic filler GCDs that you just press and they do things (or actually build resources unlike those), with more powerful abilities that usually require spenders, or building up to them, or require actual input and thought from the rotation and the player. And yes, I do include long CD weaponskills into the same boring, bland category as those "press raid buff get nuke" buttons. If anything, the latter are a little better because they still offer some flexibility of when to use them unlike the former that just need to be pressed on cooldown period.

Shadowbringers is essentially a boring long CD ability yes (welcome to tanking).

Midare is not, it's tied to the gauge you need to build, and it can get interesting plays around Hagakure and therefore offers choice and input to the player.

Again, you press midare and you see it being executed, building the stickers doesn't had that much depth to it.
Hagakure only exists to clean your stickers and not overcap on stickers, it's linked to the gauge and SAM's buffs management, not Midare.
If anything it supports my argument that you need to think before pressing it than after.

I agree that MCH has tools that play themselves too much but Full Metal Field isn't one of them.
"Press 120/60 get nuke" is a bit repetitive but I don't think it's a bad design, it's going to bring a big level of flexibility and I want to see more of this in the future.

Wouldn't be great if pressing Drill allows MCH to engage a "Drill combo", pressing Air Anchor engage a "Air Anchor combo" then finally Chain saw engages Excavator into a final GCD?
MCH is one of the jobs that could benefit the most from the follow-up actions. Make Flamethrower a GCD follow-up on Drill. I think this is a very good direction for MCH and they should double down on it.