More Macro Slots / Icons

[JDR388]

So this is an issue that has jumped out at me with advent of the new patch and the job system.

I, along with many others who play this game, frequently use the in game macro system to quickly switch from one class to another. This is a process that requires the use of two macro slots per class because a single macro slot does not provide enough space to change each set of equipment (including accessories). Ultimately If i were to make a macro to quickly change between each battle class and its job counterpart in the game the process would consume 28 slots. To do one for each crafting class would consume an additional 16 and the gathering classes another 6.

28+16+6= 50

That's half of the 100 macro slots available to me taken up solely by macros that change my equipment from one job to the next. This leaves me very little space to design macros that actually help me to be more effective in combat. White Mage itself took up a whole row. If the other classes need just as much than there will be no way to fit it all in. Perhaps I may be exaggerating the system a little bit (I don't actually think each crafting class needs two macros to itself) but if the class and job system are going to continue to expand, the same ought to be done to our macro slots.

Additionally, my frustration with the system is further compounded by the fact that we are only given a total of 99 unique icons (the blank one doesn't count). This makes it difficult to find a unique picture to associate with new macros. Since all of the obvious choices for my job macros were taken by the ones associated with its sister class it began to be very difficult to find proper images for the new job macros.

White Mage and Black Mage were easy enough, I used the old icons for banish and scourge. Monk was a bit of a stretch, but the chakram icon fits thematically. Paladin is defendy so it got the shield. Bard however? It got the guy with sunglasses.. because hey.. sunglasses. Warrior? Dragoon? I guess i should use the icon with the guy shrugging his shoulders because there's nothing to really represent either.

To simplify I'll phrase my main questions here:

1. Will we be getting more macro slots in the foreseeable future?

2. Can the length of the macros be extended so that I can change all of my equipment (including accessories) with a single button.

3. Can we have new macro icons that match some of the new abilities and new jobs.

I would really appreciate some discussion in these areas.

[Quietus]

How they managed to forget/overlook putting all those new icons into the maco icon list is beyond me. Another intuitive idea overlooked.

I've decided that it's all gonna change in 2.0 anyway so I'll just have to bear with things like this. It would be great if they fixed it, but I'd rather them focus most of their attention on ensuring they don't overlook these simple things in 2.0.

[Jinko]

I would love to see macro's have unlimited amount of lines, this way 1 macro would be enough to switch out one class/job and all the gear.

Obviously in 2.0 we will be getting mannequins, that being said I doubt it would require much work to give us more/unlimited macro lines in the current version.

I only hope they plan to have enough mannequins for each class.

[Akubikumo]

1. Will we be getting more macro slots in the foreseeable future?

2. Can the length of the macros be extended so that I can change all of my equipment (including accessories) with a single button.

3. Can we have new macro icons that match some of the new abilities and new jobs.

I would really appreciate some discussion in these areas.

1. Yes. Please.

2. Yes, please!

3. YES PLEASE

my WHM alone uses up the entire "Alt" set of macros! Plus, considering how little text you can fit on them, icons are a MUST.

[Neekzz]

Macro books should switch with each class. I am always surprised when I see that a mistake that they have already corrected in XI being made a second time in XIV. There are now 20 jobs in XI and you get 20 macro books making it possible to have 1 book per job, where as back in the day there was 1 book for the 17 that existed. I hope to see this fixed in 2.0 as well.

[Giit]

more hotbars for us "clickers" pls

[Inzoum]

I don't even need/use macros for anything other than class/gear change and a few text commands I'd like to be able to access by gamepad (/clock, /facetarget), so understandably, the only icons I REALLY need are the class/job icons, but we don't have those. See my rant here:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ot-what-I-need!

[Akubikumo]

ok, all the ws etc icons are great and all, but really i was hoping for more macro-specific and/or generic icons. the ws icons are cryptic enough as it is, using them for multiple purposes is an Asperger's nightmare come to life >.<; that aside thanks! better than nothin'!