What macros do you use?Follow

My macros are mainly space saving or for healing.

So I have a macro that will shadowmeld if I'm in caster form or prowl if I'm in cat form (nelf of course). Similarly I have a fairie fire macro that casts FF in caster form or FFF in cat or bear.

A MotW macro that casts it on my target or myself if I have no target and casts GotW if I hold down a modifier key.

Healing wise I've got several set up to cast the spell of my choice on my mouseover target, target or self.

I don't really use macros for feral forms, but I've heard you can make a lacerate macro to work on mouseover to make multi-mob tanking easier (but I guess you won't need that for a little while).

Most of the macros I prefer to use are space-saver, with the exception of a shot-rotation macro on my hunter. That being said, I may tailor one of those prowl macros to my use, but I'll work on that when I get pounce. Thanks for those who've commented so far, and please feel free to add more if you come across this.

(pssst...cake...sorry if I misunderstand your response to indicate that you're confusing macros and addons, but coordinates and healbot are "addons" -- third-party software that you drop in your "interface" directory to extend or modify the default WoW user interface and experience. "Macros" are different...they're little (up to 255 chars) snippets of code that semi-automate certain actions or sequences of actions. They are mostly commonly used so that a single button/keybinding does different things depending on your form or situation. Type /macro in game and you'll get the interface for it, and check out RPZips Macro Guide for an introduction and more information.)

Ya, I know what macros are. I use a macro for coodinates, not an add-on (I really don't need all that fancy mappy stuff). My response was simply indicating that I don't use any other macros besides that one, because between my key bindings and the one add-on I have (Healbot), I find I get everything done just fine, and don't need them. Sorry if this was somehow confusing.

No worries, I kinda figured you knew what was up, but have never heard of doing coordinates with a macro. So now can you please 'splain what THAT'S all about? I'm always up for killing an unnecessary addon when I can. : )

For shifting back into a form I just double-click the form thingy.

I use the following :-

A key that cowers in cat & taunts in bear
A key that I press once for cat and a second time for prowl (bound to mouse wheel up)
A key that I press once for bear and a second time for enrage (bound to mouse wheel down)
Pounce if stealthed, otherwise mangle
Ravage if stealthed, otherwise shred
FF feral if in cat or bear, ff regular if in caster
A travel macro - bird if flyable, seal if swimming, travel form if in combat otherwise mount up


I need to get of my lazy butt and make macros for health pot & healthstone usage while tanking now that it is possible.

Also a macro that switches to caster then back to bear or cat for PvP as an instant movement debuff remover.

Yeah, I knew how to do it, it is just a matter of stopping BG's & instances long enough to type /macro and type them in, and set up keybindings or finding room on my toolbars. :)

Thanks though, now I can just cut & paste instead of typing it in :)



I'll cut & paste mine in here when I get home and can log in. I'm at work at the moment (where I do way too much forum reading and way to little work - it's nice being the boss).


Edited, Jan 18th 2008 11:27pm by RareBeast

Double Post.

For Original post, look down. :D

Edited, Jan 21st 2008 12:46pm by Mizzoulover

Yeah, I know. I'm just so far under the character cap I wasn't worried about it. With the double-parenthetical spells I tend to shift-click the spell in the abilities panel and leave 'em. I guess I'll have to edit that one character of my macro when WotLK comes out. : )

Yes, I could should and will (change it to that), but no, I don't (get an error message).

Maybe, dunno. I use the ? icon on all my macros, but thought you had to have #show to make that work. Haven't run into character count issues so I haven't focused on tightening things up to that degree. I'll try it out, thanks.

Several hours later, as if anybody cares...
Killed the unnecessary #show, made other recommended changes to clean things up, added ability to shift and Mangle/Shred instead of Prowling with a shift modifier, for when I want to run right into combat.

/cast [nostealth,nocombat,nomodifier] Prowl; [nostealth,nocombat,modifier:shift] Mangle (Cat)(); [stealth] Pounce; [nostealth,combat] Mangle (Cat)()



Edited, Jan 21st 2008 11:46pm by JeeBar

Edited, Jan 22nd 2008 12:22am by JeeBar