Useful Scholar Macros Please

So I posted yesterday concerning the issue I have with the crossbar and too many skills. I see some of the issue is simply not macroing certain skills that would normal go together anyways.

What are your macros that you use on a regular basis, both for healing and damaging?

I don't have any of my heals macro'd, but I did combine my DOT's into two sets.

DOT Macro one:
/ac "Miasma" <tt>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio" <tt>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio II" <tt>

Dot Macro 2:
/ac Thunder <tt>
/wait 2.5
/ac Aero <tt>

It's smart to put a cast-time ability followed by an instant ability, because it means you can start moving as soon as your cast time finishes, which is necessary in a lot of boss fights. I stuck Bio II at the end of my first macro because I don't usually care if it goes off, so it's just bonus. I usually interrupt the macro after Bio to use the second macro, since most mobs don't live long enough for Bio II to be worthwhile. If I had space, I'd put it on a separate button.

I also have all my damage macros set to <tt>, which means they will target my target's target. This way I never have to stop targeting my group members and can always heal them. I feel you basically have to do this as a scholar, because it's the only way to direct your faery to cast Embrace, and you'll want to be doing that every 3 seconds or so.

There aren't many useful Macros really.

The only ones I'd recommend are one for DPSing whilst in Cleric Stance. You could macro Resurrection with Swiftcast, but that's about it really.

Quick Summon

/macroicon "Summon"
/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Summon" <me>

/macroicon "Summon II"
/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Summon II" <me>

Quick Resurrection
/macroicon "Resurrection"
/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/ac "Resurrection" <t> or <mo>

Mouseover healing

/macroicon "Physick"
/ac "Physick" <mo>
(same goes for the other healing spells just change the Physick)

Right, I also have one for Res/Swiftcast with a party alert to tell people who I am raising (and to shame them for dying.) I also use the swiftcast/pet summon macros, which are insanely useful.

I also combined Virus <tt> and Eye for an Eye <t> because I kept forgetting to use those two abilities and usually gave them crappy real estate on my hotbar, and sticking them together makes it more likely that I use them in a fight.

/action "Bio II" <tt>
/wait 3
/action "Miasma" <tt>
/wait 3
/action "Bio" <tt>

A macro asking for mage's balad is useful, near the end of Titan and Garuda are the only times you should ever be having MP issues, and in those situations, it's important you get it fast.

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Originally Posted by nocks

Right, I also have one for Res/Swiftcast with a party alert to tell people who I am raising (and to shame them for dying.) I also use the swiftcast/pet summon macros, which are insanely useful.

I also combined Virus <tt> and Eye for an Eye <t> because I kept forgetting to use those two abilities and usually gave them crappy real estate on my hotbar, and sticking them together makes it more likely that I use them in a fight.

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Could you please post your exact macros? I'm on a ps3 like the OP and somehow managed to finish the storyline without any macros. XO Any and all macros would be insanely helpful because it's become such a complete pain to heal while trying to scroll through hotbars.

Thanks everyone for the macros. Can't wait to start using them. :D

I just put heals and leeches on mouseover macros (with leeches bound to a mouse button). That way I can keep the boss targeted and toss out damage spells between heals easier.

Hi,

Once level 48 due to recast times diminished with Traits I have grouped Rouse (60s recast) + Eye For an Eye (120s recast)

/micon Rouse
/ac Rouse <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <tt>
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <t>
/echo Recast EYE FOR AN EYE
/recast "Eye for an Eye"

I am one level to having Swifcast so I am using Surecast instead :)
So for now while using Resurrection :

/micon Resurrection
/p <t> you are being rez please don't spawn
/t <t> you are being rez please don't spawn
/ac Surecast <me>
/wait 1
/ac Resurrection <t>


As side note on SMN macros a bit different.
Rouse(60s) + Eye for an Eye(120s) + Spur(120s)+ Enkindle (300s)
and
Virus(90s) + Raging Strikes (180s)

/micon Rouse
/ac Rouse <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <tt>
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <t>
/wait 1
/ac Spur <me>
/wait 1
/ac Enkindle <tt>
/ac Enkindle <t>
/echo recast SPUR and EYE FOR AN EYE
/recast Spur
/echo Recast ENKINDLE
/recast Enkindle

I like to keep bosses targeted in dungeons and help deal dmg (I'm scholar, I'm helping!) the <tt> macros on the offensive spells with <mo> <t> <me> in that order for cures and targeted spells. Resurrection, Eos and Selene are all macroed to cast Swiftcast beforehand. Eye for an Eye has a recast timer. You can add recast timers to your macros with this line: /racast "Name of Spell"

You can map specific macros on your hotbar to specific mouse buttons and an entirely different set by adding ctrl or alt beforehand so that can really add up to minimizing movement. To set macros to your mouse hit Esc> Keybinds> Hotbar> Key settings 2. THis is super helpful for ground targeting such as Sacred Soil and Fairy Placement and speeds up those tank saving Lustrates and is a very quick way to Steady your fairy.

This has been extremely helpful, using macros and such I have been able to streamline a lot of my bars. I have also added recast times to keep me aware of things like E4E and other useful spells.

Lulu you mentioned something that would be very helpful to me in order to place my pet quicker or cast sacred soil with more speed an accuracy, is there a way to keybind a skill to the mouse on the ps3, or is this only a pc luxury >,<. I hope not because placing and SS would become so much easier. I notice when i am trying to place my pet at times and i happen to be over a graphic camera wise, lets say something hanging from the ceiling it will give me a message saying that i can't place her there so i have to readjust the camera so i can get to the spot i want her at. having the ability to link it to keys on my mouse while on the ps3 would be amazing.

Aeno

I use SwiftCast as /macroicon for the simple fact of knowing if i can do a insta-res.