Quote Originally Posted by Kite32 View Post
I've heard people talk about how useful Macros are, but I'm not really sure why you would/should use them rather than mousing over the skill or clicking the numbers..
A lot of it is pure convenience. At the moment, I've only macro'd my tank for marking targets (and announcing to the party with auto-translation, in case they're not quite sure what the 1,2,3 is for... don't laugh) for sake of convenience and speed. Some people set them to the point the game is nearly on an infinite macro loop, and others don't. It's personal preference. Things like buffing, I would suggest setting to macro, so you can make a simple 1 click/button press and ensure all your buffs are covered, and only take up 1 spot on a skill bar.