What I wish Machinists had as job actions

[ZeTrystan]

Hi everyone! I posted this on the FF14 Reddit, and apparently lots of people enjoyed it (at least partly), with someone telling me I could share it in this forum!

I sketched some skills I would want Machinists to have in Final Fantasy XIV! (Nothing too serious of course, but I love that job, and have hope that one day it will be given more love and be a cool and useful job!)





Defibrillator as a revive (that makes you lose some damage burst, but can help in a pinch if the healer died). Someone even recommended having a new token when reaching 100 battery that can be used for that, without losing battery charges.

Sniper as a cool but slow skill, to force you to take advantage of your speed (run to a safe place, shoot, then flee).

Rocket Launcher for EXPLOSIONS. Initially I wanted it to replace Auto Crossbow, but then many people told me it was part of the core machinist lore inspiration. So now I imagine it as a stronger and rarer AoE attack.

And Flare Signal to finally give machinists a team support. Help everyone with their burst of damage, or with avoiding attack mechanics! But you need to get close to everyone to give them that (so you run closer, then leave).


Do yall like some of these? Do you have cool inspiration in your mind as well?

[Axious]

Very cool haha. I do not know a lot about mch but on inspirational ideas. Omega comes to mind. Attacking or defending. Maybe your flare could be an aether shield. Increasing allies damage or negating enemy damage.

Either way. Very cool.

[Raikai]

I think I saw this on Reddit as well!

Defibrilator is a no brainer in case they decide to give a rez to the MCH. I wonder how much battery it would cost... probably something that represented a similar dps loss to a SMN hardcasting a Raise or not Swiftcasting Slipstreaam on their rotation.

I always pictured that one direction they could expand upon for 7.0 i giving Heat Blast a combo sequence, and the Rocket Launcher idea seems perfect for the finishing stage of the combo!

One thing that I thought it could be an unique utility for MCH is a "Medkit". 120s recast time, it gives a small heal but also cuts 20 second of the Brink of Death debuff, letting you or an ally get back to their feet faster.

[Donoman]

These are so cute! I would love all of those. I would also love a somersault as a movement ability as well, it just fits perfectly .

[ZeTrystan]

Very cool haha. I do not know a lot about mch but on inspirational ideas. Omega comes to mind. Attacking or defending. Maybe your flare could be an aether shield. Increasing allies damage or negating enemy damage.

Either way. Very cool.

Yeah, I think having a bit of shield would fit the role as well! Especially since healing and damage are already handled by bard.

[ZeTrystan]

I think I saw this on Reddit as well!

Defibrilator is a no brainer in case they decide to give a rez to the MCH. I wonder how much battery it would cost... probably something that represented a similar dps loss to a SMN hardcasting a Raise or not Swiftcasting Slipstreaam on their rotation.

I always pictured that one direction they could expand upon for 7.0 i giving Heat Blast a combo sequence, and the Rocket Launcher idea seems perfect for the finishing stage of the combo!

One thing that I thought it could be an unique utility for MCH is a "Medkit". 120s recast time, it gives a small heal but also cuts 20 second of the Brink of Death debuff, letting you or an ally get back to their feet faster.

A LOT of people on Reddit reacted badly to a dps loss for a rez, but in my mind it just makes sense. It's both a deterrent (to leave the job to healers) and a tool in a bad spot!

Oh, a combo sequence? That could maybe even help with the ping issue, where they can set a proper combo without being too time limited.

Ooooh interesting, never thought of a skill that could influence Brink of Death.

[ZeTrystan]

These are so cute! I would love all of those. I would also love a somersault as a movement ability as well, it just fits perfectly .

Ahahah, somersault to flee, and... hookshot to pull to! :'D

[Mithron]

The problem with Sniper is that you would need to use Reassemble on it, or if they rework Reassemble, it would be just another one of those skills where if you don't crit it, it's basically useless.

[Foinhas]

What dps loss? MCH is already at rez tier together with RDM

[ZeTrystan]

The problem with Sniper is that you would need to use Reassemble on it, or if they rework Reassemble, it would be just another one of those skills where if you don't crit it, it's basically useless.

Could be a new priority for reassemble, in a way. Kinda like when we need to choose between Drill and Air Anchor. (but this time, sniper would make more sense)