Raise and Other Job Action Macros for FFXIV
If you play FFXIV long enough you'll end up seeing a message in chat while running a duty letting folks know someone is getting raised. These are usually done via macro.
Why Do People Use Raise and Other Job Action Macros?
Raise messages basically boil down to "Other healers and raise capable members of the party, I am raising this person so don't waste your Swiftcast."
They can also communicate if this is a hard rez (no Swiftcast) and will therefore take time.
They tell you who scraped you off the floor so you have a suggestion of who to give your commendation. (This is why I appreciate others using them, personally).
They communicate part of a mechanic that another player might not know. The classic example was Paladin's Divine Veil, where they needed to be healed for the action to be completed. Although Divine Veil no longer requires it.
Creating and Editing Macros
Click the System button.
Click User Macros.
Select an empty macro or one you would like to overwrite.
In the opened macro, click the macro icon.
Select an icon to represent this macro. Or, use /micon in the macro itself to use the icon for the action.
Enter a descriptive name in the Name field, like Sage Hard Rez.
In the main body of the macro, you will enter the code of the macro, making sure each line is its own line.
Macro Components
/ac tells the system you are starting a command about an action.
"Action Name" says which action you want to use. This is job specific so you will need to make a rez macro for each job as it is Egeiro vs Raise vs Resurrection vs Ascend etc.
<wait.#> is telling the system to wait before executing the next line. The number tells the system how many seconds to wait. How long you need depends on your computer, internet connection and how congested the immediate area in game is. 2 seconds works for my current machine very well, 3 seconds worked better for my old laptop and if I'm at a world boss Fate or hunt train I don't even try to use the macro due to the long wait time needed.
/party tells the system to send the text that follows to the party chat.
<t> tells the system to substitute the name of who you are currently targeting in whatever message you are sending in chat.
<#> The number will tell the system who to target based on the position in the party list. So a 3 will target the 3rd person on the party list.
/micon "Action Name" will tell the system to give the macro the same icon as the named action.
Optimizing Rez Macro Placement on Your Hotbar
To get the most bang for your buck on your rez macro, I recommend the following order on your hotbar:
[Swiftcast] [Quick Raise Macro] [Raise] [Full Heal Action]
This set up will let you see if Swiftcast is still on cooldown. If it is you can skip your Quick Raise macro and either just click Raise directly or a Long Raise macro (which in that image is the X icon below my Quick Raise macro's icon).
Example Macros
These can all be directly copy and pasted into the body section of the macro editor.
Basic Rez Macro (RDM)
/ac "Swiftcast" <wait.2> /ac "Verraise" <wait.2> /party Raising <t>! Get back in the fight!
Hard (Long) Rez Macro (SGE)
/party Swiftcast is down! Hard rez-ing <t>! <wait.3> /ac "Egeiro"
Rez Macro with Swiftcast and Thin Air (WHM)
This is specific to WHM level 58+ and will allow you to instantly cast Raise with no MP cost to help make the most of your resources.
/ac "Swiftcast" <wait.2> /ac "Thin Air" <wait.2> /ac "Raise" <wait.2> /party Raising <t>! Get back in the fight!
Improvisation Macro (DNC)
Unless your team has played a lot of Dancer themselves they likely won't understand how Improv works. Macro messages are great for telling other people in your party what they need to do to benefit from things like DNC's Improvisation or PLD's Passage of Arms.
/micon "Improvisation" /ac "Improvisation" /party Stand near me until you hear the bongos for healing!
Aetherial Manipulation (for the BLM Who Can't Target Party Members to Literally Save Their Own Lives)
Its me, I'm that black mage. This automatically targets the third person in the party's list which will be the healer in a Light Party or the second tank in a Full Party. You will aether skate over to whoever that is.
/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <3>
Living Dead Macro (DRK)
This is no longer required as Living Dead has been updated. But it is a good example of making a macro message fun while giving a needed instruction.
/micon "Living Dead" /ac "Living Dead" <wait.2> /party Whether by accident or purpose, I have used Living Dead. Please heal me to full or else I will soon be Dead Dead. :')