Hi! This is really quick but I just wanted to ask those of you who are good with macros if you could help me make one that does something super simple,
One that casts Aero III and then immediately after that casts Aero II
Any suggestions would be really appreciated, thanks in advance!
Aero III and II macro
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06-22-2019, 01:57 AMRatBischeAero III and II macro
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06-22-2019, 02:07 AMKalise
/macroicon "Aero III"
/ac "Aero III" <wait.2.5>
/ac "Aero II"
Would be a pretty basic one.
Should work well enough for the next week before ShB comes and removes Aero III. -
06-22-2019, 02:33 AMUrthdigger
I'd advise against it. <wait> only works in full second increments, so your GCD would essentially be 3 instead of whatever you have. Also, you can't queue up (when you press another action a half second before it's actually ready to have it fire off ASAP) macros, making them bad for things you use often.
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06-22-2019, 05:12 AMRatBischeThank you so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalise
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06-22-2019, 03:04 PMYusiKha
I'm in agreement with Urthdigger here, you should not be macroing GCD abilities.
Why not?
Well first of all, macros don't queue like spells do (demonstration) So you will be losing casts over the course of the fight.
And secondly, Aero2 and Aero3 have different DoT durations, so you're either going to be clipping Aero3, or letting Aero2 drop off. -
06-22-2019, 09:57 PMWindsun33
About the only combat thing I have macro for is rez, Swiftcast + Raise. That's about it. Tried some others, generally epic fail.
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06-24-2019, 07:19 PMNicodemus_Mercy
I use mouseover macros to heal and a mouseover res/swiftcast macro. Mouseover macros improve my response time so I never have to worry about changing my target I just mouseover whoever needs healing/ressing on my party/raid list and hit my bind. I understand the downsides of macros in FFXIV, but as I said my response time is much improved through the use of my mouseover macros.
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06-25-2019, 03:18 AMComfortThe issue raised by the people replying is mainly that the macro is for damage spells (2 spells specifically) in order to not loose damage the replys basically advise not to macros these 2 specific abilities but use them normally (and in a few days we will only have 1 of these left anyway). They are offering advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicodemus_Mercy
I'm not sure where anyone has specifically mentioned your use of macro's.
I myself also use MO macros for some single target GCD healing abilities as I am more accustomed to MO healing from other MMOs and when I have tried without I have not adjusted as quickly as I have liked and have just gone back to using MO. Cards as AST are the main thing I do not use MO for though to be able to weave around malefic without biting into the next GCD.
Typically though I find the MO GCD heals I have are rarely used outside of Regen/Asp. Ben/Adlo. -
06-25-2019, 06:35 PMNicodemus_MercyI apologize if my post came off antagonistic, it was not my intent. I emphasized the "my" 's in my post specifically because, while others may be able to play quite well without such mouseover macros, I (emphasis made to point at me specifically so as not to broadly imply that my way is somehow good for everyone) am considerably worse without them. I was trying, in I suppose a too subtle and not quite successful fashion, to point out that macros aren't always bad to use in some cases for some people (even dps), especially if (like myself) you perform worse without them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comfort
Another example for me is that I currently have a dps macro for BRD. I'm the type of player who mashes their buttons constantly during the gcd so everything seems to fire off regularly when I play BRD. If I tried to keep track of all the stuff in my macro manually... half of those skills wouldn't get used as much as they do with the macro. Here's the macro so you can see it... and yes I realize I'd do way better dps not using it if I could handle the mental and finger gymnastics required, but sadly I am bad (and I feel bad) and I can't. It's why I only use BRD when solo so as not to subject others to my badness. >_>
/merror off
/ft
/ac "Misery's End" <t>
/ac "Bloodletter" <t>
/ac "Empyreal Arrow" <t>
/ac "Refulgent Arrow" <t>
/ac "Sidewinder" <t>
/ac "Heavy Shot" <t>
/micon "Heavy Shot"
I know everyone looking at that macro is face palming right now >_< but I honestly perform worse trying to play BRD the "right" way. Again I only solo when I use BRD so no one else is subjected my bad dps >_> -
06-25-2019, 09:49 PMComfortI will admit I use something similar to this as BRD because it makes mages ballad easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicodemus_Mercy
But I still think an aero macro like the one requested is probably still not a good as there is not as much gain as with this BRD macro.
