Bard Hotbar

[mb52139]

With both the 8 key bars (left and right) I have 16.. and I use all 8 of the extra cross bar... so 24 buttons and I use all of them. That is with 5 skills sharing a macro. I'm not sure how you can get away with it, but it seems you don't use all your skills.

Sure I could use the other options to switch cross bars over.. but where do we draw the line between a easy pleasurable experience and annoyance for the sake of a few pitiful dps numbers. I've never been accused of having low dps, even being parsed, so my macros don't hurt enough to justify not using them.

[AskaRay]

With both the 8 key bars (left and right) I have 16.. and I use all 8 of the extra cross bar... so 24 buttons and I use all of them. That is with 5 skills sharing a macro. I'm not sure how you can get away with it, but it seems you don't use all your skills.

Sure I could use the other options to switch cross bars over.. but where do we draw the line between a easy pleasurable experience and annoyance for the sake of a few pitiful dps numbers. I've never been accused of having low dps, even being parsed, so my macros don't hurt enough to justify not using them.

Well I mean... what other options? I switch crossbars with the RB+ [button] combo. So for CB1, that's RB+Y, and for CB2 that's RB+B... and for my rarely used CB3/PVP Skills that's RB+A. CB4 is for my Expanded crossbar, which I have set to the same for LT/RT holding. That's 24 Keys for CB1 and and extra 16 for CB2.
Don't forget fast switch by tapping RB quickly instead of holding it down.

So yeah I do use all my buttons.... the only thing I don't have on my bar right now is Shadowbind because it's useless it's so situational and I have no need for it, at all..... even if I did I have room on CB2 for it so if it becomes REALLY necessary I can put it there.

You want a screenshot of them?