/focus command not working

[mike9t9]

Hello everyone im new to multiboxing but been wowing for 4 years.

im having a problem getting set up though.

When i try and use the /focus command for example /focus playername, nothing happens.

I have tried several different things to try and get the focus command to work, so i can start assigning my party leader as the focus target but the focus command does not seem to be working at all for anything.

[Starbuck_Jones]

I know they have to be in the same group for it to work.

[Zugdud]

Try


/target playername
/focus

/focus playername isn't valid

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Try


/target playername
/focus

/focus playername isn't valid

WAT? Yes, /focus <playername> IS valid. I just tested it. Please don't spread disinformation.

Mike, just as an example of the power of focus macros (especially extended ones), here's the one I use for my guys.


/follow donbatista
/follow bwana

/focus [target=donalberto, nodead]
/focus [target=donbartolo, nodead]
/focus [target=donramirez, nodead]
/focus [target=donbatista, nodead]
/focus [target=bwana, nodead]

/follow focus

/script --/click SmartBuff_KeyButton
/script SetView(4);SetView(4);
The basic logic behind that is roughly:

/follow the leader toons just in case you're ungrouped or focus fails for some reason
/focus whoever is still in-game and not dead, giving priority to the leaders at the bottom of the list
/follow focus (which just does nothing if no focus exists)
[commented out the SmartBuff button click thingy as I'm not using it at the moment]
Reset the camera to the "bird's eye follow" angle.

It has worked well as a one-button-push refollow/refocus mechanic, and works on vehicles, too.

[Zugdud]

WAT? Yes, /focus <playername> IS valid. I just tested it. Please don't spread disinformation.

You might want to test that again. /focus playername, just as the OP had typed, is invalid because playername is not treated as a target assignment.

Valid examples of selecting a target and setting the target as focus:


/focus [@playername]
or

/focus [target=playername]
or

/target playername
/focus

Invalid example


/focus playername

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Oh, geez...lol. I wasn't thinking that far back on the experience meter. :P I certainly hope that wasn't the error. Heh.

[Starbuck_Jones]

Uhh I use "/focus playername" all the time. If my toons are not grouped it will fail. But once they are grouped, I type that and its all set to go...

[Solon]

Just double checked my macros, and one that I KNOW works (direct copy and paste) is:

/focus Noginn
/focus Eychaa
/script SetView(5);SetView(5)This will set my focus to Eychaa unless she is not in my group, then it will focus Noginn instead. All of my leader change macros are set up like this (with varying numbers of names depending on how often I replace certain members).

There IS misinformation in this thread.

[mike9t9]

Thanks everyone, for the replies. my toons weren't in a group and that is why i couldn't focus. I still have tons to learn. Thank you so much for the help.

[Zugdud]

Appologies to ugh and sb jones, it seems you folks are correct about "/focus playername" working fine as long as your intented focus target is in the same party

And glad to see you got everything working mike9t9

[Tin]

I have used this for a long time:

/cleartarget
/follow Nightwoods
/target focus Nightwoods
/assist Nightwoods
/stopcasting

[chilisr]

Thanks! I will check that out