Healing macro feedback wanted?

[Kaynin]

/cast [modifier, target=focustarget, help, exists][modifier, target=focustargettarget
, help, exists][modifier, target=target, help, exists][modifier, target=player] Healing 
Wave ; [target=focustarget, help, exists][target=focustargettarget, help, exists]
[target=target, help, exists][target=player] Lesser Healing Wave

If its too long, I can just split the modifier keybind and make two keybinds. *shrug*

I just divised that to update my current healing macro to work better in all situations. I was wondering what people think of this one. I don't think I can put more control over healing on one button in one macro then that one. I might be wrong.

Also, unable to test it as I am at work, this macro should work, right?

[Dawnstone]

Sounds like you'd have to test it to be sure; I find the longer the macro the more often it doesn't work properly.

FYI, you can shorten all the 'modifier' tags to 'mod', Warcraft treats it the same (should save you a lot of characters if your pushing the 255 cap).
Also, not sure you need the 'exists' tag after each 'help'... since if the 'help' passes the true/false check then exists is already determined for the healing spell (however if the target is friendly but dead you may have an issue)

i.e. /cast [modifier, target=focustarget, help, exists] can instead be /cast [mod,target=focustarget,help,nodead] which has the same result with fewer characters.

[Kaynin]

Okay. I've been pondering ages on what to do, and I haven't tested the targetparty but I am going to try this one tonight.

I kinda realized I never ever do the 4x Healing Wave ever, unless I spam someone in shattrath. DD In PvE I always do 4x lesser. I believe the one below would suit all my needs.

And thanks, I'll try it without exists as well.

/cast [mod,target=targetparty] Chain Heal ; [target=focustarget,help,exists][target=focustargettarget,help,exists][target=target,help,exists][target=player] Lesser Healing Wave

[Dawnstone]

I spent a few minutes trimming and cutting the original, here's what I came up with:

/cast [mod,target=focus,help,nodead][mod,target=focustarget,help,nodead][mod,target=target,help][mod,target=player] Healing Wave ;[target=focus,help,nodead][target=focustarget,help,nodead][target=target,help][target=player] Lesser Healing Wave

I believe its under 255 limit (the original looked around 315ish). This verison assumes two things tho. 1, you intended to focus a friendly target not a harmful (hence I changed target=focus as the first check). 2, the target=target portion has no check for dead/nodead (assuming you are aware if the person you're targetting is dead, in which case it'd auto heal yourself [if your auto selfcast option in warcraft menu is on] as the next bracket would do for you)

As it is ordered now, the macro will:

• frist try to heal your focus if friendly/alive
• if above fails then it'll try to heal your focus' target if friendly/alive
• if above fails then it'll try to heal your current target if friendly
• ...finally casting on yourself if any of the previous aren't met.

For the target party option, your "main tank" or such would have to be party leader to be a predictable macro system. aka /cast [target=targetparty1] heal would always heal the party leader. Any other version would only work with the group make always the same (so if you BG or invite friends, a [target=targetparty2 (or 3, or 4)] would act more random.

I am unable to test this at work, but believe the concepts are correct.

[Kaynin]

Doesnt targetparty work as followed?

Targetparty = next in the party
Targetparty1 = previous in the party?

I weanted to make it so chain heal rotates through the party, and I have my 'main' focused always with my alts.

Hmm, gonna fiddle around with it now ingame and post here about it.

[Kaynin]

Okay, this is how it will work the way I originally intended it too. >.>

/targetparty [mod]
/targetparty [mod]
/cast [mod] Chain Heal ; [target=focustarget,help,exists][target=focustargettarget,help,exists][target=target,help,exists][target=player] Lesser Healing Wave
/cleartarget [mod]

Just posting, this works ingame anyways and will be my quad shaman who use focus for the main heal button.

edit: gah, this drops my target when I am dpsing, so need to add a "/targetlastenemy [mod]"

[Kaynin]

Ugh!

Forget this, I totally changed my healing macro.

/cast [target=focustarget,help,exists][target=focustargettarget,help,exists][target=target,help,exists][target=targettarget,help,exists][target=player] Lesser Healing Wave

And a seperate for chain heal when I hold a modifier in a different macro, pretty standard. Couldn't get the /targetparty to work proper, somehow it seemed to bug a lot. So just made one with a target=toon1, etc with a different name per char. xP

Ugh. Tried it out in a UB run too. I need to get used to this. xD the target=targettarget only really works with a proper tank, and a hunter pet tanking that regularly looses aggro seriously messes it up. ;_; So frustrating. I just don't know how to deal with the client lag with switching targets unless I make many buttons for each toon.. I might end up just making 5 buttons, I suppose. *pulls out hair*