macros: bad for DPS?

[saeedaisspecial]

Those moments are called "AoEs"You have a point

It isn't just AoEs. There are certain fights that may require holding off on your DPS, you would not be able to stop in time depending on the macro you use.

You forgot the "Name" and "icon" aspects. Two reasons why players would want to use macros despite that it hinders their DPS. For example Tri-Disater for a macro using all three BLM elements. And probably try to give them a cool sounding name. It should have been "being lazy or changing aesthetics no one but them cares about over doing well"

Being a special snowflake is not a good reason.

[Morningstar1337]

Being a special snowflake is not a good reason.

Yet square makes it's possible for this to happen at the expence of DPS. Why did they make non-usuable abilities (like Tri-Disaster for non arcanists) useable for BLM macro icons.

Personally I'm probably now gonna use macros only for certain cooldowns and when I'm in a healing class. but now I'm staring to think macros were a bad idea from start to finish.

[Tharian]

The only macroes that I use on DPS classes are the following style of Macro:

/ac "Bio II" <tt>
/ac "Bio II" <t>

the above macro is used on my Summoner or Scholar because I usually have the tank pet or the actual tank targeted and if I want to attack with a spell, I will be required to be able to target the enemy without unselecting the Tank, hence the <tt> part of the macro. I can still use the macro to specifically target the enemy because of the addition of the <t> part of the macro, but typically I will not be targeting the enemy and this macro will enable me to still hit the enemy with my offensive spells.

But this is my only type of macro I will use for DPS purposes.