Blizzard to Put an End to Totem-Stomping Macros

Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has stickied and locked a post on the official damage dealing forum to explain the dev team's design intent on totem-stomping macros. Basically, the team doesn't like the macros and is going to put an end to them.

"Blizzard does not like the gameplay of totem-stomping macros and we intend to stop it. Destroying a totem should be a viable strategy but it should be a choice and require some effort on the part of the destroyer. Making a macro to have your pet attack the totem without having to target the totem first does not in our minds constitute enough effort."

The technical change that is needed to break these macros has not been implemented yet, but the change will be announced when the team is sure it's going live.

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QQ sum moar!
# May 19 2009 at 2:05 AM Rating: Decent
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If it's not in the spirit of the game, they should remove macro's from the game all together.

Yes that's sarcasm.

Is it fair? No. Is it PvP? Yes. Is PvP fair? No. And it never will be.

What about Stoneclaw Totem if pets are a problem?
irony
# May 18 2009 at 9:49 PM Rating: Good
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I mean its not like shamans can effortlessly remove every magic effect (i.e., buff) on you with the push of a button but ingenious macros to kill totems one at a time are off limits- wait...
Wow...
# May 18 2009 at 10:51 AM Rating: Decent
/cast [target=mouseover,harm] <spell>; <spell>


use an instant cast like arcane shot, fireblast, earth shock, arcane barrage, mortal strike, blood thirst, etc, etc

-or-

/tar [target=mouseover]
/petattack


and use the Target Previous hotkey (unless you've rebound it)


most of my attacks i have macro-ed...i <3 me some 'mouseover'-action >:D
Old News
# May 18 2009 at 10:30 AM Rating: Good
He said the same thing a few months ago, too. I'll believe it when I see it.
A Mage's viewpoint
# May 18 2009 at 10:25 AM Rating: Good
As a Mage I have neither a totem nor a pet so this does not affect me.

I have to say though that using a macro like this is not in the spirit of the game and welcome, cautiously, the change
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