SMN macros/keybinds -- give me some recommendations

[Starrywisdom]

I played a FFXI summoner for years; and am just no hitting 40. Looking to see what the more experienced smn's have to say when it comes to keybinds/macros/etc. Anyone mind sharing what they use?

[Kyronex]

My main DOT macro:

/ac "Bio II" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Miasma" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio" <t>

Cure macro:

/ac "Physick" <mo>
/ac "Physick" <tt>
/ac "Physick" <me>

This will attempt to heal your mouse-over target as a priority. If nothing is selected, it will heal yourself. If you're attacking an enemy, it will heal the target of your target (ie. the tank) without deselecting the enemy.

[Kevee]

These are the macros I use:

/ac "Eye for an Eye" <tt>
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <t>


/ac Swiftcast <me>
/ac Summon <me> - Also use for Summons II and III.


/ac Swiftcast <me>
/ft
/wait 1.5
/ft
/ac Resurrection <t>
/wait 1
/p <se.10>Swiftcast Resurrection <t>
^this is in auto translate


And..That's all I really use.

[rzr22]

My main DOT macro:

/ac "Bio II" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Miasma" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio" <t>

Cure macro:

/ac "Physick" <mo>
/ac "Physick" <tt>
/ac "Physick" <me>

This will attempt to heal your mouse-over target as a priority. If nothing is selected, it will heal yourself. If you're attacking an enemy, it will heal the target of your target (ie. the tank) without deselecting the enemy.

Just be careful with macros like these if you have enough spell speed, as your wait time should no longer be 2.5.

[Kyronex]

Speaking of the wait command, if I use Surecast from a keybind, I can immediately hit another key and it will work but in a macro I have to put a "/wait 2"

For example, if I want to do a Swiftcast+Physick on myself in a macro I have to use:

/ac "Surecast" <me>
/wait 2
/ac "Physick" <me>

Without the wait command, it just doesn't cast Physick but it casts fine if I do it manually with hotkeys (ie. hit Surecast then Physick immediately after). Is this just a macro limitation?

[Scarzi]

macros are terrible in this game. It needs fixed before any macro is valid in a PvE situation. They are stellar for professions.

[Bamfking]

For Pet Maxing Potential:
/ac Spur <pet>
/ac Rouse <pet>
/wait 90
/echo "Rouse Cooldown Reset"
/wait 120
/echo "Spur Cooldown Reset"

For Tank Buffing:
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <tt>

For DPS Burn:
/ac "Raging Strikes" <me>
/item "Mega-Potion of Intelligence" <me>
/wait 180
/echo "Raging Strikes Cooldown Reset"
/wait 300
/echo "Mega-Potion Ready"

I don't recommend macroing a rotation as dots fall at different times and rotation macros will cause you to unintentionally clip, resulting in a loss of DEEPS.

[Dixa]

macros are terrible in this game. It needs fixed before any macro is valid in a PvE situation. They are stellar for professions.

macro'ng bloodletter and misery's end to your attacks as a bard works wonders, because both are off the gcd.

the two cooldown macro's are also a good idea.

for everyone else, creating what is in essence a cast sequence macro is always a bad idea.

[Dixa]

For Pet Maxing Potential:
/ac Spur <pet>
/ac Rouse <pet>
/wait 90
/echo "Rouse Cooldown Reset"
/wait 120
/echo "Spur Cooldown Reset"

For Tank Buffing:
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <tt>

For DPS Burn:
/ac "Raging Strikes" <me>
/item "Mega-Potion of Intelligence" <me>
/wait 180
/echo "Raging Strikes Cooldown Reset"
/wait 300
/echo "Mega-Potion Ready"

I don't recommend macroing a rotation as dots fall at different times and rotation macros will cause you to unintentionally clip, resulting in a loss of DEEPS.

there is an internal 1s cd between being able to pop rouse and spur. yo uwould have to hit that macro twice or - as with most people - spam it habitually. this would reset the echo timing part i would think, making the longer /waits not work properly everytime you hit the macro when the shorter cd ability has refreshed.

[Razios]

i was just wondering if you could make a macro for ruin on target and sic so your pet can change targets quickly,doing so on ps3 has proven difficult since it requires me to spam r1 to change bars.this macro would be useful when i need to kill adds like in the garuda fight.and i cant figure out how to get it work so im posting here.