5 Reasons Why You Should Play Machinist/MCH

[@Vernafveik]

I'm new to FFXIV and Machinist is currently my favourite job to play. I'm able to focus on my positioning, learning boss mechanics, and wrapping my head around all the out-of-combat stuff without needing to worry about big combos and micromanagement.

[@JungKooksTwin]

MCH hands down has the best 123 combo in the game, and i luved how all 3 skills get upgraded with new animations as well. fuckin luv MCH and hope Square gives more jobs upgraded combos.

[@Samanosuke187]

Machinist was the class I was least excited to play but quickly became one of my favourites especially after 60.

[@KidDynamite22]

Another pro (for me at least) albeit fleeting, is that the job quest line is great!

[@MrCarlWax]

Really fun to read the comments now after the mch buff. We got the buffs and utility!

[@Voltage256]

I love machinist for PvP. Its insanely easy to get those combos in and a great class to start with for beginner PvPers.

[@Tailionis]

My machinist got me to crystal

[@BloodDragoon]

Although it has its problems, its fun and summoning a big ass robot is a good selling point.

[@HyouVizer]

#Truth

[@blackmagekongs2588]

It may not be the best for damage, but the job is fun to play. Plus some of the gun models look really dope.

[@Neytiri666]

I just don't like how machinist hold the weapon while running, look dumb

[@blackmagekongs2588]

@@Neytiri666 What? But it looks like the generic way you hold a gun when you sprint in first-person shooter games.

[@Neytiri666]

@@blackmagekongs2588 when u sprint it look good, but not the normal run xD

[@blackmagekongs2588]

@@Neytiri666 oh yea it does look kinda awkward

[@mattmay1020]

Great video as usual...really loved where you put some sc2 music in the backround

[@Wephaam]

its so damn satisfying hitting a MCH limit break in CC when chaos is brewing.

[@KainH93]

First time I get early to a vid release but I have to say this I tried Brd first but have to stop using it because it wasn't to appealing to me when I tried mch I immediately started leveling up to 90 Worth the time and effort

[@quore]

I was main SAM for almost 2 years, but recently my friend recommended me playing as MCH and it was love at first sight. Yesterday i got lvl 61 with it and it gave me so much motivation to continue playing this game (because i was tired playing as SAM) and now it will be a pleasure to get it to lvl 90 and soon lvl 100

[@Jimlifts1]

I can't wait to unlock this class after I get through all this ARR content foe the first time with my summoner

[@mrepzu1]

Machinist is one of my favorite classes. Who doesn't want to rp Mastadio, Billy, or some other awesome gun slinger? Just wish they would add a raid buff or some group utility to make up for the lack of DPS.

[@Neytiri666]

100% agree

[@trevordavidjones]

This entire video is worth it just for that intro 😂😂😂😂

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

Thank you 👍

[@Lenz2371]

Chuck Norris mains MCH and is always top DPS

[@kersanax007]

the job looks really fun, can't wait to unlock it

[@Belerin26]

As a ranged main, mch is my favorite to play. I just always get yelled at when I wanna play p1s and they think I'm trolling by playing it

[@Haelith]

I am a fan of MCH so was interested in what your reasons where but have to say, this video was bad and hard to watch. I liked your points but apart from the pvp section, the video was a clip show of irrelevant videos that didn't really have anything to do with what you were talking about and made it difficult to follow what you were saying. What was the point of the clips at 5:00?

[@xanmontes8715]

Remember, we play MCH to use flamethrower on the erpers in Limsa

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

Exactly ☺️

[@FoxiestDuck]

I enjoy it, but it really needs a look at. Doesn't need a heavy rework because the core rotation feels fine, what it needs is a reason to bring it instead of the other 2 classes. It's a magitek class, there has to be utility that fits in. Like a bubble shield or heal sprinkler from a turret. idk something that makes it worth taking, otherwise it's always going to be objectively worse instead of subjectively.

[@BenjaminWagener]

It will be my first alternative job after I'm done with the bard.

[@BlackCap784]

as an MCH main, i don't mind the lower damage numbers. i mean, we already have the advantage of keeping that damage rolling uninterrupted when we're out of melee range, so that's a good enough balance against dmg numbers. what i would love to see however is more utility skills; give me a reworked Bishop turret in pve where it' mitigates dmg within the aoe, or whatever else works, so we don't come off as too selfish a dps. give me a gap closer for those times when Sprint is on coolown, and a ringwide aoe is incoming and the only safe place is in melee range / behind the boss, but we're on the other side of the ring. give me something to combo with Scattergun, cause hey, listen to me, LISTEN; dual wielding Scatterguns, fired one at a time, could work.

