War macros

[NinjaTaru72]

What should I macro for my war?
Is there anything that should be activated together? And anything that needs announced when I use it? I think I saw someone announce the skill that pacifies you after 20(?) seconds.

[Slappah]

I don't think you need any macros for a warrior, I personally don't use any.
If anything, a macro to let the healers know about your pacify, and a macro letting them know you popped holmgang.

Any macro used to pop something like 2 CDs, imo, it's just faster to do it manually.

[Purrfectstorm]

I have macros I use on a regular basis:

- Provoke (especially to let the other tank know I'm swapping)
- Need TP (for when I Overpower spam a lot and there's a NIN in the party)
- Tomahawk (mark 1 so when I pull a group of mobs, my party sees my initial target, you can continue to mark targets while your skills are on CD with the same button w/o actually having to use Tomahawk)

Then there are situational macros for specific fights. Things like:

- Spiny Stacks = 2 (Garuda EX)
- Mog Stacks = 3 (Mog EX)
- Tanks need Orbs (Ramuh EX)
- Please clear Orbs (Ramuh EX)

I don't use a macro for Berserk's Pacification because Pacification only lasts for 5 seconds, 2.45 of that my skills are on CD anyway (I usually get pacified right at the end of using an ability, 395 Skill Speed) and most healers I play with can't or won't remove it in time to matter. Also, that's a healer CD and healer MP used. It seems not worth it to me. If healers do remove Pacification, I'm happy, but I don't know if it makes much difference and I certainly don't expect it.

I also don't use a macro for Holmgang although maybe I should. It's an issue that rarely comes up regardless.

[SpookyGhost]

The macros Scarlet mentioned are fine, just don't use them for CDs (offensive/defensive) or weapon skills. Tomahawk is fine since you'll use it like... once in a fight, but anything else is out of the question.

[Able]

In general, I think Macros that combo actions together are an extremely bad idea.

[Ele_Pls]

No macros. I guess at a push you could use a Provoke macro for PUGS but I don't find it necessary as long as you're paying attention.

[Franchesca]

I main as WAR and I have never macro'd anything. I have seen few WARs macro when Berserk's Pacification is incoming for Esuna/ Leeches, personally I don't think it's worthwhile announcing it since but the time healers get to it, it's already worn off.

[Zaft]

I main as WAR and I have never macro'd anything. I have seen few WARs macro when Berserk's Pacification is incoming for Esuna/ Leeches, personally I don't think it's worthwhile announcing it since but the time healers get to it, it's already worn off.

There's a reason for that: you're forcing your healers to play reactively. If they know that Pacification is going to be coming in 5s, they can cleanse it immediately, and you won't miss a single GCD (latency willing).

In response to the main post, the only macros I use are one for Holmgang and one for Berserk. Both are important for your healer to know about (Holmgang for Benediction, Berserk for cleanse).

[Credor]

There's a reason for that: you're forcing your healers to play reactively. If they know that Pacification is going to be coming in 5s, they can cleanse it immediately, and you won't miss a single GCD (latency willing).

Pacification is very good for TP regeneration, WAR can play Flash/Brutal Swing if needed. If u can play 9 skills in Berserk, then Pacification start exactly with GCD and u miss only one GCD skill.
Every macroed skill dont go to game's queue system, so I dont use any macro. Wrong. I use one macro to change fifth cross-skill (macro change crosshotbar, hotbars and cross-skills) and use it out of combat

[seekified]

What Scarlet says, plus Holmgang (because people should know I can survive a few seconds longer with it ). When you're playing certain fights without voice comms, it's incredibly useful to communicate mechanics to your party (Ramuh EX being a prime example of this).

I would macro Pacification as well, but most healers I know won't bother removing it anyway and so I just live with it.