Any SCH related macros i should be using?

[Skeith-Adeline]

I'm on a Controller (PC, just prefer controllers), and just am wondering if there are any macros I should be using. Pseudo-new to this thing, SCH that is, so any help is appreciaated.

[File2ish]

/pac macros so you don't need the pet crossbar. Like "/pac "Whispering Dawn" pet Eos" and whatnot. I think that's the syntax at least.

[Sanguisio]

<tt> ones work quite well especially in dungeons
e.g. /ac bio <t>
/pac embrace<tt>
,

/ac ruin <t>
/pac embrace <tt> you can spam ruin with eos/selene healing regardless of targets hp%

I know some people like to pair rouse + whispering dawn together


I also used to have a macro for pvp which would make the fairy follow a target and continue to heal them, you can do it with signs if party dont mind them, or using the Pn macro to focus a party member and spam them with embrace. Just replace the <t> with P1 for player in first slot.

If you want to get used to having selene on obey and forget to switch the buffs when they come off, the /echo command helped an fc member with remembering to do it.

Good luck welcome to team sch

[Kitano123]

/pac macros so you don't need the pet crossbar. Like "/pac "Whispering Dawn" pet Eos" and whatnot. I think that's the syntax at least.

Macroing both pets abilitys together is also a good idea so your only using 4 slots on your hotbar instead of 8.

Newbie scholars like to macro physik and embrace together and while its not a terrible idea at first, in the long run you will want to learn to control your pets heals manually.

If you want to get used to having selene on obey and forget to switch the buffs when they come off, the /echo command helped an fc member with remembering to do it

This is really useful advice, in hectic fights its easy to forget to use the next buff.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Macroing both pets abilitys together is also a good idea so your only using 4 slots on your hotbar instead of 8.

One problem with this:
1) /macroicon only works for one (pet) ability
2) because /macroicon works on only one ability, you can't see when it's off CD for the other you have paired with it

It's more advised to set the macro on your summoning, rather than the ability themself:
/action "Summon"
/hotbar pet “action name” “pet name” [hotbar number] [hotbar slot]

^for example

[Sylkis]

I do not recommend any macros except for pet placement etc., as they are slow and can't be queued up. I suggest using the 3rd minibar from L2+R2, all your skills will fit

[Kitano123]

One problem with this:
1) /macroicon only works for one (pet) ability
2) because /macroicon works on only one ability, you can't see when it's off CD for the other you have paired with it

It's more advised to set the macro on your summoning, rather than the ability themself:
/action "Summon"
/hotbar pet “action name” “pet name” [hotbar number] [hotbar slot]

^for example

I never thought of that, thanks!

[Sidra]

/macroicon "Fey Covenant" pet Eos
/pac Steady
/pac Guard
/pac "Fey Covenant" <wait>
/pac "Fey Covenant"

I use these for all of Eos's Skills (Whispering Dawn and Fey Illumination), and I am not sure how people don't. Often if she is moving or casting and you just hit a skill, it doesn't go off right away and you have to button mash. Swapping her from steady to guard or vice versa interrupts whatever she is doing and the she does what you want her to do immediately.

[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.