MCH and leveling

[Kitfox]

It's hard to evaluate jobs in the middle of the leveling curve and I don't think they're really balanced with that in mind. That said, MCH has one of the worst leveling experiences in the game. It's safe to say it does not get better at 50. In fact it gets worse at 52 when you get an uncontrollable job mechanic, the heat gauge. You don't get any tools to interact with it until 62 Cooldown, 64 Heated Shots, 66 Barrel Stabilizer and 70 Flamethrower. The full rotational kit doesn't come together until level 70 and the last ability requires a good amount of practice to use properly because it requires timing that you have to get into muscle memory. Expect to spend a lot of time hitting the Striking Dummy to learn the rotation all over again when you finish leveling.

If you're already disheartened but like ranged dps classes, I would recommend looking to leveling BRD. It basically does everything better than MCH in endgame and the leveling experience is much more enjoyable. If you're dead set on MCH, you might find leveling through PvP more fun since you don't have to deal with the broken PvE skill set until you get to 70.