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

On the subject of a mobility tool for MCH: Rocket Boots. Take a page from Guild Wars 2 and give MCH their own psuedo dash where they trigger Rocket Boots to either gap close or basically just a reskinned Dancer dash.

[@kevinbarber2795]

“The Queen! The Queen! The Queen!”

[@Wephaam]

i just wish this game would add heavy trenchcoats so i can cosplay all my favorite gunslingers,

[@mystery3743]

At first I was so confused where you were going with the intro 😂

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

I was as well, it is mostly a creative and spontaneous process 😅

[@OblivionDust2719]

It’s easy and fun! My main job! Although please lower the mobility tax please Yoshi P

[@benc2972]

I can’t play it anymore even though it’s my favorite. The rdps is way too low. I can’t show up to the raid party and say, “Hey guys, I have some of the lowest dps in game, and offer no utility. Thanks for having me.” It doesn’t even make sense. It should be a little stronger than RDM and SMN, honestly. Or at least have a two min buff. It’s the most unbalanced class in game. Exchanging all utility and good dps for a few thousand health is silly.

[@HyouVizer]

Agreed, if you a job doesnt bring utilty at should at leas have high dps as a counterpoint like sam & blm

[@benc2972]

@@HyouVizer I get sad about it because I really sank a lot of effort into that class. It’s so fun. My other favorite was SMN, but they changed it, and lowered its damage, too. It’s not as fun to me, as it’s really streamlined. I feel boxed in. My only hope is that they buff MCH and do NOT change it. In the meantime, I’m playing classes I like, but that don’t feel like as much of a natural fit for me. RDM comes close, but it’s not the same.

[@legoclonetrooper971]

I love playing MCH, but the lower DPS haunts me.

[@NemesisTWarlock]

...Damnit. now you're making me want a Title.

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

That would be freaking awesome !

[@kita6502]

as someone who just recently leveled machinist i can say that the hyper charge phase feels satisfying. however there are just lots of things with it that make me prefer bard as my ranged. the aoe feels pretty wonky at times and the recast timers dont really line up well. it doesnt help that flamethrower is lame. i love the animation so i do use it in clubs or sometimes i just use it on down times for fun if i just feel like nothing is happening. in dungeons i just find it better to click scatter shot because at least you are building up your gauge with it and dont have to risk an aoe. another thing about machinist I wasn't really feeling was that it has no dash. its not necessary because of their ranged nature but there are a lot of times where i just wish i had one so i can dash away from danger. but i do think theres lots of things there to love. Drill and Anchor Shot are just amazing skills and i really love wild charge

[@hristopavlov298]

Nothing better than to glam Deathlocke and press flamethrower! Magic dragon gun spitting🔥

[@MrSquigeon]

Boost Flamethrower to 100 potency and it will be the best AOE job in game

[@vanitaes]

Could someone please advise on the name of the glamour for the white hat and the top used with it? Thank you!

[@draves8953]

Like i used to tell my WoW raiding guild: The best DPS are the ones that can stay alive in a fight. You wont do damage tanking the floor. :p

[@xtuffman]

What gear set are you using at 03:30? I liked the looks of it.

[@dbull620]

Machinist is a very fun casual class and was my main job for a large portion of MSQ. Unfortunately however, I soured on the class once I started getting into higher end content. As a selfish dps with only tactician to offer as utility, the overall damage output is not high enough to make it feel worth using over Bard or Dancer in high end content. Hypercharge and Wildfire also could greatly benefit from being changed to a charge based system, as any player with suboptimal ping will tell you it can be very difficult to fit all of your GCDs into those windows under the current system, which results in a rather substantial potency loss over the course of a duty by no fault of your own. Even with good ping you still have to be careful when to weave your hypercharge, as weaving it too early will result in a lost heat blast, but if you weave too late you may end up clipping your next GCD. That delicate weaving balancing act on top of making sure you're not going to drift your Drill, Air Anchor, or Chainsaw cooldowns during your hypercharge phase makes what should be the most rewarding part of your rotation the most stressful when you're trying to optimize at a high level.

[@big_kb866]

What is your Gear set. I like it.

[@BrainiacSmiley]

The Boots are the 2B. But the trousers and the chest is the question

[@Saulden]

Late Allagan Armor of Aiming

[@batkinson001]

what mech looking suit is that on some of your slow character pan scenes? the one with the glowing weapon.

[@TheChestnutBowl]

Can someone tell me the name of the body piece at 05:31?

[@darrensanderson1031]

Okay, I have to ask, what glam is being shown at 8:15?? I know what the gun is, but not what the mass effect looking armour is.

[@wglattli]

Late Allagan Aiming Set. Purchased via PvP.

