I don't see this as becoming any more of a problem than the sudden influx of infighters that supposedly exploded onto the scene with the release of ROG/NIN. You'll notice that plenty of roleplayers have shown restraint in that regard, merely adding (or, in the case of characters who already had these skills, merely visualizing) knives and daggers to their repertoire instead of going full-blown ninjutsu-wielding ninjaaaaaaaaa. I suspect we'll see something similar with Machinist.
Case in point, I'll be adding a small pistol to Osric's "ace-up-my-sleeve" deck. He's an awful shot under pressure... but it takes zero to no skill to draw a pistol, place it against someone's temple or chest, and pull the trigger. I might be throwing a musket his way, as well... but that'll be sharpshooting, which again he's awful at, it'll rarely happen anyway, and when it does he's going to take so much time aiming down the sights that the occasional hit might come off as justified.
Those are my only IC uses for MCH, and I won't be surprised if we'll see more shenanigans like those. Am I worried we'll see adept engineers come out of the woodwork to crowd out those who are already roleplaying as experts in that field? Not really.
Case in point, I'll be adding a small pistol to Osric's "ace-up-my-sleeve" deck. He's an awful shot under pressure... but it takes zero to no skill to draw a pistol, place it against someone's temple or chest, and pull the trigger. I might be throwing a musket his way, as well... but that'll be sharpshooting, which again he's awful at, it'll rarely happen anyway, and when it does he's going to take so much time aiming down the sights that the occasional hit might come off as justified.
Those are my only IC uses for MCH, and I won't be surprised if we'll see more shenanigans like those. Am I worried we'll see adept engineers come out of the woodwork to crowd out those who are already roleplaying as experts in that field? Not really.
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