I need help being witty

I want a witty catchphrase to put in party chat when I do the paladin blue group barrier action. I would prefer something that suggest to party to get behind me for it to help them. Can you guys help me out?
Here's the name of the action. It was the last one in the job showcase yesterday.
Passage of Arms
Lv.70 - Creates a damage-reducing shield in a (cone) AoE behind you
While active, your block rate becomes 100% and party members inside the AoE take 15% less damage
Effect ends on movement/action
Cannot auto attack while active
Duration 18s // Cooldown 120s

/p "Passage of Arms in X seconds. Stack behind me"
/se Y
/wait X
/ac Passage of Arms

I prefer direct and to the point for callout macros. Overly "witty", stylized or wordy macros tend to be less effective imo because people may not know what you are trying to say or may not want to read everything you say in the heat of battle. Less is definitely more in such instances.

However if you really feel you need some catch phrase, here are some off the top of my head.
"Fly to safety on my wings of light!"
"I will be your shield!"
"Let me embrace you in my Passage of Arms."

YOU
SHALL
NOT
PASS(age of arms)!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

YOU
SHALL
NOT
PASS(age of arms)!!!!!

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I like this one! Bonus points for no sound effects.

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Originally Posted by TouchandFeel

I prefer direct and to the point for callout macros.
Less is definitely more in such instances.

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I agree usually. My berserk macro was
/p Berserk in progress.

I have laughed and cringed at different macros. Looking at you Astro who had a chat spam for every drawing of the cards.

Sorry, I had burritos for lunch.

...

Oh, you said Passage of Arms not...
Passage of Gas?

('-' ) I'll leave now

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Originally Posted by TouchandFeel

/p "Passage of Arms in X seconds. Stack behind me"
/se Y
/wait X
/ac Passage of Arms

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I like this one too, but the /ac line should go before the <wait.1> line and the /p and <se.#> commands should be after the <wait>. This way you can spam the ability without spamming chat/sounds.

Paladin Red Bull™ gives you wings!

Get on on the hidra's back!!!!11!one!

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Originally Posted by Machka

I like this one too, but the /ac line should go before the <wait.1> line and the /p and <se.#> commands should be after the <wait>. This way you can spam the ability without spamming chat/sounds.

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The action is placed after the wait for the purpose of providing a set amount of time, that has been called out in the chat part, for people to move into position before the action is used. The sound effect is inserted solely as a "something to pay attention to in chat" cue.

Essentially the macro is designed to let people know you are going to to be using the action and to prepare for it. It was not designed to spam.

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Originally Posted by Inuk9

Get on on the hidra's back!!!!11!one!

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At least this one makes sense to spam. P:

Need a shield? I'll take you under my wing!

Everyone please gather. I may not be the best, however though my body may give I will protect you all with my life.... /em Zantetsuken

I'll stick with a sound effect and using the auto translate function to call the skill out. A "gather behind me!" entry to that would be great.

Cringy macros are just bad. A sound effect, a short message to tell people to gather behind you and the skill is all that's necessary. Not even a delay, since they can just as easily move into it after it's used.

Hopefully most players will soon have realized that the enormous, flashy, persistent animation of PoA is a discreet suggestion to stand behind the PLD for a moment and will do so without a warning macro....

The ability lasts 18 seconds and can be seen from space.

No need for a macro.

How does it look with others' effects set to reduced/off? I know you can still see astro shields and stuff, but I've never been on the receiving end of PoA and playing with others' effects on is for chumps. Anyway OP your macro should make some sort of reference to the flying V. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpjiCv2jPdU

/p so If the great big wings don't say to stack behind me now!. This chat line isn't going to make you do it..

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Originally Posted by Tinkerblue

I agree usually. My berserk macro was
/p Berserk in progress.

I have laughed and cringed at different macros. Looking at you Astro who had a chat spam for every drawing of the cards.

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Card macros are the Valkurm Dunes Boost macro of FF14.

It's a cringey kind of nostalgia.

As for my suggestions, I'd put something like "Unlike Sephirot, this blue aoe is a good thing! Stand in it! (Passage of Arms)"

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Originally Posted by Quor

Card macros are the Valkurm Dunes Boost macro of FF14.

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From user Gprime (GameFAQs). It's well-known, but for those who haven't seen it yet:
Boost macro
alt+1
/p I call forth, the divine powers of Alanta <call0>
/wait 1
/em begins to lift the rock from the ground with his power.
/wait 1
/p YESSSSSSSSSSS I FEEL THE BOOOST OF POWAR!<call1>
/wait 1
alt+2
/shout CAN YOU FEEL IT VANADEIL? THIS IS TRUE POWER!
/wait 1
/p GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH<Call2>
/wait 1
/p <Call17>Current power stats:
/wait 1
alt+3
/em power bar [|||||| ] 30%
/wait 1
/em power bar [||||||||||||||||| ] 65%
/wait 1
/em power bar [||||||||||||||||||||||| ] 100%
/wait 1
alt+4
/p NOW GATHER AROUND MY BROTHERANS
/wait1
/p HERE I GO
/wait
/p BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSTUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU<Call3>
/wait 1
/ja "Boost" <me>

(cont)

Alt+5
/p MY NEXT ATTACK WILL NOW DO MORE DMG<Call1>
/wait 1
/em power begins to fade
/wait 1
/em power bar [|||||||||||||||||| ] 75%
/wait 1
/em power bar [|||||||||]40%
/wait 1
/em power bar []0%

alt+6
/p I tried my best, tell me..
/wait 1
/p will i dream <Call10>
/wait 10
/p BOOST MACRO READY
/wait 1
/echo BOOST MACRO READY


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