Shirk macro

Is there a macro way to have shirk go off on focus target or the other tank

/ac "Shirk" <2>
Will use it on the person second on your pt list

/ac "Shirk" <tt>
Will cast on target of target which should be main tank
I don't remember the command for focus target.

Thanks, that'll work perfectly.

Very useful, saves me from clicking off. Another thank you from another tank!

The other tank will always be in a fixed position on your party list, so I don't really think there's ever a need to have anything other than an /ac Shirk <2> (or whatever position you set them up to be in on your list). I can't think of a need to shirk anyone other than the other tank that doesn't involve trolling and laughter. The <tt> and <focus> works in theory but I don't think they are needed; <tt> has the potential to go wrong if someone else somehow takes threat (or is the target of an ability) at the time you cast it without you realising it, and focus locks up your focus target.

For focus target:
/ac "Shirk" <f>

You can find the full list of targeting options for macros on the following page, under Placeholders:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../text_command/

I can see a use for <tt> on a shirk macro. While the party list us usually consists it is not always. If a tank drops and a new one you s for example they'll be in a different spot in the party list.

Easily fixed with /psort but a tt Macro would make that uneccessary

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Originally Posted by Dzian

I can see a use for <tt> on a shirk macro. While the party list us usually consists it is not always. If a tank drops and a new one you s for example they'll be in a different spot in the party list.

Easily fixed with /psort but a tt Macro would make that uneccessary

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But what if the SAM rips hate? :p

On a more serious note though, a <tt> macro doesn't allow you to Shirk your co-tank and then Provoke back for additional aggro while you're main tanking (since you can't Shirk yourself).

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Originally Posted by mcspamm

But what if the SAM rips hate? :p

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You Shirk him and hope he learns to use Diversion.

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Originally Posted by mcspamm

But what if the SAM rips hate? :p

On a more serious note though, a <tt> macro doesn't allow you to Shirk your co-tank and then Provoke back for additional aggro while you're main tanking (since you can't Shirk yourself).

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Then don't shirk when Sam has hate. Your target bar shows what your target is targeting. Anyway I just dropped macros that would do what the op requested.

Like someone already mentioned before /ac Shirk <2> is the solution to that or whatever the off tank positon is on your party list. It will never fail to hit the right target.
No need to focus, or manage the aggro list just voke and push the button for max efficiency.
Or use it during a tank swap after the off tank voked it off you. No need to target him.

I always have the other tank on focus to watch his stacks, that's why I thought to target my focus target, thanks again everyone good read for me here.

Don't macro battle abilities.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Don't macro battle abilities.

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This macro doesn't affect your DPS in the slightest though. So it's okay in my book.
You just have to hammer it a bit after a GCD since it's not queued.

uhhh.. care to elaborate? there is absolutely no reason you cant macro battle abilities.. i assume you just were told that but dont know why. any sort of wait delays in a macro is the reason why you dont macro them for battle. ones like these i would recommend to everybody.

Macros don't queue properly, even for non-GCD actions. Generally you want to avoid using them, except with awkward stuff like Cover/Intervention/party TBN where you can use a mouseover macro to make things more convenient. Shirk is another one I use because I generally do it a time where it won't conflict with my other off gcd stuff.

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Originally Posted by eagledorf

You Shirk him and hope he learns to use Diversion.

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I took Shirk for this express reason.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Don't macro battle abilities.

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There's nothing wrong with macroing oGCDs. Voke and Shirk with call outs are fairly useful. Clicking someone to Shirk them can actually make you lose an auto-attack, so technically the macro is a dps gain.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Don't macro battle abilities.

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

Macros don't queue properly, even for non-GCD actions. Generally you want to avoid using them, except with awkward stuff like Cover/Intervention/party TBN where you can use a mouseover macro to make things more convenient. Shirk is another one I use because I generally do it a time where it won't conflict with my other off gcd stuff.

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Using shirk without a macro requires detargeting your target, which is a hell of a lot worse than using a macro for an off-gcd party-targeted ability.

In general I agree, don't macro anything you can avoid macroing. Not macroing shirk is a mistake.

There are a lot of good uses of macros. You can macro Embrace on SCH and force your fairy to precast heals on the tank while you DPS, for example. Intervention, Shirk, TBK (OT only), Salted Earth, Cover are all also good uses of macros.

Macro-Bard is bad. Don't do that.

Also, write your macros well. Make <2> or <mo> first or else you'll have to wait while it goes through your list before getting to the one you actually want. Macros should be 2 lines at the longest for abilities like this.

Personally I use

/ac "Shirk" <mo> that way if I forget to focus target I don't get caught with my pants.. (skirt?) down when swap time comes around