Eh, Machinist was the first thing I capped in SB, but once I got there I found the heat system far more boring than engaging. Everything became about not overheating and you could only use four abilities max before having to use cooldown if you didn't have/use ammo. It didn't feel like a class to me, it felt like a heat gauge, and that was entirely disappointing. Could I have learned to do it? Sure, but it was far too much effort for the mediocre returns. I was originally going to main it because I gave up the class I wanted to play to someone else I was going to raid with. However, they're not coming with us anymore, but if they were I'd likely pick up MCH again due to these changes.

All in all, I tried the changes out as soon as I got up on patch day and I find the class much more fun. Sure I'd feel less special for learning master it than I would have before, but I'd at least have fun getting there rather than just feeling like I was slogging through a chore like I would have with it's original design.