[Suggestion] Consolidating Equip Macros

[Vivik]

I never understood the need for head, body, feet etc in the macros. The only place I see it useful is for ears and rings, but it's not like im going to try to put my boots on my head is it >_<!

What is this? I don't even...

[0nionKn1ght]

What is this? I don't even...

Um... thought it was pretty clear:

/equip head "Some head item"
/equip body "Epic body of the mechastats"

instead of:

/equip "Some head item"
/equip "Epic body of the mechastats"

Not sure if trolling... or just trolling though.

[cidbahamut]

Um... thought it was pretty clear:

/equip head "Some head item"
/equip body "Epic body of the mechastats"

instead of:

/equip "Some head item"
/equip "Epic body of the mechastats"

Not sure if trolling... or just trolling though.

Nah, it makes more sense now. You're advocating a change to the syntax, but the way you worded it it sounded like you were suggesting people not change specific equipment slots at all(presumably due to the blink it causes).

[katiekat]

i would like to point out that sum players (i am not one of them) don't gear swop because from a role playing standpoint they think it is redunkulis .

close friend of mine put it to me this way

"when in a battle the war would not say oh hold on Mr ork let me switch to this nice shinny Brest plate to hit you harder *2 min later* ok now i can kick your ass" he felt that it broke the Emerson in to the game so did not use it.

to me its there money and they can play and in fact have the right to play how they want while i dont see while she brings it up so much i don't know but i do think it is aleet to say anyone that does not play the game with gear swops are "noobs".

good gear and swopping gear does not a good player make. all the great gear will not make a crappy player good and bad gear will not make a grate player bad.

also stop with the mocking her for saying text limit she got caled out for posting right after her last post in a different threads started saying "text limit" so people would know why the double and sum times triple posts and what do sum of you do mock
her for doing that.

onistely this forums and the game and other mmos are like being back in high school.


having said all that as i posted on the first page this is a great idea and of the 2 i like the 2nd option and hope the Dev team will comment on it

[0nionKn1ght]

i would like to point out that sum players (i am not one of them) don't gear swop because from a role playing standpoint they think it is redunkulis .

close friend of mine put it to me this way

"when in a battle the war would not say oh hold on Mr ork let me switch to this nice shinny Brest plate to hit you harder *2 min later* ok now i can kick your ass" he felt that it broke the Emerson in to the game so did not use it.

to me its there money and they can play and in fact have the right to play how they want while i dont see while she brings it up so much i don't know but i do think it is aleet to say anyone that does not play the game with gear swops are "noobs".

good gear and swopping gear does not a good player make. all the great gear will not make a crappy player good and bad gear will not make a grate player bad.

also stop with the mocking her for saying text limit she got caled out for posting right after her last post in a different threads started saying "text limit" so people would know why the double and sum times triple posts and what do sum of you do mock
her for doing that.

onistely this forums and the game and other mmos are like being back in high school.


having said all that as i posted on the first page this is a great idea and of the 2 i like the 2nd option and hope the Dev team will comment on it

In an RP sense, switching out gear doesn't make much sense on the spot, but at the same time, her attitude would be affecting whatever party she joined. If she wanted to go solo or with other people who are doing the same then fine, but not using a core battle mechanic which would severely limit her performance and output is unfair to others in the party who are maximising their potential.

You are correct in that good gear does not make a bad player good, but gear makes a good player great, otherwise there would be no need for any gear ingame, you could effectively complete the game with your onion set.

Her attitude is no problem alone, but inflicting it on others who are putting in time and effort to macro and be the best they can be is called being a leech, and a very arrogant leech at that if thats the attitude she wants to portray.

TL:DR version - If she wants to not gear swap, she can solo, but she should not expect outcry if she did it in a group.

[Zerich]

brb, main healing on my mnk, because i'm swinging an apollo's staff.

[FrankReynolds]

i would like to point out that sum players (i am not one of them) don't gear swop because from a role playing standpoint they think it is redunkulis .

close friend of mine put it to me this way

"when in a battle the war would not say oh hold on Mr ork let me switch to this nice shinny Brest plate to hit you harder *2 min later* ok now i can kick your ass" he felt that it broke the Emerson in to the game so did not use it.

to me its there money and they can play and in fact have the right to play how they want while i dont see while she brings it up so much i don't know but i do think it is aleet to say anyone that does not play the game with gear swops are "noobs".

good gear and swopping gear does not a good player make. all the great gear will not make a crappy player good and bad gear will not make a grate player bad.

also stop with the mocking her for saying text limit she got caled out for posting right after her last post in a different threads started saying "text limit" so people would know why the double and sum times triple posts and what do sum of you do mock
her for doing that.

onistely this forums and the game and other mmos are like being back in high school.


having said all that as i posted on the first page this is a great idea and of the 2 i like the 2nd option and hope the Dev team will comment on it

I dunno, I find creating elaborate macros and gear sets to be part of the lure of this game. The fact that I have to research and determine the minuscule performance differences between different gear sets and customize macros to make efficient use of them is as much a part of the battle as swinging my incredibly small dagger at that giant sand worm thingamajiggy.

On a very basic level I see where you could say that gear swaps might not happen quite the way we use them, in a real battle. You would however see people picking up different weapons and or swapping them out based on need. for example, a heavily armored horseman might want to drop his lance, pull his sword or dagger and strip off some of that heavy metal should he be knocked down. He might even be inclined to put on his magic ring that gives him incredible eyesight, or magically absorbs blows from his enemy. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.

I understand where in very specific circumstances it would not make sense for a person to be swapping pieces of armor mid battle, but reality and rules are really not synonymous with MMOs, or any game for that matter.

[katiekat]

i want to be cleari gear swop i think it makes me a better player i just wanted to say that not all reasons are stupid.i was more meaning i know there are theirs that just don't for rp reasons. i am not one of them am even starting to work on a nuking set for my nin if she realy pisses you guys off cant you block or ignore her so her comments poof? that wold be better then intaganising her and terming topics in to cat fights (get it mithra ... cat fights...( anyways just hate how much fighting and drama is on this bored...tho its not as bad as game FAQS.

[Reiterpallasch]

if she realy pisses you guys off cant you block or ignore her so her comments poof?

Just because you pretend the dog didn't crap all over the carpet, doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

[Okipuit]

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.