Using /equipsets for ranged attacks

[Moshanee]

Details: I use in-game equipsets to load gear for ranged attacks. My ranged attack macro looks like this:

/equipset ## (loads snapshot and rapidshot gear)
/ra <t>
/wait 1
/equipset ## (loads ranged accuracy and attack gear)

These macros work fine under low-buff conditions, but with flurry II, often my ranged attack will execute before my acc/att gear can load. This causes serious performance issues in high-level content. If the /wait command could pause for fractions of a second instead of integer values, I could easily fix my macros to function as desired. Is there some way to fix this issue that I don't understand?

I have been a good mithra since I began playing the game in 2003. I have never used 3rd party tools. Please tell me that there is (or will be) a better way to fix this issue rather than installing windower with its gearswaping .lua system.

Date & Time: all the time!
Frequency: once a ranged attack
Platform: PC
PC Manufacturer & Model Number: I built it.
OS: Windows 10
Graphics Card: Some GeForce 750Ti
ISP: GlowFiber/Shentel
Type of Internet Connection: Fiber

[Zenion]

You can use /wait 0 (or <wait 0> at the end of a line that does something else) to wait only until the previous command executes.

In this specific use case, though, you could try this:

/equipset ##1 <wait 1>
/ra <t> <wait 0>
/equipset ##2

It'll put a one-second delay between when you decide to shoot and when you actually do, but sadly that is the best that can be done using /equipset. The one-second delay is structural and can't be bypassed or removed.

Per the 2022 Reddit AMA from the dev team:


Q: Can you please remove the 1-second lockout on the /equipset command?

A: Equipment processes are running during that one second, so this would not be possible. (https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxi/comments/uwcrva/comment/i9qym6b/)

This is also an issue for summoner blood pacts and any mage using Quick Magic in a set; unless a way can be devised to allow macros longer than 7 lines, there just isn't a way to execute these with the delicate timing required to ensure the necessary sets are equipped at the right times.

[Votraftur]

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