You can do it but I do not recommend it.
-if you set the delay low (ie rapid twist) any lag will bug the macro
-if you set the delay high to avoid this you twist inefficiently
-if you miss a note you drop a song
-if you need to quickly do a thing (mez/charm/snare/whatever) you’re out of luck until macro finishes
As Legidias said, I don’t think you’ll find a good bard on this server who uses this style of macro personally or would advocate its use.
Pressing a button every 3 seconds is not exactly hard and after a while you fall into a nice rhythm. If you’re finding your life as a bard too busy or hectic I’d recommend any of (or combo of) the following:
1. Put your weapons away and stop worrying about trying to melee all the time. Bard melee dps is trash. You’ll save yourself time and keystrokes not trying to melee all the time. Furthermore, with few exceptions you will add more total power to your group using instruments.
2. Prioritize your songs. The mark of a good bard isn’t always keeping 4 songs up for the sake of keeping 4 songs up. If you’re having a hard time trying to figure out what 3rd or 4th song tonadd to the twist, it’s probably because none of those songs are worth a rats ass for the situation you’re in. Do yourself a favor and learn to be comfortable twisting 2 or 3 if the situation doesn’t absolutely call for that 3rd or 4th. More songs sometimes just means more clutter in buff boxes that might block a heal over time or actually useful buff. Good bards impress their groups by singing the RIGHT songs at the RIGHT time with the RIGHT priority all while maintaining situational awareness to timely cc, snare, slow.
3. Unless your group is hurting, give yourself a break between pulls and just regen song it up. Bards are a busy class and groups on p99 know that. If you’re doing your job well in general, you’re entitled to a relax break at times.
If all else fails and twisting manually is just too cumbersome you can always ...
4. Admit that playing a bard is just not for you. It’s laborious. It’s not for everyone.
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