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Zaralol
08-13-2019, 01:33 PM
Hey, thanks for the reply John.

I am looking for an addon so that i can keep the melee in range of the tank/target. I have seen IWT at work (but never used it myself), but what worries me is the wander off element that will cause a definite wipe and a waste of 15-20min in the case of WoW Classic. I prefer to have a safer option to just keep the melee next to my tank and move the target mob so that my melee is facing the correct way.
JohnGabriel
08-13-2019, 01:50 PM
Any IWT being sent to melee breaks follow, and any follow being sent breaks IWT.

I can see how to do it, but I don't see it working well in combat. My gut says EMA and the auto-follow after combat option is your best bet.

Edit: Thinking about this, are you just trying to keep melee close to tank so they are in range to DPS? Are you using IWT?
Zaralol
08-13-2019, 02:06 PM
Any IWT being sent to melee breaks follow, and any follow being sent breaks IWT.

I can see how to do it, but I don't see it working well in combat. My gut says EMA and the auto-follow after combat option is your best bet.

Edit: Thinking about this, are you just trying to keep melee close to tank so they are in range to DPS? Are you using IWT?

Yes, I need my melee up close to be in range of fighting. I have no experience with IWT, but I am a bit skeptical if it will for me, as I plan on doing mostly dungeons, where a IWT wander off could prove fatal and net a 15 min downtime for resurrection/rebuffing/etc on Classic WoW. So i prefer the safer option of just having the melee next to me at all times.
MiRai
08-13-2019, 02:13 PM
I am looking for an addon so that i can keep the melee in range of the tank/target.
Follow Strobing in EMA.


I have seen IWT at work (but never used it myself), but what worries me is the wander off element that will cause a definite wipe and a waste of 15-20min in the case of WoW Classic.
Normally, you'd just learn to control it better, and nothing is going to make it easier to use than practice.
Ughmahedhurtz
08-13-2019, 05:42 PM
Have a look at this thread: https://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/54562-Fixing-the-melee-IWT-runaway-problem
JohnGabriel
08-13-2019, 06:56 PM
Since OP mentioned Classic I'd like to bring up

Tauren’s hitboxes and their melee reach is slightly larger than other races.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/wow-classic-not-a-bug-list/175887

Seems like they would make the best follower for not using IWT.
Kojiiko
08-13-2019, 07:24 PM
why cant u just use /follow ? Do we need to use IWT in classic?
JohnGabriel
08-13-2019, 07:31 PM
why cant u just use /follow ? Do we need to use IWT in classic?

Follow works fine. IWT is just available if you wish to make use of it.
Kojiiko
08-13-2019, 07:33 PM
Follow works fine. IWT is just available if you wish to make use of it.


i guess its more to do with melee classes
Moorea
08-13-2019, 11:39 PM
Since OP mentioned Classic I'd like to bring up

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/wow-classic-not-a-bug-list/175887

Seems like they would make the best follower for not using IWT.

do you think it's so big that they can hit from where they stand behind the driver ? I doubt it you probably still need to run through with the first guy and turn around ?
JohnGabriel
08-13-2019, 11:47 PM
do you think it's so big that they can hit from where they stand behind the driver ? I doubt it you probably still need to run through with the first guy and turn around ?

Google tells me in Vanilla it was 2 yards, that sounds significant if Classic copies it exactly.

But this may be a double edged sword (pun). What if your tank is a Tauren? With his larger hitbox wont your followers be following back further now? It would need testing to know for sure.