Green Bard hot bar set up?

[Videri]

Originally Posted by Wallicker [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Omgawd y’all double tap for every song? Gross

I don't double tap. I roll. I hit 1 then 2, super fast. 12! The 1 turns off the current song and the 2 starts Song 2. Then I hit 2 then 3, super fast. 23! And so on.

Originally Posted by Wallicker [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have no issues using all my skills, swapping instruments and using clickies while not double tapping every song, I’m hitting less buttons than you every session and doing just as much not sure how it’s less efficient. I Guess I’m just a bad bard. Maybe you should give me lessons sometime

Naw, both ways are valid! There are pros and cons. Plus, once your fingers know a way of doing things, you stick to that way because your fingers are already fast at it.

[Wallicker]

I have no issues using all my skills, swapping instruments and using clickies while not double tapping every song, I’m hitting less buttons than you every session and doing just as much not sure how it’s less efficient. I Guess I’m just a bad bard. Maybe you should give me lessons sometime

[Omsk]

I've bound my spell gems to the number keys and made a /stopcast macro on a hotkey that I've got bound to E. I move with WASD so hitting E between songs is pretty easy, I prefer it to double-tapping spell keys. So hotkeys 1-6 I have Stopsong, Inc, open inv slot 1, inv slot 2, primary, secondary. With assist on page 2 (shift+1). ez.

[Manafee]

With some testing and help from a friend i was able to find a way to put 2 songs on one button. If you set it up right u can keep 4 songs up at the same time and only having to use 2 buttons to keep all of the songs up.

This is how i have them setup

Button 1 (song 1 & 2)
/stopsong
/cast 1
/pause 30
/stopsong
/cast 2

Button 2 (song 3 & 4)
/stopsong
/cast 3
/pause 30
/stopsong
/cast 4

I was testing it last night and i was able to keep 4 songs going with no issue. You will need to get used to songs sometimes dropping and have to take over manually. When it comes to switching weapons out for instruments i have them on a different hot bar page and i have gotten used to doing shift+1 or shift+2 depending on the page to quickly switch hot bars. Hope this helps a fellow bard

[Wallicker]

Originally Posted by Manafee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

With some testing and help from a friend i was able to find a way to put 2 songs on one button. If you set it up right u can keep 4 songs up at the same time and only having to use 2 buttons to keep all of the songs up.

This is how i have them setup

Button 1 (song 1 & 2)
/stopsong
/cast 1
/pause 30
/stopsong
/cast 2

Button 2 (song 3 & 4)
/stopsong
/cast 3
/pause 30
/stopsong
/cast 4

I was testing it last night and i was able to keep 4 songs going with no issue. You will need to get used to songs sometimes dropping and have to take over manually. When it comes to switching weapons out for instruments i have them on a different hot bar page and i have gotten used to doing shift+1 or shift+2 depending on the page to quickly switch hot bars. Hope this helps a fellow bard

This is the worst idea as a missed note or needing to swap to a different song is impossible bc you are locked in to the pause for a while 3 seconds no matter what

[Manafee]

This is the worst idea as a missed note or needing to swap to a different song is impossible bc you are locked in to the pause for a while 3 seconds no matter what

Well, it worst is subjective here. I definitely recommend having a button for each song first of all, but if there are 4 party buffs i want to keep up consistently it makes life alot easier hitting a button every 6 seconds as apposed to every 3 seconds constantly. If the first song on the macro fails you will have to wait 3 seconds to correct it, but if fails on the second song you can correct right away. Yes this is not "Meta" and i wouldn't recommend it in a raid setting by any means. This works for me and you can take it with a grain of salt if you like.

[enjchanter]

Double song macro deff sounds like a bad idea

[Graahle]

I would love to see a tandem video shot that has one camera fixated on the bard player's hands/keyboard and another camera portraying their game screen.

[Manafee]

I would love to see a tandem video shot that has one camera fixated on the bard player's hands/keyboard and another camera portraying their game screen.

[zanderklocke]

I love that playing a bard is so versatile that there are many ways you can set up your keys, play, and succeed. Definitely a fun class.

I haven’t played since they removed multiple hotkey bars and 10 key hotkey bars. I’d definitely have to rethink how I do some things.