BRD macro

[Jotunhammer]

anyone have a decent macro for BRD?
Id like to get a basis and work from there as I am a total noob on macros.

[Thailer]

try this one /ac "forum search" <Jotunhammer>

[Sterob]

i sense Thailere post will be delete and he will be banned
also, dont use macro it gimps your dps

[Thailer]

Banned? Riiight for directing him to use the Search function rather then create the 100th new post on this? Macros are pretty sufficient if utilized correctly and in no way a "gimp"

[Sterob]

Banned? Riiight for directing him to use the Search function rather then create the 100th new post on this?

yes speaking from my own experience.

Macros are pretty sufficient if utilized correctly and in no way a "gimp"

please enlighten me with macro that does not waste off GCD skill

[Garnatian]

Don't use macros.

Outside utility macros, for shouting to your party etc, they only reduce DPS.

[EasymodeX]

Don't put your GCD abilities on a macro.

For your oGCDs, use the following macro:

/action "Misery's End"
/action "Bloodletter"
/action "Hawkeye"
/action "Raging Strikes"
/action "Blood for Blood"
/action "Internal Release"
/action "Barrage"
/action "Quelling Strikes"


Note: The order of the buffs is not 100% optimized.

Note2: Depending on mechanics, you may want to separate all your damage buffs into a second macro, leaving your first for "just ME and BL".

Note3: Highly recommend [PC] that you place the individual buffs elsewhere on your UI so you can track all their cooldowns, while using the macro to actually execute most of them.

Note4: You press the macro once between each GCD ability.

[Luso]

Don't use a macro. It really isn't that much of a help.

[Gukster]

How does placing bloodletter on a heavy/straight shot, "reduce" DPS? If you're not using that every time it is up you're wrong.

/macroicon "Heavy Shot"
/ac "Heavy Shot" <t>
/ac "Bloodletter" <t>

You can spam the macro and get bloodletter off anytime it is up.

I don't recommend macroing buffs, but Bloodletter shouldn't be used if your GCD is up. Also, with how often it procs and the no TP cost, you should be using it anytime it is up between GCDs buffs or not. I can't see how this would reduce your DPS.

[EasymodeX]

How does placing bloodletter on a heavy/straight shot, "reduce" DPS? If you're not using that every time it is up you're wrong.

Because any on-GCD ability in a macro disables ability queuing [or seems to, by all signs]. As a result there's a typical 0.1-0.6s delay on using the Heavy Shot (or Straight Shot) depending on how hard you're spamming the button.


For oGCD buffs, you generally want to stack them anyways, so there's little general reason not to use them on macro together.

The only case where this is not true is:

1. Using BFB because of incoming damage.
2. Saving cooldowns, in which case you can still have all your damage buffs together (you can just not press the button), but you don't want Bloodletter combined with them. So you'd have:

1 - ME + BL
2 - ME + BL + all buffs except BFB
3 - ME + BL + BFB

You'd use #2 in a generic situation. Use #1 when saving cooldowns. Use #3 when the boss won't gib you from unavoidable damage.