Phoenix.Dramatica said:
»Really though, just get a pc or learn how to run FFXI on mac. You have to be into some unhealthy level of masochism to not be playing on PC in this day and age.
A lot of people seem to really hate console players & your basic macros lol "just buy a pc, just so you can play XI" that's a good answer to someone asking for console Macro advice. And shows how many people really depend on the scripts to do the work for them. Making them overall a incompetent player. You do not need scripts to perform well. Yes you have to push more buttons and actually use your head when making actions. Stop being lazy and troll this person about PC Vs. Console.
Generally for my monk mac's I prioritize my most common used around my WS and TP macros tabs. For instance: placing your MDT set to the right of your TP set.
Your PDT set to the left. This would say being under L2. So on L2 you have MDT TP PDT in the middle of your full bar so you can access either quickly.
Now under R2 put your WS boost perfect counter & chakra. This allows you to make quick actions with less movements.
In the far ends left and right if both L2 & R2 tabs you can put things like HF FS mantra Zerk Aggressor etc.
Now a easier solution since space is limited. Make a macro with impetus. Under that place a page # (can't remember off my head as I'm not online to see) I believe its macro set 1 maybe. Anyways place a page # on that. You can copy & paste the same builds to that new book or page. Only difference will be you tp/WS sets since you will need to keep on tantra cyclas +2 & make a Acc set Just for impetus.
Make a similar macro to bring you back to your home macro.
That's your basic build. Using limited space is key wile allowing your self to quickly jump to critical swops with less delay.
For something like say FS as a example. I have
Line 1: /equipt Body Melee cyclas +2 <wait 2>
Line 2: /ja "Formless strikes" me <wait 2>
Line 3: /equipt Body Thaumas
I belive you could get away with <wait 1> but if you get a lag spike that 1 second could screw your activation and won't read the augmented peace of gear that enhances it.
For a WS set say for instance:
/equip body "manibozo jerkin"
/equip head "whirlpool mask"
/equip waist "wanion belt"
/WS "shijin spiral" <stnpc>
This conserves space and allows for a Faster WS w/o manually going into your menu after macro swopping.
Alot if your macros may take up 2 boxs such as PDT MDT and Tp so plan them out where your comfortable to use them with less delay and able to swop back instantly.
Your WS macro can take up one now with all the updated gear allowing to swop fewer items.
For other sets such as Acc Hybrid /war /dnc /run etc you should make a hole new page copy/paste everything you can to keep it the same and just change the builds. And add / remove what is nessisary. For /run make it a palet that is available to have a empty palet below for your runes, as you will not have space to place runes on the same palet. Easy swops just hold R2 or L2, hit up or down on the Dpad to change pages. ( place your runes on the palet just above or below the /run page.
Once you figure it out will take you 15 min and you can make multiple sets just by copy/paste pretty fast for all your needs.
The set would sook something like this:
R2: HF Blank MDT MDT TP TP PDT PDT Chakra Regen
L2: FS Zerk Agg Chi PC WS Boost Voke Impetus mantra
(PC = perfect counter)
(Regen = Regen gear + movement speed boots)
Notice I left the one next to Hundred fist empty so you don't accidentally hit it tryin to hit say your MD set.
Sorry for the long post.. Good luck hope this helps.