Faster Equipsets

[Panda2013]

I see. I think something else is happening then, it might not be speed. When I equip a set it's immediate and I am able to cast spells in that set. However, if I try to switch to a spell within a second, the second equipset wont fire. This is very strange because the first set is already completely loaded. So it's not really about speed, but the delay that comes after equiping the set that's the issue . Maybe it's something to do with macros. I'm not really sure because it even fails for things like this:

/equipset 81 /*cure precast*/
/ma "Cure IV" <stpt> /* used to target party member and the rest of the macro WONT fire until I press enter
/equipset 82 /* cure aftercast*/
The second set won't equip despite the fact that I need to press enter in order to activate the 2nd half of the macro.

Edit: More!

Something else that is interesting. I've been testing this for a while now. If I do something like this:
/equipset 81
/equip ring1 "Dark Ring"
/equip body "Geomancy Tunic"

It all executes! I could add as many lines after and it will work. Something is weird... Maybe we should just get more macro lines....

[Dale]

I see. I think something else is happening then, it might not be speed. When I equip a set it's immediate and I am able to cast spells in that set. However, if I try to switch to a spell within a second, the second equipset wont fire. This is very strange because the first set is already completely loaded. So it's not really about speed, but the delay that comes after equiping the set that's the issue . Maybe it's something to do with macros. I'm not really sure because it even fails for things like this:

The same thing happens to me.

If I try to equip a new set too soon after a previous one I'll get an error and the macro misfires. Which really doesn't surprise me because the whole gear swap thing has always felt clunky and unwieldy to me. Seems more like an aberration than an intended part of the gameplay. I also know players who quit this game because they got tired of dealing with it.

They should really just re-design the whole system and how it works. This idea of having to constantly change my clothes during combat has never appealed to me.

[Ramzi]

I see. I think something else is happening then, it might not be speed. When I equip a set it's immediate and I am able to cast spells in that set. However, if I try to switch to a spell within a second, the second equipset wont fire. This is very strange because the first set is already completely loaded. So it's not really about speed, but the delay that comes after equiping the set that's the issue . Maybe it's something to do with macros. I'm not really sure because it even fails for things like this:

/equipset 81 /*cure precast*/
/ma "Cure IV" <stpt> /* used to target party member and the rest of the macro WONT fire until I press enter
/equipset 82 /* cure aftercast*/
The second set won't equip despite the fact that I need to press enter in order to activate the 2nd half of the macro.

Edit: More!

Something else that is interesting. I've been testing this for a while now. If I do something like this:
/equipset 81
/equip ring1 "Dark Ring"
/equip body "Geomancy Tunic"

It all executes! I could add as many lines after and it will work. Something is weird... Maybe we should just get more macro lines....

I'm no expert WHM or anything, but what's the point in equipping a pre-cast set when the macro you execute will change gear as soon as you execute it, ensuring your precast is not factored in at all. I assume your pre-cast is a fast cast set. Why not do a macro like this:

/ma "Cure IV" <stpt>
/equipset 81
/wait 1
/equipset 82

Why wouldn't this work? With a 1 second wait, the spell should still be casting as the macro switches to your cure pot set. Maybe I'm missing something.

[Segagamer]

I'm no expert WHM or anything, but what's the point in equipping a pre-cast set when the macro you execute will change gear as soon as you execute it, ensuring your precast is not factored in at all. I assume your pre-cast is a fast cast set. Why not do a macro like this:

/ma "Cure IV" <stpt>
/equipset 81
/wait 1
/equipset 82

Why wouldn't this work? With a 1 second wait, the spell should still be casting as the macro switches to your cure pot set. Maybe I'm missing something.

With it set up like that, the FC gear will equip after the spell started casting, so you don't get the benefit of reduced cast time.

[Ramzi]

Ok, I don't macro in FC gear, so I wasn't sure. I figured the equip switch would go off before the spell actually started due to animation lag, etc.