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    Hashmael Lightswain
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    Zalera
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    Black Mage Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Supersun View Post
    My macro heals whoever I set as the focus target, so I just set whoever the main tank is as the FT and I'm good to go. If a swap happens then I can just set the new tank as the FT.

    Clearly this method won't work if you are accustomed to setting the boss as your FT, but if you aren't using FT it's not a bad way to go.
    I know it's slightly off topic, but why would folks bother putting boss as focus target? Tanks make so much more sense there. Maybe I'm just not up to content where this becomes an issue, but I found my healing got a lot less stressful when I started FT the tank and setting up all my heal macros to that. No more losing focus and healing yourself, still don't have to switch away from targeting enemy. I'm sure mouseover works great if you're set for it, but I think FT makes a good alternative. And in this situation, perfect solution.
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    Colette Pascal
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    Brynhildr
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    Arcanist Lv 70
    Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
    I know it's slightly off topic, but why would folks bother putting boss as focus target? Tanks make so much more sense there. Maybe I'm just not up to content where this becomes an issue, but I found my healing got a lot less stressful when I started FT the tank and setting up all my heal macros to that. No more losing focus and healing yourself, still don't have to switch away from targeting enemy. I'm sure mouseover works great if you're set for it, but I think FT makes a good alternative. And in this situation, perfect solution.
    Focus target allows you to see what the boss is casting.
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    How To Train Your Faerie
    http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/209109-How-To-Train-Your-Faerie-A-Comprehensive-Guide

    Best tank guide ever! (Not mine but I am putting it in my sig because it is THAT awesome.)
    http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/228662-A-Visual-Guide-to-Tanking

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    Hazel Korhonen
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    Hyperion
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    Paladin Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
    I know it's slightly off topic, but why would folks bother putting boss as focus target? Tanks make so much more sense there. Maybe I'm just not up to content where this becomes an issue, but I found my healing got a lot less stressful when I started FT the tank and setting up all my heal macros to that. No more losing focus and healing yourself, still don't have to switch away from targeting enemy. I'm sure mouseover works great if you're set for it, but I think FT makes a good alternative. And in this situation, perfect solution.
    Good luck dodging gaze attacks while you're healing or DPSing on other targets!
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    Miasma Eschaton
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    Thaumaturge Lv 90
    I've been using <tt> for all eternity and it's been working
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    Aryn Lastrov
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    Odin
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    Scholar Lv 60
    Just have an Embrace macro for <tt> and spam it all the time while you dps. I'm glad your looking into this, it is an insanely great skill that is sooo useful and is really underrated by most scholars.
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    Sir Rawrz
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    Gilgamesh
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    Many mechanics require you to know when something is going to be cast. A QoL Issue I'd like to have is having a second focus target and for the first focus target to include a target of Target (tt).
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    Sylvana Tenebri
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    Malboro
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    I use two macros for this, each one identical, except that one is <2> and the other is <3>. This way I never have to drop cleric stance to heal regardless of who's taking the beating!
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