Macro Thread

[Micah]

There isn't anything you can do about that other then getting a faster internet connection. When you change targets on the first player the message is sent to the server and then the server will send an update down to your client letting you know what/who they have targeted. However long that takes is how long you have to wait after changing targets before you can assist or focustarget or party1target or whatever you do.

I have simply taken up targeting the next creep before the first is dead (not too early, just a second or so).

[Ukon]

on the priest:
[code:1]MACRO 16777220 "Embrace" Ability_Creature_Cursed_01
/assist party1
/cast vampiric embrace
END
MACRO 16777223 "follow" Ability_Creature_Disease_05
/target party1
/follow
END
MACRO 16777217 "mind blast" Ability_Creature_Disease_03
/assist party1
/cast mind blast
END
MACRO 16777219 "Mind flay" Ability_Creature_Disease_03
/assist party1
/cast mind flay
END
MACRO 16777222 "renew" Ability_Creature_Poison_02
/target ukon
/cast renew
END
MACRO 16777221 "renew" Ability_Creature_Poison_05
/assist party1
/cast renew
END
MACRO 16777218 "SWP" INV_Misc_QuestionMark
/assist party1
/cast shadow word: pain
END
[/code:1]

[Steph]

I found this a handy addition for the invite/accept macro pair:
[code:1]/script SetLootMethod("freeforall")[/code:1]

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_SetLootMethod

[Sindal]

This may all be old school but I'm running a four box in pvp and tend to use the focus targeting to allow me to switch control quickly.

For example
I have four macro's set up.
/target Sindal
/focus

And then one for each of the other toons

Then I can duplicate all my attack macro's

/cast [target=focustarget] Fireball

Now if in pvp the main goes down I just switch the focus and keep plugging

[Kyosakana]

[code:1]/script AcceptGroup{}
/script AcceptQuest{}
/script AcceptTrade{}[/code:1]

Someone give Steph a medal. This is the first macro I didn't stick in the character specific slot.

[shockbeta]

I'm playing two druids, and these are some of my macros I use. I use MacroTalk addon, it's an addon that gives you more options to add chat into macros. The name I gave the macro is in qoutes

[code:1]
"Assist"
/assist Focus
/optgroup [target=focus,exists] Assisting %f, Everyone fight as one!!!

"Focus"
/focus target
/optgroup [target=focus,exists] I got your back %f.

"Follow"
/follow Focus
/optgroup [target=focus,exists] I don't know about you, but I'm following %f

"HealFocus"
#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cast [modifier:ctrl,target=focus] Healing Touch; [target=target,help,nomodifier] Healing Touch; [target=player] Healing Touch;

"MotW"
#showtooltip Mark of the Wild
/cast [modifier:ctrl, target=focus] Mark of the Wild; [target=target,help,nomodifier] Mark of the Wild;[target=player] Mark of the Wild;

"Rejuv Focus"
#showtooltip Rejuvenation
/cast [modifier:ctrl, target=focus] Rejuvenation; [target=target,help,nomodifier] Rejuvenation; [target=player] Rejuvenation;

"Thorns"
#showtooltip Thorns
/cast [modifier:ctrl, target=focus] Thorns; [target=target,help,nomodifier] Thorns; [target=player] Thorns;
[/code:1]

The basic idea is ctrl + hotkey or clicking performs it on your focus. If you just press or click the hotkey and you have a friendly unit targeted you perform the action on that target. Finally, if you press or click the hotkey and you either don't have anyone targeted, or have an enemy targeted you'll perform the action on your self. Since I use the nomodifer option for the middle case, you can still perform the action on yourself by pressing a modifier. The modifer needs to not be part of the macro.. I.e. alt-1 is the hotkey, you should press shift-alt-1 and it would always cast it on yourself. or shift-1 hotkey, pressing alt-shift-1 would always cast it on yourself.

I decided to make the macros like that as with only playing 2 characters there is a possibilty I will end up in a group, and I wanted to have macros that supported other people. I use multibox and nostromo gamepad. I tend to leave broadcasting on at all times, so when I need an aciton done on just one I either use my mouse or the gamepad for my support character. I don't add the /assist focus before each attack. I decided to just make an assist focus macro, that way my main is able to bring the next mob in while my support character finishes off the first, then start attacking what my main is after it's dead.

[Steph]

[code:1]/script AcceptGroup{}
/script AcceptQuest{}
/script AcceptTrade{}[/code:1]

Someone give Steph a medal. This is the first macro I didn't stick in the character specific slot.

/bows

I recently added the following to my accept macro.
[code:1]/script RetrieveCorpse{}[/code:1]

This way I can walk the party into the wipe location and accept the res for all at the same time. This is very handy if there are mobs in aggro range.