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The video provides an in-depth guide on optimizing the Machinist class from levels 30 to 50 in a game, focusing on key abilities, mechanics, and strategies. It begins with explaining the primary attack combo (Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot) and introduces essential mechanics like the heat gauge and Hypercharge for boosting single-target skills. The importance of Reassemble for critical hits and multi-target scenarios is highlighted, alongside using Gauss Round between weapon skills. As players progress, they learn about new skills like Heat Blast, which benefits from Hypercharge, the battery gauge for deploying the Rook autoturret, and the high-damage ability Wildfire. The guide emphasizes maintaining an optimal heat gauge and timing abilities for maximum damage, particularly in the context of boss fights where effective use of Hot Shot, Reassembled Clean Shot, Wildfire, and Ricochet is crucial. Overall, the video aims to streamline the player's approach to cooldown management, skill rotation, and strategic positioning, despite noting some complexities introduced by certain abilities.
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In this part of the video, the guide explains all the actions a Machinist learns from levels 30 to 50, starting with a primer on level 30 gameplay. It details the primary attack combo: Split Shot, Slug Shot, and Clean Shot, noting that Clean Shot is the hardest-hitting attack at this level. The guide highlights the importance of using this combo unless Spread Shot is more effective for multiple targets. Hot Shot is discussed, emphasizing its use on a single target due to its higher potency than the average combo but lower than Clean Shot.
The video then explains the heat gauge mechanic, generated by using combos and Spread Shot, and its usage for the Hypercharge ability to boost single-target weapon skills. It advises using Hypercharge when fitting four weapon skills and maintaining a 50 heat gauge. The segment also touches on other abilities, such as Reassemble, which ensures the next weapon skill is a critical Direct Hit.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on optimizing the use of the Machinist’s abilities in gameplay. Key points include using the “Reassemble” skill prior to “Clean Shot” for maximum effectiveness, particularly in conjunction with “Hypercharge,” and managing the heat gauge for enhanced performance. “Reassemble” should be utilized differently in multi-target scenarios, specifically on “Spreadshot.” The “Gauss Round” ability should be woven between weapon skills and used regularly. The importance of roll actions is highlighted, such as “Peloton” for increased movement speed outside of combat, “Head Grace” for interrupting actions, and “Arm’s Length” for avoiding pushbacks. Positioning strategy emphasizes staying close to the group to facilitate healing. At level 35, the “Heat Blast” skill is introduced, detailing its usage exclusively during “Hypercharge” and its faster recast timer, which allows it to be used multiple times for increased efficiency and reduced cooldowns on other abilities like “Gauss Round.”
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In this part of the video, the speaker advises on optimizing hypercharge usage to avoid delaying higher priority actions such as using Hotshot or reassembled clean shot. They explain that heat blast is more effective than spreadshot on up to three targets due to its potency and cooldown reduction on Gauss round. At level 40, players unlock the battery gauge, where clean shot and Hotshot generate battery gauge used to deploy a Rook autoturret, which attacks enemies until it depletes its battery and performs a powerful Rook overload move. The speaker emphasizes deploying the turret at optimal times for maximum effect and discusses the efficiency of using clean shot and Hotshot on two targets.
Additionally, at level 45, players gain access to Wildfire, a cooldown ability that tracks weapon skills on an enemy, leading to an explosive damage effect. The speaker instructs on the sequence to maximize Wildfire’s effectiveness, including the concept of “blade weaving” to fit in weapon skills within the Wildfire duration. The goal is to keep the heat gauge close to 50 whenever Wildfire is about to be ready to ensure no delays in its usage.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on explaining the optimal use of skills for a specific game character, detailing their cooldown management and sequence of actions during a fight. The key points include the priority of using Hot Shot, Reassembled Clean Shot, and Wildfire, followed by hypercharge. Wildfire turns into Detonator, which should only be used strategically. The introduction of Ricochet at level 50, with its AOE component, is highlighted as well as the coordination between Gauss Round and Ricochet. An effective boss fight opener and rotation sequence is provided, emphasizing the importance of using Hotshot on cooldown, coordinating reassembly with clean shots, and effectively managing heat gauge for Wildfire. The video concludes with additional tips for skill usage and a call to action for viewers to support the channel.
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In this segment, the speaker discusses the complications caused by blasts and wildfire, highlighting these elements as unwelcome complexities in the rotation process.