Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Aiurily]

you should only hold hypercharge for wildfire phases if you know 100% well that you will not lose a hypercharge in the fight if you delay it. one such situation is a1s - opener hypercharge, then save it for post jump phases, since the timer lines up neatly.

realize that it's only 5% extra vuln damage that is stacking with wildfire and your other buffs; the turret dmg doesn't affect it. so really, unless you know the script 100%, it's best to just use it on cd to benefit your group more.

[BannedatRegistration]

which sub-stats are valued more as of 3.05?

[Aiurily]

fairly accurate

[Nibiria]

fairly accurate

So I may sound dumb here, but I don't quite understand the merits of stance dancing outside of high movement fights. Could you give me a quick rundown on the dps benefits? Is it just because the autoattack is a bigger benefit when those ogcds are down? Should we no longer run feint and instead run quelling strikes? Thanks.

[Odowla]

So I may sound dumb here, but I don't quite understand the merits of stance dancing outside of high movement fights. Could you give me a quick rundown on the dps benefits? Is it just because the autoattack is a bigger benefit when those ogcds are down? Should we no longer run feint and instead run quelling strikes? Thanks.

First off, you should never have run feint. Ever. like. ever. it's not even good.
And basically you either drop out for literally an autoattack inbetween GCDs, or essentially when there's nothing else to do you drop it for a few seconds until an oGCD is about to come up.

the idea is split shot + autoattack is more damage than splitshot+30%, so getting autos there would be worth it

[Lavieh]

First off, you should never have run feint. Ever. like. ever. it's not even good.
And basically you either drop out for literally an autoattack inbetween GCDs, or essentially when there's nothing else to do you drop it for a few seconds until an oGCD is about to come up.

the idea is split shot + autoattack is more damage than splitshot+30%, so getting autos there would be worth it

Let's give Feint a fair assessment. I mean I think you should have set and on your bar but you should rarely ever use it, if at all. It is for those times when you can't drop out of GB and you need to dodge.

Once you learn an encounter though the use of Feint becomes almost non-existent... Just like Quelling Strikes.

[Themis]

Once you learn an encounter though the use of Feint becomes almost non-existent... Just like Quelling Strikes.

Learning an encounter can reduce the need for Feint (I personally don't set it), but not always do you get a tank that is either great at holding enmity or they are lower gear level, and Quelling can be quite useful for that opener.

[Odowla]

Let's give Feint a fair assessment. I mean I think you should have set and on your bar but you should rarely ever use it, if at all. It is for those times when you can't drop out of GB and you need to dodge.

Once you learn an encounter though the use of Feint becomes almost non-existent... Just like Quelling Strikes.

I need to use quelling on A3S, and my tanks are by no means bad. Machinist burst is so insane lol.

[Judge_Xero]

I think AA Potency should always be equalized to MCN current GCD. Since you are comparing it to Gauss Barrel and AA doesn't always line up with the GCD.

So say your GCD is 2.3s you would treat your AA as 76.7 Potency even though it may be 89 Potency @ 2.68 intervals.

[BannedatRegistration]

Feint is dope for pvp though.