I'm fairly inexperienced with the current macro script - is it possible to make a macro to make your current target your focus target, unless you already have an assigned focus target, in which case it would target your assigned focus target?

What's the intention behind this? Your initial part is just /focus, but the latter would be covered by simply creating cast macros that include [target=focus] modifiers. If you're looking to keep hitting a specific target with a certain attack, you could create a macro that's of the type:

/cast [target=focus;modifier:ctrl] Arcane Shot; Arcane Shot

Since the intention of the focus system is to have two separate entities targeted at once.

On the subject of Focus, I've been trying to get my GM (priest) to use focus macros for things like shackle. He complains though that when he sets the focus with /focus name, as soon as he targets something else or clicks off that target the focus just vanishes, it won't stay set. He uses 2 mods - RDX6 and some other mod for displaying his dmg/heals on his bars (dr damage or theorycraft) Anyone have any ideas to resolve that?

Does he have a unitframe that displays the focus frame?

I wish there was a way to have the default UI display the focus frame. Is there a mod that does just this?

He uses the default WoW UI for unit frames and action bars, he shouldn't have any mods interfering with it which is why I've been confused with how to help him.

Try:

/focus [target=focus, noexists]
/stopmacro [target=focus, exists]
/target focus

Basically, the point of this is to select a target in PVP to watch in my focus frame so I can see when he's casting, and then be able to quickly swap back to him for interrupts.

Nurfed unitframes has a focus frame - that's what I use.

I'll try that script when i get a chance to log on, Kalman.

I do not under any circumstances promise it will work, as I didn't test it... but it *should* work.

I don't think you even need to 'switch' back to your focus target for an interrupt. For example,

/cast [target=focus] Earth Shock

This *should* earth shock whatever target I have focused, without the need to change my 'main' target. (Disclaimer: I haven't had a chance to try all this focus stuff yet, but I'm working off published macros here http://www.wowwiki.com/Useful_macros....2FFocus_Macro)

Well, tying it to a particular spell would limit it to that functionality, or take up extra binds for each different spell. I'd rather just press one button to retarget and then be able to cast whatever I want. :-P

May I plug my TWFocus mod? If he's using a plain vanila UI and doesn't want to download one of the big unit frame replacement mods, this mod simply adds a small window that displays your focus, its target, and its target's target.

Then just set some key bindings to set your focus and target your focus (I use shift-X to set it and x to get it back).

This is very interesting information. As a shaman would it be possible for instance (romulo and juliane) to focus the MT for cure poison but also purge romulo? or does it have to be the same spell/ability being cast?

/cast [target=focus] Cure Poison; Purge

Will it do either one of them if for instance the MT doesnt need to be cured but romulo needs to be purged?

You can actually set up a hotkey strait through the wow keybindings section for assigning and targeting your focus. It's the last two options in the targeting section.

If the MT doesn't need to be cured, I believe the macro will fail at that point and never even attempt the purge.

However, you could do something with modifier keys (I forget the syntax), where a base press cures your focus while a modified press (say, alt-keybind) purges your target, pretty easily.

Lets take this a step further. I would like a macro that follows the following logic.

If there is no focus, makes my current target my focus- or if focus exists, targets focus.
Casts sheep/shackle.
Calls the script to assign a raid charm. (For me, it's always /script SetRaidTarget("Target",5); since I've been the moon for shackles since charms were introduced =P)
Then targets last target.

(obviously you'd need different macros for sheep and shackle, but I have mage/priest and I use virtually identical macros for both). I *think* I can make that work by:

/focus [target=focus, noexists]
/target focus
/cast Polymorph
/script SetRaidTarget("Target",5);
/targetlasttarget

Can anyone see a logic failure?

Edit: finally got in game, and it appears to work. I realized I'd like one more conditional though and I have no idea how to put it in.

If there was no last target, target focus.

I use E for setting my focus then all you need after that is /cast [target=focus] Whateverspellyouwant You could also add in /script SetRaidTarget("focus",5); and you wouldn't need /targetlasttarget.

I think it works better to have a seperate key bind for focus. Otherwise you have to add setting focus to every macro.

Cut out the stop macro and it works. =)

As for why adding in create focus to something like a sheep macro? It's for speed. I have focus, target focus, and clear focus bound to keys that I'm comfortable with, but when I'm being jumped on in the middle of STV by 2 ?? gankers, I don't want to have to take even the brief instant it takes to target them and hit 2 buttons to focus and sheep when I could hit one key, and have it do it all. =)

Edit: Target last target assumes that I'm dealing with 2 targets at once- one of which I'm dpsing or healing the other of which I'm sheeping/shackling and eliminates the downtime of finding the second target that's *not* your focus.

I use this as a clickable focus button:

If you left click it, it sets the focus. If the focus is dead and you click it, it unfocuses or sets a new one. If you right click, it always unsets focus. I use this in conjunction with some fear focus macros which could be modified for polymorph, shackle, or whatever else:

This sets the focus of fear (if none is current) to my current target then fears it. If I recast fear, regardless of what is targetted, it casts it on my focus (yay no changing targets). If the focus is dead and I fear, it sets a new focus. The last bit at the end just adds an icon for raids (Mag'theridon).

This should work:

[target=focus,dead] = I think I love you.

Anyone know how to set your focus to your target's target?

Or just cast a spell on your target's target?

And I know it's not what you were asking Elendril, but just in case you haven't tried it, mouseover targetting for Silencing Shot is amazing for times you see someone casting and want to interrupt Doesn't even interrupt autoshots on current target.

Use "[target=targettarget]".