Gauss Barrel

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Gauss Barrel

Acquired

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

• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): Removed.
• 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.
• Patch 4.06 (2017-08-07):
  • Damage increase when overheated changed from 10% to 20%.
  • Recast time reduced from 10 to 2 seconds.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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”.
• 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.
• 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."