BRD macro

[Sterob]

and again why not?

wasted non-GCD skill

[magicninja999]

A perfect BRD would not do this.

sooooooo many bad brds play this game.... omg

[Thailer]

wasted non-GCD skill

not even close

[Roy_M]

DO not freaking use /wait 2.5 on a macro geez more freaking bad advice. There is no need to!

Excuse me..why is the /wait 2.5 a bad idea if I use skills that ignores GCD? otherwise it wont work the whole chain, if you can please enlighten me since I didn t think that would be a "problem" thanks

[NeonC]

Is there a DPS difference between Macro'd non Macro'd? I have used Macro's and sometimes do not I am wondering if there is a definitive reason to not use them, because as it is now using them just gives you less to worry about and more hotbar space.

[Roy_M]

Is there a DPS difference between Macro'd non Macro'd? I have used Macro's and sometimes do not I am wondering if there is a definitive reason to not use them, because as it is now using them just gives you less to worry about and more hotbar space.

To be honest no idea besides pressing 1-2-3-4 or the same chain or pretty much the same one besides the ones that ignore GCD, that s why I m wondering why my 2.5 it s a bad idea if I use skills between that time, I think they "feel" somehow it s faster because they are using turbo a key until it goes, but since the universal cooldown it s pretty much that one it shouldn t make a difference.

Does someone else please suggest something about this matter? Thanks

[Tua]

Excuse me..why is the /wait 2.5 a bad idea if I use skills that ignores GCD? otherwise it wont work the whole chain, if you can please enlighten me since I didn t think that would be a "problem" thanks

/wait 2.5 rounds up to 3 seconds, so over time it'll waste enough half-seconds to be a dps loss.

[Roy_M]

/wait 2.5 rounds up to 3 seconds, so over time it'll waste enough half-seconds to be a dps loss.

I see but the 2 secs doesn t make the next skill to go on time, suggestions? I also use other skills that ignores GCD along with buffs so it s not like I m standing there doing nothing until those 2.5 secs pass.

[TaneshimaPopura]

Cause as others have stated, numerical for macro are rounded up. So you can either have sub 2.0 which pretty much is irrelevant and 3.0 which is a DPS loss. Secondly, in the event that something crops up like needing to do Silence while in the 2-3 second wait your macro will require to fire the first skill again and wait 2-3 seconds again for the subsequent one.

So in the event you get a River of Blood proc, ADS cast High Voltage you press Blunt Arrow you will miss that last River of Blood proc and if casting another GCD skill and then it should be 3 seconds pass and a next tick will happen if that happens to proc River of Blood although in your scenario you may never know, you have effectively lost 2 River of Blood Bloodletters.

@Sterob
There is no wasted off GCD skill, that's just stupid talk. See it this way for every Bloodletter full CD with no River of Blood proc the later you press Bloodletter the lesser Bloodletter you get. Same applies for Misery's End.

[TaneshimaPopura]

Bards use macro for one reason... To get off Misery's End and Bloodletter ASAP as it is 2 of our major damage supplement. You will know the difference when you see one bard capable of Misery Ending every Titan's Gaol.