My thoughts on machinist (Up to level 42)

[Ryaz]

I will definitely agree that from 30-40, MCH is gimped. As others have said, we're like a SMN without a pet at that point. Everything we have is lower potency compared to other jobs because the turret is supposed to make up for it.

My big question is, does it? Does the turret do enough damage to compensate for the MCH inherently low damage? If not, then that's a part of the problem. The turret needs to provide enough damage to make up for the dps loss we take from our lower potency attacks. It's already bad enough that we have to pre-cast it before every fight (and if you forget, you just wasted a couple seconds waiting for it to be placed and activate), but if the damage it does can't make up for all we lose, then it needs a buff (or we do).

I will say that since getting my turret, double MCH groups have been clearing with decent times. Not as good as a fully geared other class that's been synced, of course, but not too many problems. If anything, the job just feels clunky when ammunition is down.