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◊ manly · 05/19/07, 6:28 AM

I use a totally different approach.

See, I am the proud owner of a G15 keyboard. This keyboard, amongst other things, allows to create macros (ie: unrelated to the wow macro system - you can use both 'macro systems' together). Now, here's the cool part. You can create precisely-timed macros, such as (essentially):

/stopcast
(wait 1.57s)
/cast scorch

And pressing that key will do that exactly at the set interval.

There are 2 major ways I've found that uses this setup that you can do to 'automate' your stopcasts.

1- Make a macro for spell and each interval iteration.
ie: one macro for 1.55s scorch, 1.6s scorch, 1.65s scorch etc. (repeat for every spell)

advantages: -simple to use
disadvantage: -if you get a failed cast, you lose an entire cast (ie: it will not start recasting a new one even if you see it got cancelled)

2- Use 2 set of macros, used concurrently.
The first set of macro takes care of 'pulsing' /stopcast at every interval. Basically, you have a set of macro that just does:

/stopcast
(wait 1.55s)

and you have one for every interval. The other set of macro would be just spamming your cast keys. For example, you would have one that spams scorch, one to spam fireball, etc.

advantage: -automatically starts recasting even after a failed cast
disadvantage: -harder to use, requires to constantly press 2 keys to get your casts right.

I have made quite a bit of testing on the matter since I have never read anywhere where someone suggested the use of g15 and /stopcast macros, but I feel the specifics are somewhat out of place for this thread.

On a more funny note: Even with precisely timed /stopcast at every 1.5s, I never managed to get a successful scorch. If I cast normally by mashing buttons on the keyboard, I get 1.78s cast time on average on scorch (around 400 tested scorch), and the best I could reproduce was 1.57s scorch using those macros. I believe that UI lag is causing some extra unmitigable lag that eats up on cast times. I will have to do further tests to see whether UI adds cast lag. (if anyone have detailed information on the matter, please tell me!)

Disclaimer: if you use your G15 to do unattended gameplay, expect to be banned. You would not be the first.

05/19/07, 6:28 AM	#14
◊ manly Bald Bull Manly Undead Mage <Elitist Jerks> Mal'Ganis	I use a totally different approach. See, I am the proud owner of a G15 keyboard. This keyboard, amongst other things, allows to create macros (ie: unrelated to the wow macro system - you can use both 'macro systems' together). Now, here's the cool part. You can create precisely-timed macros, such as (essentially): /stopcast (wait 1.57s) /cast scorch And pressing that key will do that exactly at the set interval. There are 2 major ways I've found that uses this setup that you can do to 'automate' your stopcasts. 1- Make a macro for spell and each interval iteration. ie: one macro for 1.55s scorch, 1.6s scorch, 1.65s scorch etc. (repeat for every spell) advantages: -simple to use disadvantage: -if you get a failed cast, you lose an entire cast (ie: it will not start recasting a new one even if you see it got cancelled) 2- Use 2 set of macros, used concurrently. The first set of macro takes care of 'pulsing' /stopcast at every interval. Basically, you have a set of macro that just does: /stopcast (wait 1.55s) and you have one for every interval. The other set of macro would be just spamming your cast keys. For example, you would have one that spams scorch, one to spam fireball, etc. advantage: -automatically starts recasting even after a failed cast disadvantage: -harder to use, requires to constantly press 2 keys to get your casts right. I have made quite a bit of testing on the matter since I have never read anywhere where someone suggested the use of g15 and /stopcast macros, but I feel the specifics are somewhat out of place for this thread. On a more funny note: Even with precisely timed /stopcast at every 1.5s, I never managed to get a successful scorch. If I cast normally by mashing buttons on the keyboard, I get 1.78s cast time on average on scorch (around 400 tested scorch), and the best I could reproduce was 1.57s scorch using those macros. I believe that UI lag is causing some extra unmitigable lag that eats up on cast times. I will have to do further tests to see whether UI adds cast lag. (if anyone have detailed information on the matter, please tell me!) Disclaimer: if you use your G15 to do unattended gameplay, expect to be banned. You would not be the first.