Machinist Lunchbox Toggle

[CidHeiral]

It's a separate piece of gear that shows up on the character for starters. Beyond that it only goes into the Shield Bash and Shield Lob GCD skills (and used to go into Shield Swipe). All fairly minor and supplemental, much like the shield.

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As for the Aetherotransformer... It is important to the class fantasy, because Stephanivien did not invent guns. He invented the aetherotransformer and brought in firearms instructors to have a gun as the mainstay in a Machinist's arsenal, because guns are easy to use. He does modify and make newer guns, like the Ferdinand, that rely on pressurized wind aether instead of gunpowder and the like, and for any such firearm, the aetherotransformer is how the Machinist has ammunition for them. You make bullets from your aether, using the aetherotransformer.

You're really splitting hairs here.

With the PLD shield hidden you can still use multiple abilities that require a shield and you can still visibly see your character blocking auto attacks with it, with a loud metallic "DONK" no less.

But it's simply out of the question to hide the MCH lunchbox because it makes your magic bullets in the lore.

That is very silly.