New Genesis: Twin Machine Guns Photon Arts and Actions

New Genesis: Photon Arts and Actions
Hunter	Sword	Wired Lance	Partisan
Fighter	Twin Daggers	Double Saber	Knuckles
Ranger	Assault Rifle	Launcher
Gunner	Twin Machine Guns
Force	Rod	Talis
Techter	Wand
Braver	Katana	Bow
Bouncer	Soaring Blades	Jet Boots
Waker	Harmonizer
Slayer	Gunblade

New Genesis: Twin Machine Guns Photon Arts
Bullet Rave	Aimless Rain	Point Blank	Infinite Ricochet

Overview

The Gunner's Twin Machine Guns revolves around the class's Chain Trigger, focusing on dealing multiple, fast attacks, then performing a combo during Chain Finish's 3 second duration to deal increased damage in bursts. Its Weapon Action, Stylish Roll, is overall safe and can also be used to deal damage and build chain, with Gunner's skill tree providing skills that expands its utility. Despite being a ranged weapon, the weapon's ideal range to deal increased damage is close to medium range (1.2x and 1.1x damage respectively, signified by an orange reticle in target at close range).

Twin Machine Guns deal low damage overall until a sufficient amount of Chain is built up for Chain Finish, making the weapon effective only for Gunner. Performing combos during Chain Finish can be mechanically demanding due to its short duration.

Features of Twin Machine Guns

Normal Attacks

Icon	Stat	NA1	NA2	NA3
	Potency	26 x 4	26 x 4	27 x 6
	PP Recovery	2 x 4	2 x 4	3 x 6

Fire a burst of rounds with the Twin Machine Guns.

Normal Attacks

• NA1 and NA2 can be canceled with Sidestep or Weapon Action.

Weapon Action

Icon	Stat	Stylish Roll Attack	Stylish Roll Arts	Stylish Onslaught	Stylish Counter Bullet
	Potency, (Chain Boost)	20 x 4 (15 x 6)	25 x 4 (26 x 4)	135	4.5 x 4
	PP Recovery, (Chain Boost)	2 x 4 (1.5 x 6)	-10	-10	0

Perform a roll on the ground or in the air to evade attacks. You can roll forwards, backwards, left, or right using the respective movement input. Pressing NA input during a roll will fire a burst of rounds. Chain Boost slightly increases the speed and damage of roll attacks. Skills in the Gunner tree provide additional attacks and utilities to Stylish Roll.

Stylish Roll

• Can be performed consecutively. Successfully dodging an attack will extend invincibility to the end of the roll.

Stylish Roll Arts

• Pressing a PA input during a roll will fire a higher damaging burst of rounds that targets other enemies in a close proximity that consumes 10 PP.

Stylish Onslaught

• Pressing the Weapon Action input without movement performs an elbow strike that moves you forward, and consumes 10 PP.
• Moves you forward if you are targeting an enemy. If you are close to the enemy, you will not move forward.
• Provides super armor and auto-guards from the front during the forward movement.

Stylish Roll Counter Bullet

• Fires 4 low damage bullets automatically on a successful dodge against an attack; merely provides +4 chain count.

Universal Actions

Action	Potency	PP Recovery
Sidestep Attack	39 x 4	3 x 4
Sidestep Counter	78 x 4	5 x 4
Dash Attack	250	18
Dive Attack	200	0

• Sidestep Attack/Counter: After a Sidestep, press Normal Attack to fire a 4-round burst. If you dodge an enemy's attack with Sidestep, the damage and PP recovery is increased.
  • Sidestep Counters during a Chain Finish can deal massive damage.
• Dash Attack: Fire a piercing shot. Not affected by ideal range.
• Dive Attack: Nearly the same across all weapons. Dive deals damage to nearby enemies and restores no PP, and is mainly used to reach the ground faster. Not affected by ideal range.

Photon Blast

Fire ricocheting bullets that hit enemies in a wide area in front of you that then explodes.

• Builds chain, but is not affected by ideal range, Chain Boost, or Chain Finish.
• Can be difficult to land on specific parts of the enemy; being at a lower elevation than the part and being somewhere near the edge of ideal range can help target specific parts.
• Like all Photon Blasts, you are invincible during its animation.
• Power Notation: Measured in Potency, deals 120 x 22 hits (ricochet) + 1200 (explosion).

Photon Arts

Bullet Rave

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Bullet Rave	Potency	670	Twin Machine Guns Photon Art. Launch a powerful focus shot after loosing fire intermittently. Charging increases the potency.
		PP	22

• Fire three long-range bursts of bullets, then finish with a powerful shot. Can be charged for 0.7 seconds to increase damage.
  • Bursts in PA order: 4 + 4 + 8 hits (total of 16 hits), then 5 hits for the finishing shot (grand total of 21 hits).
• You can move in any direction during each burst by roughly a Step's distance.
• Go-to PA for building chain against single targets, especially if canceled before the finishing shot.
• Can be canceled with Sidestep or Weapon Action after each burst. Can be canceled with a PA before the finishing shot.
  • Sidestep can be used to cancel bursts slightly earlier than Weapon Action.
• Power Notation: If uncharged, deal 3.6% for 2 x 4 hits for the first and second bursts of noted power, 2.5% x 8 hits for the third burst, 27% for the finishing shot, and 2% x 4 for the additional hits soon after the finishing shot. If charged, instead deal 5.5% for 2 x 4 hits, 2.5% x 8 hits, 28%, and 4% x 4 hits, respectively.

Aimless Rain

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Aimless Rain	Potency	660	Twin Machine Guns Photon Art. Pelt the surrounding enemies with a hail of bullets as you spin round and round. Charging increases the potency.
		PP	25

• Move as you shoot before locking yourself in place to shoot and place bullets around you, then finish by firing them all off at once. Can be charged for 0.7 seconds to increase damage.
  • You will stay still once you start placing bullets around you.
• Can be canceled after moving, and until the finish with Sidestep, Weapon Action, or PA.
• Effective for building chain or for Chain Finisher against groups of enemies.
• Power Notation: When uncharged, the moving shot deals 5% x 4 + 10% of noted power, placing the bullets deals 8% x 3, and the finishing shot deals 27%. If charged, instead deal 8% x 4 + 15%, 8% x 3, and 29%, respectively.

Point Blank

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Point Blank	Potency	360	Twin Machine Guns Photon Art. Quickly close in on enemies and hit them with a powerful blast. Charging increases the potency.
		PP	20

• Move a short distance to blast enemies with two concentrated shots. Can be charged for 0.7 seconds to increase damage.
  • The movement at the beginning of the PA cannot move you vertically.
• Can be canceled before the second shot with Sidestep or Weapon Action.
  • Due to the short duration, power, and relatively easy cancels of this PA, the PA can be used as filler for Step Counters for Chain Finisher.
• Power Notation: If uncharged, the first shot deals 25% of noted power, and the second shot deals 38%. If charged, instead deal 60% and 40%, respectively.

Infinite Ricochet

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Infinite Ricochet	Potency	360	Twin Machine Guns Photon Art. Fire ricocheting bullets to your front as you dance gracefully. Charging increases the potency.
		PP	21

• Jump and dance in the air to fire bullets in front of you. Can be charged for 0.7 seconds to increase damage.
• You can slightly adjust your aim horizontally, but not vertically.
• Can hit multiple enemies; most effective for building chain against enemies that are lined up in front of you.
• Can be canceled until near the end of the PA with Sidestep or Weapon Action.
• Power Notation: If uncharged, deals 70% of noted power. If charged, deals 100%.

References

PSO2 NGS Japanese Swiki: Twin Machine Guns PAs and Actions