Target Rotation Macro

[Gloss]

I'm currently 3boxing druids. :-) They're great fun, though most likely significantly less overtly powerful than shaman. One area my beloved droods probably excel is in the area of CC. Multiple Cyclones just pisses people off, as do multiple Roots against the correct crowds.

In an effort to get around some of the limitations of diminishing returns, I'm trying to figure out a way to rotate my targets. Currently, all my damage spells look like this:
[code:1]/cast [target=focustarget] moonfire[/code:1]
And my CC spells look pretty basic
[code:1]/cast cyclone[/code:1]
I just find the [target=focustarget] mechanism to work much faster than /assist focus; /cast... system. So I've reserved the "Focus Targeting" to work off my main, who is everyone's focus. Their CC aiming is done with their target. I guess I could switch if I needed to for "target rotation" but at this point, it seems to work well.

I'm completely willing to release my focus for a brief time in order to complete the "target rotation", but I've not been able to work it out quite yet.

Can you do something like this?
[code:1]/focus [target="DroodA"target][/code:1]
Then with a second macro to be used just a brief lag-induced moment later:
[code:1]/target [target=focus][/code:1]

Sadly, I'm at work and can't mess with it.

Obviously, you'd want to make the setup more robust to deal with dead characters well, but that's easily done by checking status. It's the general principle that I need to work out first.

Anyway, I'll keep this thread up to date if I have any progress, but I ALWAYS love to hear what you other more experienced Boxers (Men's Underwear?) have figured out.


EDIT: As always, I did what I could to search for this topic. I didn't find anything. If I'm mistaken, and there is a post which describes this process, please point me to it and accept my apology.

[ame]

You can
/assist Abc
/focus
/cast superduperblast

[Diamndzngunz]

you can use the keys to rotate all your characters. I think its E and Q default. I could be wrong

[Gloss]

You can
/assist Abc
/focus
/cast superduperblast

you can use the keys to rotate all your characters. I think its E and Q default. I could be wrong

I think you guys may have misinterpreted my question. :-) Or I didn't ask it well.

Here's what I'm after: Ds are my druids, Ts are their targets.

Pre-macro
D1 -> T1
D2 -> T2
D3 -> T3

Post-macro
D1 -> T2
D2 -> T3
D3 -> T1

So, if D1 cyclones T1, the next cyclone to hit T1 will come from a different Druid so I avoid a lot of the diminishing returns on CC effects.

[wallshot]

Try this while using your main Druid to target?

D1's macro
/castsequence Cyclone, Rejuvenation, Rejuvenation
D2's macro
/castsequence Rejuvenation, Cyclone, Rejuvenation
D3's macro
/castsequence Rejuvenation, Rejuvenation, Cyclone

You may have to goof around with target modifiers to get it to work properly. Would also recommend choosing anything low rank that is instant cast to conserve mana for the filler. i.e.
/castsequence [harm] Cyclone, [target=self] Rejuvenation, [target=self] Rejuvenation
OR
/castsequence Cyclone, Insect Swarm(Rank 1), Insect Swarm(Rank 1)

[Gloss]

For what it's worth, you don't need to put in a "filler" spell. You can just leave double commas (or triple if that's what you need). Or you could just use the round-robin feature of KeyClone if that's the software you use.[code:1]/castsequence Cyclone,,
/castsequence ,Cyclone,
/castsequence ,,Cyclone[/code:1]

BUT... I think I've failed once again to describe what I'm really after.

So... Here's my end goal:

I want to cyclone 3 independent targets, then rotate targets so my next cyclone barrage at the same 3 targets isn't subject to diminishing returns.

What wallshot described above is a GREAT way to keep a single target CCd, but if I've got 3 toons capable of CCing something, I'd like to be able to CC 3 things. That way, I can focus fire a 4th, and then pick off the remains.

Being able to beat 1 character with my 3 isn't all that impressive. Being able to disable 3, and kill the 4th! ...now I'm looking hawt for all the Tauren men who ogle my lithe Moonkin sexiness! If I can't reliably CC multiple targets, then I'd be MUCH better off giving up my Druish Princess ways and learning those of the Shaman. (Shaman are most likely better anyway, but the difference is obscenely large if I can't utilize my best abilities.)

[aetherg]

If you're using target="drooda"target you need to write it like this:

target=drooda-target

Macro script requires you to use dashes between the 'target's if you're using a character name rather than a built-in like 'focus'. I forget whether you need quotation marks, so try both drooda-target and "drooda"-target.

Keep in mind there's lag between when you target and when the rest of your party is aware of your new target.

[aetherg]

By the way, I'm not sure, but I believe diminishing returns are based on a certain type of effect, rather than a spellcaster. So if you cyclone with one druid, and a second druid cyclones the same target, you will still get diminishing returns.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I've seen it work this way. After all, if it didn't, everyone would just roll all-warlock teams and keep the entire enemy team feared for the entire match (not that it doesn't mostly happen that way anyway).

[bbj]

This should work if you have a bit of lag ie if they dont change target too fast, then all 3 droods should cast on the otherones target. Of course once cast the targets have now swapped. You'll have to manually target 3 seperate targets before hand though.

then u can just spam the cyclone button.

drooda
/cast [target=droodb-target] cyclone

droodb
/cast [target=droodc-target] cyclone

droodc
/cast [target=drooda-target] cyclone

[Gloss]

By the way, I'm not sure, but I believe diminishing returns are based on a certain type of effect, rather than a spellcaster. So if you cyclone with one druid, and a second druid cyclones the same target, you will still get diminishing returns.

Oh that would make me very sad. Can anyone comment on that? I know it's not a purely multi-boxing issue, but if that's true, I've got a tremendous hurdle to overcome.

I wrote about this idea a little here:

http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/v...ht=tab+tab+tab

Different class / spells, but same concept.

That thread talks about the initial setup of targets. I'm thinking after that, where I need to rotate my toon's targets "Everyone assist the druid to your left" style. Though, if Aetherg is correct, this is a big waste of time.

Thank you all for your time thus-far and potentially in the future. This is a great forum!