Macro's that are actually useful ?

[thorgal]

so everyone and their moogle knows not to use Macro's to bind skills together as this leads to a DPS loss .

However i want to know what some good /great Macro's are that are actually Useful inside or outside of combat ?

The only one i know of right now is this tank one to warn party i am pulling boss .

/p <se.10> Pulling in 12. <se.10><wait.2>
/p <se.10> Pulling in 10. <se.10><wait.2>
/p <se.10> Pulling in 8. <se.10><wait.2>
/p <se.10> Pulling in 6. <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.10> Pulling in 5 <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.14> Pulling in 4. <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.14> Pulling in 3. <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.14> Pulling in 2. <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.14> Pulling in 1. <se.10><wait.1>
/p <se.1> Go <se.1>

[Andrea]

I guess a raise macro is good for being paired with a random healer, Maybe a virus one so you dont cast two on the same target.

[JakzChurchill]

I guess a raise macro is good for being paired with a random healer, Maybe a virus one so you dont cast two on the same target.

Yepp definitely this, also tank swap macros so I know to quickly switch my adlo to the new tank, especially with the new mechanics create new timings for the switch.

When Lustrate was percentage based I used to use <tt> macros so I could heal in cleric almost the whole dungeon, but the macro is more detrimental now other than for energy drain and virus.

[Myrhn]

Crafting macros are the only usefull macros.

[Gilraen]

Macros that announce the use of denial attacks like Blunt Arrow, Shatterspine Dive or Spirits Within, so that you can coordinate their use and minimize resistance build-up.

Append: I have to question the pull macro. I mean, how hard is it to see what the tank is doing? Making a timer just adds undue stress. Use your words, ask if people are ready, use the Ready Check. You know, be social.

[Evangela]

Every tank should use this countdown macro instead of that garbage ready check.

Do you know that when ready check window pops up on the screen while people are preparing for their attack opener, it's VERY VERY VERY ANNOYING!! Stop doing it. Just use a countdown macro so everybody can time their opener properly.

[Canadane]

I hate countdown macros. Overly annoying.
Any in-battle macros are also going to impede your flow over time as they can't queue like an ability can. Even if it's just to announce you've done something. I can't tell you how often a Provoke macro never actually used Provoke, ending in a very dead other tank.

As someone else mentioned, crafting macros tend to be the only useful ones. Perhaps lengthy explanations or gear lot rules perhaps. But not for anything in battle itself.

[Jynx]

I hate countdown macros. Overly annoying.

These can be very usefull for players who are trying to get the "Perfect" opener as some classes require pre-casts to be effective such as Ninja Precasting Suiton before that battle begins.

[SokiYagami]

\Any in-battle macros are also going to impede your flow over time as they can't queue like an ability can. Even if it's just to announce you've done something. I can't tell you how often a Provoke macro never actually used Provoke, ending in a very dead other tank.

I wish they change it such that if the macro only have one action line in it, it can be queue. So provoke, raise, virus, e4e and the tank's "oh shit!" cd actually go off as they should...

You know, so I can have a macro that pop Living Dead and highlight to my healer so they don't let me die from Walking Dead later... or from the macro failing to execute. /sigh

[Ultimatecalibur]

Any in-battle macros are also going to impede your flow over time as they can't queue like an ability can. Even if it's just to announce you've done something. I can't tell you how often a Provoke macro never actually used Provoke, ending in a very dead other tank.

Most of those failed announcement macros are just badly designed. I've seen to many announcement macros with the call coming before the action which means that another macro can interrupt it (which is what causes the failed use). When they try to use the ability they start spamming the macro which interrupts itself causing it to fail until they stop spamming.