Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Ryaz]

the changes would be:

potencies with auto attack would be 228,268,288

potencies with no auto attack and 30% barrel 182,234,260

for being able to use a 234 potency move every 20 seconds you sacrifice about 8 shots of 28-48 potency.

with that into account its like it doesn't actually do much of anything. You stay about the same only having casting timers now.

Don't forget to add Increased Action Damage to all your abilities. That doesn't affect auto-attacks. The actual damage increase with GB on is 56%, not 30%.

[Rayokarna]

Just finished the second floor of Alexander. Overall the burst damage is now really good, the 10% across everything else still makes up for Ricochet and Gauss Shell. However there is still a fair bit of movement so leaving it off means you can attack with more consistency. So unless you are stationary 80% of the time, it's best to keep it off between cooldowns.

[Rivez]

I thought it was amazing on reading. I was going to proc the second hit, stick it on with quick reload into a 3 hit combo while using the extra moves on the barrel for good dps. Add quick firing to the mix if its on cooldown and then take it off so no actual casting times.

the not being able to take it off when i wanted to made me quite annoyed.

mainly because its 20 seconds for the skill and 15 for the recast so you might aswell just keep it on if you want to be using that skill.

[KeluBehemoth]

My only complaint is that reload doesn't line up with wildfire so you have 30s EXTRA downtime before you can burst again IF you reload after wildfire bursting

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

My only complaint is that reload doesn't line up with wildfire so you have 30s EXTRA downtime before you can burst again IF you reload after wildfire bursting

Actually, that's what I'm wondering.

Our CD's do not line up with Wildfire. Is it a DPS loss to use Wildfire with what we have (aka, without reload?) or should be hold our reload to line up with our Wildfire?

[Phyllo]

Personally I keep wildfire for reload at least, feels like a waste without it

[Kasmiya]

So with the GB change/fix it's for sure GB only when WF/RF are up correct?

[Ephier]

So with the GB change/fix it's for sure GB only when WF/RF are up correct?

Lol no. Full time gauss barrel. REAL STRONG.

[Rivez]

"Don't forget to add Increased Action Damage to all your abilities. That doesn't affect auto-attacks. The actual damage increase with GB on is 56%, not 30%"

how does the percentage work? are all the damage percentages added up on the end or is it 30% of the damage+trait?

if its the first it wont make any difference to to putting the barrel on or off in calculations. If its the second the 30% will be slightly higher than 30%

[Odowla]

"Don't forget to add Increased Action Damage to all your abilities. That doesn't affect auto-attacks. The actual damage increase with GB on is 56%, not 30%"

how does the percentage work? are all the damage percentages added up on the end or is it 30% of the damage+trait?

if its the first it wont make any difference to to putting the barrel on or off in calculations. If its the second the 30% will be slightly higher than 30%

multiplicative, just like every other cooldown

was doing ~800 dps full time gauss on all 4 alex fights. The GB change is nice.

Ilevel i155 BTW