Macro Question

[Quix]

Based on info from the Macro thread & Bunny's cast sequence thread I am working on rotating Counterspell so that I always have one available. I have it working great for frost nova, but am having a problem using it with my mages counterspell:

what I have so far:
Mage1:
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/castsequence [target=focustarget,harm] reset=24 Counterspell,,,


Mage2:
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/castsequence [target=focustarget,harm] reset=24 ,Counterspell,,

Mage3:
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/castsequence [target=focustarget,harm] reset=24 ,,Counterspell,


Mage4:
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/castsequence [target=focustarget,harm] reset=24 ,,,Counterspell

not sure why, but this doesnt seem to work consistantly. I think the issue may be with the /stopcasting or the target stuff, since the Frost nova version works. Anyone else do something similiar?

[AlfaStation]

I don't see why you need the /stopcasting in there. As far as i know, /stopcasting is only needed between two spells, like:

/use 14
/stopcasting
/cast combustion
/stopcasting
/cast fireball


This will activate trinket, combustion and cast fireball all with 1 buton-press.

[The IT Monkey]

I would think he put /stopcasting in there to interrupt any OTHER casting he might have going at the time.

Like if he is in the middle of casting something with a long cast time but needs to get that counterspell off like right now.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Here's what I use on my guys:

# all locks have this as the first line
/assist focus

...then...

LOCK1: /castsequence reset=10 fear,,,
LOCK2: /castsequence reset=10 ,fear,,
LOCK3: /castsequence reset=10 ,,fear,
LOCK4: /castsequence reset=10 ,,,fear

Works like a champ, just have to remember not to spam it. ;)

As you mentioned, it might be the focustarget parameter. Try just doing /target focus and then /targetlasttarget instead.

[Quix]

Yes the /stopcasting is in case I am in the middle of a fireball, & I notice a healer start up a heal or whatever.
I use it when single boxing & it works great. Hopefully this isn't what's causing the issues because I really like the functionality.

I will try the suggestion about /assist focus when I get home.

Thanks for the responses.

[The IT Monkey]

Here's what I use on my guys:

# all locks have this as the first line
/assist focus

...then...

LOCK1: /castsequence reset=10 fear,,,
LOCK2: /castsequence reset=10 ,fear,,
LOCK3: /castsequence reset=10 ,,fear,
LOCK4: /castsequence reset=10 ,,,fear

Works like a champ, just have to remember not to spam it. ;)

As you mentioned, it might be the focustarget parameter. Try just doing /target focus and then /targetlasttarget instead.

If you have a focus do macros automatically assist that focus?

Thanks for the sequence by the way, you just saved me three buttons on my x-keys.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Yeah, so I have this huge macro that sets focus to the first guy in my group that both exists and isn't dead. Then each character's attack macros all start with /assist focus or /follow focus. Works well so far.

[Quix]

For anyone playing mages that may be trying the same thing, the suggestion from Ugmahedhurtz works great for Counterspell. Now I use:

#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/target focus
/assist focus
/castsequence reset=24 Counterspell,,,


& it works like a charm (each mage would get a different last line, as outlined above). Bottom line, is this works when some of the other solutions didnt quite work with the cast sequence deal.

On my main (who doesnt have a silence) If I notice someone that needs to be "SHUT UP" I just target them & the hotkey once.

Between this & the Blood elf racial, I tend to keep healers quite frustrated.

[Ticks]

#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/target focus
/assist focus
/castsequence reset=24 Counterspell,,,



I'm pretty sure you can drop '/target focus' from the macro. The /assist focus line is all you need. I prefer to use /assist Party1 because my mage usually has a focus target that he is suppose to sheep.

I think the following will do the trick for you:

[code:1]#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/assist party1 (use raid1 if in a raid)
/castsequence reset=24 Counterspell,,,
[/code:1]

[Quix]

This is for PVP and takes into account the possibility of swithing "Mains" on the fly.

As far as I know, there is no reliable way to determine which client session is party2, party3, etc...

If I could figure that out, I would use the party options instead of focus.