Macros and skipping lines

[dragonseth07]

Hello, everyone. I'm trying to understand how and why macros skip lines in this game. I never had an issue like this in WoW, and the macro system there was WAY more complex (and robust). Is there some trick to minimizing the impact of this?

I've noticed it seems to happen the most if I spam the button.

I don't know how it relates, but all of my macros have micon and merror at the top. Does anyone have experience with top or bottom making a difference?

[Dzian]

Hello, everyone. I'm trying to understand how and why macros skip lines in this game. I never had an issue like this in WoW, and the macro system there was WAY more complex (and robust). Is there some trick to minimizing the impact of this?

I've noticed it seems to happen the most if I spam the button.

I don't know how it relates, but all of my macros have micon and merror at the top. Does anyone have experience with top or bottom making a difference?

can only execute one macro at any moment. so if you're spamming the button all you do is keep restarting the same macro.

as for the line skipping it depends on what you're trying to macro.

if you're macroing blood for blood and internal release for example then internal release wont go off because of the blood for blood activation because macros can't queue abilities so until the previous one finishes the next one can't be triggered. so you'd need a wait command in between the skills.

if you're macroing other stuff like ability button swaps. for example swapping steel cyclone and inner beast for decimate and fell cleave when you switch to deliverance or pet commands for sch/smn then those lines should never skip or at least I've never known them to.

I always put /macroocon last. just personal habit

[dragonseth07]

As an example for a macro I see skip lines:

/micon "Stone II"
/merror off
/ac "Stone III" <t>
/ac "Stone II" <t>

I know I can't queue it, so it's suboptimal, but the idea is that I don't ever have to change buttons depending on what level I'm synced up or down to. I see this macro skip lines and throw out the lower spell every once in a while. It happens less if I double up the ac lines for each, but it's not foolproof.

[Niwashi]

/micon "Stone II"
/merror off
/ac "Stone III" <t>
/ac "Stone II" <t>

This kind of macro should do one of the Stone actions and skip the other. If Stone III is available, it will do that, but then you'll be busy with the Stone III when it gets to the Stone II line, so the Stone II won't happen. On the other hand, if Stone III is unavailable (either level sync or not enough MP), then it will skip Stone III and go to Stone II instead.

If it's skipping the Stone III even when you do have access to it, the most likely reason is you clicked it a little too soon (as though it had queuing like direct actions do) and you were still busy with your prior action when it hit the Stone III line, but had finished it by the time it got to the Stone II line. Just be sure your GCD is completely ready and not almost ready before you click the macro.