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Khizan posted:My guess would basically be the same thing, then: they think it looks cool. And, in their defense, you did think it looked neat enough to pay extra attention to it. Yeah the whole 'don't wear sets' thing is weird because, sometimes sets look really good! Sets are as much of an outfit as anything else, dyed or undyed
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When I'm playing through the MSQ, if the game gives me upgraded gear as part of story progression or dungeon drops, I make a point to wear them. I'll dye them to get them to match a little better, and I'll glam over it if I'm given something particularly ugly, but I find that to be part of the fun! It gets me more engaged with the journey and the feeling of character progression, I guess. Fancy glammed outfits are for level cap, or are at least for when you've hit the 50/60/70/80 points.
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When I got Ninja to 80 I used that tome gear un-glammed (aside from the head) because it looked alright
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As soon as my GNB unlocked the 80 relic gear, that was his permanent look. The only thing that changed was the dyejob once I ran Memoria Misera enough times to get the dyeable version.
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It only really happened in ARR, but it was fun to see people around the NPC you're supposed to talk to, and they were dressed almost exactly the same as you because they were wearing quest reward equipment. Just kind of fun seeing people at (nearly) exactly the same spot in the story as I was. This culminated in me leveling through the 50-60 CUL quests, finishing a cutscene and seeing someone dressed in the same equipment as I was. Paraphrasing: Me: "yo, you on CUL 52 or 54?" Them: "54" Me: "Here, take my leftover ingredients and this extra food bit I crafted, you'll need them" Them: "lol thanks, I'm training crafting to try to clear out my retainer inventories" Me: "yeah but there's so much stuff left over when you're cooking!" Them: "ikr"
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Okay, finally got my EX weapon on a farm. Next week once I've done my exams and gotten a normal raid acc and the tome armor I think I'll start trying for Anabaseios Savage. Are there any good guides for current PF strats? Specially since from what I saw Levinstrike is worse than both Shackles and Devour in complexity.
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GiantRockFromSpace posted:Okay, finally got my EX weapon on a farm. Next week once I've done my exams and gotten a normal raid acc and the tome armor I think I'll start trying for Anabaseios Savage. Are there any good guides for current PF strats? Specially since from what I saw Levinstrike is worse than both Shackles and Devour in complexity. Eh Levinstrike isn’t that bad, but NA PF is currently using two different strategies from what I’ve seen. The majority use JP and some others use Oppo. Though the big issue is people are just really bad and a single person failing can wipe the group. Nothing in P9S is all that bad, but PF, or at least the people I’ve been unfortunate enough to group with, just can’t do simple mechanics. Every party is a Levinstrike trap party, except the ones that can’t even make it there. Can’t even trust people that already cleared the tier to not gently caress up because uptime is more important than not killing themselves or letting someone sit at half health before a raidwide goes out. After doing P1S-P8S in a static, all I can ask is how the gently caress can people deal with PF?! I don’t want to even think about the number of times I’ve been killed because #6 or #8 ran to my tower as #2 or #4, fuckers you don’t take two towers.
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hey, trying to set up healer dps macros that cast spells on my target's target if targeting my tank, or on my target if im doing solo content. is this socially acceptable or am i gonna get told off for using macros for this? if not, does anyone have any examples of how to set up those macros?
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Don't think that anyone would really tell you off per se but I don't think what you're trying to do is really possible in the current macro system? There's no conditionals.
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Combat macros are intentionally limited and finicky. To be perfectly honest, just bind Assist Target (or "target of target" or whatever) and use that to switch between the boss and the tank. EDIT: To elaborate, the only combat macro I have is on my tanks, and it's to cast my short-term defensive cooldown on my co-tank (always position 2 since I'm the other tank). Do not put GCDs in macros, they won't work well. Roluth fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Jun 12, 2023 |
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Yeah I don't think you can do macros like that.
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Roluth posted:EDIT: To elaborate, the only combat macro I have is on my tanks, and it's to cast my short-term defensive cooldown on my co-tank (always position 2 since I'm the other tank). Do not put GCDs in macros, they won't work well. If you want to do this on other jobs you can rearrange the roster in the O menu. My dragoon has a macro to cast eyes on slot 2, rather than dealing with focus target and how fight mechanics can mess that up.
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There is the `<tt>` targeting option, so you could do something like this which will have that effect:code:[Edit] In terms of this being socially acceptable: whatever. Maybe don't use a macro like this if you're doing extreme/savage content where every GCD counts, but if you're doing solo or normal content where having perfect efficientcy isn't required do whatever is most comfortable for you. MadFriarAvelyn fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Jun 12, 2023 |
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Jun 12, 2023 02:47
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Zeruel posted:hey, trying to set up healer dps macros that cast spells on my target's target if targeting my tank, or on my target if im doing solo content. is this socially acceptable or am i gonna get told off for using macros for this? if not, does anyone have any examples of how to set up those macros? something like code:
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ahh right, ok. i was hoping macros operated more like WoW's where you could do poo poo like that. i tried looking up a macro for astrologists using cards easier, but i couldn't find anything anything conclusive which makes playing it on console a pain in the rear end.
