My easy controller setup for WAR

[Freyyy]

Even without a wait command, there is an actual delay in every macro compared to un-macroed. I had a Berserk macro before saying that I will be pacified and asking for a dispell if possible, but I deleted it because most of the time I had to hit the macro multiple times to get my char using Berserk. If I hit it a bit too early during the last animation it didn't work because ability queueing is disabled with macros. Without macros, I just have to hit the button once, and even if it's early and my char is still doing another animation, it will always do Berserk right after finishing it. And it's even worse with GCD abilities. You might not see it but there is an inevitable delay when you macro your GCD abilities. You have to wait to have your GCD finished for the game to confirm the use of the ability via macro, without macro the game confirms it if you hit the ability at 75% of the GCD and will use it as soon as the GCD is finished, thus having absolutely zero delay. I experienced it also with SCH when I had my embrace mouse-over macro-ed with Adloquium. My Adlos didn't start casting asap, it felt clunky. I removed the macro and made just a seperate macro only for mouse-over embrace which I put on a keybind that I can spam while doing other things and it's just better. It's a well-known fact. Macros are bad in this game, there is delay, even if it's slight, and it's hindering your character's efficiency.

[Kumori_Kumo]

it's hindering your character's efficiency.

And if I were working at some kind of financial firm trying to make it to my next raise rather than playing a video game, I'd probably care! I don't though. So I smash macros and have fun. What a concept.

Also I've done raid content this whole time so it's obvs not enough of a problem to matter.

[Freyyy]

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You sound salty. I wasn't attacking you or the people using macros. It's just a well-known fact in this game that macros are generally bad (only SCH gets a high benefit from having some macros). Playing in an optimal way doesn't prevent you from having fun at all. It's even the contrary for me. But hey, if you get your fun by smashing macros, fine for you. I don't, and I don't recommend people to do that either.

I play maybe 3-4 days a week and generally get into a raid on the latter half of it's life. I probably won't be starting savage Alexander for another couple weeks because of kids, wife, job, school ( thats right kids... it never ends), gym, etc.

I wanted to answer to this too, in this game you can easily get into raiding while only playing 3-4 days a week and having a real life with kids, wife, job etc... There is a lot of statics that are only raiding 3-4 days a weak in the evening and only 2-3 hours per day. Just gotta find the right people. I personally got lucky to have a GF who's into gaming and while she's not playing FFXIV, she enjoys watching me playing and raiding and she even sometimes plays a bit with my char (not in raids tho). But if your wife isn't like that, you should find a static with schedules that will fit your real life ^^

[karateorangutang]

I wanted to answer to this too, in this game you can easily get into raiding while only playing 3-4 days a week and having a real life with kids, wife, job etc... There is a lot of statics that are only raiding 3-4 days a weak in the evening and only 2-3 hours per day. Just gotta find the right people. I personally got lucky to have a GF who's into gaming and while she's not playing FFXIV, she enjoys watching me playing and raiding and she even sometimes plays a bit with my char (not in raids tho). But if your wife isn't like that, you should find a static with schedules that will fit your real life ^^

Yeah I run in a small group of about 5-6 of us that do raids. I played alot when 2.0 first came out and raided T5 pretty early, but life has changed now. We are gearing up for savage now and hope to be in there soon. Yeah but it's a scheduling conflict for alot of static groups that want someone there for a good 6 hour stretch. I'm pretty excited to get on there.