MCH Rework: sad gun man

[Hana_Monogatari]

screw it MCH rework because the job is sad

Ammo (oGCDs)
Reload gives x6 Ammo stacks, of Heated (fire) or Shorted (levin) variety at random
Rapid Reload gives x1 Ammo stack of the kind last fired
Aetheric Stabilizer condenses Ambient Aether procs (fire/levin) into x1 Aetheric Ammo stack in the topmost Ammo slot (will fire next)
MCH can walk during cast times


Basic GCDs
Heated Shot and Shorted Shot fire the next Ammo. Effects differ based on which Shot+Ammo combo you use:

• HS+HA: high potency, 2.5s cast, +Heat Gauge
• SS+HA: med pot, 1.5s cast, % chance for Ambient Fire Aether proc
• HS+SA: med pot, 1.5s cast, % chance for Ambient Levin Aether proc
• SS+SA: low pot, 0s cast, +Battery Gauge

-Aetheric Ammo acts like a normal ammo, but has +potency, 0s cast and always gives corresponding Gauge
-If no ammo left, GCDs change to Blank, wimpy potency lol
-also AOE versions of these but who cares

Scattergun is a double-barrel shorty, uses up all remaining Ammo stacks

• +Potency if using at least 1 Heated Ammo stack
• +Potency if closer to target
• Does not use up Aetheric Ammo
• Reload has a 10s cd, so you can't spam this :(

Overcharge is a laser railgun version of Scattergun, but gets +potency from using Shorted Ammo and if further from target


Other GCDs
Air Anchor: 30s 5% damage buff to self, stacks up to 1min
Bioblaster: 30s DoT
Flamethrower, if used after Bioblaster, will upgrade it to +potency DoT (Causticized)
Drill is Drill
Marksman's Spite: the PvP sniper move, big damage every 2min or whatever, deals more damage further away from target


Other things
Wildfire tallies potency dealt during effect and increases Heartbreak's potency, a follow-up GCD attack, as a guaranteed crit
Hypercharge costs Heat Gauge, gives x5 stacks of Overheat, reduces most GCDs to 1.5s & no cast (no effect on non-Ammo GCDs but stacks still consumed!)
Marksman's Focus: costs some Heat Gauge, +potency to next GCD
Gauss Round spends the next Ammo type as an oGCD, 100% proc chance on next Ambient Aether
Reassemble lets you press Scattergun/Overcharge once again right after (1min cd)
Grapple Gun: gap closer like MNK's

Autoturrets cost Battery Gauge, Rook/Bishop for single target/AOE
Tactician activates brief defensive mode (Rook=Dismantle, Bishop=Expedience)
Queen is probably the same idk


potencies not given because SE would just add +10 potency to everything over time each patch anyway

[Hana_Monogatari]

extra things because character count
-Scattergun/Overcharge is basically like BLM's Despair
-Rapid Reload, Aetheric Ammo, and Scattergun/Overcharge can be used in conjunction like BLM's Manafont

Basic rotation checklist:
1. Keep Air Anchor buff up, reapply buff twice before 2 minute windows
2. Keep Bioblaster dot up, Flamethrower every other Bioblaster DoT
3. Press Drill on cd
4. Set up weave windows and buffs to: Fire as many Heated Shot + Heated Ammo off as possible; Quick Reload to get x2 Heated-buffed Scatterguns/Levin-buffed Overcharges; Use Marksman’s Focus to buff high-potency moves
5. Use Reassemble on Heated-buffed Scattergun/Levin-buffed Overcharge
6. Build enough Heat/Battery Gauge for Hypercharge/both Queen and Rook Turret for 2 minute buffs
7. Hypercharge during Wildfire going into 2 minute buffs
8. Use Marksman’s Spite/Heartbreak during 2 minute buff windows, Reapply DoT, Reassemble and end Ammo rotations under buffs

[fantasiaaddict]

nah, we don't need a rework

[WiccaP]

nah, we don't need a rework

I dont think we need a full rework, I think we need more of a QoL adjustments and more flavor put back in. Mch feels like its in a good spot dps wise as compared to before but could use some flavor.
QoL:
I'd like to see some tweaks, like adjust flamethrower to be more viable, have more synergy between heat and battery or more support for our own kit. Like an ability that reloads 50 to our battery gauge, tying autocross to reset ricochet like heatblast and gauss do. I would like to have another AoE option to create an actual AoE combo and I've been asking for a gap closer in the form of a grappling hook for years cause its weird to be the "Mobility" class without any mobility abilities.
Fix the ping dependency!
Flavor:
Id love a turret between rook and queen, even if its only a reskin of rook, cause to go from the appearance of rook to the appearance of queen is a huge jump and would personally like a visual progression.
Id love future abilities to have a focus on machinery/gadgets and the like, because personally it feels more like a Gunner class with a few gadgets and less of a machinist who uses a gun if that makes sense?

[Raraka]

Your rework sounds cool in concept but with the track record they have, we would just get another summoner

[WiccaP]

Your rework sounds cool in concept but with the track record they have, we would just get another summoner

I've mained Mch since HW and yeah I know the track record all to well these are just nice thoughts that I would like to see but never put to much hope into it. I don't take the forums as seriously as some, especially being on a NA forum and not JP.