New SCH questions (Please help)

[PetiteMalFleur]

1. As a PS4 player, my 32 crossbar slots are too precious to use one on a command like this when I can get equal or better results through attack macros.

2. This is functionally no better than doing attack macros with <t> and <tt>. What happens if your tank is rotating targets? You can't reliably place all 3 dots and bane on the same guy with assist. That is why I have <f> built into my attack macros.

I think you misunderstand how target assist works. You bind it to R3/L3 so it doesn't take up space on your hotbar at all. You press it to switch between the mob's target and the tank's target. This is a hard targeting function and is not a macro. It functions similar to how tab target works.

[giantslayer]

I think you misunderstand how target assist works. You bind it to R3/L3 so it doesn't take up space on your hotbar at all. You press it to switch between the mob's target and the tank's target. This is a hard targeting function and is not a macro. It functions similar to how tab target works.

You are right. I did not know you can do that. The default L3 and R3 functions are both pretty useless in combat and this would be much more useful. I've only seen people talk about using assist on a macro. I will have to check out those settings next time I get on. Thanks for the tip.

I am still keeping my attack macros. The tank rotating targets still would still mess everything up if you are using assist and going for Bane. That assist function will have a lot of other uses, though.

[PetiteMalFleur]

I am still keeping my attack macros. The tank rotating targets still would still mess everything up if you are using assist and going for Bane. That assist function will have a lot of other uses, though.

Target assist is a direct target function. Once I target assist off MT I am direct targeting their mob so it doesn't matter what the tank is targeting while I put up my dots. I can dot up and bane my dots directly off the mob then use target assist to hard target the tank again. Try it out. =)

Couple of examples of how I use it: If I have to heal that melee sitting in aoe I scroll through the party list to hard target and heal them. I then target assist back to the boss they are targeting, then target assist again to direct target the tank to avoid any more party scrolling. It also works great in 24 man raids, FATES and hunts when trying to heal the MT (or that white mage who is getting chased down by adds). You just tab target enemies then target assist the person tanking the mob to heal them. No more sorting through a gazillion people moving all over your screen and no need to use targeting macros to help heal people outside your own party.

[Spoekes]

Target assist is a direct target function. Once I target assist off MT I am direct targeting their mob so it doesn't matter what the tank is targeting while I put up my dots. I can dot up and bane my dots directly off the mob then use target assist to hard target the tank again. Try it out. =)

It's definitely a good approach, but it requires the tank to not switch targets, or your assist may target an enemy without dots and you cannot bane.
Most times, if I know I will be bane'ing and for the case I have to heal someone during the process of dotting, I focus target the enemy I throw dots on.