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Zeruel posted:ahh right, ok. i was hoping macros operated more like WoW's where you could do poo poo like that. i tried looking up a macro for astrologists using cards easier, but i couldn't find anything anything conclusive which makes playing it on console a pain in the rear end. The neat thing about consoles/controller use in this game is there is a soft target you can use with your d-pad while you're targeting your primary target that lets you target anyone in your party for a single action. Target the enemy, use that to scroll through the party list when they need a heal, hit controller button combo. I liked this so much I bound the same controls to my mouse forward/mouse back buttons so I could have the same kind of targeting on my keyboard + mouse setup. MadFriarAvelyn fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Jun 12, 2023 |
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Zeruel posted:ahh right, ok. i was hoping macros operated more like WoW's where you could do poo poo like that. i tried looking up a macro for astrologists using cards easier, but i couldn't find anything anything conclusive which makes playing it on console a pain in the rear end. They try to limit the power of macros to affect combat for the same reason they're against addons; they don't want it to become the "norm" that they then need to design around. Easier to draw the line at 0 instead of allowing some and dealing with players saying "but what about this one, it's practically the same thing."
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Related, I tried mouse over mods for a while but it's easier to adjust to ffxiv than try to import play styles from other games.
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dont macro your gcds! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgpUCgExvbA
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i don't think i will ever be at a level in which that matters
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it always matters
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Using Macros to do Mudras is the correct way, because whoever designed that system hates fun.
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Mudras are fine? I've never had that much of an issue with mudras.
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Mudras force you to memorize a number AND a color. It's like Mathbot (Extreme)!
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I developed muscle memory for Mudras pretty quickly on controller. The secret is that the sequence doesn’t matter, it’s the number of different Mudras pressed + the one you end on. Ten-Chi-Jin and Chi-Ten-Jin both get you Suiton for example.
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Always strive to be #2 in the list (so you get splattered by a tankbuster when the OT dies)
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Yeah once i understood that the only thing that matter is the number and the last one you press, it made it much easier to do Mudras.
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of all the things to turn into a macro, how would one do it with mudras without making everything massively worse
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I don't think about the different ways to do Mudras because I think of burst windows as fighting game combos for the most part. I'm going to press my buttons in the order I practiced them and I'm going to hope I don't mess it up. goblin week posted:i don't think i will ever be at a level in which that matters Also, people using macros for accessibility reasons are totally cool by me
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I don't know any of my skill names, I just know where they are on my bars and what button on my keyboard/mouse to press to make them happen.
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HackensackBackpack posted:I don't know any of my skill names, I just know where they are on my bars and what button on my keyboard/mouse to press to make them happen. It sounds Greek, I know that much... Maybe Latin? Idfk i push the button numbers go up
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I started up the game for the first time in months last night and oh god I'm so bad at things now. My muscle memory betrays me.
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a cartoon duck posted:of all the things to turn into a macro, how would one do it with mudras without making everything massively worse Sometimes you just want to replace 3 buttons with 6, because ninja has too much free hotbar space.
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Good macros: Dragon Sight mouseover Making your weapon effects light up while still on your back / quick change/ other fashion options
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World War Mammories posted:it always matters Yes. Losing 2 GCDs to macro use is the same as standing around doing absolutely nothing for 5 seconds every minute.
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iPodschun posted:I don't think about the different ways to do Mudras because I think of burst windows as fighting game combos for the most part. I'm going to press my buttons in the order I practiced them and I'm going to hope I don't mess it up. I mean, maybe someday... i still get yelled for stuff like forgetting where my provoke bind is while off-tanking so that's like, a whole different level for me. I feel like all the mechanics added after levels 60 or so are so much already, like I thought I was doing okay as a ninja and therein comes Ten Chi Jin and Meisui and where do i even weave that in. Also mudras are great because they make a great "doink" sound when you put them in
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All this talk reminds me that I need to play more DNC DNC Revolution.
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I have a really obnoxious macro for each of my tanks for when I hit my invuln. My favorite is my paladin, with my staggered JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL and a bunch of random sfx.
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I just have a Swiftcast + Thin Air Macro ready next to Raise because I have that next to my Limit Break button and if that Macro snuffs I'm only out the MP for Thin Air which isn't a big deal. Oh I also have Asylum macro'd to cast on Target because mouse targeting on pad is the absolute pits. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Jun 12, 2023 |
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goblin week posted:i don't think i will ever be at a level in which that matters savage and ultimate raids can often have brutal DPS checks. losing several casts of glare over the course of a messy clear attempt from macros could mean the difference between a .1% wipe and a clear
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