Raptor strike + wingclip macro?Follow

I have been reading on here trying to figure out how to do this macro on a hotkey.

But whatever i do it doesn't put wingclip on my target.. it only does raptor strike =/

i'd also like it to equip my 2 hander.. do raptor strike and wingclip and then put my 1 handers back on if that's possible.. but i can only get it to put axe on.. and not daggers after the cycle of the macro is complete.

Anyone got any ideas?

The order on ONE handers is critical if you equip them. The one in your off hand must be equipped second. The first weapon will always go to the main hand. If you put a main hand weapon to equip second, it will go to the main hand and unequip what you had there.

Always equip "Main Hand" weapon first, One Hand weapons second.

You can also toss in an aspect of the monkey there if you're writing a macro, as well as switching out your panels to a melee specific panel.

However, none of this is really necessary though. If your DW weapons give you better bonuses than your 2h, just use your DW weapons to apply the wing clip and raptor strike. You'll do a bit less DPS on the raptor strike, but it's so wimpy compared to your ranged damage that you are much better off just running to range and not worrying about the 2h'er. In fact, save your bag space, hunters are traditionally low on it anyway.

Edit: Yea! 400th post!

Edited, Jan 2nd 2008 12:28pm by sloshot

What i want this for is for PvP.. If someone comes close to me i want to put on my big hitter and hope for a big *** crit from raptor strike then snare them so i can get back to ranged attacks fast but i don't want to be pressing 5 different hotkeys while trying to get away from the rogue who's pouncing me to mince meat =/

Disregard the last post, aaand, just switch it around to /wingclip /raptor strike.

Make sure your macro is correct. It has to be

/Cast Raptor Strike
/Cast Wing Clip

I shift click on the spell to ensure correct spelling. It also will add the rank of the spell.

there could be another problem.

i was getting into macros myself lately, and found some interesting stuff on the wow forums.

prior to 2.0, you could string a bunch of '/cast' commands together in one macro. but this is no longer possible according to the blizz info if i understand it correctly.

what you will need to do is possilby use '/castsequence'. for instance . . .

/castsequence wing clip, raptor strike

BUT, you will have to click on your macro button twice. the first time you click on it the wing clip will happen, the next raptor strike.

something else i have been experimenting with is that if a '/cast' command does not trigger a global cooldown, then you can still put in as many in a macro as you like.

for instance i have a macro . . .

/petattack
/cast hunter's mark

i am able to have both work at the same time because petattack does not trigger a global cooldown. i have also been able to string a few other things together in macros, but find that for a lot of it i have to use the '/castsequence' and keep hitting the button as one spell follows another.

i hope this helps, or maybe somebody else will post something that i can learn a bit more about all this macro stuff.

Keep in mind that Raptor Strike specifically only works "on the next swing". The swing you're in the midst of when you hit raptor strike doesn't count. Whereas Wing Clip is instant, meaning you could be mid-swing and wing clip will go off immediately.

As for the part the OP mentioned about switching weapons, I am fairly certain that cannot be done when in combat. So if you're fighting something, you won't be able to switch anything. At least that's how I've found it to work with trinket swapping in BGs and I see no reason for weapons/armor to function differently from trinkets.

To put on two 1 handers, you have to specify which slot they go into, but with the 2h weapon, you only need to tell it to equip. If you try to tell it to equip it to slot 16, it'll tell you that it can't.

/equip 2HWeapon
/cast Raptor Strike
/cast Wing Clip
/equipslot 16 NameOfMainHand
/equipslot 17 NameOfOffHand


But I think you're putting too much effort into it. You should either stick with doing the raptor strike with the 1 hander, or find a 2H weapon that has better stats than the 2 1h weapons.

Oh, and if anyone sees a rate down on a post that says to do "/cast wing clip" first, assume it's from me. You guys HAVE to pay attention to what you're doing. Raptor Strike hits on Your next attack, while Wing Clip is instant and counts as a hit. If you have a slow 2h weapon, you could be sitting there for 2 or more seconds for Raptor Strike to go off.

And another tip for this macro to work right, Go into your Interface options, and turn off the Auto Shot/Auto Attack option. This will prevent you from automatically swinging your melee weapon when you get into range, and messing up your chance for a quick hit.

Edited, Jan 2nd 2008 11:34pm by ProjectMidnight

yes you can switch weapons. but you cannot switch trinkets rings or armor. I was bored one day on my warrior and made macros for all the verious weapons I had and was switching weapons each swing.