The ultimate casting macro

[Djarid]

'e' bound to Chain lightning PWNAGE

/use [modifier] 13
/cast [modifier] Elemental Mastery
/cast [modifier] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,modifier,nodead,harm,exists][modifier][target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists][] Chain Lightning

Ok out come the critique... flame me if I have it wrong but...

surely [target=focustarget,modifier,nodead,harm,exists] is redundant with [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists] as the latter will fire whether a modifier is used or not
also [modifier] and [] are unnecessary option in the same macro as [] will resolve true whether the cst is modified or not.

you could rewrite the whole thing as

/use [modifier] 13
/cast [modifier] Elemental Mastery
/cast [modifier] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists][] Chain Lightning

[Kaynin]

'e' bound to Chain lightning PWNAGE

/use [modifier] 13
/cast [modifier] Elemental Mastery
/cast [modifier] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,modifier,nodead,harm,exists][modifier][target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists][] Chain Lightning

Ok out come the critique... flame me if I have it wrong but...

surely [target=focustarget,modifier,nodead,harm,exists] is redundant with [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists] as the latter will fire whether a modifier is used or not
also [modifier] and [] are unnecessary option in the same macro as [] will resolve true whether the cst is modified or not.

you could rewrite the whole thing as

/use [modifier] 13
/cast [modifier] Elemental Mastery
/cast [modifier] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists][] Chain Lightning

<3! Awesome, thanks a lot. Didn't realize that.

This will be my new macro then when I log on. (I realized I needed the target focustarget yesterday for feigning hunters :P )

/target focustarget
/stopmacro [noharm]
/use [modifier] 13
/cast [modifier] Elemental Mastery
/cast [modifier] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists][] Chain Lightning

I suppose I could remove the [target=focustarget,nodead,harm,exists] completely then. Just that [target=focustarget] doesn't seem to target feigned hunters. /target focustarget does.

[Maz]

Some tweaks:

• You don't want to blow Nature's Swiftness on a pull, you only want that once you're in combat.
• If harm is true, exists will also be true.
• You can abbreviate modifier to mod.

/target focustarget
/stopmacro [noharm]
/use [mod]13
/cast [mod]Elemental Mastery
/cast [mod,combat]Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm][]Chain Lightning

Why do you include the first line given that you're going to be casting at your focustarget regardless? Probably so that the /stopmacro check works but you might be able to rework that to achieve the same. I'm at work so I can't test this, but this should work:

/stopmacro [target=focustarget,noexists][target=focustarget,noharm]
/use [mod]13
/cast [mod]Elemental Mastery
/cast [mod,combat]Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm][]Chain Lightning

[Kaynin]

Why do you include the first line given that you're going to be casting at your focustarget regardless? Probably so that the /stopmacro check works but you might be able to rework that to achieve the same. I'm at work so I can't test this, but this should work:

Actually, I found that I need to use "/target focustarget" instead of [target=focustarget] Since the latter doesn't seem to want to cast on feigned hunters. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong. So, mmh, based on your tweaks. I come up with this.

/target focustarget
/stopmacro [noexists][noharm]
/use [mod]13
/cast [mod,combat]Elemental Mastery
/cast [mod,combat]Nature's Swiftness
/cast [target=focustarget,nodead,harm][]Chain Lightning

And the only reason for the /target focustarget is simply a 'failsafe' to make sure the alts will cast, even on hunters that are feigning. And I also prefer to have both EM as well as NS at the same time, so I added a combat condition there too then.

I believe [target=focustarget,noexists] in the stopmacro would cause my main to stop the account, since he won't have a focus? So /stopmacro [noexists][noharm] should work with the hunter failsafe in place I reckon.

Awesome, this wasn't even my thread but I'm learning loads tho. Thanks for the replies on this one. xD This will surely come in handy.

[Maz]

Given that you're targetting your focustarget then, you don't need the condition in the cast.

/target focustarget
/stopmacro [noexists][noharm][dead]
/use [mod]13
/cast [mod,combat]Elemental Mastery
/cast [mod,combat]Nature's Swiftness
/cast Chain Lightning

[Kaynin]

^^

I suppose so. This will considerably shorten my macro. :P

[Maz]

Must.... Stop.... Tweaking.... Macros!

#showtooltip Chain Lightning
/target focustarget
/stopmacro [noexists][noharm][dead]
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use [mod]13
/cast [mod,combat]Elemental Mastery
/cast [mod,combat]Nature's Swiftness
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/cast Chain Lightning

In combination with the ? icon, this will display the correct tooltip. It will also turn off the annoying sound effects when your trinket is on cooldown. Add the ErrorMonster addon and you'll be rid of the "Ability is not ready yet" spam as well.

[Kaynin]

ErrorMonster[/url] addon and you'll be rid of the "Ability is not ready yet" spam as well.

By all means, don't stop. Haha! xD

Duely noted, you're awesome. <3

[cepheus]

cant you remove noexists too when you got noharm? Is there any point in having both?

[Kaynin]

cant you remove noexists too when you got noharm? Is there any point in having both?

This one you mean?
/stopmacro [noexists][noharm][dead]

I'm not sure if harm works in that way, I'd have to test it. In the same condition it should work, but, not sure about the stopmacro.