View Full Version : Increase Macro Lines
Clou777
02-25-2014, 06:17 AM
Can we please have the macros lines increased, only 6 slots are not enough these days for example i like to stay in refresh/-perp gear on my summoner until its time to BP, in which case i have to switch a lot of gear as well as preforming the ability itself then having it switch back the gear after the ability is complete. with main jobs this problem is hell to deal with and could be so much simpler and hassle free if the lines were increased to say 10 as i'm sure everyone would agree especially with all the new reforged gear that has been released.
The dev team have been doing a great job lately with some great changes to the game and i think this really needs to be done.
I've always felt they could squeeze 2 maybe even 4 more lines, it's one of the things that shouldn't be that big a deal.
Dazusu
02-25-2014, 06:40 PM
This comes up about 2-3 times a year. Whenever it does, it is always met with the same disdain from the development team: No, because <poor excuse>.
This comes up about 2-3 times a year. Whenever it does, it is always met with the same disdain from the development team: No, because <poor excuse>.
I can't imagine what excuses they could use except maybe time constraints.
Krashport
02-26-2014, 05:57 AM
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/22363-Macro-Books-Pages.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/22363-Macro-Books-Pages.
I'm sorry but since the whole thread seemed to literally break down into a shouting match (and I noticed no developer responded) I am going to try to keep posting on this one to try to get a slim, slight small chance that they may respond positively. I'd also (before flames start flying) like to remind people that if you want them to at least consider these ideas you must at least try to maintain some forum etiquette and not trash each other or any of the ideas, even if you don't like it or think it will get done. All this " They're never gonna do it, quit asking!!!!" Stuff is just, well sad.
Infidi
02-26-2014, 11:16 AM
Didn't they say didn't want to add any more lines because of "Too close to automation" or something like that? IDR. :( Maybe that was just in reply to the " macros activating other macros" idea.
Didn't they say didn't want to add any more lines because of "Too close to automation" or something like that? IDR. :( Maybe that was just in reply to the " macros activating other macros" idea.
There was a macro activating other macros idea? :O
Krashport
02-26-2014, 12:51 PM
There was a macro activating other macros idea? :O
I'm sorry but this is the reason why people should use the Search (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/search.php?search_type=1) before adding an old topic about something that has been talking about...
Mirage
02-26-2014, 01:21 PM
More macro lines should definitely be supported. 10 lines sounds like a nice and round number. In addition to that. allow more commands per line. The /equip command could support tags, such as "/equip <head> Superhat <legs> Megapants" and so on.
I'm sorry but this is the reason why people should use the Search (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/search.php?search_type=1) before adding an old topic about something that has been talking about...
Ummm dude I was merely asking out of curiosity I never said anything about pushing for a macro activating macro, stop trying to take jabs.
Bamph
02-26-2014, 09:26 PM
I'm sorry but this is the reason why people should use the Search (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/search.php?search_type=1) before adding an old topic about something that has been talking about...
I'm sorry, but comments like these are why people should put links to the actual forum thread instead of to a search page... This is one step down from "letmegooglethatforyou"
Krashport
02-27-2014, 05:46 AM
I'm sorry, but comments like these are why people should put links to the actual forum thread instead of to a search page... This is one step down from "letmegooglethatforyou"
If you go to the 1st page and scroll down you'll see this;
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/22363-Macro-Books-Pages.
Ummm dude I was merely asking out of curiosity I never said anything about pushing for a macro activating macro, stop trying to take jabs.
I never said you were pushing for a activating macro; macro. Jabs? take a moment and reread who is "trying" to take jabs. Just placed a link about this topic from other threads and you started. We were just keeping everyone up to speed, I mean you quoted a thread w/ just a link in it lmao... :p
Well if that's all you were doing there was no need to quote me now was there? If all you were doing was posting a link to the thread then there was absolutely no need to quote me at all. And like I said before I did start to read that thread but when everyone started arguing and shouting I stopped. I can never really get behind threads that break down into people trying to trash the idea or the poster for frying to get idea out there for the game. Now look the point of this thread is to try to ask for more macro lines WITHOUT it breaking down into "you're stupid for asking for this just like all the others" Let's keep it on topic please.
Mirage
02-27-2014, 07:01 AM
Everyone should just stop posting right now. None of you are contributing to the actual topic anymore.
And neither am I, of course, with this post.
Everyone should just stop posting right now. None of you are contributing to the actual topic anymore.
And neither am I, of course, with this post.
Just like the last one, dangit >_<
Ah yes some of my linkshell friends were saying that they were able to do more abbreviations and stuff. Like just have cure ii instead of "Cure II" and things like that, do you think maybe they started that so we could maybe fit more on the line? Maybe I should try to see if I can fit more than one command on the line, brb.
Nope, dang guess that was sorta silly anyway, if they had made it so we could fit more commands on the line they would have told us, ah well.