Please expand the macro syntax

There just isn't much choice for macros for controllers. Like <mo> is useless for controller players.

I'd like to see some of the ffxi commands come over
<stpt> (select target party member) as a main example.
Also /item would be nice, E.G /item "Potion" <me> items are difficult to use as they take up a hotbar spot, would be nice if we could just make them a macro to go along with other commands.

As it stands I have hardly any macros on my hotbar and I've tried so many things I thought would work from macros I had on ffxi. Would be nice to see some of these commands brought over to this game.

Only thing you mentioned not in game is /item here look over the commands

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../text_command/

I wish for the PS3 and PS4 you could use some kind of controll to use the cursor to act like mouse over for healing. I have gotten really good at using the party list but it makes me take my eyes off the battle sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Macka

Only thing you mentioned not in game is /item here look over the commands

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../text_command/

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<stpt> was not in there anywhere, the closest thing I saw was /targetpc, which isn't the same.

<stpt> would be used in a way like this: /ac "Cover" <stpt>

When using the macro a subtarget would appear and filter everything except party members so you could search through your party for someone to use it on without taking your target off your current target or changing your target filters.

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

<stpt> was not in there anywhere, the closest thing I saw was /targetpc, which isn't the same.

<stpt> would be used in a way like this: /ac "Cover" <stpt>

When using the macro a subtarget would appear and filter everything except party members so you could search through your party for someone to use it on without taking your target off your current target or changing your target filters.

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You can already do that on a controller without using a macro. While you have an enemy targeted, you can use the up or down arrow on the directional pad to scroll through the party list until you reach the player you want to cover, without hitting the X button use your cover ability, and your focus will shift back to the enemy you had targeted in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

<stpt> was not in there anywhere, the closest thing I saw was /targetpc, which isn't the same.

<stpt> would be used in a way like this: /ac "Cover" <stpt>

When using the macro a subtarget would appear and filter everything except party members so you could search through your party for someone to use it on without taking your target off your current target or changing your target filters.

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My bad, you right I guess when/if they add that command they should add <stal> as well.

idk but for controller there isnt a need... to have a precise placeholder since just tabbing up and down is already suffician in any content i've done.

I wouldn't mind them expanding on macros. I loved macros in FFXI. But first I think they need to fix some glaring bugs with their macro system. Right now I find them mostly unusable do to line skipping issues.

I just wish they'd make Macro's queue like normal abilities. With a normal ability, you can press the button right before the GCD ends from the previous ability and it will queue and then activate once the previous GCD is over. With Macros, you have to wait until the previous GCD is completely over with and then hammer the macro several times to activate it.

I'd be interested in seeing <wait> again. With 15 macro spaces, imagine the possibility for crafters

I didn't play FFXI for long to use macro but I think <stpt> can be accomplished by <stpc>... try it and let me know.

Targeting Placeholders
Placeholder Description
<t> Displays current target name.
<me> Displays your character's name.
<0> Party Member 0. Displays your character's name.
<1> Party Member 1. Displays name of first party member in list.
<2> Party Member 2. Displays name of second party member in list.
<3> Party Member 3. Displays name of third party member in list.
<4> Party Member 4. Displays name of fourth party member in list.
<5> Party Member 5. Displays name of fifth party member in list.
<6> Party Member 6. Displays name of sixth party member in list.
<7> Party Member 7. Displays name of seventh party member in list.
<st> Subtarget.
<stpc> Displays available PC subtargets.
<stnpc> Displays available NPC subtargets.
<stenemy> Displays available engageable enemy subtargets.
<stenmity> Displays available engaged enemy subtargets.
<stparty> Displays available party member subtargets.
<lastat> Displays the last enemy that attacked you.

The thing that annoys me but I see why it does not work is the fact that 'last target' macros do not work with <mo>.

I would love to have "target closest monster attacking target"

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Originally Posted by Daenerys_Sedai

I would love to have "target closest monster attacking target"

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/targetnpc /tnpc targets the closest monster.

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Originally Posted by Macka

/targetnpc /tnpc targets the closest monster.

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I know that one. But what I want is slightly varied. For example, if I'm tanking and lose hate from a mob that runs and starts attacking the DPS, /tnpc will just grab the other (usually lower numbered :P) mob right in front of me. I want to be able to target that mob that ran off.

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Originally Posted by Azoryl

I didn't play FFXI for long to use macro but I think <stpt> can be accomplished by <stpc>... try it and let me know.

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Tried it. Nothing happened. Don't think there is any form of select target in this game. All those placeholders worked up to <8> (0 and 1 are both for your character). Even if it worked it still wouldn't be ideal cover and apocatastasis as examples can only be used on party members so you'd want it to target them specifically. So targeting PC's wouldn't help in, say, a FATE.

Though I would want <stpc> aswell it could be useful for example in a cure macro when your weapon is drawn for curing people outside your party.

The entire macro system is kind of meh... Just wait till the addon system comes out and someone makes a better macro system (assuming it will let us make a better one)....

We should be able to have as many lines as we want. And they should be threaded in such a way that we can run a macro without cancelling one that is already running.

Right now it appears that if I have a countdown macro on Death Sentence on Twintania and then use my Provoke macro, the timer on Death Sentence stops etc, very annoying.

Also there should be a text to speech engine on them, so we can do something like /tspk "Provoke is Ready" and we here it as well as see it in /ECHO

Really what they need to do is give addon makers access to LUA and let us make UI components in XML like in World Of Warcraft. With that we could easily make our own macro system that get's by all the annoying limitations of the current one.