Yeah open field is not a best option to run this makro , thats a makro for grouped mobs like (tanor/aligator and all above 104 i guess?)
Nah its not very new thing , try to get Greater Blue Cat's and Saphire to start , after try to get other gems , 300% m atk every 15mins helps a bit , even tho somone sais m atk is not priority it is true , but any extra damage output counts so , building up little by little should help,
I'm kind of Nab also , as I dont bother spending anymore as game just become worse from time to time (waiting to move to project TL will be hard transition from L2 14+ years) , but still with basic stuff I can pretty much solo farm 2-3 lvl lower zones w/o roses and etc