By Quetzalcoatl.Trulusia 2015-10-30 12:04:02
PUP doesn't play like any other job in the game. It is an incredibly unique experience. While it cannot reach the levels that other jobs can(With the exception of tanking, sweet jesus is the Automaton an incredible tank), it's main draw has ALWAYS been adaptability. It has an absolutely staggering arsenal, and being a TRUE PuppetMASTER means knowing how to customize and set up your machine for a situation.
I kill Aerns/Sharks in Ru'ann in about 10-20 seconds solo. Victory Smite > Armor Shatterer > Light should always be doing about 15k to damn near anything you are CPing on(Not including Apex). Stringing Pummel deals more damage than Victory Smite, but String Shredder is kind of a shitty WS. Since the Automaton will be closing the skillchain, you get more damage out of having him use a stronger WS.
Tbh, the absolute best thing we could get for PUP is an attachment that increases SC damage. That would be dooooooooope.
Anyway. If you want to kill things a bit faster, try these attachments:
Valor Edge head, Sharpshot body
Inhibitor
Inhibitor II
Coiler II
Coiler
Turbo Charger
Turbo Charger II
Strongest Tension springs you can set
Optic Fiber
Strongest ARKs, Armor plates and Mana Jammers you can set.
Wind Wind Thunder
Focus on master gear, but slide in pieces to help your puppet where you can. Once you get good, you can change from Master TP gear to Puppet TP gear after Master WS to speed up the puppets TP so he can close SC. It works VERY well. You need pretty good Automaton TP gear though.