Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Ryaz]

So, looking at the Q&A, here was a question about MCH:

Q17. It feels like machinist can't deal steady damage. Could you tell us how you envisioned machinst in battle?

A17. Essentially, you will continuously use Lead Shot and Hot Shot. You’ll want to use them when you get a proc. Machinist has many actions with buffs, so by gaining these buffs and using Wild Fire, you will be able to deal a large amount of damage. Additionally, as you get used to the future content, it will be important to decide which buffs to use while fighting.

What do you think? It seems like he's saying we're made to be a burst class and not really deal steady damage. Not sure if there's a translation error about using Hot Shot or Lead Shot when we get a proc (I'm assuming he meant Slug and Clean).

I think the only buff we'd really have to worry about in future content would be Promotion... Every other buff we have is better being used during a Wildfire and we're saving that damage for a particular phase, our overall dps suffers greatly.