Macro Improvement

dekciw
dekciw Posts: 954 Arc User
edited April 2009 in Suggestion Box
Would be cool if the macro system would be tuned up a little bit such as :

- Be able to add hotkeys/items/skills from shortcutbar in your macro (macro should be able to recognize the row + number of the item/skill

- Be able to equip/unequip items (from inventory)

- Sleep command (add X delay in seconds) by yourmom

- Include Pet commands and Chat command by zinovy

- Other Suggestions


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  • Yourmom - Lost City
    Yourmom - Lost City Posts: 1,655 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    I'd like to see the addition of a time delay for x seconds, to allow for cooldowns on skills, or for certain skill lag.

    Sometimes your macro is almost perfect but you just can't get it to work because of a half second left on skill cooldown. Its frustrating and would be easily solved with a delay timer.

    By skill lag I mean some skills can't be cast right after each other for some reason. When I'm refilling mana, I use the pattern

    Nature's Grace -> Soul Transfusion -> Metabolic Boost

    For some reason these skills don't work if you put them in that order in a macro.
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  • dekciw
    dekciw Posts: 954 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    added to main post b:pleased
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  • Yourmom - Lost City
    Yourmom - Lost City Posts: 1,655 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Thanks washmachine!

    Now if only I could make a macro call another macro, then I could really go afk at hh bosses.
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  • zinovy
    zinovy Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    I think the macro system could use an overhaul as well I agree with the proposed ideas...
    Another good idea would be to include pet controls as macros (aka a pet pull) and include phrases as macros. (Like the EverQuest system)
  • Jordana_vale - Dreamweaver
    Jordana_vale - Dreamweaver Posts: 37 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    zinovy wrote: »
    include phrases as macros. (Like the EverQuest system)

    COH has that too and it's oh so useful! Being able to let the team know who I'm teleporting/rezing while I'm doing it so two people don't try to teleport/rez the same person is awesome.

    Being able to tell world chat spammers they're morons while reporting them (yes it's a reportable offense there! and should be here too) and ignoring them all with the click of a single button is priceless. :)
  • dekciw
    dekciw Posts: 954 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Added to main post.
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  • stormhydra
    stormhydra Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Make the macro longer. Theres only a few spaces in it.

    A looped macro? Just keeps going on and on until they die.

    Movement? Run backwards x metres. Kind of like a kiting macro
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  • bellaberri
    bellaberri Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    I agree as well that there needs to be more macro capabilities. I would like to see the following added...

    Target self
    Target squade members #1-8
    Pet commands
    Pause/wait (time)
    Assist
    Follow

    My play style for my cleric involves juggling between healing and getting a few nukes in. This involves using the mouse a lot to make the selection which can be quite a challenge at times.
  • Eorween - Heavens Tear
    Eorween - Heavens Tear Posts: 119 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    This isnt WOW..
    you trying to pull wow's feature into this game..

    its good idea but chance are not going to happen.
  • dekciw
    dekciw Posts: 954 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Eorween - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    This isnt WOW..
    you trying to pull wow's feature into this game..

    its good idea but chance are not going to happen.

    It was in many MMORPGs before WOW. I don't understand why people think WOW is some sort of innovation. WOW is simply an orgy of successful ideas used in previous games.
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  • bellaberri
    bellaberri Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    I agree. What people are suggesting here concerning macro is not exclusive to WOW and started with WOW...it is a standard that is found in many mmorpg out there.

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