Bard 1 button Motif Macro guide

If you set this up properly you will be able to have all of your motifs tied to 1 button. You just need to hit again to go to the next motif. I find this saves alot of hot key real estate and finger stretching which was always the one thing that bugged me about the great Bard class.

I didn't come up with this and I will link to the original thread where I found it on the Rift forums.

http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/classes-telara/rogue-discussion/rogue-guides/239266-subaknas-bard-guide-1-4-a.html

One Button Motif Macro

* This is how I have mine set up, you don’t have to use bar 3 or the same key as me *

Add the following key bindings / macros in an ability bar which you usually don't use (I used bar 3):

First choose a key for the rotation, I took ` because it's it’s right next to my other buttons
Bind this key to the first position of the ability bar. In this case for me it’s Action Bar 3, Button 1
Save this setting and enter /exportkeybindings 1

Then for the next position:
Action Bar 3, Button 2
Save and export again /exportkeybindings 2

Keep doing this all the way up to whatever Bar number you’re using and Button 5

Once you make these macros all you have to do is keep pressing the key you bound and it will cycle through casting all the motifs:

#show Motif of Regeneration 
suppressmacrofailures 
cast Motif of Regeneration
importkeybindings 2

#show Motif of Grandeur 
suppressmacrofailures 
cast Motif of Grandeur 
importkeybindings 3

#show Motif of Tenacity 
suppressmacrofailures 
cast Motif of Tenacity 
importkeybindings 4

#show Motif of Focus 
suppressmacrofailures 
cast Motif of Focus 
importkeybindings 5

#show Motif of Bravery 
suppressmacrofailures 
cast Motif of Bravery 
importkeybindings 1

Awesome, will try this out. Thanks!

Thanks for posting this! It'll be a great help! :)

This is very helpful, and I'll likely try it with other class/builds that have no cool down skills.

It works... had to walk through it... and it worked the 1st time. To wrap my head around it. as set up as posted. All this action occurs on action bar three. Five keybinds will be used on "action bar 3". I created 5 macros labeled 1,2,3,4,5.... copy and paste worked well here. So take each macro above and create 5 macros. Now on action bar 3, we're going to start the keybinds... using the ` button, start at position one. That action bar 3, button 1. Then /exportkeybindings 1 It will state that you've succussfully bound the key. Next... Keybind action bar 3, button 2 with the ` key. Now /exportkeybindings 2 Third... Keybind action bar 3, button 3 with the ` key. Again /exportkeybindings 3 4th Keybind action bar 3, button 4 with the ` key. /exportkeybindings 4 5th Keybind action bar 3, button 5 with the ` key... and at last /exportkeybindings 5 Now we place the 5 macros 1-5, matching macro 1 with the first button and so on. Here's how it works for me... Shift 3 to get to action bar 3 and then use the "`" key, cycle 5 times there it is! I don't use the macro set up this way. But it does work. Hope this helps.

» Edited on: 2012-08-17 18:36:03 The "`" key is on the 2nd button atm... it cycles through each postion as you press the key.

» Edited on: 2012-08-17 18:37:50