Why is Machinist DPS SOOOO BAD?

[Elnidfse]

(I don't use your 1/2/3 to annoy you, just to reply more easily to each).
2) Bosses are not dummies, if you are in dps check phase, you have something else to think than "uhhh my overall dps will go down if I burst the boss now, people will laugh about me"

If you're in that situation and rook overdrive has to be taken. On the assumption that Rapidfire, Reload, and Ricochet are on CD (as they should be) your overheat phase will last 4 GCDs followed by a massive DPS loss. Most DPS burn phases that aren't shinryu's tail last far longer than that. Burning into an overheat is never going to be a good idea if you're trying to push damage because once you're done burning you lose 5% damage and 30 potency on every step.

Also when I say far better options on overheat. I mean on wildfire. Burning into an overheat is a DPS loss in most cases otherwise but will almost always be a gain on max potency wildfires. As it stands your CD usage will look as follows

While your CD usage does indeed cycle in 15 seconds. Our damage cycles are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 with mildfires sprikled in 2, 4, 6, 8
1: QR, Reload, GR, HC, Ric, Reass, WF, RF, BS, FT
2: Reload, QR, WF, RF, Ricc, Reass, FT
3: QR, Reload, GR, HC, Ric, Reass, WF, RF, BS, FT
4: Reload, QR, WF, RF, Ricc, Reass, FT
5: QR, Reload, GR, HC, Ric, Reass, WF, RF, BS, FT

This is the most efficient dynamic we can reach in terms of doing damage. Sticking to this as closely as possible so that our CD's remain sync is absolutely the most important thing. For bursting unexpected objectives we have Overdrive. Any unsync from your max potency hypercharge induced WF is a big negative. And delaying hypercharge is a rDPS loss meaning you absolutely must use it when it comes back up. To this end, we have to play with expert precision in order to maintain your cycle. If you're extremely proficient in your heat management you can enter every wildfire phase the EXACT second reload comes up and proceed into your build up of WF without using FT. But that requires a level of proficiency that has to be trained.