PS4 Scholar Macro Question.

[locks2291]

So I'm playing on a PS4 pad, and am thinking of leveling a SCH next, so I been reading up on macros. I know generally if you use keyboard and mouse you can split heal (you healing one person and your pet another) via mouse over macros. So I'm wanting to know is there any way to do such a thing on a controller? My assumption would be yes but I read the macros don't work the same for pad since it is not a "Mouse Over". Even though you are targeted on one member but you're hovered on another. If it is possible would someone be kind enough to give me this macro? Or at the very least can someone confirm that it is not possible. Thanks!

[ZhycranaDranix]

PS4 ''MO'' can be done with the dpad if I'm not mistaken anyone highlighted over that can be targeted by eos as your spells go ''dark'' or cycle because you're casting but Eos abilities are still available and she can be commanded that is how I do all of my ''Obey'' healing I don't use a macro for anything but abilities for my pet that are stacked i.e

Rouse x Whispering Dawn x Fey Illumination

[radioactive_lego]

I've found whm to be much easier on PS4, for a couple reasons:

1. SCH has so. many. buttons. Seriously, you need 3 hotbars to appropriately manage all your (and your pets) skills and spells.
2. getting your pet to move to a location (or your lvl 45 skill) by dropping a point on the map is needlessly slow on the controller.

[aisustrong]

yeah sch definitely takes getting used to on controller and whm feels more natural on controller
here's my whm controller setup: http://youtu.be/IxkUFxoTwkw
I'll go make one for my sch setup and edit it into this post

[aisustrong]

yeah sch definitely takes getting used to on controller and whm feels more natural on controller
here's my whm controller setup: http://youtu.be/IxkUFxoTwkw
I'll go make one for my sch setup and edit it into this post

i totally didnt forget about this for like a month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou7nAB9nD38
i dont really like sch on controller, or at level 50

[dtv20]

I play sch on ps4 and have no problem. You just need to know what stuff ur not going to use. My 1st hotbar is healing spells, pet spells and aetherflow stuff. 2nd has pets, rez and cooldowns. Macro ur dots and remove bane and either ruin.

[VanilleFang]

I play sch on ps4 and have no problem. You just need to know what stuff ur not going to use. My 1st hotbar is healing spells, pet spells and aetherflow stuff. 2nd has pets, rez and cooldowns. Macro ur dots and remove bane and either ruin.

Do NOT listen to this guy. At all. You should have all of your abilities (and pets') on your hotbar, that's why they take 3. If you aren't using 3 Cross Hotbars as a SCH you aren't using enough. I'd explain my hotbars but its a bit messy. Its mainly:

#1 = Most used abilities (Left Side is mostly Offensive, Right is Defense/Healing)
#2 = Secondary + Rez + Most Fairy Abilities
#3 = Misc Abilities + Pet Summoning

Not saying this would work for everyone but I cannot imagine only using 2 hotbars, that's madness. Macroing your DoTs is pretty ballsy, you are a healer you should be applying what DoTs you can at what times, not sitting there waiting for a macro to end (especially if you have to prematurely end the macro, then you can't specifically choose to cast ones that never got applied). Not only that but what about Miasma II? Removing Bane or either Ruin is a bad idea. Bane is badass and greatly boosts your DPS. Both ruins have their uses: Ruin for Low Dungeons/Damage when you got nothing else to do and Ruin II mainly for blind but you can use it as a quick kill-while-running spell.

If you train yourself well enough switching hotbars becomes second nature and you rarely think about it.

On topic: I haven't found much use with Macros as a SCH. I've tried, but other than Eos' Abilities Macro I've found them to either be pointless (they don't make things easier or faster) or clunky. I tried Macroing Embrace to heals and found that it tied the Fairy up to much on my target for no reason, so I just leave her alone.

@Players talking about using MouseOver on controller: How do you do this? I can't see this working well if at all.

[dtv20]

Last time i checked bane is useless on final coil and it seems like a waste when it could be used on a lustrate or SS. The lower stuff yeah but final coil not really.

[Cynfael]

Last time i checked bane is useless on final coil and it seems like a waste when it could be used on a lustrate or SS. The lower stuff yeah but final coil not really.

Bane is yummy on T10 adds, just saying.

[dtv20]

But the tank is taking damage too