Tips for SCH? :)

[seekified]

One of your earlier posts talked about figuring out how to fit skills into your 32 slots. As a controller player, my approach is a combination of putting some abilities (like summons and protect) on a 3rd bar and also using some macros to save space. I discuss it in lots of detail in my guide.

I agree with this approach and would like to add some input.

I put all my main healing skills, as well as the active fairy skills, on crossbar 1. I put all my DPS skills, as well as Cleric Stance, on crossbar 3 (because crossbar 2 is my shared items-and-stuff bar). Then I use Extended Crossbar (LT+RT or RT+LT) and put my less-used stuff like Raise, summoning macros (will get to those), Protect, Sustain, and pet positioning skills up there for easy access.

As for the summoning macros, I use these:

/micon "Summon"
/ac Summon
/crosshotbar pet "Silent Dusk" 1 LDL
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Caress" 1 LDU
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Wind" 1 LDR
/wait 2
/petaction Obey
/wait 4
/petaction Obey

and

/micon "Summon II"
/ac "Summon II"
/crosshotbar pet "Whispering Dawn" 1 LDL
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Covenant" 1 LDU
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Illumination" 1 LDR
/wait 2
/petaction Obey
/wait 4
/petaction Obey

These will summon a pet, set its skills to crossbar 1, and set the pet to Obey. This means you don't need to keep both Eos' and Selene's skills on your bar at all times - the macros will switch them out as needed, depending on which fairy you summoned. Three less slots needed on your bars.