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Rafaman
11.15.2013 , 09:59 AM | #161
I think this Macro debate will come up again as GS is introduced. The Macrophytes will want to press one button to instakill and because it is 3D space flight will feel justified.

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Andryah
11.15.2013 , 10:02 AM | #162
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I think this Macro debate will come up again as GS is introduced. The Macrophytes will want to press one button to instakill and because it is 3D space flight will feel justified.
Hehe... yeah.

Then again, who needs macros anyways? .... this is Star Wars and we have droids.
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11.15.2013 , 10:15 AM | #163
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I think this Macro debate will come up again as GS is introduced. The Macrophytes will want to press one button to instakill and because it is 3D space flight will feel justified.
There are already macros, the only debate people are having is why should people have to pay extra to a company other than bioware to use them.

And its really weird that any time anyone talks about updating this game and bringing it up to par with mmos made after 1999 the same 3 people freak out and spam the thread, I think it really is a mental illness.

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Grayseven
11.15.2013 , 12:06 PM | #164
Quote: Originally Posted by Mallorik View Post
There are already macros, the only debate people are having is why should people have to pay extra to a company other than bioware to use them.

And its really weird that any time anyone talks about updating this game and bringing it up to par with mmos made after 1999 the same 3 people freak out and spam the thread, I think it really is a mental illness.
No worse than the illness that makes people think that just because it is a feature of another game it has to be in this one to be "modern".
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Zoom_VI
11.15.2013 , 01:09 PM | #165
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You do know that Razers Naga mouse (even the SWTOR Officially licensed version) will let you do all that and more, with just one button press (which in turn is actually multiple button presses to hot keys on your keyboard) so as to there actually is a key press for each power used.
And its macro functionality is against the ToS, regardless of its branding.

I should know I use one, but I never even bothered to install the naga's program onto my new laptop. Having twelve keybinds available to my thumb is more than anyone ever needs
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StarMagus
11.15.2013 , 01:16 PM | #166
I played Rift for awhile and it had a pretty extensive macro system. Doing so as a DPS I was able to Macro my way down to 3-5 buttons that would do about 95% damage of what somebody who picked the right ability every time could manage. The system HIGHLY favors melee classes with insta-cast abilities and reactionary abilities, such as when you parry this ability becomes active, or this ability becomes active after a crit and for 10 seconds beyond that.

For casting/healing classes it wasn't a big change.

Tanks also go some advantage off of it, because they were melee and had several reactionary abilities, but they were more limited than say DPS. So sort of a middle ground.

Would I use the system if it were in this game? 100%. It makes things far easier for enough classes, that it's silly not to.

Do I want it in this game... not really, as I don't think there is a need.

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Mallorik
11.15.2013 , 01:21 PM | #167
Quote: Originally Posted by Grayseven View Post
No worse than the illness that makes people think that just because it is a feature of another game it has to be in this one to be "modern".
Its an illness to think that a feature that has been in nearly every mmo since the 90's might be something this mmo should have? lol ok.

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Mallorik
11.15.2013 , 01:22 PM | #168
Quote: Originally Posted by StarMagus View Post
I played Rift for awhile and it had a pretty extensive macro system. Doing so as a DPS I was able to Macro my way down to 3-5 buttons that would do about 95% damage of what somebody who picked the right ability every time could manage. The system HIGHLY favors melee classes with insta-cast abilities and reactionary abilities, such as when you parry this ability becomes active, or this ability becomes active after a crit and for 10 seconds beyond that.

For casting/healing classes it wasn't a big change.

Tanks also go some advantage off of it, because they were melee and had several reactionary abilities, but they were more limited than say DPS. So sort of a middle ground.

Would I use the system if it were in this game? 100%. It makes things far easier for enough classes, that it's silly not to.

Do I want it in this game... not really, as I don't think there is a need.
It is in this game, you just have to own a special keyboard or mouse or get a program off the web.

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ELRunninW
11.15.2013 , 01:24 PM | #169
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It is in this game, you just have to own a special keyboard or mouse or get a program off the web.
I think his post was clear no.

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Grayseven
11.15.2013 , 01:26 PM | #170
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Its an illness to think that a feature that has been in nearly every mmo since the 90's might be something this mmo should have? lol ok.
Yes, it is. It is the MMO equivalent of "If everyone else jumps in the lake, so should you". Just because it has always been that way doesn't make it right. It's called myopic.

People complain that all games are the same, and then people complain that all games aren't the same. I don't buy a pick-up and complain it isn't a semi...
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