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I've searched the web over and I finally learned how to craft macros in this game. this is my macro for putting DOT spells with the Fester finisher. with this macro i can quickly add all my DOT's and polish off mobs several levels higher then myself quickly
/ac "Miasma" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio II" <t>
/wait 2.5
/ac "Bio" <t>
/wait 1.5
/ac "Fester" <t>
/wait 1.5
/ac "Thunder" <t>
feel free to add, subtract or edit in anyway you feel is comfortable to your playstyle. enjoy
Oh, that IS pretty good. I'm going to have to use this and put it on my fiancee's bar. She just spams Aero at the monster ;P
the most I have played with the macro system was a simple spammable Monk/Pugilist attack button that automatically uses the highest attack in the chain. Helps move through the steps smooth and quick.
Firstly, I think decimal values are not used by the /wait command. And my searching reveals that the number provided is rounded up to the next whole number. So the /wait 2.5 are waiting 3 seconds and the /wait 1.5 is waiting 2 seconds. And since the GCD is 2.5 seconds, waiting less than 3 seconds means you miss the spell after the wait due to the GCD being still in effect.
Secondly, don't if you fire off this macro don't you have to dance in a circle for 8 seconds while it fires off? That's why I'm not a fan of long macros like this where everything is supposed to fire off (as opposed to the kind where you list 3 abilities in a priority order, and you spam the macro to fire off the highest priority item.
Even so... I have a macro that's similar to this (but I hate it!), but it only has 3 abilities in it. What I've noticed is that often the 2nd or 3rd item won't fire off, so I'll have to spam the macro again. With the macro above, if some of the abilities don't fire off, you're gimping your use of Fester.
The reason I use my macro is because it only fires off self-buffs, so if I have to spam it, I can.
I agree with Charlatan. I wish you could wait 2.5 seconds, but it's not. I also favor priority macros instead of chain macros. I haven't played around much with the macro system in FF14 yet, but someday maybe.
@ Charlatan - I don't fully agree with what you say about the wait command and secondly everyone of my dot's fire off in the order given
This video shows a test of the wait command: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuqAHEFlK84
The test shows that it is rounded (up for .5+, down for .4 and under). Also, I believe what Charlatan is saying is that when you hit that macro you have to not move for each of them to go off. If you move, one of them may get interrupted and mess up the macro (or at least that ability in the chain).
you know I didn't put this macro up there for people to start an argument. I put it up here to help my fellow SMN spell casters clean up their action bars. who cares about a simple 1 second wait time between spells. after all the count down for the wait command starts when the spell is cast, not finished casting.
If you don't like macro's that's fine. you don't have to use it. but don't discourage others from using them. your forgetting out motto "Blades out, not IN" I don't go trolling on your threads to voice a negative opinion. so please don't voice yours on mine.
Valtyrian, the only "argument" that is going on here, is the one that you are creating. The above replies are just trying to correct mistakes and inconsistencies in your macro, they are not trying to "troll your thread". If you make a post containing tips, hints and other kinds of gaming advice or help, then you should expect feedback, be they critical or not.
Also, Echoes is not a Gaiscioch chapter, nor an official Saighdear. I know that it's confusing because we're "borrowing" forum space, but please refrain from throwing "Gaiscioch credo" in other Echoes member's faces like that. Some Echoes members have no connection to Gaiscioch at all. There is a sticky thread here that should explain that.
okay so i don't take criticism well. I'm sorry. if you do want to help correct mistakes and inconsistencies. post a macro that would be better for us Summoner's to spread our DOT's when standing still.