[@pasteia]

The reason why machinist deals so little damage is because of the job not having very many restrictions to uptime. You can move freely, you don't have to stay in melee range to attack the boss, you don't have to stand still and cast etc.

[@emkay1182]

Thats bullshit. Every ranged class has this and with the big ass Hitboxes we got in savage 6.X its not really a uptime thing now. They need to overwork mch asap

[@terminalfx]

+1 for the Hellsing clips

[@XiprofteQC]

What an intro

[@kilner79]

mch has allways been my best class but as of recent i feel like its a lot of pressing and the damage just isent good enough im currently trying my hand at tanks now untill mch gets a little buff

[@bobusan_duuuugnut-oh]

Love my MCH esp when I'm wearing my demon hunter glam.

[@lyl14ghost]

God fucking damn how this only have 300 likes wtf

[@xxJing]

My opinion on MCH is this. It’s fun to pick up and play and is really really good in casual content and party finder groups. That said it does have damage that is a bit low if you are trying to minmax. However I do believe that MCH has to be lower than BRD and DNC in ideal situation rDPS. The reason is that BRD and DNC parses rely on the performance of other players. Meaning that to get a perfect BRD or DNC parse, not only do you have to play optimally, your group does too. MCH has the advantage of only needing to rely on the healer for sustainability and that’s it. SAM’s parse is reliant on the tank positioning the boss well and BLM’s parse is reliant on both the tank’s performance and having someone readily available to manip to for mechanics. MCH is the one class that is almost completely independent when it comes to parsing. And finally because I know someone will say it, “why are you talking about parsing?” Because I already mentioned that MCH is in a great position unless you are concerned with parses.

[@7F0X7]

Do you *have* to use the mech pet for optimal DPS or is that just a specialization that can be substituted for a non-pet button? I like the class, but I despise pets.

[@MultiEpicnezz]

It’s not really a pet. You just summon it and it attacks whatever you have targeted. Nothing to micromanage.

[@VinlandicSoul]

Interesting factoid on PvP. I’ll have to try it with Machinist. I really loathe PvP, but there’s that daily exp to be made, maybe MCH will make it more tolerable …

[@rockstartrey]

What chest piece are you wearing?

[@jays8948]

What is the hat @ 4:15

[@detrickz1295]

Is there no way to hide that thing on your hip? Kinda looks like a book. I noticed it's aesthetic doesn't change either.

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

I guess not without modding..It is part of the Machinist's weapon

[@Tailionis]

I love my machinist but yea compared to ninja and reaper.. and getting a monk leveled now. I just don't feel it does enough damage overall.

[@Elliriah]

Because it doesn't, yeah .. aDPS and rDPS on MCH are pathetic

[@dustinscott9888]

We need those Gshade settings~

[@jameswhite3043]

Remember when people liked Chuck Connors memes?

[@emkay1182]

i wish they gave mch more utility. Cool Tech drone shields, partybuffs for like more Crit or something with some drones and and and .. it has so much potency for cool utilitys. DPS is okey, i dont want a selfish dps in this game! It's a group game and i want SE to really massively overwork MCH

[@flowild]

"wipes the floor" by 80 dps difference xD

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

Just on Personal DPS...rDPS, it might actually fall behind.

[@Kylewatchesyoutube]

Top 10 machinist weapon video?

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

Coming Today 👍

[@Kylewatchesyoutube]

@Desperius FFXIV Yay I just started playing on the 3rd of January and about to start play machinist and want to see the most awesome weapons for it! I loved your paladin weapon video and I was wondering would you do a glamour video showing cool glamour ideas for different jobs?

[@Belerin26]

Just hate getting called a troll for wanting to run p1s on mch

[@matthewtvs]

Idk but some classes just still have clunky animation. Like DRG, DRK, MCH can be SO much better with better idle animations - this is what stopping from playing such classes when you do look like awkward soldier with weapon. :)

[@mugenyuk16]

I thought Chuck Norris have Infinite ammo

[@LazyJesse]

> easiest class I went from DRG to MCH and I'm still a meme pick

[@KamuiSenketsuMatoi]

What MCH top is that?

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

The Aglaia Aiming Chest

[@Saulden]

Late Allagan Armor of Aiming

[@markmoon111]

Time to lvl machinist

[@elijahtan-whyusehandle]

MCH is a funny job.. One of the busiest job, very selfish and with very low dps.. It's so busy that flamethrower does nothing but just to let my fingers rest for 10s in dungeon and alliance raid.. Of cos, prepared to eat the aoe.. Overall MCH is not efficient, so busy and selfish yet the dps is so low.. however tbh, MCH is fun at least to me..

