Back in the EQ1 days, it was pretty normal to build macros that associated IC text (or even OOC text!) with what you were doing if it were something "outside the norm" or that required notifying other players. For instance, a healer wouldn't do this for their heals, but they might for a resurrection. A crowd controller might do it for their CC skill, just to make sure people know what's being CC'ed. That style seems to have gone by the wayside as MMO combat has gotten faster. I still think there might be a place for emotes along with Raise and Sleep/Repose, but that'd be up to personal preference. You definitely don't want to macro emotes to your primary skills. 
Historical notes aside, I don't think most people RP in the middle of a combat, except to throw out quick notices that are both IC and OOC -- "Incoming!" "Take out the fetter!" "Watch the lava!" "Healer under fire!" and the like. This isn't much different from what people who aren't RPing do, though. From an RP standpoint, the assumption is that what happens on your screen is what the character actually does; casting a spell is casting a spell, which involves manipulation of Aether, probably speaking magic words, and the like.
If you're asking about combat with other players, we could do a whole thread on that. People have lots of opinions on how to do that, ranging from duels to emote fights to dice or level-based resolvers.
Historical notes aside, I don't think most people RP in the middle of a combat, except to throw out quick notices that are both IC and OOC -- "Incoming!" "Take out the fetter!" "Watch the lava!" "Healer under fire!" and the like. This isn't much different from what people who aren't RPing do, though. From an RP standpoint, the assumption is that what happens on your screen is what the character actually does; casting a spell is casting a spell, which involves manipulation of Aether, probably speaking magic words, and the like.
If you're asking about combat with other players, we could do a whole thread on that.
People have lots of opinions on how to do that, ranging from duels to emote fights to dice or level-based resolvers.
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