Just curious… do you just use the aoe in M+ or swap between aoe/st macro? only ask because they have different talents in the /gse menu
I run the M+ talents but use both macros - hit the AOE macro if more than 1 target is alive otherwise hit single target. THe ST macro includes abilities like bloodshed that arent active in the M+ build but they are non blocking if you use it with the M+ talents so the macro still works fine.
That said, and as ive said before, I feel like the ST macro underperforms so it might be worth tweaking. the aoe macro is great for keys though, im logging fights at about 190k and am usually top dps in the 20s/21s im running.
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Macros dont let you cast more abilities than manual play. They create a static rotational structure which works pretty well, but since both our rotation and the fights change and fluctuate dynamically, they will never be ideal.
The top players never use macros like this . If you rely on macros like this you can sometimes get to 85-90% of ideal with a good macro and statting, which is great for those of us who are old or disabled or otherwise cant keep up with the speed of the game these days. It is often enough to push high level content. Just don’t expect to earn a spot on a RWF team if you use macros like this.
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I’m not saying they throw more abilities but it is faster which you will never do manually unlike a macro.
by hand you always risk to miss spells or you expire debuff with the macro no. so i don’t agree on this factor. i myself in the past with some macros both here on the site and created by me i have done complete mythical end game raid always finishing among the top 3 dps, in fact in bbfa i even ranked in score in m+ finishing 2 in the server with 4500 score. so i would say that the macros are fine for complete end game as well. only negative note that i am finding to date that the gse seems to work less than past expansions. let me give you a clear example in bfa i used for a very long time the macro bm of scarrylarrygame i was doing an absurd dps always top in ranking it was running perfectly. i noticed that in dragonfligh this has changed and i don’t know why.
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A Macro just cycles through the spells til a spell can be casted and can skip spells just as they come off CD. a skilled player of his class is watching the spells and knows casting right as they come off cd without missing the CD. a really good macro might do 90% (if lucky) Sim. thats with the best internet speed, computer and MS, with almost no lag. where a played push each spell can get closer to 98-99% cuz they know when and what spells to cast at the right time.
If Macros were better choice, then everybody would use them and Blizzard wouldnt have a rule against how fast buttons are being pressed.
I don’t comment or contribute often, but this new version takes the cake for me! I don’t rely solely on macros, but it’s a great supplement when it gets hairy during a fight. Very good job to Death and Dek for their work on this!
Hello everyone, I’ve tried the macro for 2 days now and it doesn’t cause any damage like ((Dek…))) has on its side…what am I doing wrong??? My GS:458
is it not casting stuff?
Posted a new set of ST talents I am trialing. They did pretty well in heroic raid last week so feel free to give them a shot and lmk what you think. I ran them on Igara, Volcoross, Nymue, and Smolderon
well ilvl . stats . play stile . internet . could me a hand full of things …
Wanted to say the new talents fit very very good. Plan on the same for aoe ?
If I can find better talents I will but the AOE talents have been performing very well for me - I will keep playing with it though, if you have any recommendations im all ears.
As it were, another user, Luxx-71, just recommended some different aoe talents to try, in this post Looking for updated BM M+/raid macro - #10 by Luxx-71, I ran a quick test on the trial dummies and it does seem to perform about 5-7% better than what I have posted. Ill give it a go in keys and update as appropriate but you can give that a shot if you are keen.
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Update: In keys, the performance improvement seems to evaporate. I ran 4 darkheart 20’s today (darn ring still didnt drop), with my talents I got one end of dungeon final parse at 202k and one at 205k, with these talents I got one parse at 188k and one at 195k. Very close, but I will continue with my original talents (The Wowhead M+ talents, posted above or pulled from wowhead) for the time being.
Or the variation could just be the standard ups and downs between dungeons/groups.
Leaving this here for posterity.
parsed an 80 on mythic council with this lmao. Thanks dek! you’re great!
Hi,
How do I turn off so it uses cooldowns ?
Thanks
hello.
I’m using it very well.
When using macros, you may become an automatic target and hit other monsters.
Can I stop automatic targeting?
remove “/targetenemy [noharm][dead]” from the first line in the KeyPress variable box
you would need to disable those blocks in the macro
In the options for gse itself, there’s an option, “require target to use”. Tick it on and it won’t auto target anymore. it will also not fire unless u have a target tho so u need to manually switch target now but no more ninja pulling in m+
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Thank you! I was having mini anxiety every time my pet auto targeted a new add