My hunter macro broke

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09-23-2009, 12:29 PM
Coltimar

My hunter macro broke

My survival hunter is now doing half the dps of the rest of the party. All I changed was how he gets a target from /cast [target=party1target, nodead] to /assist focus instead. Yes, the focus is set and no Aspect of the Viper isn't on. Here is my macro. Do you see any blaring errors?

/CLICK BUTTON
/assist focus
/click MultiBarBottomRightButton1
/click MultiBarBottomRightButton2
/click MultiBarBottomRightButton3
/click MultiBarBottomRightButton4
/use 13
/use 14

BUTTON1
#show Explosive Shot
/castsequence reset=combat Explosive Shot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

BUTTON2
#show Black Arrow
/castsequence reset=combat/target Black Arrow ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,

BUTTON3
#show Serpent Sting
/castsequence reset=combat/6 Serpent Sting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,

BUTTON4
#show Steady Shot
/target [target=focustarget]
/cast Steady Shot
/cast Kill Command

Here is his armory profile: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...otan&n=Rasteel

Thanks in advance for the help.
09-23-2009, 12:44 PM
Whowantstoknow

First thing would be to take out reset=target as you are effectively retargeting every button press
Second thing I would try is to take out Kill Command
09-23-2009, 12:52 PM
Coltimar

I was getting 800+ dps with this exact macro before the patch.

Oh yeah, I actually just put that target reset in to try something different. It actually didn't change anything. I tried a timed reset too, to no avail.
09-23-2009, 01:35 PM
Zzyzxx71

I could be wrong, but I think /cast [target=party1target, nodead] is a clientside command where /assist focus does a serverside check.
09-23-2009, 03:20 PM
Coltimar

I changed all of my toons to /assist focus and they didn't lose any dps. That's what I don't get. I didn't change the macro's functionality at all. Nothing changed. I just logged on and switched to /assist focus because the other macro wouldn't work in AV, lol.
09-23-2009, 05:06 PM
Coltimar

I adjusted the number of , by a bit and got about to around 633 dps. Still nowhere near the 1070 dps my lock does :/ It is a survival build, afterall. Maybe I'll try to dig up a good Beast Mastery spec/macro and try that. Anyone know of a good one?
09-24-2009, 04:58 AM
KvdM

Since you have the lock-and-load talent, you might want to move explosive shot to the end of your macro. Set it up like this:

/castsequence Steady shot,
/cast Explosive shot

and you'll be able to take advantage of your lock-and-load procs.
10-13-2009, 09:54 PM
Coltimar

What would this look like? What would I replace Explosive Shot with in the first macro?

Code:

main dps #show Expolsive Shot /click MultiBarRightButton1 /click MultiBarRightButton2 /click MultiBarRightButton3 /click MultiBarRightButton4 button 1 /castsequence reset=combat Hunter's Mark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 2 /castsequence reset=combat Black Arrow ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 3 /castsequence reset=combat Serpent Sting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 4 /castsequence Steady shot, /cast Explosive shot

I am tired of my hunter being last or just ahead of my tank and spriest.
10-14-2009, 03:08 AM
olipcs

You might want to have a look in this macro-thread on the tkasomething-forum: http://forums.tkasomething.com/showthread.php?t=15236

I use variants of the suggested macros and they work very well for my hunter.
10-14-2009, 09:31 AM
Coltimar

Thanks for the link olipcs, but he has Explosive Shot at the beginning as well. I want to take advantage of those procs if I can.
10-14-2009, 09:57 AM
olipcs

Honestly I would advise you, to simply change your hunter to MM. Its realy easy to macro (at least if you don't care for absolut uber dps) and does the same damage as sv.

For me keeping an eye on my hunter and boomkin (and eventualy mage procs) wasn'T something I wanted to do, so I specced my mage Ice (or arcane) and my hunter mm and only my druid needs to be procced watched ;)
10-14-2009, 11:20 AM
KvdM

With a SV hunter you don't have to watch the proccs. A fall through macro will handle them for you (it will even weave the explosive shots with steady shots).
10-14-2009, 12:33 PM
Coltimar

@KvdM can you point me to an example? I am not familiar with 'fall through' macros. Not the terminology at least.
10-14-2009, 01:46 PM
Catamer

what i use on the button1 is
/castsequence reset=target hunter's mark, null
/castsequence Explosive Shot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I add the hunter's mark on one of my hunters.
10-15-2009, 05:14 AM
KvdM

Code:

main dps #show Expolsive Shot /click MultiBarRightButton1 /click MultiBarRightButton2 /click MultiBarRightButton3 /click MultiBarRightButton4 /click MultiBarRightButton5 button 1 /castsequence reset=combat Hunter's Mark, null button 2 /castsequence reset=combat explosive shot, null button 3 /castsequence reset=combat Black Arrow ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 4 /castsequence reset=combat Serpent Sting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 5 /castsequence Steady shot, /cast Explosive shot

This should start with an explosive shot, place the dots, use steady shot as a filler and fire explosive shot when it's up. (You could use the !Autoshot trick mentioned in olipcs link to get the timings a bit better)
10-15-2009, 09:22 AM
Coltimar

Quote:

Originally Posted by KvdM

This should start with an explosive shot, place the dots, use steady shot as a filler and fire explosive shot when it's up. (You could use the !Autoshot trick mentioned in olipcs link to get the timings a bit better)

Lol, read up! The reason I resurrected this post is because someone else said I should END with Explosive Shot to catch my procs :/
10-15-2009, 10:32 AM
KvdM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coltimar

Lol, read up! The reason I resurrected this post is because someone else said I should END with Explosive Shot to catch my procs :/

/facepalm

The last the 2 lines of that macro catch the proccs for you.
The initial explosive shot only fires once and only serves to kick start the dps at the start of the fight.
10-15-2009, 10:38 AM
Coltimar

No need for the /facepalm just explain what you mean. Articulate. If someone asks a specific question provide a concise answer. Being rude isn't helpful.
10-15-2009, 01:38 PM
Lyonheart

Quote:

Originally Posted by KvdM

Code:

main dps #show Expolsive Shot /click MultiBarRightButton1 /click MultiBarRightButton2 /click MultiBarRightButton3 /click MultiBarRightButton4 /click MultiBarRightButton5 button 1 /castsequence reset=combat Hunter's Mark, null button 2 /castsequence reset=combat explosive shot, null button 3 /castsequence reset=combat Black Arrow ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 4 /castsequence reset=combat Serpent Sting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, button 5 /castsequence Steady shot, /cast Explosive shot

This should start with an explosive shot, place the dots, use steady shot as a filler and fire explosive shot when it's up. (You could use the !Autoshot trick mentioned in olipcs link to get the timings a bit better)

Cant wait to try this! So the "null" means its a one time deal? I like it! Was trying to figure out how to apply Hunter's Mark without using a seperate button!

Also, should kill command be in there?
10-15-2009, 03:35 PM
KvdM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyonheart

Also, should kill command be in there?

I've got rapid fire, blood fury and kill command at the start of the macro (those shouldn't trigger the global cooldown).
10-15-2009, 07:49 PM
Ualaa

Yes, null essentially says that line or sequence is done until the reset condition applies.
I use Null with Faerie Fire and Hunter's Mark.
Have also used it with the priest dps, so they help the dps some, but aren't casting even though the button is being spammed, for when they will likely need to heal instead of dps.