[Suggestion] Consolidating Equip Macros

[Tamarsamar]

Oh look, this thread again.

Would be nice if they did something like consolidating an entire set of equipment to a single command to go with the whole new UI thing.

[Rosina]

Better idea if you don't want called out, stop posting. Period.

And seriously don't put personal info out there that you don't want used against you. It just makes you come off as shiny at this point.

or you can drop it and move on...

[Volarione]

well here is the thing, do I need to be insulted for something i may not have an easy time controling?

Instead of being ignorant that i'm typing bad to type bad I made it know that I had it, And that I try hard to type well. It isn't personally easy for me. But I try my best. But really, can the two of you drop the fact I did say it?

You do not have to get on my case for it. By me saying it, is nothing more then my saying it. I'm not, nor never meant it to be an excuse.

But I will again state this... I don't need to be insulted either.

No you need to stop whining and get a spell and grammer checker, windows comes with it stock. If you get on other peoples cases they will get on yours grow up please.

I said something about macros calling macros but I only meant as the macro book could call to an equipment book.

[Volarione]

or as apparently i am goot be a repeating parot... you can drop it and move on...

Umm I don't speak whatever language this is. It's not English so....

[Rosina]

No you need to stop whining and get a spell and grammer checker, windows comes with it stock. If you get on other peoples cases they will get on yours grow up please.

I said something about macros calling macros but I only meant as the macro book could call to an equipment book.

You must be new here (july 2012) yes you are..

I type on the ps3, if I had a spell checker and grammar checker I would have been using it. I have not whinned once, simply asking to not be insulted is not whining. Its a simply request. I could easily just report it... but I feel reporting petty brat behavior a bit trivial and a simply request to stop should suffice.

[Demon6324236]

You must be new here (july 2012) yes you are..

I type on the ps3, if I had a spell checker and grammar checker I would have been using it. I have not whinned once, simply asking to not be insulted is not whining. Its a simply request. I could easily just report it... but I feel reporting petty brat behavior a bit trivial and a simply request to stop should suffice.

Rosina please stop arguing with people...

[Byrth]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to let you know that we understand everyone's viewpoints as to why swapping additional gear via macros would be favorable, and to some, it may not.

The following policies were established from the beginning after thoroughly exploring the macro feature:

1. The fundamental rule is that macros execute one action per line. (Excluding “/wait”)
2. It is not possible to automate things nor call other macros within a macro.

Due to the aforementioned reasons, we do not plan to expand macros and we appreciate your understanding.

I think it's worth pointing out that the two things you named aren't "reasons." Saying you've given a reason implies that you've explained some kind of design principle that led to the current rules. You just said the current rules, which are (as far as we know from what you've said) arbitrary. Whether or not they're malleable isn't really up for debate, considering they're in an artificially created online environment.

You've entered a debate about what the laws should be by reciting the laws, clapping your hands, and saying "I guess we're done here!"

[Nala]

or you can drop it and move on...

Or you could not bring it up in the first place, then there would be no need to drop it.

In any case i approve of any idea that allows more in game freedom of control, aka not hitting 4 macros to gear swap and perform my weapon skill of choice.

[Baudle]

Suggestions are always welcome and we encourage players to discuss them fully. Please keep posts on topic and free of insults to one another. We would rather not lock this thread for unnecessary inflammatory behavior. We ask that everyone stay on track. Thank you.

~GM Baudle

[Arcon]

Get out of their throat and give them some credit for answering your query and stop overreacting to it. This has been known forever.

They didn't answer shit. They ignored the question entirely and gave a generic response. And no one is blaming them for it, we're blaming the developers. We know they're just messengers.

not a meme

Memes are retarded.

You just said the current rules, which are (as far as we know from what you've said) arbitrary. Whether or not they're malleable isn't really up for debate, considering they're in an artificially created online environment.

You've entered a debate about what the laws should be by reciting the laws, clapping your hands, and saying "I guess we're done here!"

That's precisely my problem with it. But sadly, it feels like this is their way of answering most our inquiries. It was the same with the merit suggestion. We were criticizing the current situation, and they responded by saying the current situation was intended. No kidding. If it wasn't, it probably wouldn't be in this game. But that was precisely what was bothering people, and it's the same here. We all know SE made it to only execute one gear swap per macro line. But that is our very problem.

When asked to increase the macro lines, they answered with memory limitations on the PS2. Now we gave them another solution and they answer with "it was always intended this way"? If that's the case you should have told us sooner, so we'd stop suggesting new things and waiting for ages for a generic answer.

Nothing is more disheartening than getting more proof that the developers of one of your favorite games have no common sense whatsoever and care nothing about their community's wishes and desires. If they think they know better than we do, just because they develop this game they are gravely mistaken. They need to learn to differentiate between idiots suggesting silly things such as RDM should be allowed to use Great Axes and valid suggestions that would benefit almost everyone and increase the gameplay value, especially if it helps get people off an officially forbidden third party tool, which is so common by now that they attract more people to the game than SE themselves. Now that's something to be ashamed of. See the error of your ways devs and do something about it.