Please don't change Machinist core gameplay

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Keeping up Blood of the Dragon: higher DPS. Losing it? Forced lv 50 rotations. In a high end fight, problematic if frequent.
Keeping up Enochian: higher DPS. Losing it? Forced lv. 50 rotations. In a high end fight, problematic if frequent.
DPS Stance for tanks: higher DPS. Not using it? Increased damage taken. In a high end fight, problematic if you stay in it and don't use cooldowns.
The old Cleric Stance: When Yoshi P himself says "I hate Cleric Stance", you know it's an issue. One that was fixed for that very reason.

Risk: making a mistake and/or not fully or properly utilizing said skills above.
Reward: higher damage dealt for properly utilizing said skills above.
My point stands.

[Greedalox]

My point stands.

All those examples are people hitting the wrong buttons to lose it/ plainly not using abilities or not using cooldowns.

You even flatly say in one example that it's just a tank not using cooldowns while in DPS stance.

That's not risk, that's hitting the wrong button- or rather no buttons.

The risk simply isn't there in predetermined encounters. The biggest risk I've seen for MCH this expansion so far is MCH getting the lightning lockdown on Susano during wildfire. That's about the closest thing to a point that gets.