Quote Originally Posted by Skivvy View Post
There is no way to know their intent behind currently not allowing macros. It could very well just be a half-assed implementation - sort of like no separate UI for all the notes.
From Letter from the the Producer XXXIX: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post4464381
We would like to see players practice to perform songs, rather than enabling all players to perform the same song the same way, so we have not made performances compatible with macros. Even if your tune might be a little bit rough, there is a certain beauty to manually playing your own unique melody.