BLM macros

[Brabus]

I use a gamepad and only have 16 visible slots, I can access other 16's easily by right shoulder button. I personally wouldn't use macros on blm and I don't. lets say you make a macro that combines several spells and abilities. What if you get interrupted. Your macro set would be thrown out and as it cycles you cant do anything until its completed. If your cycle is 20 seconds long including spells then your stuffed. Also during this time if you come under attack and need to use defence spells once again the original cycle is still running causing you more grief.
Macros can make life easier but with blm where you cant do much in the way of spellcasting while moving then its going to hurt. Also, lets say you go through a cycle and fire 3 procs, your not going to be able to use that due to the macro cycling.
Hope it helps

[lacrimosaangel]

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Hehe, 20 seconds?! Woah no way, like I said, the flare macro is ONLY for flare, which I use ONLY when swiftcast is available and usually only after I've done 2-3 of my regular rotations - the macro lasts less than 5 seconds, and is quite a bit quicker than inputting it myself! I'd never use it for standard rotations, just Flare ^_^ Wouldn't use it for fire/blizz either and the only reason thunder was at the end of the other one is so that the procs could tick and I could slot them into my usual rotation without worrying about having to stop my rotation to cast it ^_^


Thanks for all the tips about the party list, I've got the AM set up so that it goes to <4> now (healer in 8 man party) as I have never found that I need it in a 4 person duty