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Does anybody here NOT use a macro for flourishes?

Unless I am doing a pre-arranged routine for a special event, I don't. All my flourishes I hit by hand, and have been since learning formal.

i usually type the /flo, or hit the hotkey, when i'm dancing normally. i haven't spent a lot of time coming up with really complex dances, however- i'm sure i'd use a macro for those, just to make sure the timing was right, and to free myself up for chatting

I don't use macros for flourishes, I only use them for setting up simultaneous light effects within a group.

When the cantina where I entertain is busy or if i'm busy sending tells or teaching someone how to do things I will run a macro. But there are plenty of times where I just type /flo x or /band x. At other times I just like to hear a predefined series of flourishes to a specific tune then I fire up a alias.

I make a lot of use of aliases to ENHANCE a performance, save typing the same thing over and over (e.g. explaining to a newbie how to heal battle fatigue), etc. See guide on working with aliases in my history for reference.

I treat alias files for specific songs (for gigs) as an orchestral / dance score pretty much. To see what I mean visit the holosite in my signature and check out past gigs.

When performing live, I do not use macros. I prefer to start/stop/change when the mood suits me and I prefer to improvise frequently rather than spend twenty minutes doing a canned version of the same tune over and over. Not to mention that macros interfere with other activities like trading and training.

I've done the AFK macro thing once. I was very close to knowledge 4 so I parked in my house and looped a short macro all night to push across the skill threshold.

I do flourishes by hand ... just my preference.

I use a macro when I am in the cantina, because I am on Lyrical and if the flourishes aren't timed correctly I look like I'm having a seizure because of the bugs in the dance.

But I NEVER go afk. Ever.

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SlickRiptide wrote:

When performing live, I do not use macros. I prefer to start/stop/change when the mood suits me and I prefer to improvise frequently rather than spend twenty minutes doing a canned version of the same tune over and over. Not to mention that macros interfere with other activities like trading and training.

I've done the AFK macro thing once. I was very close to knowledge 4 so I parked in my house and looped a short macro all night to push across the skill threshold.

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/dump takes care of that problem.

I use them but I must have 15-20 diferent versons, ranging from band flo macros to self macros, a special macro for buffing etc. There are some macros that are just slapped together and some where the person took the time to make it special. Timing out each flo and inserting lights at just the right time. No dancer would get on stage and just do whatever popped in their head. They have a full dance planned and ready to execute. So answer: yes I use macros, and I'm constantly changing and rewriting them. The whole time I'm usually talking to everyone, so this really does make it come off more professional. IMO hehe

-Sen