4.0.1 macro changes? (and hunter help please!)

[halabar]

What I'm thinking that I'll need now is 4 buttons

1) hunters mark + pet attack
2) serpent sting
3) dps spam /castsequence kc/steady/steady/arcane etc based on KC cool down
4) longer cool down spam frenzy/BW/fevor

I don't think serpent sting will work in the castsequence due to the loss of comma timing. At least once we hit 81 stings will be refreshed by cobra.

[halabar]

So I'm trying this from one of the other threads here..

/castsequence reset=combat ,Arcane Shot, Kill Command,Steady Shot,Arcane Shot,Steady Shot,Kill Command,Steady Shot,Arcane Shot,Steady Shot,Focus Fire,Kill Command,Steady Shot,Steady Shot,

And that is after my HM/PetAttack macro, and applying Serpent.

I'm doing about 5.6k over a 5 minute run with no other buffs. It seems like everything is firing off ok, and I can squeeze out close to 6k if I am manually popping BW in addition to the sting.

So.. questions (I know the dps should be better, so..)

1) Any ideas on how to apply BW with a macro since we can't time it anymore? I tried adding it before the /castsequence but that breaks the macro

2) Any ideas on refreshing the sting? manual application is a dps loss if you are doing a spam macro.

My shot count is:

auto 198
steady 93
arcane 47
KC 47

The KC seems to be going off close to each cooldown expiration, but it could be tighter, and it seems like I could probably get more Arcane shots in, since my focus usually doesn't drop below 50%.

Thoughts? Getting BW off manual application would be nice, but it's weak enough now that I'm not too worried about it.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Just as a side note, ignore MM hunter target dummy DPS right now; they are falsely inflated due to Careful Aim.

And for reference, I was testing macros alongside a few ~5.7k GS hunters on my server last night and they were both pulling about 5.5-6k as BM.

[halabar]

And for reference, I was testing macros alongside a few ~5.7k GS hunters on my server last night and they were both pulling about 5.5-6k as BM.

Hmm.. then I might be in the ballpark. Haven't been able to get in a VOA or something to test there with full buffs. But based on what I saw with focus, I should able to squeeze in a few more Arcane.

Something else I saw on the Hunters Union site to note.

Under the old mana system, popping BW just meant you extended your mana. You didn't really need to change rotation for it. Under the new focus system, it will likely be optimal to pop BW, then have a secondary macro that hits all KC and arcane for those 10 seconds, since focus cost is cut in half, then switch back to the standard spam macro. Assuming the dps gain is worth it.... but if you have to refresh Serpent in the middle, you are stuck.. sigh...

[Malgor]

So I'm trying this from one of the other threads here..

/castsequence reset=combat ,Arcane Shot, Kill Command,Steady Shot,Arcane Shot,Steady Shot,Kill Command,Steady Shot,Arcane Shot,Steady Shot,Focus Fire,Kill Command,Steady Shot,Steady Shot,

And that is after my HM/PetAttack macro, and applying Serpent.

I'm doing about 5.6k over a 5 minute run with no other buffs. It seems like everything is firing off ok, and I can squeeze out close to 6k if I am manually popping BW in addition to the sting.

So.. questions (I know the dps should be better, so..)

1) Any ideas on how to apply BW with a macro since we can't time it anymore? I tried adding it before the /castsequence but that breaks the macro

2) Any ideas on refreshing the sting? manual application is a dps loss if you are doing a spam macro.

My shot count is:

auto 198
steady 93
arcane 47
KC 47

The KC seems to be going off close to each cooldown expiration, but it could be tighter, and it seems like I could probably get more Arcane shots in, since my focus usually doesn't drop below 50%.

Thoughts? Getting BW off manual application would be nice, but it's weak enough now that I'm not too worried about it.

Halabar - what is your toons name and what realm. I'd like to look at your gear and spec.

[halabar]

Halabar - what is your toons name and what realm. I'd like to look at your gear and spec.

My main hunter is Slickrock on Windrunner. about 6k gearscore based on the GS addon. I've changed about 2/3 of the old-arp now crit gems to Agi, and dropped in one hit gem to get the cap.