VIDEO TUTORIAL: TeamWork Macros! Help your party out!

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10-02-2013, 03:49 PM
Jonathan12uiz

VIDEO TUTORIAL: TeamWork Macros! Help your party out!

here is the second episode in the macro series... teamwork macros! your party will love you for this: http://youtu.be/xTd2WQSL2Ok
10-03-2013, 09:46 AM
Jonathan12uiz

Wondering if viewers would like a more complex macro setup of this or prefer this simple fundamental to get started...
10-03-2013, 10:55 AM
BlitzBastion

Freakin' awesome tutorial! I had no idea about macros until some players I was partying with mentioned them. The game doesn't really mention or explain them anywhere... thanks for the video! As a tank playing on PS3, it's so hard for me to mark targets. I can't wait to try this out and improve my raiding skills.
10-03-2013, 11:15 AM
Jonathan12uiz

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Originally Posted by BlitzBastion

Freakin' awesome tutorial! I had no idea about macros until some players I was partying with mentioned them. The game doesn't really mention or explain them anywhere... thanks for the video! As a tank playing on PS3, it's so hard for me to mark targets. I can't wait to try this out and improve my raiding skills.

Hope it improves your gameplay. :)
10-03-2013, 08:01 PM
Talamasca

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Originally Posted by Jonathan12uiz

Wondering if viewers would like a more complex macro setup of this or prefer this simple fundamental to get started...

Fundamentals are great for helping players get a grasp on the macro codes, especially what codes do what, I find macros can be intimidating at first (especially since most games don't tell you what codes you need in a direct manner) but after seeing a few templates of what other players use they get easier to navigate.

I reckon after you think you've covered enough basics you should move into some more complex stuff.

I used to play XI so I've been really used to that macro and command system, and when ARR released and I looked at the macros and I was like a fish out of water, so I appreciate you posting these.
10-03-2013, 08:09 PM
Teleniel

I hear so many people being really happy with the macro system... maybe it's just the classes I've chosen to play but I don't find that I use them for much.

War ... I have 1 macro and that's to tell my party that my stun is on cooldown (and it's not on my stun in case I mash that button)
Bard ... I have 1 macro to tell my party that my silence is on cooldown (again not on my silence because I might mash that)

Conj / Arc ... I have macros on bar 10 next to the party menu... so that it casts cure/physick on the person who's name it's next to.
... I have a macro for Fluid Aura that marks the target as <bind1>

Sure they're nice but I just never find myself in a skill order often enough (where I don't want to switch out for something else) that I want to macro multiple skills together, and I prefer to use my offensive skills to burst / defensive to protect against burst. My DPS might be higher if I rode them all on cooldown but I don't NOT have them when I need them.

For Crafting I have 2 macros... 1 for 40dura items and 1 for 70dura items.
10-04-2013, 01:03 AM
Jonathan12uiz

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Originally Posted by Talamasca

Fundamentals are great for helping players get a grasp on the macro codes, especially what codes do what, I find macros can be intimidating at first (especially since most games don't tell you what codes you need in a direct manner) but after seeing a few templates of what other players use they get easier to navigate.

I reckon after you think you've covered enough basics you should move into some more complex stuff.

I used to play XI so I've been really used to that macro and command system, and when ARR released and I looked at the macros and I was like a fish out of water, so I appreciate you posting these.

This is actually my plan... :)
10-04-2013, 01:05 AM
Jonathan12uiz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teleniel

I hear so many people being really happy with the macro system... maybe it's just the classes I've chosen to play but I don't find that I use them for much.

...

Sure they're nice but I just never find myself in a skill order often enough (where I don't want to switch out for something else) that I want to macro multiple skills together, and I prefer to use my offensive skills to burst / defensive to protect against burst. My DPS might be higher if I rode them all on cooldown but I don't NOT have them when I need them.

For Crafting I have 2 macros... 1 for 40dura items and 1 for 70dura items.

I can understand how you feel... in actuality you can see i only have the default macros and 2 custom macros I've created. I'm more about efficiency than just simply making a macro for everything.
10-05-2013, 04:03 PM
Jonathan12uiz

just noticed that youtube and SE are having issues with something with some of my videos... can you guys still watch this video or is it currently unavailable?