Mnk hotkey + key bind questions

Recently hit 50 and noticed that my hands are basically running all over the place on my keyboard to use my positional skills. So I was wandering if any of the other lvl 50 mnks had suggestions on how i should go about setting up my hotkey bar and/or if i should start using keybinds.

http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Inam...tml?sort=3&o=0

This is my current setup. I'm not 50 yet, but I made fake macro skills to fill it in. Opo-Opo skills are 1, Shift 1, and Alt 1, Raptor are 2, and Coeurl are 3. This works well for me as I have a Razer Naga Hex mouse, but should be easily done without one. Hope this helps you get an idea what you want to do.

I made a post on reddit about the useful MNK macros which is too bad to post here. I don't use any because to be at 100% and fully effective you need to know 100% when you hit a button what ability will happen. I had a few micros use the wrong attack and dropped all of them.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...l_monk_macros/

/micon "Demolish"
/ac "Demolish" <t>
/ac "Touch of Death" <t>

/micon "Snap Punch"
/ac "Snap Punch" <t>
/ac "Twin Snakes" <t>

I put one move from each stance into two macros. I left One Ilm Punch and Rockbreaker on my bar so I can see which stance I'm in more easily. (and you want those on demand anyway)

Macro 1
/ac "Snap Punch"
/ac "True Strike"
/ac "Bootshine"

Macro 2
/ac "Demolish"
/ac "Twin Snakes"
/ac "Dragon Kick"

With these, you can use any rotation by hitting the appropriate button while in the appropriate stance. Very occasionally this will mess up and use bootshine or dragon kick early. I'm not sure what is causing this yet.

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Originally Posted by resistentialist

I put one move from each stance into two macros. I left One Ilm Punch and Rockbreaker on my bar so I can see which stance I'm in more easily. (and you want those on demand anyway)

Macro 1
/ac "Snap Punch"
/ac "True Strike"
/ac "Bootshine"

Macro 2
/ac "Demolish"
/ac "Twin Snakes"
/ac "Dragon Kick"

With these, you can use any rotation by hitting the appropriate button while in the appropriate stance. Very occasionally this will mess up and use bootshine or dragon kick early. I'm not sure what is causing this yet.

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LAG

/10char

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Originally Posted by resistentialist

I put one move from each stance into two macros. I left One Ilm Punch and Rockbreaker on my bar so I can see which stance I'm in more easily. (and you want those on demand anyway)

Macro 1
/ac "Snap Punch"
/ac "True Strike"
/ac "Bootshine"

Macro 2
/ac "Demolish"
/ac "Twin Snakes"
/ac "Dragon Kick"

With these, you can use any rotation by hitting the appropriate button while in the appropriate stance. Very occasionally this will mess up and use bootshine or dragon kick early. I'm not sure what is causing this yet.

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Thank you! Your method works best for me. ^_^

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Originally Posted by JETgroovy

http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Inam...tml?sort=3&o=0

This is my current setup. I'm not 50 yet, but I made fake macro skills to fill it in. Opo-Opo skills are 1, Shift 1, and Alt 1, Raptor are 2, and Coeurl are 3. This works well for me as I have a Razer Naga Hex mouse, but should be easily done without one. Hope this helps you get an idea what you want to do.

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This is how I have mine set up as well -

1. Dragon Kick | 2. Twin Snakes | 3. Demolish | 4. Fracture
Shift 1. Bootshine | Shift 2. True Strike | Shift 3. Snap Punch | Shift 4 Touch of Death

and I have cooldowns on Q, E, R, F, and my Naga keys.

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Originally Posted by JETgroovy

http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Inam...tml?sort=3&o=0

This is my current setup. I'm not 50 yet, but I made fake macro skills to fill it in. Opo-Opo skills are 1, Shift 1, and Alt 1, Raptor are 2, and Coeurl are 3. This works well for me as I have a Razer Naga Hex mouse, but should be easily done without one. Hope this helps you get an idea what you want to do.

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Thats exactly what I do as well, except I only use 1, Alt-1, 2, Alt-2, 3 so far as I am only level 29. It still requires we hit each specific skill but it is a bit easier to click and remember what skill is where.