The No Focus Manifesto v0.1

[RobinGBrown]

I'm finding that this works better for me, using a different /target line for each toon based on a 'chain of command' logic:

1IC: (blank)
2IC: /target [target=1IC, nodead, help, exists]
3IC: /target [target=1IC, nodead, help, exists]; [target=2IC, nodead, help, exists]
4IC : /target [target=1IC, nodead, help, exists]; [target=2IC, nodead, help, exists]; [target=3IC, nodead, help, exists]

Where 1IC is the main toon, 2IC is the second in command, 3IC is next and so on.

Thus the line above replaces the word TARGET in the follow macro, making each toons macro different:

TARGET
/follow
/stopcasting

This has one advantage over using 'target [target=Party1, nodead, help, exists]; [target=Party2, nodead, help, exists]; [target=Party3, nodead, help, exists]' or similar named macros because you will not get whoever is in command following the 1st remaining party member when the 1IC pops their clogs.

[Frosty]

First, I have a button for /follow and a button for /assist.
Second, I like to use my /assist on friendly targets for random-run-by-buffing.
I've been having problems with /castseqeunce not resetting when using reset=#/target/combat.. And I also noticed that part of my problem was a slave would sometimes assist the actual target I wanted to kill...
So I played around with the way I had my assist set up and came up with this:

 
..[edit]..[deleted].... 
Slave4 (aka party5) 
/target [target=party1, nodead, exists]; [target=party2, nodead, exists]; [target=party3, nodead, exists]; [target=party4, nodead, exists]; 
/stopmacro [target=party4, dead]; 
/assist

edit -

Ok, I give up on my above assist method.. too much hassle. I just reverted back to my old method and will deal with the other issue another way.

Old method 
Slave4 (aka party5) 
/assist [target=party1, nodead, exists]; [target=party2, nodead, exists]; [target=party3, nodead, exists]; [target=party4, nodead, exists];

[Elektric]

Hiya!

I moved to this technique of controlling a while back.. something I noticed.
I'm using the following script...

/cast [target=targettarget, harm] [] Lightning Bolt

If your main has a enemy healer selected.... your main ends up shooting at whomever the enemy healer is healing... So essentially with a 4xshaman team...

1 LB goes to the healers target
3 LB goes to the brains target (Healer).

I'm at work now... but I'm thinking to solve this... I'm going to change the above to this:
/cast [target=target, harm][target=targettarget, harm] Lightning Bolt

If my understanding of macros is correct....
My Main/Brain will use the [target=target, harm] condition and shoot the healer.... and because my slaves are targeting the brain... and he's not "harm" they will move onto the [target=targettarget, harm] conditional.. and pew pew.

Anyone else run into this issue? I mainly noticed it because I was trying to interrupt a healer but for some reason the earth shocks never hit him.

-Finges

This is the reason I moved back to /follow focus. Did this solve the problem?

Rerolled mages and now I need to get free my focus. Chain sheeping will be impossible without it.

[Savage]

You....are....AWESOME! I was referred to this thread when I made my own asking for a non-focus system for targeting and whatnot and this is AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[Melekal]

Hiya!

I moved to this technique of controlling a while back.. something I noticed.
I'm using the following script...

/cast [target=targettarget, harm] [] Lightning Bolt

If your main has a enemy healer selected.... your main ends up shooting at whomever the enemy healer is healing... So essentially with a 4xshaman team...

1 LB goes to the healers target
3 LB goes to the brains target (Healer).

I'm at work now... but I'm thinking to solve this... I'm going to change the above to this:
/cast [target=target, harm][target=targettarget, harm] Lightning Bolt

If my understanding of macros is correct....
My Main/Brain will use the [target=target, harm] condition and shoot the healer.... and because my slaves are targeting the brain... and he's not "harm" they will move onto the [target=targettarget, harm] conditional.. and pew pew.

Anyone else run into this issue? I mainly noticed it because I was trying to interrupt a healer but for some reason the earth shocks never hit him.

-Finges

I like this train of thought here but wouldn't you run into a problem if your main is mind controlled? I would think in that case you would end up killing your own guys....

[Jelatin]

I found something that might be really helpfull. Since this is a focus/leaderless type setup... it will work regardless of who is the current "main"

This is a healing macro to heal your mains attackers target. (hope that makes sense)
/cast [target=targettargettarget, help] [] Healing Wave

If you dont have a target, it heals the toon that casts it.

[Zzyzxx71]

I need this back at the top because I'm BOXXIN AGAIN BABY!!!

[Tynk]

I need this back at the top because I'm BOXXIN AGAIN BABY!!!

YAY!!!

and a quick note, if you have and target state conditionals (nodead, harm, etc) you do not need exists in the conditional line as the others infer exists.
In other words: if it is nodead it has to exists as non-existent targets can be neither dead or nodead. So you can just remove that from the macro if you are having space issues.

[Zzyzxx71]

Note to self - don't EVER EVER EVER delete your WOW directories even if you think you'll never play again - at least save your macros somewhere. Restarting from scratch sucks ASS!!!

[Simulacra]

/bump - this has been lost in the mists of time for too long