Macros for lazy people

I have seen some macros on the forums but am not sure what I need to tweak in order to get them to work.

I have a very basic set up for some level 25 items. This is exactly how I have seen it written by users on the forum

This is exactly how I have it in my macros:

/ac "Great Strides"
/wait 1.5
/ac "Advanced Touch"
/wait 1.5
/ac "Basic Synthesis"


When I select the item I want to craft, and the progress window/durability window etc shows up, I hit the macro on my hotbar. I then get the message "unable to use "Advanced Touch" on that target etc. I seem to be targeting something? Are my macros totally wrong?

Level 25 items?

Are you 43 or higher in the crafting class you are trying to make them with? Because ... Advanced Touch isn't available until then, and if you are trying to use a skill you do not yet have, it won't work.

That said, I thought that all of the crafting macros required the <me> flag at the end of each /ac line, to let the game know what you are trying to target?

oh ok yeah the thread i looked at with the macros didnt have the <me> part but I have seen it elsewhere, that should solve it! And yes I am a 50 attempting these macros. I am mass producing a mat needed for another classes leve, and just to sell. Quick synth sucks at HQing so Id rather do it this way. Thanks again

UPDATE: it works, if anyone attempts to copy this macro, add the <me> after the action, and do a wait 3 instead of 1.5 if on ps3, I guess PC can handle 1.5 seconds

/wait times round to the nearest 1

/wait 1.5 is actually /wait 2
/wait 1.4 is /wait 1

You'll want a 3 second wait after Touches/Synthesis due to the longer animation time mixed with lag, most buffs work fine with 2 seconds though.

Here's my current component(40 durability) macro for single synth combines (items I can go from 0 to 100% progress in one careful synth):

/ac "Inner Quiet" <me>
/wait 2
/ac "Waste Not" <me>
/wait 2
/ac "Steady Hands" <me>
/wait 2
/ac "Standard Touch" <me>
/wait 3
/ac "Standard Touch" <me>
/wait 3
/ac "Standard Touch" <me>
/wait 3
/ac "Standard Touch" <me>
/wait 3
/ac "Standard Touch" <me>

Costs ~260CP and will leave you with 5 durability left that you can complete with a careful synthesis.
If you require multiple synths, replace one of the standard touches.
If you don't have enough CP for all Standard Touches, replace the FIRST one with a hasty or a basic. The later ones will have bonus control from Inner quiet stacks, so you want to keep those as your higher efficiency ones.
Replace last 3 Standards with Byregot's Blessing if you have access to it. I'm not sure if Byregot's consumes IQ when used, haven't gotten my carpenter to 50 yet, if it does obviously just use as the final touch.
Remove Touches from the end if you know you'll have 100% HQ without them.
Finally pull up Netflix on second screen and watch Arrow or whatever you're into, you'll need to press your keys about once every 40 seconds or so.