FFXIV Ultimate Healer Targeting Macro; or Gamepad Done Right!

[Gardes]

Well, you could put these macros on xbar 4 if you left it as shared amongst classes. If the crossbar set macro would slurp macros from the menu, you could do this exact thing. I tried to set this up for my SCH to change xbar 2 depending on fairy summoned. :/ Dunno why SE won't let us do that. ; ;

Well it's mostly for the macro slot saving. With my example, that's 3 party communication macros that can be merged into 1. I've seen people here dismiss someone asking for more macro slots. Sure, the guy asking looked like he was using macros the wrong way but I do wish there's more macro slots, especially with more classes coming and more abilities getting added with expansion.

[Sadana]

Well it's mostly for the macro slot saving. With my example, that's 3 party communication macros that can be merged into 1. I've seen people here dismiss someone asking for more macro slots. Sure, the guy asking looked like he was using macros the wrong way but I do wish there's more macro slots, especially with more classes coming and more abilities getting added with expansion.

Ah, the 99 limit sucks. That is true. I keep having to go through and weed out ones I ended up not using as much. :/ If I understand correctly, if/then macros aren't allowed (like 'if healer, then use this part of the macro', for example) due to it being too close to botting. My FC mates request stuff like this all the time when learning how to use macros.

[radioactive_lego]

The macro I use to switch into CS does simultaneously switch hotbars and target the nearest enemy. It is not infallable. On the hotbar that macro switches to, I have an unmacroed CS button and another on my shared hotbar; this makes it so no matter what hotbar I currently have active, I'm no more than 2 button-presses away from turning off my CS.

Uhmm... I've had about 2 errors healing on my DS4... in all. I see no issue with healing like that and I find it as easy as healing with a Keyboard lol.

Uhmm... I wave the BS flag. Post a 5+ minute vid by you (or anyone) healing (the now "easy") HM primals and people will find errors, if only minor lol. If I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt you may have never had those two (rolling my eyes here) errors, since the system exhibited is still less button presses, and less opportunity for error since it's clutchless.

[Sadana]

The macro I use to switch into CS does simultaneously switch hotbars and target the nearest enemy. It is not infallable. On the hotbar that macro switches to, I have an unmacroed CS button and another on my shared hotbar; this makes it so no matter what hotbar I currently have active, I'm no more than 2 button-presses away from turning off my CS.

Yeah, I had to have the "back-up" cleric stance button too when I used this macro. :/

BTW, is there a way to build a macro that targets the party member with the lowest hp or % of hp? That would be nice. >.>

[Gardes]

Ah, the 99 limit sucks. That is true. I keep having to go through and weed out ones I ended up not using as much.

I do that too. In fact, after I posted my macro window pic, I rooted out a bunch and moved up the sch/smn up a row after merging blm and whm into one row. Of course, that completely destroyed my sch and smn's crossbar setups. Which makes me wish there's an option to move a macro while keeping its id/slot instead of cutting and pasting.

[Sadana]

I do that too. In fact, after I posted my macro window pic, I rooted out a bunch and moved up the sch/smn up a row after merging blm and whm into one row. Of course, that completely destroyed my sch and smn's crossbar setups. Which makes me wish there's an option to move a macro while keeping its id/slot instead of cutting and pasting.

Hm, never occurred to me to move the macro in the menu. Good to know that moving them will mess up the xbars. ; ;

[radioactive_lego]

Yeah, I had to have the "back-up" cleric stance button too when I used this macro. :/

BTW, is there a way to build a macro that targets the party member with the lowest hp or % of hp? That would be nice. >.>

No. There isn't. Eos has one but she refuses to tell us what it is.

[DoctorPepper]

Personally never had a problem targeting or healing with the controller. I've only ever used 2 cross hotbars and have plenty of space for everything, fairy management, healing, dps, etc.. To me having more than 2 cross hotbars would be complicated and unnecessary. That's my opinion based on my own gameplay style, this might be helpful to other people but to me it is not.

I do however have a couple standard hotbars thrown into my UI but those are only to change jobs or put emphasis on certain skills that are off cooldown but on my second cross hotbar.

[Genaxx]

You could have just recalibrated your controller and swapped the dpad for the buttons or swap the analogs.

Also, I use a controller, have no issues with targeting.

[Kerii]

I just changed the target filter settings. D-pad up+down for party, left and right for pets, chocobos, and non-party players. Then I just use the standard shoulder button targeting for enemies.