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Mechanical Acuity and Julianos

SilverIce58
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So lately, I've been hearing that Mechanical Acuity is better for Magsorcs than Julianos is, and I was wondering why that is. Is it the crit, because I thought critical damage was nerfed a while ago?
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  • SpiderCultist
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    iirc Mundus (thief/shadow) is what was nerfed

    apparently it's also good on mNB
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  • LordSemaj
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    Yes it's the crit. That 5 seconds of crit burst when timed by a pro to burst heavily for crit damage during it will give you better output. That said, you do need to actually be good at playing to its strengths to pull it off. If you're just firing off your normal rotation and ignoring the crit buff when it's up, you're not going to do well.

    That said it requires CP nerfing your dots a bit and pumping up that single target.
  • oMrRust
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    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.
  • Grabmoore
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    oMrRust wrote: »
    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.

    I thought so too, then I tested it in purple and received similar results compared to Julianos without changing rotation. Then I started to adjust my rotation and got a ~10% boost. A 100% crit destro makes the difference. Also it works for pet hits.
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  • firedrgn
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    Its about the same. With good rotation. It can be etter in groups that are maximized.

    Its a fun build tho. And if your dodging aoe or something you can stack everything on boss and get grest damage.

    I have seen my dps go up in dungeons since i stated running ma
  • skinnycheeks
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    oMrRust wrote: »
    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.

    Think about it this way...5s out of 18s doesn't seem huge but is 27% of the time. So for 27% of the time you are jumping from 45% crit to 100%. So you get a 55% more crit for 27% of the time. That averages to like a 14% crit boost overall, plus it can be manipulated by having it only on your front bar and so you can time the boost with ultimates. Very strong if used properly.
    Edited by skinnycheeks on February 17, 2018 6:09PM
  • Baconfat79
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    MA is amazing if it’s only on one bar. That way you can choose when it procs, and time it so that it procs while you have Warhorn up, Major Slayer up, Ultimate ready, etc. Yes, it’s only a 5 second buff, but if you time it correctly, you can do an unbelievable amount of damage in those 5 seconds. A destro ultimate that is critting on every single tick is just sick. It also requires adjustments to CP if you want it to be really good. You’re going to want a lot of points in Elfborn.
    Edited by Baconfat79 on February 17, 2018 9:25PM
  • Mureel
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    Also: keep in mind that on sorc it's usually a heavy attack build so make sure to adjust your cp jump points, also you want basically a 9 second rotation, which is perfect - and it's so easy to master that if you start with destro ult but after use meteor, you're dropping one every other rotation. That's fabulous for people in high ping situations over a la weave with say force pulse/frag proc build.

    If you are great at la weaves, have reliable healers who run ele/orbs and have good ping then I'd reckon you'd be better with a juli/ia/illambris build.

    If not however, this build will really help you and the sustain because of the heavies is amazing.

    Edited to add: you need to do your research and learn the rotation for this as it's different than the meta, so adjustments need to be made. There's a great build thread here for sorcs, search necro acuity. Also you can take bound armaments over the twilight etc. In VAA I just take twilight over the other and bound armaments.

    However note that the scamp does NOT set off chain lightning, he will just pass it on, so if the melee placement isn't janky to start with, then the scamp won't cause issues.

    The biggest issues with a scamp in vaa are melee who insist on strafing or who stand too close, but not 'in' the others if there are a lot of melee.

    You can be up to 4 equidistant around boss not stacked, but after that each additional melee must stack inside each other as if it's one character - no 2 ways about it.

    Edited by Mureel on February 17, 2018 9:44PM
  • Mureel
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    Baconfat79 wrote: »
    MA is amazing if it’s only on one bar. That way you can choose when it procs, and time it so that it procs while you have Warhorn up, Major Slayer up, Ultimate ready, etc. Yes, it’s only a 5 second buff, but if you time it correctly, you can do an unbelievable amount of damage in those 5 seconds. A destro ultimate that is critting on every single tick is just sick. It also requires adjustments to CP if you want it to be really good. You’re going to want a lot of points in Elfborn.

    This especially on a Magblade. Holy.
  • pod88kk
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    Apparently 5 master architect is the new julianos, even in blue 2 of my guildies were able to get 44k & 43k on a 6 mil dummy, their damage was up 4k from wearing julianos
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    It works very well if paired with master architecht on magblade.
  • FrancisCrawford
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    oMrRust wrote: »
    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.

    Think about it this way...5s out of 18s doesn't seem huge but is 27% of the time. So for 27% of the time you are jumping from 45% crit to 100%. So you get a 55% more crit for 27% of the time. That averages to like a 14% crit boost overall, plus it can be manipulated by having it only on your front bar and so you can time the boost with ultimates. Very strong if used properly.

    How much uptime is realistic?

  • Mureel
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    oMrRust wrote: »
    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.

    Think about it this way...5s out of 18s doesn't seem huge but is 27% of the time. So for 27% of the time you are jumping from 45% crit to 100%. So you get a 55% more crit for 27% of the time. That averages to like a 14% crit boost overall, plus it can be manipulated by having it only on your front bar and so you can time the boost with ultimates. Very strong if used properly.

    How much uptime is realistic?

    It depends on your class and rotation. In the common sorc rotation, will be up every other rotation, so a lot.

    I don't know, on Magblade but one of our dps is testing at the moment and I'll report back what he's doing and proc times after. He's hanging today so it won't be tonight ;-)
  • Mureel
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    Also if your crit is already high - MA may not serve you as intended. Best for > 50% crit (and I'd argue more like > 47% but jury is still out...)
  • Izaki
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    oMrRust wrote: »
    no.
    Julianos is the way to go !

    Mechanical Acuity only lasts 5 seconds and every 18 seconds. that's far to long.

    LOL. Anyone who understands the way Raid buffs work will instanly understand the power of Mechanical Acuity.

    Actually, even in solo situations Acuity is better than Hunding's Rage:

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  • Waffennacht
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    It's very solid in PvP in heavy
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