Lock and Load: The Reassembled Machinist Guide

[Aeliott]

Well, Rook Hypercharge now buffs ALL damage by 5%. A 30 second, less potent Trick Attack. I guess their logic is Bard has more sustained but weaker damage buffs. 2% crit isn't THAT crazy, but it is near infinite. Battle Voice boosts a secondary stat, vs the flat damage increase of Hypercharge. Troubadour is something BRD trumps MCH on ,granted, and the convalescence-y thing. I dunno, I still feel like Hypercharge is valuable. Just BRD gets some better defensive stuff.

As for the turret overcharge things, there's the one that forbids it for 30 seconds, but the other one has a tooltip that just says it's dismissed, you might be able to replace it right after.

I think people are exaggerating BRD's offensive utility relative to Hypercharge. It definitely has some good defensive stuff that MCH doesn't though. I'm doubtful if the persistent 2% crit and occasional 15% direct hit buff will surpass Rook Hypercharge over the course of a fight. Also Wildfire now being 1 minute cooldown (in spite of lasting 10s down from 15s) it will line up with every Hypercharge.