[@keonrich1819]

And gun breaker

[@j-zonol]

Omg just buff the damage and change flamethrower

[@xXxEqSxXx]

Im a very high ping player i won't bother

[@matteagle9780]

The hyper charge is the most boring part of MCH in my opinion because WAR has it then DRK got it now MCH got it too. Its just activate status x then spam 1 button with ogcds in between. So you're right when you say mch has an Identity crisis because its the 2nd WAR clone. Even when i understand why they changed MCH heavensward and stormblood MCH was way better and more satisfying to play.

[@groudonsbest]

This comment is filled with never actually played Machinist if comparing it to WAR and DRK. Hypercharge giving you a 1.5s gcd weaponskill that also recharges 2 offensive ogcds resulting in a status that gives you an attack every 0.75s. WAR and DRK's do not. They are a 2.3-2.5s gcd with no ogcd benefit other than what they have normally outside of their status anyway. (Which with Warrior isn't much anyway)

[@matteagle9780]

@@groudonsbest what is this? Cherry picking because its not 100% the same? The core playstyle is similar that was the point. Not some random numbers they gave the job

[@groudonsbest]

@@matteagle9780 Why not also call out Summoner? Summon Phoenix > spam 1. Is Summoner also a WAR clone? What about Paladin? Requiescat > Spam Holy spirit. What about White Mage? Presence of Mind + Thin Air > Spam Holy. A lot of jobs have 'press button, spam attack.' Are they all WAR clones? *note I use Thin Air here because I refer to abilities when MCH changed in Shadowbringers, and not the Endwalker forms.

[@matteagle9780]

@@groudonsbest rather you dont understand my point or dont want to understand it? What i mean with its a clone from war is that is the absolut same playstyle. Press inner release (or what its called) and then spam fell cleave. Same thing is what drk got and its the same what they did with mch hyper charger. Cant you see that?

[@groudonsbest]

@@matteagle9780 Can't you see that Hypercharge is more than that? WAR can use Fell Cleave without the status. DRK can use Bloodspiller without the status. MCH needs Hypercharge to even use Heat Blast, which has unique effects compared to Fell Cleave & Bloodspiller. Reduced GCD + ogcd regeneration for Ricochet and Gauss Shot. It is by and far not the same other than "Press status, use attack." which can apply to many more jobs as I stated before. It is more like Summoner, which can't use Fountain of Fire without first using Firebird Trance.

[@xxomega702buzzalini8]

I am confused on how you can say low dps. I might not play with the best players and I am not so great myself but over 20 mins of rotation I can maintain 7,000 dps @ 596 ilvl. My drg @ 600 does 7,400 and Rpr slightly higher. In raids I see some nutty outputs due to potions and team synergy. I don't have Brd or Dnc leveled up but maybe someone can enlighten me on there damage output over 20 min rotation.

[@vladimiralvarez6628]

The amount of asmongold in all final fantasy 14 content nowdays is amazing XD

[@Elliriah]

1 Reason why you shouldn't play machinist: - Being a selfish DPS (with no buff or utility other than barricade), this class is supposed to have a very good DPS, which is not the case. Play Bard or Dancer if you want to be useful. :)

[@walwal6449]

Reason: you get to commit arson and a robot waifu (or husbando ;))

[@Curinteru]

Not a good time to be a main MCH. Yikes.

[@Majkelo_]

literally unplayable in current tier, bad dmg + literally 0 buffs to party.

[@Joecal3]

nothing is unplayable

[@VainEldritch]

Desp, you know as well as I do that being "top dps" means nothing in FF14.

[@HyouVizer]

Love MCH since 5.x revamp But its aoe rotations are super janky. Badass animation aside, Flamethrower kinda sucks, you need to stand in place in melee range for 10 seconds. So either eat an aoe and piss off a healer, or dodge and lose out on the full 800 base dmg. LV90 dungeons have terrible habit of dropping random aoes near mobs when burning trash pulls lol. Maybe have a ground targetting flamethrower sprinkler that pulses aoe damage instead? Then there's its turret, it just does single target being a secondary auto-attack, be better if did ranged pulse aoe dmg, same for mech queen, 50% fall off dmg for aoe of all its own attacks. Minor nitpick on Wildfire, when it goes off you dont really _feel_ the kaboom of dmg it deals, gets lost in the sea or dmg numbers from other players. Maybe have it always be a crit direct hit.

[@Tailionis]

Ya it's fun but better in pvp

[@HyouVizer]

@@Tailionis much better in PvP yes Its weird how 6.1 pvp revamp gave bettrt proper job Identity and synergy far superior compared to their pve counterpart like wth lol