Anyone have a group that uses 2 different tanks?

[Owltoid]

Using this system works very well for multiple setups:

A new FTL system - utilizing /click

I have one target macro for my Shaman, Pally, Moonkin x3 group, a different macro for my Moonkin x5 group, and a different macro for my Shaman, Pally, Moonkin x2, Priest group. All I need to do to switch the system is place the correct macro into the spot referenced by all the /click. Takes about 10 seconds total to switch 5 toons to the new group composition.

[Multibocks]

EDIT: i typed this while being rushed out the door. ill re edit it as needed if needed when i get back from dinner

Actually this can be done. first you have to turn off your client syncing with the server you can do this by typing /console synchronizeMacros 0 load up every client from all the folders you want to launch wow from.

This will keep your clients from uploading or downloading any macros you edit.

Now make the macro as you normally would on one of your clients.
Then open another client that you want the macro to be different on. Make the macro have the exact same name and make sure the macro is in the same location on the editor (the window that pops up when you type /macro)

Heres how it works and what the results should be. When you put skills on your action bars the server obviously knows which skills went where. All the macros are numbered, so say you typed /macro and made 3 macros. they are first put in alphabeticle order and placed in slots 1,2,3. If you put the 3rd macro on your action bar in say slot 2. only thing the server knows (with syncing off) is macro #3 is in slot 2 on bar one.

So as long as your macros are in the same order and named the same. the actual function of it can be different and therefore you can do what the OP requested

I think I understand what you are saying, but since I am just changing the name(from /assist tank1 to tank2,etc) in existing macros and not moving macros to different spots... I should be ok?

Exactly as long as you only change the actual macro itself and leave the name and location the same you will be fine. you just have to make sure you disable the client from syncing up with the server.

heres a few more commands- ill copy and paste it from a write i did on my guild forum


type in this to turn off uploading/downloading your configuration
/console synchronizeConfig 0

To turn off uploading and downloading your keybindings
/console synchronizeBindings 0

To turn off your uploading and downloading Macros
/console synchronizeMacros 0


Hope this helps. if you need any extra help let me know

works beautifully, thanks!

Oh and Owltoid, when I get some time and am not feeling lazy I will probably implement your system.

[Taliesin]

All we need to do now is keep telling Blizzard to increase the number of macros we can have. "Disk space is cheap, buy moar!"

Macros = database entires

11,000,000 players x "whatever" amount of macros each = a shit ton of space used.

Agreed. I doubt they'd increase how much space they allocate for macros. I was just trying to be silly there.

And very cool that we can turn off the macro synching. Got me wondering how I can put that to use now.....