Any SCH related macros i should be using?

[DarkerOrange]

The Steady/Guard interrupts were broken in 2.5, so they do not work correctly anymore. I would recommend using spam macros for faerie commands for the moment.

Other than that, macros tend to be a bad idea IMO. The only ones I now use are Mouse-over commands added to Lustrate and Embrace, and a line added to each of my dps skills that makes me auto face my target before casting.

[Sidra]

The Steady/Guard interrupts still work - I never noticed it not working, and just tested myself - it works.

That being said, the interrupt macro to get off those skills serves a very definite purpose. In general I would agree that macros are a bad idea and you want as few as possible as they tend to reduce your options during play.

[Spoekes]

The Steady/Guard interrupts still work - I never noticed it not working, and just tested myself - it works.

That being said, the interrupt macro to get off those skills serves a very definite purpose. In general I would agree that macros are a bad idea and you want as few as possible as they tend to reduce your options during play.

The interrupt works - if no target is below 80%.
If fairy starts auto-casting at <80% and you do steady/guard thingy, the fairy will stop, but instantly recast embrace onto that target, you will not get her to do another action, you're only losing time.

[giantslayer]

The interrupt works - if no target is below 80%.
If fairy starts auto-casting at <80% and you do steady/guard thingy, the fairy will stop, but instantly recast embrace onto that target, you will not get her to do another action, you're only losing time.

Last time I checked, Whispering Dawn worked with Steady/Guard interrupts just fine, but the other two skills didn't if someone in range was under 80%.

For the OP, I wrote a guide that is primarily about fairies. There are a lot of macros there. I also discuss my targeting macros in the end. As a fellow controller player, they may be helpful for you. The URL for the guide is in my signature.

As for other macros, I use several space saving macros to basically put multiple skills on the same button.
Swiftcast/Res
Energy Drain / Aetherflow
Heel / Place
I also have Rouse macro'd with Whispering Dawn.

As for seeing your cooldowns (like Selene's stuff if you have macros doing double duty), you can set a hotbar on the screen and put whatever you want on there to see the cooldowns. It is super nice.

[Bigcat9715]

http://verdictffxiv.weebly.com/the-b...de-around.html

I got alot of my macro ideas from this guide^. Also never macro embrace leave it alone.

[VanilleFang]

I only use one, which is for Eos (Rouse + Fey Covenant + Whispering Dawn) which usually works out fine for me, but sometimes I have to click it a few more times if she refuses to use Whispering Dawn. Though she's usually pretty good about it.

[DarkerOrange]

That is what I meant. They do not function correctly if there are any targets below 80%, so I now just use the spam macros for faerie abilities.

[Blessedbythesun]

I avoid macros out right and instead use a general healing hotbar, dedicated healing hotbar with Eos abilities where I feel them comfortable and a DPS hotbar.

It is entirely possible to play SCH effectively on a controller without them, but it does require more coordination I guess?

[Sanguisio]

It is entirely possible to do content competently as a sch without them but their are times when you may need/want to ruin spam. Ruin spamming and making sure eos/selene is still healing regardless of hp<80% without a macro is more trouble than it is worth. Drop the whole I dont need macro 'pride' and dont feel embarrassed to use them