Theres not enough macro space to play Ninja.

[ShaolinMike]

That is an oximoron.

But seriously, I need to have more macros so I can send out party speak every time I do something.

Oh god please no. Macros for important notifications is fine, but the players who /p [insert obnoxious text] with every ability as if we're watching a DragonBall Z episode make me want to shoot myself.

[StouterTaru]

But people need to hear the witty things I came up with for my abilities every 2 seconds.

[Riepah]

That is an oximoron.

Oxymoron*
If you're going to make fun of other people's intelligence, please avoid spelling mistakes in the process.

[Hybris-Maenad]

Does the OP know the rule against name&shame threads? Just because he's shaming himself shouldn't mean that the rule doesn't apply.

Please kill this thread mods.

[Zosimo]

Why do you need a macro for all of those? This is kind of your problem.

This.

Macros are for the weak anyhow.

Back in my day, we didn't have macros fighting our fights while we walked uphill both ways in the snow while still gaming. And we liked it.

[JakzChurchill]

This maybe trolly but it does bring up a point in that a lot of the playerbase look down on macros even if used effectively.

I just find it funny that in XI it was pretty much the opposite, if you weren't macro'ing you were generally way behind on dps.

I do intend to macro ninjutsu, but using change cross hotbar to be sure I don't accidently hit the wrong skill, or fail to use the correct skill in a panic situation, should it ever arise.

It also means my jutsu abilities only take up 2 slots on my cross hotbar as opposed to 4, so I can get more of my rotational abilities in a spot I can access quickly.

[Smells]

well this is 10/27/2014. macros do make things a lot faster and convenient

[SeraviEdalborez]

well this is 10/27/2014. macros do make things a lot faster and convenient

Some do. Yours don't.

[Adamantium]

This maybe trolly but it does bring up a point in that a lot of the playerbase look down on macros even if used effectively.

People look down on macros in this game because it removes the ability to queue up your skills, leading to longer delays between each skill, which is a DPS loss.

Using macros for some things (like notifications on debuffs) is fine. Using macros in an attempt to auto-pilot your way through the game is not.

[JakzChurchill]

yeah that's why I said if used effectively.

Wait commands on abilities just don't work, putting Thunder 1, 2 and 3 under one macro, so it pops the one you have the mp to use works. Putting Fists of earth/fire onto one button to quickly switch between the two works. Macro'ing every dps abillity on sch to <tt> is the safest way to throw in that dps and still have the tank as your main target.

Infact 1 thing I quite enjoy in this game (don't ask me why) is finding ways to create clevers macros to effectively use my class while at the same time catering to the limited controller hot bar space.