Machinist superior then bards?

[Viar]

like.. don't mash. serously it solves your wasting a proc problem..

I don't mash. I queue my skills, and the only way not to cast SS on proc is to move as you see proc appear on the screen which still interrupts the cast because there's a slight lag before it appears on the hotbar. Time wasted on that dancing around the problem wrecks the timing of off-GCD skills. If it's still not the problem for you, try watching out for procs while keeping an eye out for healers' MP bars (and soon for everyone's TP bars as well). And simultaneously watching out for EA to be off CD. For BL to suddenly proc. For healers suddenly moving out of 20 y radius. For AoE's.

SMN, the only other job working on priority rotation instead of combo rotation, don't have to do nearly as much. MCH don't have this problem with procs wrecking their timings since they can force procs.

[Odowla]

I mean.. theres no problem with it. I think you might be reacting too slowly.

MCH is also a priority rotation, its not like you can force procs all the time


also, implying situational awareness is hard, we cover the same roles .. dunno why its like that's hard or something..

try doing the same while kiting 2 renauds in t7 savage -_-

[Temjiu]

I.. not to question your intelligence, buut uh. How exactly are the procs not exactly the same? I've played with with their casting stance...

they are uh..
exactly..
the..
same..

like.. don't mash. serously it solves your wasting a proc problem..

In all honesty, it sounds like you are missing the point of the primary issue (and the relevance of this discussion). Read Rice's posts above this for some detailed info on the proc they are mentioning. I think you are referring to the stance function, not the skills that are being impacted negatively by it. in this case, it's bloodletter, an oGCD ability that procs when a DoT crits. since your DoT ticks are not easily trackable (that is, when they tick), and it's outside of your control, It is nigh impossible to predict when this proc will occur, and when the CD on BL will reset.

since it is random, is can also trigger often in rapid succession...as a matter of fact, it often does. prior to WM, this wasn't an issue as the skill itself has a very fast animation, and being oGCD, didn't impact rotation, so you could easily take advantage of the rapid double procs. now, with WM, the only way to take advantage of the double procs is to NOT be casting. It's simply a very big example of why the dynamic change in BRD impacted playstyle and its original mechanics.

Whereas the MCH is literally designed from the ground up to function with GB in mind (none of its procs rely on a mechanic outside of your control that is random), the MCH controls when and if it's procs occur, and on top of that it has special abilities designed to a) reduce the RNG factor, and b) bypass the limitations of the dreaded cast bar. Is the design perfect? I don't think so, but it's a far cry from taking a similar mechanic and dropping it on a class that was very much designed for a different mechanic. Imaging trying to attach wings to a car and get it to fly, and compare that to a plane that was designed from the ground up to fly. It's a drastic example, but it shows the concept. the bloodletter issue falls under similar principles.

[Viar]

I mean.. theres no problem with it. I think you might be reacting too slowly.

As a BRD who cleared TEX with 1.5-sec lag, no, I don't. My lag is much less now, but I still can't catch every 10th proc with my fingers trained to press GCD just as it is off cooldown.

MCH is also a priority rotation, its not like you can force procs all the time

Get your BRD to 52, spam HS at the dummy, use the proc. See the problem for yourself before dismissing it. It is one of only valid complaints, not even QoL things.

also, implying situational awareness is hard, we cover the same roles .. dunno why its like that's hard or something..

For 90% of players who played BRD? Yes. Minuet makes BL/SS procs clunky. Forces you to pay more attention to the hotbar than you should. Lowers situational awareness quite a bit, even when I'm used to mechanics.

[Aiselia]

How exactly are the procs not exactly the same?

Which Machinist skill can randomly reset its cooldown based on a random chance from crits from your DoT, potentially multiple times within a single GCD?

[Ephier]

Which Machinist skill can randomly reset its cooldown based on a random chance from crits from your DoT, potentially multiple times within a single GCD?

Seeing as how dots only tick once every 3 seconds, I don't think any class in this game has a cool down that can randomly reset multiple times in a single Gcd.

[RiceisNice]

Seeing as how dots only tick once every 3 seconds, I don't think any class in this game has a cool down that can randomly reset multiple times in a single Gcd.

Seeing how I've gotten double BL ticks when Bahamut Prime is the only thing I can hit, as well as most bosses in current content give you opportunities to multi-dot, it's not as uncommon as it seems.

BRD and DRK are the only classes I can think off the top of my head that can reset their oGCD abilities, the latter through parrying. A little bit off topic though, BLM's thundercloud sees a similar problem that I'd like for them to put some attention into it. You only ever use thunder when it procs, but it apparently isn't worth using the GCD since it'd throw off enochian timers or some other thing. New abilities you get as you level shouldn't interfere with what's already there, but rather add onto it.

[Aiselia]

Seeing as how dots only tick once every 3 seconds, I don't think any class in this game has a cool down that can randomly reset multiple times in a single Gcd.

BRD has two DoTs, both can tick within a single GCD. If both crit, both have a chance to reset the cooldown. If you use BL during that GCD, you potentially have three uses of BL in one GCD. Which has actually happened for me before, several times. It's lovely when it happened before, but annoying now.

[Ephier]

BRD has two DoTs, both can tick within a single GCD. If both crit, both have a chance to reset the cooldown. If you use BL during that GCD, you potentially have three uses of BL in one GCD. Which has actually happened for me before, several times. It's lovely when it happened before, but annoying now.

Ah I see? But still am unsure how you are able to get 3 resets within a 2.5 or less time frame when dots tick on a 3s timer.

[Aiselia]

So wouldn't that be twice, not multiple?

Multiple
more than one

At least that's what Merriam-Webster tells me.