Targeting through the party

[Ghallo]

Any ideas on a macro that simply cycles through a party?

party1->party2->party3->party4->party5->party1 ... etc? I tried some of the built in macro commands, but those use some unpredictable logic (it will target the party member in the front 90 degree cone first).

Is there a way to do this, or an addon that would help? It would be nice to have this for my healer: hit the toggle key + the renew key x5 and have the whole party covered in renews.

[reallytired]

I would be interested in this also. I tried to do something with targetparty and also sequence but it did not work. Right not I have individual macros for each toon which is a pain for rebuffing, etc.

[Oathbreaker]

/targetparty
/cast detect invisibility

Push it once and it casts detect invisibility on one party member. Push it again and it casts it on another party member, etc. You have to push it once for every member of your party.

[Xzin]

A lot of buff bots have functionality to detect missing buffs and cast them.... but I don't know if that is what you are getting at as that can generally only be used out of combat. And it does not do 1 then 2 then 3... although some you can prioritize in a set character order and therefore pseudo accomplish something sort of what you want.

Kind of.

[amalgam]

Use the default F1-5 keys to target your party (F1 being you). Let's say your "1" key is Renew. Just press F2-5, then 1 to put a renew on your party members. And, if I remember right, Shift+F2-5 targets that party member's pet.

So, F2, 1, F3, 1, F4, 1, F5, 1 will give each of your party members (excluding you) a Renew.

[Jusa]

why don't you just make 5 macros on your healer that look like this: (I have 20 spaced over 4 toons)

/cast [target=toon1name] renew
/cast [target=toon1name, modifier:lalt] Flash Heal
/cast [target=toon1name, modifier:ctrl] Heal
/cast [target=toon1name, modifier:shift] Power Word Shield
/cast [target=toon1name, modifier:ralt] Power Word: Fortitude

Write this macro 5 times changing the name of the toon. assign it to keys like F5 F6 F7 F8 F9. Once you have that all set up if you hold the right alt button and push F7 F8 F9 you will cast fort on toon 3 4 5. if you hold down shift and push F5 then your first toon will get shielded If you just hit F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 then you will cast renew on every toon in your party.
this is helpfull in battle grounds that you end up in diferent groups, cause after a while you will know that jussa is F1 Jusab is F2 Jusac is F3 Jusad is F5 Jusae is F6. So when i'm running through WSG and a rogue attacks Jusac I hit my F3 key and he gets 4 renews (I run with 4 shadow priests and 1 Pally tank) If i hold Alt and hit F1 my tank gets 4 Flash heals.

Some problems you might run into when you first write the macro is that it may not work right when you try let's say alt. you might have something bounf to alt+F5 that won't let the key get passed right. What you need to do is go into the key bindings or bongos setting and set that key key yto something then un assign it. so that the key is free and crtl+f5 dosent make you target pet 5 or somthing silly like that.

You live and die by your macros so get creative and have fun.

[Ghallo]

Jusa, I actually already have all of those macros - or something quite similar. However, that kinda gobbles up macros and keybindings. Imagine instead:
Macro 1:
/targetnextpartymemberexact
Macro 2:
/cast [mod:ctl] Renew;[mod:shift] PW:S; [mod;alt] Flash Heal;[nomod] Greater Heal

with 2 macros you could step through your whole party and heal them - rather than 5.

Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

[cepheus]

I have one idea, I dont think it would be very practical, but I think it could work:

On the char you want to target, you create a macro with /target party1

On char1 you have a macro that /promote char2 (not 100% sure of this command, but I'm sure its a command for promoting a character to party leader)

On char2 you have a macro that /promote char3 and so on.

Since only the current leader can promote another char, you can have all these macros on your diferent chars bound to the same key.

This will cycle the leader of your team, and will then allways give different targets for /target party1


A bit messy, and maybe not practical. But at least one possible solution :D

[shivetya]

I take it your healer is not your main? If he was then mouseover's would work great.

Renew still has a gcd.. so I figure just a multipress single key macro is in your future. Though I think its a waste to cover your whole squad in renews.

[Ghallo]

My main is my tank, not my healer. I have Pally, Magex2, Lock, Priest

And 5x renew would be great when I don't have PoH at this level when my group takes random splash damage and I just wanna keep moving. That isn't the only situation I would use it in, it is just an example. I actually have F1-F5 as specific party members right now, and often I'll bubble the whole team, then run in and AoE spam AE, with the lock doing Rain of Fire. Mobs die fast, but having that little edge in health is nice. I'd like to do it mid-battle as well, without having to reach up to all those keys - since I am busy with the AE etc.

[Jusa]

if you look in your key bindings there are options next to where your tab key is bount to target next player, or lowest hp mob etc if i remember right.

But i don't see a way to get away from the 5 macros if you want to pvp at any point in your toon's life.