Bard Guide for p99. part 1

[Flunklesnarkin]

wasn't necessarily saying it had to be /pause 50 just whatever is lowest to allow the next song to fire off automatically heh


but yah.. could always have stopsong macroed if you need to mez something.


you aren't prevented from casting another spell either if you have an auto macro go

you will just get the message "you can't use that command while casting" when the auto kicks in if you are casting another spell.

macros are all about personal preference though... same with hotkeys and what not.


If you can get use to the idea that you may have to every once in a while stop casting a spell to cast another I don't see the dilemma with have it all on one button.


but i do see where you are coming from .. some people like to click everything separate.. others like me like to click once then stop if i need to do something else.

I find its less clicks over all that way. and in a repetitive group once camp is broken probably won't be as much need for fast mezzes.

Could just get into your groove with an auto macro.


It would be faster / better to click one separately.. but this is more for easy mode / grindage imo.

[Hmotzart]

You can not stop a pause command your stuck until the last song starts before you can stop a pause macro with a bard.

EDIT if you have found a way please link me the commands I would love it but I have tried every macro I could find online and you cannot stop a pause command untill last song starts.

[kazroth]

Awesome post, Hmotzart, thanks.

[Flunklesnarkin]

not saying you pause the command.. im saying you start casting another song while its still running


it will still attempt to cast the song / spell because of the autofire macro.. but it will give you the message unable to cast because you are already casting mez or whatever.

[Hmotzart]

The pause will stop your new song from starting and go to the last song on the list in the macro.

[Flunklesnarkin]

Originally Posted by Hmotzart [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The pause will stop your new song from starting and go to the last song on the list in the macro.

I don't think you have tried it.

I'm able to do three spells on a single button just fine.


what i was saying with the stopcast / stopsong was if you are in the middle of casting something.. you can stop casting..

since the autofire macro is still running you have that time inbetween the pause to cast a new spell / song... and even tho the macro is still running you will be able to.


You will be casting a new spell or song.. and the autofire macro will still attempt to cast a spell or song but it will be unable to because you forced a new spell / song to be cast.

[Hmotzart]

The macro itself works just fine.. If you read my guide you see I use macros for swarming all the time.. If you look on the bard pic post youll see my circles are perfect.. I love macros..

It is tryin to stop the macro to start a new song. the pause command that is in the macro will stop anything you try to play if you need to stop the macro before your on the last song.


if you do a macro like this..

cast 1
/pause 25
/cast2 <--- HAVE TO MEZZ RIGHT HERE
/pause25
/cast3

The second pause will stop your mezz you have to wait for the pause , last song to start, cancel it and start your mezz..


Is a HUGE waste of global cooldowns and can get people killed when needing to mezz.

[Flunklesnarkin]

so you are saying the pause acts as a stop cast and not just a wait timer?

because i've had no problem with my spells being stopped by the pause timer.


unless you are saying you are concerned that you will be unable to recast because of the spell cool down when you stop casting.

It's entirely possible to recast you just gotta be on the ball and know your timers... but like i said not everybody can use macros.. I was just tossing it out as an option on long grinds to avoid carpal tunnel lol.


if a 1 or 2 second global cool down wipes your group.. its probably a bad thing... and its not like you have to blindly fire your macros.. you can manually cast a song if you think a big pull is coming up.

[Hmotzart]

its SOO frustrating in groups .. so i just stick with single tap macros untill we can find something better.. It really does screw with grouping where you get all your songs out of wack when you need to mezz.
I am sure you can use them once a camp is broken but remember those pops will hurt you.

[Flunklesnarkin]

yah.. I wouldn't fire an auto macro if you are expecting to mez a ton on a pull


but if you are in a long grind why not.