Talk:Useful macros for druids

I'd like to add a section on Mouseover macros. - Trimble

Furthermore, isnt /stopcasting obsolete? - Merargoren

In patch 2.3, which isn't out yet. --Azaram 07:39, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

It is now... so, which macros are now obsolete? - Cowlinator

The /stopcasting macros are now obsolete (they will still work but to reduce the characters in your macros to keep it under the 255 character limit you can remove the /stopcasting line) as of patch 2.3. Also any macro's that do not specifically have a key modifier ([modifier:shift] or similar) for the druid caster form will not put u back into the caster form unless you either have a /cancelaura line in your macro or u click on the animal form you are in to cancel the form to get you back to caster form.

As of patch 2.3 blizzard made it so a druid (who has enough mana while in caster form) can switch forms without having to go into caster form. example, cat form will now immediately take you into bear form without you having to either cancel the form or go into the caster form before you enter bear form, as long as you have enough mana while in caster form.

• need to double check on the /cancelaura line, i didnt have time as of yet to check the command line yet. Grifter

Does /stopcasting actually stop the casting still? There have been problems with lag and casting things quickly... Rogues and cat druids that depend on split-second timing had developed the habit of quickly frobbing the attack button so as soon as you got enough energy it would go off... apparently, this now can cause problems because the GCD is on the client instead of the server... /stopcasting would help that. Or is it just wasted space entirely now? --Azaram 04:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, /stopcasting will interrupt whatever cast you have if it hasn't made it to the server yet. You should only use /stopcasting in situations where you need an emergency cast, like an NS+heal macro:

/stopcasting

/cast Nature's Swiftness

/cast Some Heal

or an "oh crap, [Ice Block]!" macro:

/stopcasting

/cast Ice Block

Otherwise, you're just wasting space. Also, it's advised to not spam macros (see [1], the "What are the /stopcasting changes mentioned in the patch notes?" section), as if you hit the macro/attempt to cast a spell too early you're penalized the amount of time it takes to send a message to and get the response from the server. But that's still better than the pre-2.3 version where you'd lose the spellcast and have to start over from 0 if you hit it too early. --User:Kaydeethree/Sig 04:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Ah, so desu. So it should still work in the original bearpot, but would be rather pointless as everything in it is instant with no cooldown... Thanks. --Azaram 04:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

BearPot Not Functional

I tried to use the BearPot macro, and it didn't work. I got an error message saying I couldn't use items in bear form. Well, I made a new macro that worked better for me:

#show Super Healing Potion
/cancelaura Dire Bear Form
/use Super Healing Potion
/cast Dire Bear Form

This one had the same effect the BearPot claims to have, which is that the druid drinks the potion and only lets out a puff os smoke because of it. You can test out the two for yourself.

Gamer am i 01:10, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

You don't need the 'dire bear form' after cancelaura, that's an overall thing. I've modified the bearpot macro myself, and should update it. I'll try and remember to nab it later. The reason for the 'castsequence' bit in the original one was to allow spamming so that you'd go from bear to caster, healthstone, potion, caster to bear, then try and cast lifebloom. And because you can't cast in bear, it stops there so you can just spaz it instead of having to count. --Azaram 06:22, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Addition; I think I see why you had the 'cancelaura dire bear form', so it'd only work in bear... but I think removing that and making it just cancelform is more generally useful. Spam it and shift from whatever form you're in, hit the potion, then shift to bear. Most often you'd want to do that if you were in cat and needed a potion in a hurry anyway... --Azaram 04:33, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, this is the one I use now:

#show Super Healing Potion
/cancelform
/use Master Healthstone
/use Super Healing Potion
/cast [nostance] Dire Bear Form 

I'm having some trouble with one that is otherwise identical but uses  [Mad Alchemist's Potion] in place of the healing potion... get 'you can't use items when shapeshifted'... I just yanked out all the stopcasting business...--Azaram 18:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

One problem these versions have that the older one didn't is that it doesn't stop when it hits bear form again. I keep going right back into caster form, getting 'you can't do that yet' since the potion cooldown is in effect, and getting pwnt because I'm standing there all naked and pink. Anyone have an idea how to fix that? --Azaram 09:10, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

The solution should be that it shouldn't happen - I've been using this macro myself and never once gone back to caster form... Thus, I think that you might be spamming it - It's meant to be a single press. User:Recluse/Sig

Mm. The original version was designed for spamming, which is why it had the 'lifebloom' thing in it. I'll have to try it the other way... --Azaram 06:00, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Yup, that did it. One click and it goes right through. Didn't have a healthstone to test; does that work the same? --Azaram 01:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

(Answers own question, eventually) Yes, it does. --Azaram (talk) 05:11, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Kill runners

I developed this macro for my druid, solely because i got annoyed with having to hit so many buttons for when certain creatures started to run away while i was in form. Basically, if you're not hitting the alt key, it just casts the universal Attack command. if you hold the alt key, it casts the highest rank Wrath spell you've got.

/cast [mod:alt] Wrath; Attack - Jhecht

(I added a header...) Cool... I'd use moonfire, though, as it's instant... less chance of them managing to get to someone else. May want to add that into the main page, too... --Azaram 13:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

'One step stance switching' now unnecessary.

I'm going to remove the 'one step stance switching' macro, as with the 2.3 direct shifts it isn't necessary anymore. Just the first one; the 'all forms on one button' things are still useful, I think.

By the way, can someone explain how the Instant shifting with weapons 2.3 macro works?

/equip [stance:1] Terestian's Stranglestaff; [stance:3] Earthwarden 
/cast [stance:1] Cat Form; [stance:3] Dire Bear Form

With my small macro-fu, it looks to me like 'if I'm in cat, wield Earthwarden and switch to bear. If I'm in bear, wield the Calamari-on-a-Stick and switch to cat'. --Azaram 11:40, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Castsequence on Anzu?

For the " Healing against Anzu [Epic Flight Form quest]" macro, would it be possible to put in a castsequence to let you spam the button three times and cast it on all of them? --Azaram 23:24, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Drivel!

For druids especially it seems to hold true: Some people have a poor idea of what a useful macro is! On this page, I have found:

• TWO castsequences that include both Entangling Roots and Faerie Fire. (Note to Moonkin: you either want to stay the hell away, or you're plinking with the staff - decide!)
• an "Anything" button that had an arbitrary ability for each form (e.g.: Demoralizing Roar? Dash?).
• at least five ways to go into Prowl and then attack something.

Given that the druid has a wide range of powers that are categorically divided into forms, many macros fail to acknowledge that the action bars do the work of form:-conditionals. Many others are guilty of building a crutch that strips away control under the veneer of "convenience".

In the optimal macro listing, every macro would address a general problem, given the philosophy of solving it, and then solve it in general terms, or fix a very specific problem with a compartmentalized solution. In my revisions, I hope to reduce the drivel into the practical tools it could be. JIM the Inventor (talk) 04:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

You're getting carried away, I think. Whether you like the macros or not is irrelevant; some people do, and this isn't a general reference thing. It's a list of macros people use that others might like to. Replacing or modifying obsolete ones and removing redundant ones is one thing, but removing entire sections because you think people shouldn't use that type of macro is overboard. --Azaram (talk) 23:49, 28 May 2008 (UTC)