What would it take for us to get a proper macro system?

[Niwashi]

Do macros add delay when it only queues one action, it's only when there are multiple skills one after the other right? I've never really fiddled with them besides making my little UI controller for gear sets and stuff.

Sort of. When selecting actions manually, you can actually hit the button the moment just before a skill comes off cooldown and the system will queue it up to begin immediately when available. That doesn't happen with skills triggered from a macro. With a macro, the skill will happen (or attempt to) when you press the button (so if you press it a moment early, when the skill ins't available quite yet, it will fail).

It's the waiting to press the macro button until after you see the skill come off cooldown that can create a delay (though only by the amount of time it takes you to notice that and hit the button).


EDIT: Ah, guess I was a bit too slow on this answer.