macros: bad for DPS?

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You forget the bit where I explained how hardware macro can be paused, simply by taking your finger off the key, and that weaving non-GCD and buffs into it can be trivialized down to perhaps one, or two, in-client macros for the remainder of the setup.

You seem to think macro work is some unbending, rigid structure? Within the client, there's some truth to that but it's not a blanket truth. Again, you're being far too general in your dismissal of what is and isn't possible, whether that's done legitimately not.

Sure, they can be paused, and resumed, and even restarted mid way through, but they aren't as flexible as simply just inputting the commands yourself and that is the inherent flaw, anyone smart would realise this. It is not a hard thing to do, there is no reason to automate such a thing when this game is so simple.

Actually, I just realised your entire argument was "Well, it allows DPS to perform their actions and still be able to focus on dodging mechanics!" Which is ludicrous, since a high end player by sheer virtue of being a high end player does not need to do this, as they can multi-task and are playing at well, the high end. This game isn't that hard that multi-tasking is difficult.