Emergency Sleep Macro

[Lauranthalasa]

Hey all,

I don't know why, but I'm drawing a blank right now (brain fart?) on setting up an emergency sleep macro. Is this setup correct?

/ja "Elemental Seal" <me>
/wait 1
/ma "Sleep" (or Sleepga or Sleepga II etc) <t>

Keeping in mind I'd target the mob I wanted to sleep before I popped the Macro, is this correct, or would the target stay on me because of the first line of the macro?

Thanks for any help ^^

[Kuy555]

If you arent in fighting stance and not autotargeting the mob you should first target the mob, then pop macro. I think this should work because the <me> in the macro shouldnt target you anymore after the macro.

[Tibiam]

Yes that'll work. I use the same Macro for emergencies.

[Lauranthalasa]

Well I had a couple of chances to use it last night in the Desert and it worked. Thank's for the feedback, I don't know why my brain just wasn't working last night :sweat:

[AtraposBLM]

You can also try:
/ja "Elemental Seal" <me>
/wait 1
/ma "Sleep" <stnpc>

This lets you not have to even worry about who/what is selected when you hit the macro. Hit the macro...wait a second, tab to the mob, and hit enter. Done

If you have the mob already selected, same thing...hit macro...hit enter...done.

[Coinspinner]

I used to do that but the /wait got on my nerves and caused me to mistarget often. ><;;

Also, I once wasted E.Seal and Sleep II on a WHM type Goblin with Blink up (his Blink ate my Sleep II, I was afraid to use Sleepga II because there were non-aggressive IT mobs near him) and he resisted my other attempts to sleep him eventually killing me.

I have E. Seal next to my Sleep macros and use them seperate now. Me so clumsy ; ;

[Samar]

I use Atrapos's method, though, i dont have Sleepga II, (though i wish i did ) i havent really mistarged a mob, or gotten other IT's to aggro to me, i guess im lucky =) then again, Altep can be forgiving....somtimes....if there isnt a Earth Ele nearby.

Also, if you do you a Sleep Macro, it might help to tell your party what ye plan on doing, i cant count the number of times ive put a mob to sleep, to have a WAR, or PLD hit it, then wonder why we are all running >.< If i have time, i also Bind it, but i normally i dont have that choice. heh =)

[Lauranthalasa]

Thanks Atrapos, I'll try switching in the <stnpc> to the macro.

Usually I tell the party when it forms up (if I'm the only BLM) that if there's an add I'll try to sleep it first. If it's a JP party then they usually just figure on the BLM doing so, so I haven't had to fumble with the autotranslator in those parties.

[Lightseeker]

You might want to consider a /p line in the macro, to let your party know what you're doing. I've seen a lot of melees panic at the sight of an add, and I'll sleep it only to have a melee jump on it and wake it up. Fun times.

[Yuanlung]

Here is what I use:

/panic <stnpc>
/p （Sleep） ⇒ <lastst>!!! <call17>
/ja �Elemental Seal"　<me>
/wait 1
/ma "Sleep II" <lastst>


I perfer to see the subselect cursor as soon as I hit a macro, but for some reason, it does not work if I put it in the /p line.