FF14 Comprehensive Controller Guide

The macros on the expanded are Play macros. On the left side are a Play macro for each party member in an 8-man group that isn’t you (and one party sort macro), and on the right side are Play macros for the DPS in a 4-man duty. These macros are entirely optional and meant to be a temporary help for those who are getting used to the job. Ideally over time, all the macros from expanded are removed and whatever’s left is copied over to the other side.

Party sort:

/merror off

/psort

Play on party member 2:

/merror off

/ac Play <2>

Earthly Star:

/merror off

/ac Earthly Star <t>

/ac Earthly Star <me>

/macroicon Earthly Star

The video description has sets of macros that will recreate this set up (as best as it can).

Note: French video coming soon

WHM - SHB

The video description has sets of macros that will recreate this set up. I considered putting it in the text guide but then it would get even longer!

Note: French video coming soon

Melee

MNK - SHB

The video description has sets of macros that will recreate this set up.

DRG - SHB

Video link with macro auto-setup

For easy targeting of Dragon Sight, I would recommend using this party order:

For the DPS (I left “Other” in there so you can compare to the standard order the game provides). Using that order would make it easy to access DOWN any melee coDPS, and access UP any tanks if all your coDPS are practicing social distancing.

NIN - SHB

The single mudra on the expanded is there to be a visibility on the cooldown timer so you know to go back to the primary bar if you need to do some AOE mudras.

Video link for explanation and macro auto-set up.

SAM - VIDEO

SAM’s pattern is based on both its gauge and the few directionals that it has. If you try it on a testing dummy, you should be able to see how the pattern works in tandem with the gauge.

Video link for explanations and auto-setup macro

Instant Ranged

If you’re wondering why I call these Instant Ranged and not “physical ranged” it’s because I hate the terms “physical ranged” and “magical ranged”. The biggest difference in the playstyle isn’t that the action has a physical or magical animation, it’s the playstyle of having mostly instant GCDs or mostly casted GCDs. It’s the reason why HW bard was liked by people who normally played casters but disliked by people who played..well..ARR bard!

BRD - VIDEO

As you see the expanded is quite unnecessary. This is just because of my “aoe” pattern, but can be completely removed and the backstep put to the other bar if so desired.

Video link for Bard set up with explanations and auto-setup macro

MCH - VIDEO

Video link for explanations and macros for auto-setup

One of my favorite controller setups of this expansion <3 If you want you can copy the AOE section from the primary bar into the expanded, entirely optional.

DNC - VIDEO

The video description has sets of macros that will recreate this set up. I considered putting it in the text guide but then it would get even longer!

As you see the expanded is quite unnecessary. This is just because of my “aoe” pattern, but can be completely removed.

The macro in the WXHB is optional and meant as a “just in case” you have to finish your dance while moving and have difficulty reaching the d-pad.

/merror off

/ac "Standard Step"

/ac "Technical Step"

/micon "Standard Finish"

Caster Ranged

If you’re wondering why I call these Caster Ranged and not “magical ranged” it’s because I hate the terms “physical ranged” and “magical ranged”. The biggest difference in the playstyle isn’t that the action is physical or magical, it’s the playstyle of having mostly instant GCDs or mostly casted GCDs. It’s the reason why HW bard was liked by people who normally played casters but disliked by people who played..well..ARR bard!

BLM - VIDEO

The video to explain everything and with the description to recreate the set up is here

The macros are for aetherial manipulation. However, I have to mention that your party order matters.

This is what I personally use for DPS, whereas what most people use (the default) would be what you see for my “Other”.

Here are two images that shows party member access:

(2 down and 2 up means pressing the d-pad twice, since the first press would go to you first if you were fighting an enemy, these are your “easy access” allies.)

As such the macros for Aetherial Manipulation are:

Aetherial Manipulation - Light Party:

/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <3>

Aetherial Manipulation - Full Party (standard order):

/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <4>

Aetherial Manipulation - Full Party (dps, healer, tank order):

/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <6>

SMN - VIDEO

Link to video (and macro auto-set up) here

Feel free to remove Physick. It's there because it's in the same spot as scholar's (and RDM's vercure, and GLD's Clemency - which can legitimately be useful at times for those jobs, but let’s be honest Summoner’s Physick doesn’t scale well enough to be as useful). Plus it wasn't interfering at all with the flow of the job which is why I left it there.

RDM - VIDEO

Link to video (and macro auto-set up) here