Machinist Split Shot Idea

[Ryaz]

You'd still lose dps that way... You're basically giving up 40 potency from split shot to use a non-procced Slug Shot to gain 20 potency instead of using Split Shot to gain to gain 40 potency.

[LunarEmerald]

The rng aspect does need to be fixed or lessened. Going 5 split shots without a single proc is awful.

Machinist dps can vary by around 10% depending on how lucky you are with procs.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

While I don't personally believe in luck, I suppose I should consider myself fortunate that I do tend to proc quite often. Only once so far have I seemed to hit some kind of RNG proc dead-zone, and thankfully it was just a hunt. Still, I'm all for (proper) experimentation and development of skills/technique. We do what we can with what we've got. I too hope for more someday soon, but don't feel at a loss for how we are now.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

It is. And I saw that some time ago. The entire reason I decided to do what I do was purely because spamming 1-1-1. . . didn't feel right (to me), and just 1-2-3ing regardless of procs or not seemed impractical. In the end, it all adds up the same (with ammo), so rather than arbitrarily going into 1-2-3-1-2-3 as soon as I get a Reload, I can simply transition into it anywhere in the chain. It's not perfect, no, and there ARE some losses (minor in a personal opinion, but I'm aware can add up over time), but I've found success with it.

I am, of course, quite open to any better methods that may have been, or have yet to be discovered.