Too much Clicky Clicky???Follow

Hey guys thanks for dealing with my noob questions and being patient.... I am loving my mage and just dinged 21 last night and have an idea what kind of build (arcane/fire) I am going to use for PvP. The only thing I am wanting to know is if its wrong to not have macros and titanpanel? I do not lag alot for the clicking aspect but at the same time I am thinking right now its not hurting me to use titanpanel and macros at this lvl in teh game. Is it going to hurt me in the future in PvP if I am not using macros and titanpanel? I like to think I am not the only clicker in this game but ....its been 3 or 4 years since I have played it sucks being noob again...also if someone can tell me how macros work ....they are very confusing to me but then again I havent spent much time on them.. But on a side note I am loving being a fire mage(***** crowd control....I want CRIT) and thanks for the advice fellow mages!

At your level it is not very vital to have macros, but starting now gives you an idea which ones you may want later on. For example in later levels you, as arc/fire, you will want to macro AP/PoM/Pyro with a trinket also perhaps. A macro would be very important here so that you can activate those 3 abilities and cast Pryo all simultaneously. Clicking separately allows an opportunity for your opponent to silence, CC, or counter the sequence you are putting together. AP in particular has a very distinctive sound and animation that screams "Sheep me now!" in a BG. Also, a huge benefit for marcos is to save hot key space when you start running out of slots on your action bar.

I will definitely say start keybinding early as well. never keybound with my priest, can't get into it now, even though all my other characters are.

Don't just limit yourself to the normal keys either. Most people say 1-6 and shift1-6. I use 2, 3, 4, R, T, F. It's easier for me to play with those keys than with 1-6.