Why Macros belong in TOR.

How does pressing 3 mean you are skilled?

Watch a daoc 8v8 video, preferably minstrel PoV.

The only flaw I see in your statement is assuming many of these people are old enough to drive.

Please don't insult players who have far better reactions than you, that is pure skill in its rawest form.

Something you don't understand because you think macros should do it for you.

Targetting people shouldn't be hard. It's hard in this game only due to bugs. In a game like WoW (which is relevant because it's what this entire thread is about) targetting is seamless and easy. Players use focus macros because they're easier to use and do not require you to have any situational awareness.

If I want to interrupt someone in SW:TOR, I need to make a note of where they are and I need to watch their nameplate, target them mid spell, interupt, then swap my target back.

If I want to interrupt someone in SW:TOR, I need to look at the cast bar on my focus frame and press my interrupt key. I do not need to know where they are at all.

Also your example is garbage because things like bunny hopping do take a great amount of skill that average players can't achieve, but in no way are they remotely comparable to MMORPG targetting, lol.

Please stay on topic, nobody is asking for 1 button that does an entire opener, or damage rotation, or anything of that matter.

What are you talking about?

I do fine. I am almost top in damage, somewhere in the mid on healing by off-healing with extra ammo, I cleanse debuffs from friendlies, cc dps off healers, and know how to use my knockback to seperate a back from each other.

I've been highly ranked in PVP across several games (not pro, but I'm better than your average Warzone player). I don't NEED macros to beat people.

Macros add another layer of skill that allows people to play at an even higher level by removing the targeting throttle and freeing up some keybinds.

It would be a glorious day if I could fit all my keybinds seeing as I use two different modifiers, a G16 keyboard and a mous with 6 extra buttons....and have no room for things such as consumables and a couple abilities I would like on my bar.

I do try and keep an open mind, but I recall watching macros ruin SWG pvp for years. I hear the statements that macros add skill, but from what i witnessed, it took the skill out of the game and let the game *game* itself for you.

I'll pass on macros, save the skill level in pvp and do it myself, thanks.

Focus macros do not free up keybinds, they add keybinds. Focus macros do not allow you to play at a higher level of skill in any way, all they do is remove a big part of the game that requires skill. I would love to hear the actual argument for why they require more skill than the alternative, which CLEARLY requires more awareness and input from the player.

The type of macros asked for in this thread do nothing of the sort. I feel like a massive misunderstanding of what the OP is asking for is plaguing this thread.