However as someone with small hands i appreciate minimal keybinds. 5.0 surely helps with this in a way and also makes the macro uneccessary ^^ -
06-26-2019, 02:48 AMNicodemus_MercyYea I am expecting to revise/remove some macros once we get patched. Lots of changes coming :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Comfort
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06-26-2019, 09:42 AMMrSmiley
RIP aero 3 animation in ShB :( one of my favs... dia using same old and glare is same as stone IV... no new cast animations unlike previous expansions.
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06-26-2019, 03:41 PMYanyami
Hi, i'm a gamepad user so i enjoy to keep my targets on my team. Just dont forget to enable focus on the target's target to keep track of their casts.
The macro you requested on target's target or target if you dont have a target's targetCode:/macroicon "Aero"
/macroerror off
/ac "Aero III" <tt>
/ac "Aero III"
/wait 2.5
/ac "Aero II" <tt>
/ac "Aero" <tt>
/ac "Aero II"
/ac "Aero"
nb : it may not work if you're too low lvl to cast Aero III (need some tests)
Cast Aero or aero II on target's target. If there's no target's target it cast the spell on your target.Code:/macroicon "Aero"
/macroerror off
/ac "Aero II" <tt>
/ac "Aero" <tt>
/ac "Aero II"
/ac "Aero"
Cast the strongest stone available on target's target. If there's no target's target it casts the spell on your target.Code:/macroicon "Stone"
/ac "Stone IV" <tt>
/ac "Stone III" <tt>
/ac "Stone II" <tt>
/ac "Stone" <tt>
/ac "Stone IV"
/ac "Stone III"
/ac "Stone II"
/ac "Stone"
Cast Aero III on target's target. If there's no target's target it cast the spell on your target.Code:/macroicon "Aero III"
/macroerror off
/ac "Aero III" <tt>
/ac "Aero III"
Cast Asylum on your target.Code:/macroicon "Asylum"
/ac "Asylum" <t>
NB: The macro are for 4.0 , they may change with the 5.0 release. -
06-26-2019, 09:42 PMgalbsadi
Haven't toyed a ton with macros for combat (other than the typical "announce what I'm doing" macros so my co-healer is aware I'm ressing player that decided jumping off the cliff was a good idea)...but is it necessary anymore to have the macro differentiate between Aero/Aero2 and Stone/Stone2/Stone3/Stone4? I ask because if you put all the abilities on your bar (or had them all on your bar from a setup before the Stormblood changes hit)...it automatically upgrades...i.e. Aero automatically becomes Aero2 when available...wouldn't that work with macros as well?
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06-27-2019, 05:11 AMBrandedbladeNot that I can recall. The macro should automatically use the appropriate rank of spell if it's a spell that upgrades.Quote:
Originally Posted by galbsadi
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06-27-2019, 08:19 AMKaliseYes.Quote:
Originally Posted by galbsadi
Macro's will use the appropriate level spell even if you just plop the basic name of the first rank spell in there.
This also works for conditional upgrades, such as I currently use a macro on MCH and don't distinguish between Split Shot/Slug Shot/Clean Shot and Heated Split Shot/Heated Slug Shot/Heated Clean Shot. The macro simply uses whatever is the currently available one when using just the base name.
Should mean that for ShB a Macro that uses /ac "Aero" should also cast Dia when you unlock it. -
06-27-2019, 09:39 AMRongwayI'd just like to reiterate because we still keep seeing these here and even in advice given in game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yanyami
Waits can only be integer seconds. If you try to wait 2.5, it will implicitly call for a wait 3. If you try to wait 2.4, it will call a wait 2. This is true whether you use /wait x.y or <wait.x.y>. It will always round to the nearest whole second. This is the biggest immediate loss in macros, as waiting for 3s when your GCD is 2.44s means you perform actions at 81% speed; and waiting for 2s means your second action just won't fire. Worse, if there's a three step combo macro, waiting for 2s means you'll do the first action, then do nothing for four seconds, then skip to the third action without the combo bonus.