macros: bad for DPS?

[Dano]

I only use macro for my off GCD skills and I stack them in a single macro so I can fire them in between GCDs.

I think it's just inefficient to macro GCD skills, especially on a melee combo because depending on the situation you might need to change your rotation on the fly or interrupt to dodge something, it's better to muscle memorize your rotations and input manually.

a good class to start with this practice is monk.

[Amberyl]

I think it's just inefficient to macro GCD skills, especially on a melee combo because depending on the situation you might need to change your rotation on the fly or interrupt to dodge something.

True of the monk, yes, but not true of the Dragoon. The Dragoon's rotation is linear, and is essentially broken down into three chunks, with movement and dodging doing little more than reducing the viability/need for the final chunk. Everything else is non-GCD and can be weaved when you need it. In the 'A Rotation Reborn' thread, there's a wonderful image that gets across just how inflexible the Dragoon rotation actually is.

I agree, tho. Anyone macro'ing the Monk is doing themselves a disservice.

[Dano]

The Dragoon's rotation is linear,

even with a linear combo, in a real fight you are constantly dodging and doing mechanics, that means dropped combos if you are using set macros the instance you move away from the mob, do you manually input the combo to continue? or just restart the macro again?. Also depending on the fight, you might need to delay an action, disengage, do a quickburst, move out of harms way, click on an object..etc. A fixed combo macro just isn't flexible enough imo to perform up to task. but to each their own though, some people can work with macros and not be confused but i personally manual input all my combos, even on dragoon.