Solution for SCH/SUM Pets...discuss

[JonFarron]

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Pet Macros <3

No more wild Eos' running around

[Chiramu]

In patch 2.1 we will be making a few adjustments to pet hotbars and abilities, starting with being able to hide the pet hotbar for mouse and keyboard users and addressing the use of pet actions for macros.
We're looking into various adjustments, but did want to clarify that we have no plans to implement a gambit style system for pets.

Would this mean that we might be able to turn off certain pet abilities? Like to turn off Shockwave (the knockback one) in dungeons or Ifrit's stunning ability? That would be super helpful in dungeons .

[Tano]

In patch 2.1 we will be making a few adjustments to pet hotbars and abilities, starting with being able to hide the pet hotbar for mouse and keyboard users and addressing the use of pet actions for macros.
We're looking into various adjustments, but did want to clarify that we have no plans to implement a gambit style system for pets.

Finally. Eos and Selene skills will take only 4 slots instead of 8 if we can make macros.

example

/ac seleneskill <t>
/ac eoskill <t>

if Eos is summoned it will only do the second line, if Selene is summoned it will only do the first.

Would this mean that we might be able to turn off certain pet abilities? Like to turn off Shockwave (the knockback one) in dungeons or Ifrit's stunning ability? That would be super helpful in dungeons .

If you don't want knockback use Ifrit, if you don't want stun use Garuda.
That's not really an issue. I think it's a good point, since it determines when a pet is useful and when it's not.

Some really poor but easy-to-understand examples:

Amdapor Keep 1st boss -> use Garuda-Egi to send away adds or Ifrit-Egi to occasionally stun them and do more burst damage
Hydra -> use Ifrit to avoid voids in the middle where Garuda usually stands
Ifrit fight -> use Garuda-Egi to avoid stun resistance
Trash mobs -> use Ifrit to occasionally stun them and do more burst damage (no need for contagion on them)

and so on.

[Whippet]

just make a macro that put her in steady after WD (when macro are released)

[Soukyuu]

The fairies already feel like they run on their own 'gambits'. Does anyone get that vibe? Here's my 'attempt' at how they use their spells...assuming that they are on Sic.

Eos:

Ally: Owner HP<70% - Embrace
Ally: HP<70% - Embrace
Ally: HP<90% - Whispering Dawn
Self: HP<70% - Embrace
Self: HP<90% - Whispering Dawn
Ally: Any - Fey Illumination
Ally: Any - Fey Convenant


Selene:

Ally: Owner HP<70% - Embrace
Ally: HP<70% - Embrace
Self: HP<70% - Embrace
Foe: Skill Casting - Silent Dusk
Ally: Any - Fey Glow

now if they added an
Ally: 51%+ DoW - Fey Light
Ally: 51%+ DoM - Fey Glow

Then Selene wouldn't need microing at all. I'm mostly leaving the fairies do their job anyway, which is only ever an issue when Eos decides to cast Whispering Dawn at a papercut or Selene running across half the map to silence a succubus.

Finally being able to macro their commands opens a few interesting possibilities though. I do hope they will fix stances changing after skill execution.
Did anyone notice that setting Selene to "obey" also additionally acts as "stay"?

[Aalwein]

Don't make this only keyboard+mouse. I don't want to "bumper" into the pet bar any more than the keyboard+mouse users want to see their pet bar. Make it a crossbar option to disable the pet bar also.

[Soukyuu]

Don't make this only keyboard+mouse. I don't want to "bumper" into the pet bar any more than the keyboard+mouse users want to see their pet bar. Make it a crossbar option to disable the pet bar also.

You already can, it's in the crossbar options.

[Malamasala]

You already can, it's in the crossbar options.

Did they add this in a mini update? Because the option to hide pet bar was not there the first two months.

[Soukyuu]

Did they add this in a mini update? Because the option to hide pet bar was not there the first two months.

I don't think so. The settings section is so messy that it's quite easy to overlook it.

[Battlewrench]

Leveling my CNJ and ARC now trying to figure out which to use for healing. LOVE the way arc looks and how they hold the book, end game sch gear isnt bad either but can't stand pet classes. Really wish SCH wasn't pet based but I might try it anyway over whm. Relying on AI sucks.