Macros!

[KisaiTenshi]

It's not recommended to use any macros on either healer because you can't queue macro abilities which causes them to be used a bit slower than they would be without macros ....

This is because the "wait" value is integer seconds, where as damn near everything we can cast is not solid integers and is affected by spell speed.

[Risvertasashi]

This is because the "wait" value is integer seconds, where as damn near everything we can cast is not solid integers and is affected by spell speed.

I don't think he's referring to <wait> or /wait. Skill queuing, as he described, is something that can only happen with non-macro'd items on the hotbar.

[Cynfael]

Macroing Embrace to other actions seems genius when you first try it, but avoid it if you're using a keyboard. A hotkey for mouseover Embrace is amazing and should be used so that you can pump out fairy heals without securing a hard target and while doing anything you want.

Also avoid tying Eos' cooldowns together or with Rouse; hitting buffs as you require them isn't difficult, while automatically lumping everything together can be wasteful.

[LycorisSelunis]

The only macros I really use are dps targeting ones, and healing macros to simulate a habit from years of healing on wow that I WISH this game would just let me set but it doesn't so I use macros and extra hotbar space. Oh and o course the res macro0- though I don't macro swiftcast to res, I just have the /p announcement tied to my res directly since I often use SC for other things or may res when SC is on CD.

My old wow thing was to set tank as my focus and have alt as my focus-cast key. so now I just made a macro for my heals that is cast heal on the focus target and they are on another hotbar with alt+key as the hotkey for it >.> example-cure is on5 tank cure is alt+5. then I use the alt space that would not be a heal for more spells, or for similar things when the heal is centered on me. example- 8 is medica, alt+8 is medica2

As for not queueing macros, I have NEVER had this problem with my method when having to spam tank heal. Plays very smoothly.

[nexas506]

i have a south park inspired revive macro that i use with my SCH. i cant remember the exact code for it but its something like this:

/ac swiftcast
/ac "revive spell"
/p Oh my god, they killed <t> !!!
/p {EOS: you bastards {revive}
<wait.3>
/em scolds eos for swearing

[Saggo]

I don't use a lot of healing macros for the same reason as everyone else, queuing up abilities.

But my most used macros on the PC are my summons, so I can hotbar their individual abilities (primarily Embrace). Same with my SMN. Not at my PC, so syntax might be off:

/macroicon "Summon"
/ac "Summon"
/hotbar pet "Embrace" Eos (hotbar#) (slot#)
/hotbar pet "Whispering Wind" (#) (#)
etc...

and

/macroicon "Summon II"
/ac "Summon II"
/hotbar pet "Embrace" Selene (hotbar#) (slot#)
etc...

You need to specify Selene on the Embrace line, or it will default to Eos's Embrace. If I need a cure bomb, I can hotbar Embrace next to Physick/Adlo and just space 1,2,1,2,1,2 for example. I hotbar Whispering Wind next to Succor for the same reason.

[JakzChurchill]

All my dps skills have <tt> attached so i can keep my target on the tank and rinse through my lustrates as needed. I also make use of a rouse whispering dawn macro, a pet placement macro and pet summoning macros with some /emote motion flair.

And of course 2 raise macros so i can call all non dragoons, dragoons and compliment all dragoons on the correct implementation of death into their rotation... Cause I'm nice like that.

[Greven]

On SCH I have this one:

/micon "Physik"
/ac "Physik" <t>
/pac "Embrace" <t>
/ac "Physik" <me>
/pac "Physik" <me>

I have the Physik and Embrace skill separeted as well in the hotbar.

On both healers I have all the DPS skill and Virus macroed with <t> and <tt>, Raise/Resurrection with the /p <t> announcement.

[JakzChurchill]

Honestly, Stay away from these. Macroing your healing spells with Embrace is bad. It gives you less freedom and can cause either annoyance because you can't queue your healing spells or laziness in not actually controlling your embraces.

All this. People seem to forget you can use eos/selene skills while your casting your own as they work on 2 completely separate cool downs.

So it's more effective to just embrace as an ability on your bar than macro it to other abilities.

[NorthernLadMSP]

I never use any healing macros. However, I know I definitely need to for at least Raises, Eye for an Eye and Virus.

This morning I was just thinking about if it will be possible to get a good macro for when AST's card buffs come out. To notify via chat who is getting the buff.