Why is this happening with my Macro??

[Wolfhammer]

Hi Folks,
I have an issue with a macro thats listed by a lot of threads as the way to do it.

/macroicon "Stoneskin"
/ac "Stoneskin" <1>
/wait 2
/ac "Stoneskin" <2>
/wait 2
/ac "Stoneskin" <3>
/wait 2
/ac "Stoneskin" <4>

This is 100% correct as far as I know but when I click it, it applies Stoneskin to only 2 people in my light party.. I have to do the other two manually..

Can a CNJ/WHM post their versions please, or clue me in as to why this does not do all 4 people?!

Thanks...

[Simurgi]

change the wait to 3

[Deathgiver]

Your wait is too short, stoneskin cast time is 3 seconds.

[Nailkita]

Also the recast time is 2.5s so even if it wasn't a 3 second cast time you're clicking before the GCD is up) most people make the macro 2.6 second wait and it works for them (I just manually stoneskin, so I don't know for sure)

[Wolfhammer]

Your wait is too short, stoneskin cast time is 3 seconds.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a question though.
It shouldn't matter if Stoneskin cast time is 10 secs should it?

The macro is not going to fire the 1st /wait 2 until the 3 secs cast is already done and <1> has the buff?! The /wait 2 is just to cover the GCD before the 2nd Stoneskin cast..

Isnt this how the macro progresses?

[Wolfhammer]

Also the recast time is 2.5s so even if it wasn't a 3 second cast time you're clicking before the GCD is up) most people make the macro 2.6 second wait and it works for them (I just manually stoneskin, so I don't know for sure)

Unless something changed in 2.1 or 2.15, decimals no not work in macro's in ARR.. Whole numbers only.
Thanks for the reply though.

[Deathgiver]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a question though.
It shouldn't matter if Stoneskin cast time is 10 secs should it?

The macro is not going to fire the 1st /wait 2 until the 3 secs cast is already done and <1> has the buff?! The /wait 2 is just to cover the GCD before the 2nd Stoneskin cast..

Isnt this how the macro progresses?

The wait is from start of cast, not end. so it starts counting down as soon as the first stoneskin starts casting, get's to 2 seconds, tries to cast on second player. Not sure if you're hitting a) <p1> and <p2> or; b) <p1> and <p3>, but it's either a) queueing second cast then timer is too far out to queue 3rd and 4th or b) not queuing, waiting a total of 4 seconds from start and casting on <p3>

[Bixby]

Isnt this how the macro progresses?

No, it isn't. There's no built-in wait between lines. Each line is executed immediately after the line preceding it.

[Wolfhammer]

Thanks Deathgiver & Bixby.. That makes sense then...

[Wolfhammer]

Ok I just tested the exact same macro but with /wait 3
Now Im assuming my companion is classed by the game as a 2nd group member.
Well I clicked the macro and it cast stoneskin on me twice even though my Choco was out.

What gives?? Does stuff work differently for a companion?
Can I assume if will work with a light party?