Machinist class is dead

[Remarus]

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No one is asking for MCH to do RPR or SAM DPS, we're asking to be the top DPS out of our specific role, as we're the selfish DPS class for the Phys Ranged role.

We shouldn't be putting up numbers like SAM/RPR/BLM but we *should* have rDPS equal to or greater than BRD/DNC rDPS when all is said and done. At the moment, if you're min-maxing your group comp, you're hurting your group by not filling your Phys Ranged with BRD or DNC to bring a higher rDPS.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

No one is asking for MCH to do RPR or SAM DPS, we're asking to be the top DPS out of our specific role, as we're the selfish DPS class for the Phys Ranged role.

We shouldn't be putting up numbers like SAM/RPR/BLM but we *should* have rDPS equal to or greater than BRD/DNC rDPS when all is said and done. At the moment, if you're min-maxing your group comp, you're hurting your group by not filling your Phys Ranged with BRD or DNC to bring a higher rDPS.

I disagree with that.

A bard/dancer can have a lower rDPS than a MCH simply because the group isn't packing a punch. They simply have enormous RDPS because Bard buff 100% of the time through the fight for the whole group, while Dancer buff him and his partner. Those class always buff at least someone else and Depend on them to make their rDPS up. Therefore, if a dancer take a bard as a Partner, he will have significantly lower rDPS against a combinaison with a Ninja or Monk for exemple. BUT the DPS itself from a Bard and Dancer are lower than that of MCH, those two classes don't have a DH CRIT on a 580 Potency attack that can be unleashed every 55 sec. While Dancer got a 600 Potency DH Crit every 120 sec which can't even be compared, the Bard can only unleash a 600 Potency with nothing guarenteed after building his gauge at 80+. Their is other thing to compare that, like the robot of the Machinist who makes a total of 2780 Potency if you launch it at 100% and match perfectly into the burst phase (The robot attack for like 18-20 sec, half of this is done by the two last attack)

Even if I agree that MCH is still lacking in term of DPS, I can understand why it will never go far beyond Bard and Dancer too, It's not a hard job to play with, unlike the Monk who's really hard to master.


Therefore, Playing Bard/Dancer is a gamble when you play with people you don't know. If they are not doing good, you will not either. That problem isn't met with MCH.