Quote Originally Posted by Vandi View Post
I can in no way confirm or deny the validity of this. I only know I’ve been playing Sam since release as well as writing pvp macros. In addition to easing button bloat, dps wise I’m usually in the upper tier (pvp) which means they’re working just fine for me combatwise (I’m on ps5 as well, not pc). Besides, unless you’re into high end raiding, least as far as I’m concerned, getting a .00001 quicker press isn’t gonna mean the end of the world. To each their own.
I mean...a quick google search will confirm it. This has been known since macros have existed. You will lose much more than .00001 seconds off your gcd by using macros, much much more. You are looking at a minimum of .1 seconds lost when you factor in latency which over the course of a fight will add up to several lost gcds and your main abilities will drift outside of buff windows reducing your damage further. I highly recommend trying to learn to play the game without using any macros at all. If you don't care about any of this then great I don't care that you don't care. Just thought I would inform you of how bad macros are for combat in this game, do with that what you will.