Macro system in Classic?

[Alex86el]

Can anybody in the beta confirm if they are using the Vanilla macro system or not?

Thanks =)

[Big Thanks]

Its the new system

No "charge while in combat macro" for you

(from my understanding, someone plz correct me)

[Echocho]

They are not. It's the BfA version, same with addons.

[Alex86el]

Its the new system

No "charge while in combat macro" for you

(from my understanding, someone plz correct me)

charge while in combat?
what macro allowed for such a thing?
it's the first time i hear about it.


i'm talking about macros like:

"if X-ability is on cooldown, cast Y-ability instead"

"use trinket, cast blood fury, cast X-ability"

"if friendly-target is ABC-class cast BoW, it friendly-target is XYZ-class cast BoM"

"use food, use drink, cast shadowmeld"

"cast berserker stance, cast intercept, cast battle stance" (multipple button presses)

"cast pickpocket, cast cheap shot" and "cast pickpocket, cast sap".


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They are not. It's the BfA version, same with addons.

well, so much for replicating "the original vanilla experience". meh.

[Big Thanks]

I think Charge while in combat was nerfed during Vanilla, but im not sure.
The macro is documented in old Swifty's Warrior Tricks videos.

[Thage]

well, so much for replicating "the original vanilla experience". meh.

They've been open and honest since 2017 that some things are changing because the game is being hosted on the new server and b.net infrastructure by necessity. Macro changes are part of this, so is the improved report feature (though it's much more forgiving than in BFA), server sizes, and a few other matters. The phrasing has always been, "as close to the original experience as possible," but some things just aren't possible to bring back on the current server and b.net infrastructure.

[Echocho]

charge while in combat?
what macro allowed for such a thing?
it's the first time i hear about it.


i'm talking about macros like:

"if X-ability is on cooldown, cast Y-ability instead"

"use trinket, cast blood fury, cast X-ability"

"if friendly-target is ABC-class cast BoW, it friendly-target is XYZ-class cast BoM"

"use food, use drink, cast shadowmeld"

"cast berserker stance, cast intercept, cast battle stance" (multipple button presses)

"cast pickpocket, cast cheap shot" and "cast pickpocket, cast sap".


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well, so much for replicating "the original vanilla experience". meh.

I don't think anyone actually believed that they were going to allow rotation bots via macros and addons

[Nathanyel]

i'm talking about macros like:

"if X-ability is on cooldown, cast Y-ability instead"

[...]

"if friendly-target is ABC-class cast BoW, it friendly-target is XYZ-class cast BoM"

I'm not aware that this was ever supported by the macro system.

[Dizzeeyooo]

i'm talking about macros like:

"if X-ability is on cooldown, cast Y-ability instead"

When has this ever been a macro possibility?

[Kumorii]

When has this ever been a macro possibility?

Cast sequence macros with that included made one button macros possible. Which is why they changed the macro system. Basically inbuilt boting support.

[The Stormbringer]

Cast sequence macros with that included made one button macros possible. Which is why they changed the macro system. Basically inbuilt boting support.

One would also argue this was one of those "bugs" they don't want to see come back too.

[Alex86el]

Cast sequence macros with that included made one button macros possible. Which is why they changed the macro system. Basically inbuilt boting support.

But i really NEED to have pickpocket weaved in before every sap and opener! Gah!
/cry

I'm not aware that this was ever supported by the macro system.

i'm not 100% certain about the second one, but the first one was certainly possible. i know i used it often.

it was simple, you just made a macro and placed every ability below eachother.
first you placed the one that had priority, of course.
so the game ignored the first one if it was on cooldown, and cast the second one.
if you pressed it twice, and no ability was on cooldown, it cast both.

[Flura]

please no new system, those if then macros were so nice

[Kumorii]

But i really NEED to have pickpocket weaved in before every sap and opener! Gah!
/cry



i'm not 100% certain about the second one, but the first one was certainly possible. i know i used it often.

it was simple, you just made a macro and placed every ability below eachother.
first you placed the one that had priority, of course.
so the game ignored the first one if it was on cooldown, and cast the second one.
if you pressed it twice, and no ability was on cooldown, it cast both.

You can still do that. Cast sequence and if cd do this aren't.
Cast sequence means that each time you press the macro it casts the next spell in the cast sequence rather than executing all of it each press.

Pickpocket macros still work. Even today.

[Alex86el]

You can still do that. Cast sequence and if cd do this aren't.
Cast sequence means that each time you press the macro it casts the next spell in the cast sequence rather than executing all of it each press.

Pickpocket macros still work. Even today.

i just tested this macro, and it doesnt work.

#showtooltip Cheap Shot
/cast Pick Pocket
/cast Cheap Shot

it just uses cheap shot.

is there another macro you know off? thanks.

[Big Thanks]

i just tested this macro, and it doesnt work.

#showtooltip Cheap Shot
/cast Pick Pocket
/cast Cheap Shot

it just uses cheap shot.

is there another macro you know off? thanks.

Castsequence is the best to simulate those types of macros.
Not the best...the only option i mean.

edit: you want me to give you one? I could search.

Here is a small guide

https://wow.gamepedia.com/MACRO_castsequence

[Kadama]

For some people i bet it's going to feel strange to actually play the game and not automate rotations haha.

[Alex86el]

Castsequence is the best to simulate those types of macros.
Not the best...the only option i mean.

edit: you want me to give you one? I could search.

Here is a small guide

https://wow.gamepedia.com/MACRO_castsequence

wow thanks a lot!

i thought castsequence was not allowed in the new system.. nice.

[Kumorii]

i just tested this macro, and it doesnt work.

#showtooltip Cheap Shot
/cast Pick Pocket
/cast Cheap Shot

it just uses cheap shot.

is there another macro you know off? thanks.

Dunno, that works for me on my rogue :|

[lonely zergling]

The new macro system is also very powerfull. Just cant put abilities with gcd together in one macro and have them "fall through" all the lines if you cant cast the first line.

You can even let a macro cast something while you are in combat and something else while you out of combat. Just put [combat] in front of the ability in your /cast macro. Should work. (Will check some stuff later in stresstest to confirm what works)


/cast !Auto Shot
prevents you from de-toggleing auto shot again. Works with every "on toggle" ability. You can do chain eagle eye casts with this, pretty fun.

I like the new system more tbh.