Macro Experiments

[TheDustyOne]

This reminds me of the suggestion I had a year ago for an alternative to combat macros with a Gambit system (that didn't get a lot of traction). Part of the inspiration for that was the 3rd party tools that gave queueable macros and priority skills, and I wanted to see that in-game rather than having to break ToS just to have a decent macro system.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...-combat-macros

But with that kind of system, it'd be pretty easy to have a priority system to potentially cut down button count where it matters, including Cure II becoming Cure when synced with a simple 1: Cure II > Target, 2: Cure > Target gambit. Makes me wanna go back to the pitch and add on extra ideas, like being able to have the icon change to the first viable skill in the gambit. Or have it display a cooldown ring for a skill regardless of the currently displayed skill, like being able to see the Draw cooldown on the Play icon with a 1: Play > MO, 2: Draw > Self gambit.

*Ahem*

With my self-shilling out of the way, it'd be nice if Square improved the macro system to make most of these suggestions viable. Most of my current healer macros consist of <mo> for single target oGCD heals (not GCD), as well as gtoff for ground skills like Sacred Soil and Asylum.

gtoff
These macros bypass the ground target and places directly where the cursor is. I find this more intuitive than the double press or clicking.

Earthly Star

/merror off
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/ac "Earthly Star" gtoff
/micon "Earthly Star"

Asylum

/merror off
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/ac "Asylum" gtoff
/micon "Asylum"

Liturgy

/merror off
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/ac "Liturgy of the Bell" gtoff
/micon "Liturgy of the Bell"

Sacred Soil

/merror off
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/ac "Sacred Soil" gtoff
/micon "Sacred Soil"

Another one I use often is a swiftcast timer macro for party chat.

/micon "Swiftcast"
/p Swiftcast ready in <recast.Swiftcast>. (insert whatever quip you want here).

I find this more useful than a typical rez macro as it can let my co-healer and potentially a SMN or RDM know that I can't currently rez, as well as let the person who is dead know roughly when they're going to be raised.