provoke macro problems..

[Lodoss]

I have a slightly modified version of the provoke macro posted earlier, Instead /p or echo (Provoke) (Ready) i replaced that with another /ja "Provoke" <t>

Is this a bad thing? I mean, In most cases of heavy battle where Im not using shield bash or a cure this helps me out alot because I can just sit back and watch the game do the work for me.. Not to say I dont like doing the work.. but a PLD needs a break once in a while.

I also recomend what imac2much said about checking the timers, Ive been doing it for a while now and it has been very helpful on keeping on top of those timers.

[Claritin]

Same here

I also think doing
/party Provoke RDY!

is incredibly lame.

It's spam... when people need to do a weapon chain it makes it hard to see people's TP calls.... it also takes slightly more focus off of monster positioning and player HP and mana bars.

The only one that needs to keep track of my provoke timers etc... IS ME! So why would I want to distract other people with them?

Your group should trust you to do your job.... if they say they would like the info tell them.

"I am a PLD... not a WAR. PLD use Cure Macros non-stop to maintain aggro. These macros make it so my provoke macro messages rarely complete anyway. I assure you I will use provoke as soon as it resets.. However Provoke is not my only aggro management tool... I will be using FLASH and CURE3 also... Which is odd because no one asks for the time for those..."

If they still give you lip

"Ok... give me one second while I build my "My HP are low CURE ME NOW" macro.. and my "SOMEONE STUN THIS BEFORE IT DROPS A BOMB" macros... that way I spam us even more about things we are already aware of and working on"

Yeah the 2nd one is a bit arrogant... but then again so is someone continuing to demand you set up macros to thier specifications so that they can micro-manage you.