Machinist PvP Video Series

[Aphel]

A series of MCH PvP videos I documented on my 1 month journey to that elusive Hand of Mercy title. Included some tips that might help.

MCH Road to 5K Kills Part 1
Still getting used to MCH in Seal Rock, freezing up sometimes but hitting Battle Highs once in a while.

MCH Road to 5K Kills Part 2
Quite comfortable with the class, confident in certain 1v1 matchups. Wanted to highlight some interesting tidbits instead of standard run-of-the-mill kills. Was still using full PvE gear. English captions included.

MCH Road to 5K Kills Final
Equipped some PvP gear, throwing myself (sometimes unintended) into terrible situations and crawling out. By this period every match ends up in Battle Highs/Fevers, averaging about 80 kills per day. Hand of Mercy title GET!

It's been an extremely fun ride.

Advantages of MCH:
1. Direct ranged damage burst, hard to predict for healers.
2. Two types of gameplay - Control or Burst.
3. With enough bullets everything is insta-cast, with Gauss Barrel on.
4. 100%->0% all casters within 8 seconds if they aren't prepared. With Battle High/Fever, this extends to melee classes as well (excluding tanks).
5. Strong node defense via turret.
6. Turrets complicates targeting for the enemy.
7. You've got a gun.

Disadvantages of MCH:
1. Ranged damage modifiers - 100% at sweetspot, ~40% at melee range.
2. Micromanagement of bullets can be a pain.
3. Management of Gauss Barrel.
4. Get wrecked by any melee using Fetter Ward. Ninjas who surprise you from stealth will also wreck you.
5. Hard to master, but quite manageable once you get into the groove.
6. Awkward ranged LB.
7. Wildfire sounds great on paper but most skirmishes/bursts end within 10 seconds, making it unreliable.