Is it possible to offend someone...with a macro?

[MeiUshu]

i love this healer macro - saw it in wipe city: "show me on the doll where he touched you"

now that would offend me and alot.. that is not a macro to have in a game where you have minors involved....eh? people make macro because they find them funny but do they really think a bit further then the tip of their nose ? I doubt, seen some of the stuff that goes around out there

[Masquerade]

now that would offend me and alot.. that is not a macro to have in a game where you have minors involved....eh? people make macro because they find them funny but do they really think a bit further then the tip of their nose ? I doubt, seen some of the stuff that goes around out there

Guess they should remove that joke out every show and movie Seth MacFarlane touches. Family Guy, American Dad, Ted...extremely popular among minors. And each make that type of joke a lot.

"Touched by an angel"

[Jandor]

I tend to dislike "cute" macros that are trying to be funny.

A: They're mostly not funny.
B: Mid-fight you should probably focus on communicating clearly.

[ExKage]

now that would offend me and alot.. that is not a macro to have in a game where you have minors involved....eh? people make macro because they find them funny but do they really think a bit further then the tip of their nose ? I doubt, seen some of the stuff that goes around out there

Why do you think people find dick pics and macros on the internet so hilarious? It appeals with the same type of humor; sophomoric humor. American Pie, American Dad, Sorority Boys, Grown Ups, etc.

[Chessala]

Seriously, I don't find the OPs macro offending but I rather keep my mouth shut about what I think about it as it won't be pretty. But to each their own.

When the healer is slacking and let's you die there is no room for silly macro, because it looks like trolling when the person who is responsible for your death is after that mocking you as bonus.
That is the main issue with raise macros. The healers keep using them not considering the situation in which they are using them.

The healer is not responsible for idiots staying in AOEs or people not using their CDs. They are also not responsible for your supposed lag or saving your ass from whatever trash you do. Healers are not responsible for people not knowing their skills and not following game mechanics. Or in short: healers are not your personal servants..

Sorry to burst your bubble. Yes, we all derp and I am not saying it is never the healer's fault. After all, the challenge of keeping the party in shape in all situations is (at least for me) part of why I love being a healer.

As for the macros, unlike a 5 sec Pacification macro, raise macros are actually useful:
- making people aware they are being raised
- saving mp for the other healer/a summoner by avoiding double raises on the same person
- making the party aware that for a few seconds, they might to watch themselves

That's only the ones I can think of from the top of my head.

now that would offend me and alot.. that is not a macro to have in a game where you have minors involved....eh? people make macro because they find them funny but do they really think a bit further then the tip of their nose ? I doubt, seen some of the stuff that goes around out there

Why would I have to write my macro considering that? If parents see it fit to have their kids playing, it is their responsibility to "protect" them from the evil talk of naughty people. Letting a child play any MMO apart from maybe Hello Kitty Online will expose them to this kind of content. Don't want that, do the following:
- Enable the chat filter
- CLOSE the whole chat
- Play with them in a static group
- Set up their chat channels to what they can see and what not

Personally, my raise macro is safe for minors but not because I wrote it to be that way:

"<t> has encountered a fatal error. Rebooting...."

[LaylaTsarra]

Using the term lame when someone dies isn't very flattering. I can see why some might be offended. Is that really necessary?

Mine is:

"We Need You Warrior of Light" <t>
"May Hydaelyn Guide You!"

[Watachy]

now that would offend me and alot.. that is not a macro to have in a game where you have minors involved....eh? people make macro because they find them funny but do they really think a bit further then the tip of their nose ? I doubt, seen some of the stuff that goes around out there

That's why my macro is part of the pop culture.

Everyone love the Bee Gees, told you ! :3

[Rhuazie]

Using the term lame when someone dies isn't very flattering. I can see why some might be offended. Is that really necessary?

Mine is:

"We Need You Warrior of Light" <t>
"May Hydaelyn Guide You!"

Ya I changed the "lame" part. Just to be on the safe side so I don't get an upset person again. I wasn't really expecting "lame" to be an offensive term though lol. Just like "jerk". They feel soft xD

[Archaell]

The healer is not responsible for idiots staying in AOEs or people not using their CDs. They are also not responsible for your supposed lag or saving your ass from whatever trash you do. Healers are not responsible for people not knowing their skills and not following game mechanics. Or in short: healers are not your personal servants..

Sorry to burst your bubble. Yes, we all derp and I am not saying it is never the healer's fault. After all, the challenge of keeping the party in shape in all situations is (at least for me) part of why I love being a healer.

Read my post again. I am talking about silly macros when it's the healer fault. Talking about healers who have some psychological issues with keeping people alive based on their mood is entirely different topic.

As for the macros, unlike a 5 sec Pacification macro, raise macros are actually useful:
- making people aware they are being raised
- saving mp for the other healer/a summoner by avoiding double raises on the same person
- making the party aware that for a few seconds, they might to watch themselves

That starts and ends with /p raising <t>. Anything else after it is not serving the points above.

[Chessala]

Read my post again. I am talking about silly macros when it's the healer fault. Talking about healers who have some psychological issues with keeping people alive based on their mood is entirely different topic.

I think you should read my post again as well. I am not talking about psychological issues at all. All I meant to say is: you are liability to the group with the way your play? It's not the healers responsibility to pull you through.

That starts and ends with /p raising <t>. Anything else after it is not serving the points above.

I am not saying it has to be an elaborate macro and yes, for the purposes a simple raising would be sufficient. But hey, all to make the healers servants that can't have fun in the game, eh?

I am absolutely fine with witty and funny macros. I don't like many of the ones I see around but if I have a healer that actually is at faultfor letting the party die (yes, there are plenty of those), the last thing I am bothered with is their raise macro. I'll be too voting to kick them.