Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

[Ryaz]

This might not be the right topic to ask but is there also some kind of topic discussing what they could've done better when implementing Machinist or what they should add in the future as QoL-Changes?

I'd really love to see what kind of ideas people have here for Machinist~~

My biggest gripe with MCH is the way ammo works. It's completely different than what was in the preview, which was using it enhances different attacks in different ways, sort of how Dark Arts does for Dark Knight. Instead, we got Reload, which is basically a band-aid for our RNG proc attacks. Sadly, outside of our opener and buff phases, MCH is very basic.

[Velhart]

My biggest gripe with MCH is the way anmo works. It's completely different than what was in the preview, which was using it enhances different attacks in different ways, sort of how Dark Arts does for Dark Knight. Instead, we got Reload, which is basically a band-aid for out RNG proc attacks. Sadly, outside of our opener and buff phases, MCH is very basic.

The RNG is still my biggest gripe. While not terrible in execution, it is it's principle of design that bothers me. Its very sad to see when I am on a roll, it starts being nasty and not doing a proc after shooting 4-5 times. It reduces my DPS and TP some. I would of preferred something more consistent. Not a DPS increase or decrease, but something to make the process of it feel less RNG.

[girlsimulation]

My biggest gripe with MCH is the way anmo works. It's completely different than what was in the preview, which was using it enhances different attacks in different ways, sort of how Dark Arts does for Dark Knight. Instead, we got Reload, which is basically a band-aid for out RNG proc attacks. Sadly, outside of our opener and buff phases, MCH is very basic.

What if they replaced dismantle and rend mind with more gauss barrel-style attachments which added different effects to your procced shots? EG, a procced clean shot with the dismantle barrel on would apply a physical damage down debuff, with gauss on it could apply some kind of vulnerability or a dot or something, etc. They talked about machinist having different weapon attachments for different situations a lot before release and I'm a little sad we didn't get that--it would make stancedancing and ammo management a much bigger part of the class...