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| description = Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's ```[[Heat Gauge]]``` will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the ```[[Heat Gauge]]``` reaches 100%, your weapon will become [[Overheated]] and damage dealt will be increased by 10%.
| description = Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's ```[[Heat Gauge]]``` will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the ```[[Heat Gauge]]``` reaches 100%, your weapon will become Overheated and damage dealt will be increased by 10%.
| facts = {{action fact|duration|10}}{{action fact|Gauss Barrel effect ends automatically once weapon is no longer Overheated and cannot be applied again for 10s.}}
| facts = {{action fact|duration|10}}{{action fact|Gauss Barrel effect ends automatically once weapon is no longer Overheated and cannot be applied again for 10s.}}
| acquired = Machinist
| acquired = Machinist
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| targeting = enemy
| targeting = enemy
| release = heavensward
| release = heavensward
| patch = 3.0
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==Lore==
{{quotation|[[Encyclopædia Eorzea]] Volume III, p. 248|Affixing this accessory to the muzzle of a firearm alters the propulsion and aspect of a shot.}}
==History==
*{{patch|5.0|Removed.}}
*{{patch|4.2|Fixed an issue wherein battle log information and flying text for machinists using a Gauss Barrel would not be displayed under certain circumstances.}}
*{{patch|4.06|
**Damage increase when overheated changed from 10% to 20%.
**Recast time reduced from 10 to 2 seconds.}}
*{{patch|4.0|
**Damage increase has been lowered from 30% to 5%.
**No longer causes casting time on weaponskills.
**Enables the charging of Heat Gauge on execution of weaponskills.
**Automatically causes weapon to become Overheated when Heat Gauge reaches 100%, increasing damage dealt by 10%.
***Effect ends automatically when weapon is no longer Overheated, and cannot be applied again for 10 seconds.}}
*{{patch|3.22|When the skill is active, damage will no longer be reduced when standing within 15 yalms of a target (PvP only).}}
*{{patch|3.07|
**Fixed an issue wherein the effect would be removed when your MP reaches 0.
**Fixed an issue wherein weaponskills used immediately after removing the effect would have a cast time and become uninterruptable when moving.}}
*{{patch|3.05|Fixed an issue wherein the “Cleaner Shot” effect would not disappear if “Clean Shot” is queued while casting “Slug Shot” under the effect of “Ammunition Loaded”.}}
*{{patch|3.01|
**Damage increase has been increased from 20% to 30%.
**Cast time has been reduced from 3 to 0 seconds.
**Recast time has been increased from 2.5 to 15 seconds.}}
*{{patch|3.0|Added with the original description, "Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 20%. While barrel is equipped, auto-attack will stop and all weaponskills will require casting time. Effect ends upon reuse."}}
==Trivia==
*Due to adding a cast time to weaponskills when this action as first released in [[patch 3.0]], this caused some players to refer to machinist as a "gun mage."

Latest revision as of 21:10, 16 March 2024

Gauss Barrel

Acquired
Machinist frame icon.png MCH (actions)
Level
52
Type
Ability
Casting
Instant
Recast
2s
Targeting
Enemy
Patch
3.0

Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 5%. While barrel is equipped, your weapon's Heat Gauge will increase each time a weaponskill is executed. When the Heat Gauge reaches 100%, your weapon will become Overheated and damage dealt will be increased by 10%.
Duration: 10s
Gauss Barrel effect ends automatically once weapon is no longer Overheated and cannot be applied again for 10s.

— In-game description

Gauss Barrel is an action unlocked at level 52. It is available for Machinist.

Lore

Affixing this accessory to the muzzle of a firearm alters the propulsion and aspect of a shot.

Encyclopædia Eorzea Volume III, p. 248

History

  • SHB.png Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): Removed.
  • SB.png Patch 4.2 (2018-01-30): Fixed an issue wherein battle log information and flying text for machinists using a Gauss Barrel would not be displayed under certain circumstances.
  • SB.png Patch 4.06 (2017-08-07):
    • Damage increase when overheated changed from 10% to 20%.
    • Recast time reduced from 10 to 2 seconds.
  • SB.png Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20):
    • Damage increase has been lowered from 30% to 5%.
    • No longer causes casting time on weaponskills.
    • Enables the charging of Heat Gauge on execution of weaponskills.
    • Automatically causes weapon to become Overheated when Heat Gauge reaches 100%, increasing damage dealt by 10%.
      • Effect ends automatically when weapon is no longer Overheated, and cannot be applied again for 10 seconds.
  • HW.png Patch 3.22 (2016-03-16): When the skill is active, damage will no longer be reduced when standing within 15 yalms of a target (PvP only).
  • HW.png Patch 3.07 (2015-08-25):
    • Fixed an issue wherein the effect would be removed when your MP reaches 0.
    • Fixed an issue wherein weaponskills used immediately after removing the effect would have a cast time and become uninterruptable when moving.
  • HW.png Patch 3.05 (2015-07-21): Fixed an issue wherein the “Cleaner Shot” effect would not disappear if “Clean Shot” is queued while casting “Slug Shot” under the effect of “Ammunition Loaded”.
  • HW.png Patch 3.01 (2015-07-07):
    • Damage increase has been increased from 20% to 30%.
    • Cast time has been reduced from 3 to 0 seconds.
    • Recast time has been increased from 2.5 to 15 seconds.
  • HW.png Patch 3.0 (2015-06-23): Added with the original description, "Equips your current firearm with a gauss barrel, increasing damage dealt by 20%. While barrel is equipped, auto-attack will stop and all weaponskills will require casting time. Effect ends upon reuse."

Trivia

  • Due to adding a cast time to weaponskills when this action as first released in patch 3.0, this caused some players to refer to machinist as a "gun mage."