Some Ninja Macro help (not for Mudra laziness though XD)

[whiskeybravo]

I don't see how making the macro frees up any hotbar spots. You still need ninjitsu action for other ninjitsu.. Unless you are macro'ing all your ninjitsu, which is prolly more hotbar space than the 3 signs + ninjitsu to begin with.

[PenelopeWinn]

I don't see how making the macro frees up any hotbar spots. You still need ninjitsu action for other ninjitsu.. Unless you are macro'ing all your ninjitsu, which is prolly more hotbar space than the 3 signs + ninjitsu to begin with.

The same macro will still work for all other ninjitsu. Outside of Hide, TA will only even be available to press after Suiton is cast, so it won't interrupt any other ninjitsu you activate.

[Mikoko_Miko]

Wait, what does /micon being on the first vs. the last line do for a macro? That's kind of interesting.

Every macro line (including /micon) consumes one frame time (33.3ms in 30fps or 16.7ms in 60fps). Although the difference is very slight, a macro with /micon on the last line is faster.

[Thegoldfish]

Every macro line (including /micon) consumes one frame time (33.3ms in 30fps or 16.7ms in 60fps). Although the difference is very slight, a macro with /micon on the last line is faster.

Oh, that's interesting to think about. Any other neat macro tips you got? Haha

[SwarleyMcSwarls]

Basically, you only want to use macros on your battle classes for notifications on your abilities. Using them to chain together inputs or even just have two or more cooldowns combined on to one button/keybind is FAR from ideal. People are not being "elitist" or stuck up by saying this. It is a simple fact. Feel free to browse all the respected guides for every class in this game and there will be 0 mention of using macros for your rotation. Fome some people this will mean cutting out the chaff on your job's abilities and hiding lesser used abilities or cutting them out altogether. So if you have a class you like and care at all about your performance (which is shown by asking questions in the forums!) this will mean putting in a little extra time to work on your rotation and organize your hotbars

*edit* I would like to reiterate how essential it is to not macro your abilities. Hopefully the parsing dummies come out in 3.2 (or shortly thereafter) so we can finally put to rest how much of a dps loss/gain it is to use/not use macros.