Shape shifting macroFollow

With the new 2.3 patch changing from one form to another can be accomplished in one click. Not sure why the need for a macro since you can change from Dire Bear to Cheetah in one click with the original buttons.
Am I missing something?

Edited, Dec 7th 2007 10:30am by Duedain

Isn't it true that most of the time when you want to go to caster form it's to DO something in caster form, like cast a heal or spell or buff or chug a potion? : /

You do know that since the 2.3 patch you can just click whatever you want to do and it'll autoshift you to caster form and do it, right?

And if you want to shift into caster form just for the hell of it, the default set of shapeshifting buttons above your primary action bar support that...the icon for whatever form you're in becomes the circle/starburst icon that means "turn me back into a humanoid."

Maybe I'm not getting what you're trying to do, or why.

Maybe he is trying to powershift? If so, just make a macro that looks like this:

/cancelform
/cast Dire Bear Form

That should change your actual form to Bear, no matter what form you are.

I am still confused just like Jeebar.
With 2.3 Patch you can "Powershift" from any form to another or back to caster form. I have added a regen button to my action bar so when I am in cat and have finished somebody off I hit it (changes me to caster and instantly casts Regen) then I usually push Cat form again and stealth as I creep up to my next prey. With two clicks I have changed from cat to caster, casted Regen, and am back in to cat mode.
No need for "powershift Macros" since they built it right in to the new patch. Since your action bar changes with every form I would suggest adding an extra menu bar (done in options) and add a caster skill or a few that you would like to instantly use at any time or in any form. Once you click and cast all you have to do is switch back to cat or whatever form you want next.

I really just wanted to combine two buttons into one and save some space on my toolbar. And I wanted a way to shift back into human form. I hadn't thought about an actual NEED to shift into human form, but it's nice to be able to if needed without having to cast a spell or something.

And actually, it just occured to me. I need to be in human form to use flight paths and I don't automatically shift (which is irritating). Anyway, there may be other occasions where I want to move from four to two legged-ness without casting a spell or some other proc.

try /cancelform [stance:1/3]

the / separator might be wrong, could be , or | instead I don't remember.
Any way that sentence will unshift you if you are in bear or cat form.
use [stance:1/2/3/4/5/6] for an "any-form" unshift.

Also keep in mind the order of the lines, or try adding [button:3] to the line
so you won't just shift into a form and directly out.

Oh yeah, I got that move, as 'splained below. : ) Semantics...I think of the word powershifting like in my old stick shift where I could slam through the gears without the clutch, so I think of that as changing from one form to another. No matter.


That should work now that Furor doesn't put you in combat anymore.

Do you use a gear swapping mod? I use Outfitter and here's my macro that combines powershifting AND the equipping of my Staff of Natural Fury to get the mana savings when I shift back into bear. It's also the macro I use to get into bear form every time. I think without Outfitter you could use "/equip Wolfshead Helm" on line two, but don't know because I've used Outfitter forever. NatFury in mine refers to an Accessory set that equips just my SoNF for every macro that shifts me into form.

/cancelform
/outfitter wear NatFury
/cast [nostance] Dire Bear Form; [stance:1] Feral Charge
/outfitter wear Tank

For good measure, here's the one macro that shifts me into cat if I'm in caster form, and powershifts me within Cat form for the 40 instant energy from Furor. If I'm out of combat a second click puts me into prowl/stealth.

/cancelform
/outfitter wear DPS
/cast [nostance] Cat Form; [stance:3] Prowl


Edited, Dec 7th 2007 8:18pm by JeeBar

On the subject, I had an idea for a macro but lack the know-how to write it. I think it would be particularly useful for PvP. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. What I'd love is something like:

- If in normal form and I press mouse wheel out of combat, mount
- If mounted and I press mouse wheel, unmount and shift to cat form (+ prowl?).
- If in cat form in combat and I press the button, shift to dire bear form
- If in cat form, not in combat, prowl
- If in dire bear form in combat, shift to cat form
- If in dire bear form and not in combat, shift back to caster form

I don't know if that's asking too much from a single macro but from what (little) I understand of such things I imagine it ought to be possible. The general idea is just to make the more common things I tend to use simpler. I have referred to the macro guide in the main WoW forum on this site and can't figure out the syntax. Thanks in advance.

Edited, Dec 10th 2007 5:20am by KingsGambit

/use [nostance, nocombat] Name of your Mount
/cast [mounted] Cat Form, [stance:3, combat] Dire Bear Form, [stance:3, nocombat] Prowl, [stance:1, combat] Cat Form
/cancelform [stance:1, nocombat]

On the other hand, yes, I think that's asking too much from a single macro. I also haven't double-checked the macro and I'm still a bit tired so maybe I got confused somewhere in that pile of stuff. I can never recall exactly how the macros handle conditions.

What I personally use is:
-One macro to mount, the first line is /cancelform so whichever form I am in, I'll be able to mount all the same.

-Foolproof macros for all forms. Shift into specified forms regardless of the form you're in except if you're already in that form.

-One macro to return to caster. A simple /cancelform.

-Macros to combine skills. Prowl turns to Ravage when Prowling, and Shred becomes Pounce when Prowling.