Lock and Load: The Reassembled Machinist Guide

[LinowKitty]

Are you using the two ammo opener on page one or a different opener?

Yup, i'm using that opener !

[SarahC]

Does anyone got a BIS for 3.2 yet, and any chances on what to prioritize meteria slots, crit > det?

[Violette]

Does anyone got a BIS for 3.2 yet, and any chances on what to prioritize meteria slots, crit > det?

Should've asked last night.

CRIT OUT THE ASS OPTION (shit change the midan chest/legs to augmented chest/legs, because midan legs = aug chest and aug chest = midan legs)

Pretty simply, crit is king det is better than usual SkS is also pretty good because machinist is basically a caster with near infinite tp (ty based quick reload).

So there are no dead stats, considering turret looks to scale with det.

Eat a Baked Pira Pira (I can craft for cheaps) or meld some acc.

As for slots, if you don't want to eat a baked Pira, meld acc to 700ish then critcritcritcrit
If you're using IV's, meld crit>sks>det, if using V's crit>det>sks.

(assuming that acc cap is 700~ for flank).

[SoloKing]

So how are you guys spending your first four weeks of Lore tomes?

Are you going straight for the boots/ring/other crit/det pieces first? Or are you getting chest/legs first for the Dex bump, and then crit/det pieces?

[Myon88]

This is what I did,

Buy 220 crafted helm and wrist (crit det). Since the prototype and lore helm are especially poorly itemized (acc sks), it's a good investment.

Week 1: chain bolt spring spring
Week 2: bolt bolt spring spring + lore body (that's this week) http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SU51
Week 3: pedal pedal crank crank + lore ring http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SU53
Week 4: 220+ everywhere and don't need Midas N any more

My reason for Lore ring on week 3 is that
1. It's crit/det
2. It's the last 210 piece left to upgrade (Gordian Ring of Aiming)
3. Some of the other left side Lore pieces are decent (like boots), but I'll have just got prototype gear in that slot so it's a waste to upgrade the same slot twice in one week - at least get one week of use out of it before you overwrite that slot again.

Can't speculate on Week 4+ spending yet since drops from A5S/A6S might change your gearing path due to caps and stuff, so it's a "Figure it out when you get there" kind of thing.

[Aiurily]

my idea of bis with the current jp reported acc caps for a8s (723 front 713 flank). i did my melds on the basis of acc to cap on det slots>crit>det, and 12 det>9 crit.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SZJR

can drop pipira for steamed staff+change up 1 det meld to acc if preferred.

funny fact: you can go either midan chest+midan pants or lore chest+lore pants, and get the same exact stats either way.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SZK0

alternative with midan chest, lore pants. very high sksp, though.

123 det vs 18 crit 112 sksp basically

[Aiurily]

made a sephi ex video~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_fqOx7hZ4

i221 @ 1645 dps

[Velhart]

made a sephi ex video~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_fqOx7hZ4

i221 @ 1645 dps

Very nice. I really need a NIN and DRG in a party with me so I can see how well I can sustain my DPS in there.

[Empty-handed]

Rip opener for a8s. Need to save CDs for the stupid pentacle shortly after starting the fight.

I might delay the first wildfire after the pentacle. such a dps sink.

Hmmm. It's very similar to Qarn normal mode where u get jailed and must dps a nail. In a8s it's a pentacle that needs to die asap. (Burst dps).

So the fight start. Ground aoes, mega beam then it's pentacle burst. each dps takes a pentacle. If u blow ur CDs in the opener u won't have time to kill the pentacle, and If u fail to do so. It's a wipe. And u can't get help from anyone as only 1 person can dps a pentacle.

[Demkristo]

In A5S, do you use Wildfire only when the boss transforms back to his little form?