Machinist needs serious attention

[Ronyx]

LOL This is another SMN syndrome. Where people think that they do little damage just because their numbers seems low compared to a blm. The fact is that the Turrets compensate for the low dmg teh MCH can have on its own. Also this class is all about synergy with its abilities in other to do more dmg. I agree though that if the reloads and maybe Reasemble had a little less cooldown, the class would be much better.

[Zyrusticae]

Hmmm, you're right. 4 targets is indeed the break point for greater TP efficiency with Split Shot. The math checks out:

300 potency/130 TP = 2.3 potency per TP.

400 potency/130 TP = 3.08 potency per TP

To take into account the proc chance, let's assume 4 split shots, 2 slug shots, and 1 clean shot:

4x140/70 TP + 2x180/60 TP + 1x200/60 TP = 1120 potency/460 TP = 2.43 potency per TP.

Thanks to ammunition giving a 100% proc rate, ammo also only makes the single-target combo more desirable:

360 potency/130 TP = 2.77 potency per TP.

480 potency/130 TP = 3.7 potency per TP

1x160/70 TP + 1x200/60 TP + 1x220/60 TP = 580 potency/190 TP = 3.05 potency per TP.

So 4+ targets = spam spread shot (unless you know the targets will die within 20 seconds, in which case just use the grenades), anything less = single target spam.

On the flip side, however, spread shot is MUCH faster and if you can down the targets before you run out of TP you're generally going to get ahead of the TP inefficiency.

On the other hand, promotion + rook is pretty much exactly the same as just keeping bishop out. You can do whatever floats your boat, but the potency over time is generally a wash either way.