WOW - Macros advice

bloodline76

bloodline76

bloodline76

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I have been looking at some of the macros for WOW and thought they could be handy.

Could someone tell me if this is correct:

Basically I would like to cast three dots onto an enemy, change target, do the same to them, then revert back to the first.

/cast spell1
/cast spell2
/cast spell3
/targetenemy
/cast spell1
/cast spell2
/cast spell3
/target enemy1

Would that work?

Thanks
 
I'm not sure how to do it but just to let you know, no macro can automate more than one cast, so if you made a macro to do this you would have to press the macro for each DoT in the sequence. Also you're like to get quicker replies on this on the official forums. :)
 
Ziggy said:
I'm not sure how to do it but just to let you know, no macro can automate more than one cast, so if you made a macro to do this you would have to press the macro again for each DoT in the sequence.
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What about:

/castsequence spell1, spell2, spell3
/targetenemy

Then the same with /targetenemy1 to change it back?

Official forums? There are no other forums other than OCUK! ;)
 
You might be better off with something like this...

/castsequence [modifier:shift,target=mouseover] Immolate, Curse of Agony, Corruption; [nomodifier] Immolate, Curse of Agony, Corruption

Target A and trigger the macro 3 times to cast immolate, CoA and corruption on them.
If you hover the mouse over Target B and trigger the macro whilst holding Shift down, you'll cast on B.

You'll always have to trigger the macro 3 times to cast the 3 spells, no way around that as that would be automation.
 
bloodline76 said:
Why dont you troll somewhere else if you havent got anything positive to say about the OP :rolleyes:

So just run along little boy ;)
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I don't get it. I used to play WoW for two years pre BC and never used macro's in combat. It takes away from having any skill in combat.

I don't think I trolled and am sorry that you thought I did. Just learn to play your character better and you won't need any macros. :)
 
fendi said:
I don't get it. I used to play WoW for two years pre BC and never used macro's in combat. It takes away from having any skill in combat.

I don't think I trolled and am sorry that you thought I did. Just learn to play your character better and you won't need any macros. :)
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Its not about learning my character better. I just thought it would be quicker to fight groups if i used a macro to dot them to help others. Its not a problem, i can just click the buttons instead ;)

Why have macros then in the game?

Frapple said:
Macros can't do that as each spell is on the global cooldown list.

What you're talking about is technically botting.
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Not all spells are on a GCD. I cant see how you think its botting?
 
Because you're talking about automating a huge chunk of combat. You want to dot multiple mobs, multiple times, so you can just sit there and do nothing.

It's going beyond a simple one or two line macro into botting territory. There is a reason it's not possible to do it. Why do you think that is?
 
spirity said:
Because you're talking about automating a huge chunk of combat. You want to dot multiple mobs, multiple times, so you can just sit there and do nothing.

It's going beyond a simple one or two line macro into botting territory. There is a reason it's not possible to do it. Why do you think that is?
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I dont think I would sit back and do nothing. It only takes a few seconds to do anyway. Which I have already said I will do if you read my post. ;)

So as you are the expert why have macros? i thought thats what they are there for.

Could someone also tell me if there is another button to move to another target, i seem to shift between only two (probably nearest) in battle. Would be nice to cycle thro all in front of me. Dont worry that isnt using macros lol
 
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bloodline76 said:
I dont think I would sit back and do nothing. It only takes a few seconds to do anyway.

So as you are the expert why have macros?
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They have macros to automate -small- parts of the game, essentially to make a few things less tedious. But you're asking for too much. You want to remove your involvement in combat to such a degree, it boils down to you pressing one key.

It's not going to happen.
 
spirity said:
They have macros to automate -small- parts of the game, essentially to make a few things less tedious. But you're asking for too much. You want to remove your involvement in combat to such a degree, it boils down to you pressing one key.

It's not going to happen.
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I think you are overreacting lol

If dotting two people ended the combat then I wouldnt have much to worry about :D

You still havent explained what the macros are used for? Automate which small parts of the game that make it tedious? Could you give me a small example?
 
bloodline76 said:
You still havent explained what the macros are used for? Automate which small parts of the game that make it tedious? Could you give me a small example?
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Here's a simple Mage macro that casts sheep on a target and announces to your group what you've done (bear in mind it's a while since I played WoW but macros probably haven't changed).

You click on a mob that you want to cc. Then you click on this macro you've previously made-

/cast Polymorph
/p POLYMORPHED %t - DO NOT ATTACK

So the first line will have you automatically cast Poly. The second line announces to your group that the mob you have targetted is polymorphed (they will not see %t, instead they'll see whatever the name of the mob is that you have targetted. If you have targetted A Brown Bear, they will see POLYMOPHED A BROWN BEAR - DO NOT ATTACK).

There are, I'm sure, more complex ones than that, probably automating clickies. I've only ever used 1 or 2 macros, and even then I kept forgetting I had them and never bothered.
 
Also a big advocate for macros here. During TBC when you got to the upper echelons of raiding, mere split seconds for picking up spawns or adds, reacting to phase changes, literally made the difference between wiping whole night or downing an encounter. Problem was that we became so reliant of macros that during some encounters, I just checked the data being fed through to my addons that whatever was happening on the screen was irrelevant. My figures on the screen told me what I needed to know and how to react accordingly.
That goes for countdown timers to vital buttons to push, threat, etc.
 
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I dont actually use any macros for anything but I thought people did thats why i asked.

I have noticed that a lot of people use add ons, which find quests and stuff. Surely that is a form of cheating?

I am enjoying my experience without any help so I will leave macros alone :D
 
bloodline76 said:
I dont actually use any macros for anything but I thought people did thats why i asked.

I have noticed that a lot of people use add ons, which find quests and stuff. Surely that is a form of cheating?

I am enjoying my experience without any help so I will leave macros alone :D
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It is -my- personal opinion that Blizzard designed the WoW UI to be too flexible, and I think they regret this in retrospect. They had a lot of issues shortly after release with addons (and still do now), and had to spend countless man hours on patches that disabled certain ones.

In the long run, it's become a bit of a headache for them. Every encounter they design has to go through a process -- what addons are people using? How do we make this encounter so an addon doesn't trivialise it?

If Blizzard make another MMO, they won't make this mistake again.
 
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