tanking attack macros

[raela]

Use a macro for your berserker. So the healer knows when to esuna/leech your pacification. Something like "I just used Berserk" "x seconds left", stuff like that.

The utility of those macros is highly debatable. Esuna/leeches cannot be precast in this case, so they have to wait to see the buff.. Then cast time.. At most, you'll save 1-2 seconds and healer will lose a gcd.

[Cyrus-Wallace]

The utility of those macros is highly debatable. Esuna/leeches cannot be precast in this case, so they have to wait to see the buff.. Then cast time.. At most, you'll save 1-2 seconds and healer will lose a gcd.

Dunno, I pre-cast it when the timer on berserk doesn't mark any number and it usually lands on time.

[Zfz]

Dunno, I pre-cast it when the timer on berserk doesn't mark any number and it usually lands on time.

Yep, that's more reliable than any announcement macro. Macro announcement for this is useless spam because the Berserk timer is there anyway.

And to the OP: for tanking macros, announcement macros or even a "warning! <se.1><se.2>" general-purpose macro would be useful. In some fights there are times when the tank have little to do, and watching out for a specific enemy spell cast or skill, then warning everyone by pressing that warning macro, would be very useful. Even the best DPS/Healers sometimes can forget about something and that warning macro may just save you a wipe.

[-DMR-]

By the way, I've never taken any notice of macro options at all, since starting on the game in the middle of last year, until just recently.

And to the OP: for tanking macros, announcement macros or even a "warning! <se.1><se.2>" general-purpose macro would be useful. In some fights there are times when the tank have little to do, and watching out for a specific enemy spell cast or skill, then warning everyone by pressing that warning macro, would be very useful. Even the best DPS/Healers sometimes can forget about something and that warning macro may just save you a wipe.

questions...
Is "warning! <se.1><se.2>" the first thing I put in a macro after /ac or somewhere else?
Also, would I need Berserk in somewhere too?

This may be slow, but I could alter the timing to /wait 3.00 instead of 2.50 with each action.

[Zfz]

By the way, I've never taken any notice of macro options at all, since starting on the game in the middle of last year, until just recently.



questions...
Is "warning! <se.1><se.2>" the first thing I put in a macro after /ac or somewhere else?
Also, would I need Berserk in somewhere too?

This may be slow, but I could alter the timing to /wait 3.00 instead of 2.50 with each action.

I was talking about a general purpose warning macro. Which means /p message is the only thing in the macro. I don't use macros for combos, it's just...combos should be muscle memory by the time you're 50. So I can't offer advice if all you really want is to macro your attacks against all the advice that tell you not to.

[Ashkendor]

This may be slow, but I could alter the timing to /wait 3.00 instead of 2.50 with each action.

Macros only work in whole seconds anyway.

[Aerowaffle]

The utility of those macros is highly debatable. Esuna/leeches cannot be precast in this case, so they have to wait to see the buff.. Then cast time.. At most, you'll save 1-2 seconds and healer will lose a gcd.

When I'm healing, if I can, I try to remove all debuffs.

Seeing a debuff time out that was completely Esuna/leech'able, and I had the time for it (not emergency healing), leaves a little mark on my pride.

[Zaft]

The utility of those macros is highly debatable. Esuna/leeches cannot be precast in this case, so they have to wait to see the buff.. Then cast time.. At most, you'll save 1-2 seconds and healer will lose a gcd.

Not really. If your healer actually knows how to handle cleansing (aka, the moment the debuff hits 0), you, as the WAR, will not lose a single GCD. Your berserk should kick in immediately after your final ability, which means you're stuck in the GCD for somewhere around 2.4s. That's more than enough time a cleanse to land and you'll be right back to your rotation.

That being said, I obviously don't expect a cleanse if you're in the middle of something important. But that's also my responsibility as a WAR to time my berserks properly.

[Selli]

I obviously don't expect a cleanse if you're in the middle of something important. But that's also my responsibility as a WAR to time my berserks properly.

Reminds me of when my static was just starting t13.

-> Gigaflare comes out
-> Phase 2
-> Everyone excite
-> Like, 7 grown men squealing kind of excited
-> Gigaflare over
-> Add comes down
-> WAR: "I can't hit the add?!"
-> Everyone: "What?"
-> WAR: "I'M PACIFIED!"
-> Add kills WHM
-> Add kills NIN
-> Add kills SCH
-> WAR: "Oh! It's off now! "

Thankfully he stopped using Zerk during the Giga cast and saved it for the add. So it never happened again, LOL.

[SecretCrowds]

Reminds me of when my static was just starting t13.

-> Gigaflare comes out
-> Phase 2
-> Everyone excite
-> Like, 7 grown men squealing kind of excited
-> Gigaflare over
-> Add comes down
-> WAR: "I can't hit the add?!"
-> Everyone: "What?"
-> WAR: "I'M PACIFIED!"
-> Add kills WHM
-> Add kills NIN
-> Add kills SCH
-> WAR: "Oh! It's off now! "

Thankfully he stopped using Zerk during the Giga cast and saved it for the add. So it never happened again, LOL.

At least that's better than tanks that use sprint.

Ahh. Those days where I see an add spawn and I use sprint so that I can run to it and pick it up asap.

I don't put sprint on my hotbar for DoW anymore since then.

Raid leader: An add spawned! Quick pick it up!
Me: I'm on it. *pops sprint*
Me: OMG! I have no TP!