In "Final Fantasy 14: Crystal World," the Machinist stands out among ranged classes with its unique magitech style and powerful damage output. So, how is the Machinist in Final Fantasy 14 Crystal World? This specialized class, born against the backdrop of Ishgard's thousand-year dragon war, perfectly blends mechanical aesthetics with practical combat effectiveness through the combination of firearms and a floating turret. The following will comprehensively analyze the core gameplay of the Machinist from dimensions such as class background, energy mechanics, and skill rotation.
Ⅰ. Class Background
Ishgard, in order to counter the dragons of the sky, established the "Skysteel Manufactory" after introducing imperial magitek technology, combining ballista craftsmanship with firearm technology, thus giving birth to the "Machinist" specialization. Players will play the role of tactical experts wielding magitek firearms, using barrel heat and electrical energy as their core power source, unleashing a barrage of steel on the battlefield, turning the tide of battle with technological might.
Ⅱ. Skill Introduction
Split Shot: Acquired at Lv1, Combat Skill, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 140; Additional Effect: Grants 5 Heat.
Slug Shot: Acquired at Lv2, Combat Skill, Effect: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100; Combo Action: Split Shot or Hot Shot, Potency increases to 210 when executed as part of a combo, and grants 5 Heat.
Hot Shot: Acquired at Lv4, Combat Skill, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 240; Additional Effect: Grants 20 Battery, This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Siphon: Acquired at Lv15, Ability, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 130, Charges: 3.
Sniper's Shot: Acquired at Lv26, Combat Skill, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 100; Combo Action: Slug Shot or Hot Slug Shot, Potency increases to 270 when executed as part of a combo, and grants 5 Heat and 10 Battery.
Hypercharge: Acquired at Lv30, Obtained via job quest, Ability, Effect: Increases Heat Gauge by 5 stages, Duration: 10s; Overheated effect: Increases potency of single-target weaponskills by 20, only effective for Machinist skills, and enables the use of Flame Thrower and Auto Crossbow, Condition: 50 Heat.
Heat Blast: Acquired at Lv35, Obtained via job quest, Combat Skill, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 200, Additional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Siphon and Ricochet by 15s, Condition: Overheated, This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions and is unaffected by gear and status effects.
Rook Autoturret: Acquired at Lv40, Obtained via job quest, Ability, Effect: Deploys an automaton turret that fires support shots, Duration: 9s, The turret can perform Volley, which deals physical damage with a potency of 35-70 based on the amount of Battery used upon deployment, Once the duration ends or upon execution of Overdrive, the turret is dismissed, Condition: 50 Battery, Shares a recast timer with Overdrive.
Overdrive: Acquired at Lv40, Ability, Effect: Commands the deployed Rook Autoturret to execute Overdrive, dealing physical damage with a potency of 160-320 based on the amount of Battery used upon deployment, Upon execution, the turret is dismissed, When the Rook Autoturret's duration ends or upon execution of Overdrive, the turret automatically executes this ability, Condition: Rook Autoturret is deployed, Shares a recast timer with Rook Autoturret.
Overdrive: Acquired at Lv40, Ability, Effect: Deals physical damage with a potency of 160-320 based on the amount of Battery used upon deployment, Upon execution, the turret is dismissed, When the Rook Autoturret's duration ends or upon execution of Overdrive, the turret automatically executes this ability.
Ⅲ. Skill Rotation
Basic Combo: Consists of Hot Split Shot → Hot Slug Shot → Hot Sniper's Shot, forming a 3-GCD (2.5s per GCD) sequence, cumulatively dealing 840 base damage, with resource bonuses increasing the effective damage to 1184.7, averaging 394.9 damage per GCD.
Core Rules: The combo state lasts for 30 seconds, allowing for 11 additional GCDs to be inserted, avoiding interruption by exceeding 12 GCDs; Only the Scattergun will interrupt the combo, while other skills (such as Drill or Air Anchor) can be safely inserted into the rotation.
Overheat Combo: Consuming 50 Heat to enter an 8-second Overheated state, during which single-target weaponskill potency is increased by 20, and unlocks Heat Blast (single-target 170 potency, reduces Siphon/Ricochet cooldown by 15 seconds) and Auto Crossbow (area 140 potency).
Key Points: During the Overheated state, prioritize using Heat Blast and Auto Crossbow (1.5s fixed cooldown, unaffected by attack speed), to avoid wasting time on a 2.5s GCD;
Siphon (120 potency, 3 charges) and Ricochet (120 potency + 50% AoE debuff) can have their cooldowns reduced by Heat Blast, increasing the density of burst phase output.
This concludes the introduction to "How is the Machinist in Final Fantasy 14 Crystal World?" The Machinist possesses powerful mechanical weaponry and skills, with a dual-resource system that allows for flexible output rhythms. New players need to practice the skill combos to fully unleash the power of bullets.
