Shots Fired: A Machinist Guide

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My static is moving into A2S and I'm looking for tips on how to best approach that fight - ideal cooldown usage per wave and things like that. We're still wiping on wave 5/6 so it's still early days for us, but I'd like to be prepared.

I'm pretty much just dotting everything up with Lead Shot at the start of each wave, and then moving into single target/AoE depending on the priority target, am I forgetting anything obvious?

I do a little bit different of a rotation than what Zandervont (not saying his is wrong and it also HEAVILY relies on your group composition, I have done the fight with SMN/BLM/MCH/ (gobwalking DRG), and MNK/BLM/MCH/(gobwalking DRG) and my cd rotation was MUCH different)

Wave 1. Single target.
Wave 2. Immediately turn on Rook Promote, Keep up hotshot and spam spread until 1 of the mobs dies and switch to ST.
Wave 3. As the next wave spawns, I make sure i have 740 TP or more before getting rid of the promote from the previous phase. Once I reach that point of TP i switch over to Bishop and pop hypercharge for Magic Vul Debuff. Pop all of my CD's other than B4B, Ragings Strikes, and Pot. Use Granado 3x with Rapid fire up, Spread shot once into an invigorate into spread shot spam until they are dead. If everyone does this phase perfectly you will have quite a bit of TP (in the 700-800 range).
Wave 4. Since we have a summoner I do not aoe in this phase as I found it more helpful to pick off the smaller targets while letting dots do the gobwalker. So i spend this phase with Bishop and lead shotting all targets and picking a Sniper and focusing them. Save your blank shot for the 2nd bomb spawn so your Gobwalker DPS can recharge off of the enemy Gobwalker. When he starts recharging i switch to Rook turret and promote to get me through the next phase. Once they all die I place Bishop where the Widow Spawns.
Wave 5. I start this phase off by Lead shotting all targets and into my wildfire Rotation on the first Widow (popping all of my cooldowns at this point). Once Wildfire pops I re-lead shot and continue until it is dead and begin focus on the 2nd widow. (Invigorate will be popped sometime in this or the next phase depending when you dip below the TP threshold to not waste any)
Wave 6. I make sure Bishop is in a good place to not die/hit all the mobs and then I pop Hypercharge. Do my single target Burst rotation (Reload should be up) on the Hardhelm until he is dead. As soon as he is I promote Bishop for healer MP. Lead shot all the rest of the mobs and kill Gobwalker->Jagd Doll->Widow. Switching to a Rook promote when Healer MP is topped off.
Wave 7. Target the first priority Jagd Doll and throw a Dismantle out to help with positioning damage. Put your Rook turret in a safe place, lead shot all the dolls and start your Single Target rotation (using wildfire BUT NOT BUFFS) on the priority Jagd Doll. Depending on DPS once you get 2 1/2 Jagd Dolls down the Phase will end.
Wave 8. I place Bishop in the center of the mobs and pop Hypercharge. Pop ALL of your cds at this point and repeat Phase 3. Using Granado Shot 3x with Rapid fire up and then switching to spread shot (Invigorate somewhere in here as well) Once all the High priority mobs are killed (Hardhelm/mind) Promote either Rook/Bishop depending on if you need tp or healers need mp. And finish off the Jagd Dolls.
Wave 9. This is where healer mana can get hairy so pay close attention. Start off with Rook turret and single target focus down the soldiers. Once the soldiers are done switch to Bishop and focus the Gobwalker->Snipers->Jagd Doll->Widow. Promoting when necessary (likely only will need Bishop Promote here)

Congrats you win.

I will post a video when I get a chance (however my Kill video with the SMN was not a perfect attempt as my mouse died part of the way through, but the attempt with the MNK is pretty spot on I believe. GOODLUCK!)