Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Eevey]

Use HQ Dex pot and do your 50s ramp up with ammunition (reload->quickreload at 1s remaining, pull at 10s remaining). Also, refreshing lead shot right before all your buffs fall off is a DPS increase.

Toggling off Gauss barrel when you have nothing to cast is supposed to be a DPS increase as long as you remember to toggle on appropriately.

The real key to this fight is having your scholar and OT put out 500+ DPS. If your group is struggling on Faust, I suggest just waiting for more gear or more individual practice on target dummys.

[Humorless]

The real key to this fight is having your scholar and OT put out 500+ DPS. If your group is struggling on Faust, I suggest just waiting for more gear or more individual practice on target dummys.

Your melee and casters must be a complete joke if you need your SCH to do 500+. Average SCH is sitting around 400-450.


MCH should easily break 1k on Faust w/ a DRG in party. 950 without.

[Empty-handed]

what optimal food to use for machinist? . I used flint caviar for tonight's raid.

[KeluBehemoth]

Good info on refreshing dots with buffs up.

I have a problem though. After my burst, do I use reload again or save it for wildfire? If I use it after my burst I'm waiting an extra 30s to start my next wildfire but I'm doing more sustained DPS.

That's really the only issue I'm having with MCH. Is what do I do after burst? I've been using quick reload and off GCDs

[Aiurily]

1 frontal miss at 584 acc

[Rumpelstiltzkin]

I am just curious, how do MCH do vs BRD? From what I saw the world 1st progression groups brought BRD. I've also watched several streams and they all seem to bring a BRD to Savage. I asked about it in one stream and they said they just prefer BRD. So just curious about why that is.

[Ryaz]

Most likely because there aren't a ton of good MCH players yet. Plus, it's a new class. People are also used to BRDs and they tend to stick to what they know.

Damage-wise, they're about equal. I think BRD might be considered to have more useful utility, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure if Rend Mind or Disassemble have really been used at all and it's just easier to cast Foe's Requiem than it is to possibly have to reposition a turret and then use Hypercharge for vulnerability before repositioning it again to give MP regen.

[HairyRoger]

Stuff.

Have to mention that MCH does in fact buff physical damage as well. On a fight like faust this is actually worth more than people think. Having a DRG in team gives you the means to hit 1,1k+ dps, but at the same time buffing his and every other physical dps damage is very worth it.

The way I see it, the team composition decides which of the two is more useful.

[Velhart]

I've been hearing people claim that they can burst 2k for an opener without a DRG. I have a hard time hitting up to that amount. I pretty much use the rotation on the front page and use food/potions. Was seeing if anyone had any real good recommendations on rotations or a video showing a very optimal one. My current gear is ilvl186: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...racter/869828/

Also, was wondering in said rotation would be the most optimal way to use the second Wildfire? Want to make sure I am getting the most of it despite reload and some cooldowns not present.

[Aiurily]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ejJRugvFU

2050~ burst @ i180, 7246 wildfire. this is, afaik the most optimal opener when it comes to wildfire burst. my highest hits are around 8.3k with drg at i185

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cevo2mwB81o

this opener is worse, but crit luck was better. don't use this opener. 2187 burst @ i180

2nd wildfire should look like this

filler skills>HE+BFB come up>filler skill>HE>hot shot>BFB>lead shot>1>wildfire>1/2>rapidfire>1/2/3>quick reload>insert oGCDs as needed

in an optimal run your dots for wildfire burst should always have HE/BFB applied, and RS as well when applicable