Monk Macros with Proper Rotation!

[Kaurie]

http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Monk , http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Pugilist Count the amount of buttons you have to use to effectively play Monk including your aoes that you will need if the situation arrives, the buffs you need to activate, your movement abilities, your stuns and silences.....the list goes on!

I do not need to count them, you already did. You said there are 18. By comparison, my SMN has 4 12 key hotbars completely full (48), and I use ~30 of them frequently. By comparison, 18 seems laughably small. I've also leveled my MNK via PotD and obtained all skills that way and it was a joy to have such an empty hotbar.

If you do not use those abilities but rely solely on your base rotation, you need to practice onk a little more. Lastly, Macros are a good idea when it comes to content like fate farming, solo quests, Low Level Dungeons with only a few buttons.....again do I really have to list the casual content it can be used for. Under this Kaurie, I do not recommend or will I ever recommend relying solely on Macros. Players need to learn to play the game with and without Macros if they choose to use macros, if the dont use Macros.....then nothing is lost. Macros are something to use as a tool when it comes to content that does not hinder other players or negate top dps as needed....thats all!

I cannot critique your macros, unfortunately, as you're not listing what they actually are or do.
I use macros for one purpose: targeting. I use the ground target macro for things like Shadowflare, and the <2> or <tt> for things like Eye for an Eye and Virus.
EDIT: I also have a macro to party chat who I am raising, so that healers don't attempt to raise the same player.