Since the game has come out I have been a clicker. I've been able to keep a shot rotation no problem. Well latly I have seen more and more talk of these shot rotation macros, and am now curious about trying one in a raid to see if it will improve my dps any. I have trolled around some and found a few, but none that do exactly what I want in 1 macro.

I am looking for the following:

1. Fires arcane shot each time its up.
2. Does a Steady Shot -> Auto Shot cycle while Arcane is coming off cool down without cliping a shot.
3. Will active Kill Command if my Pet is out, alive and in combat.


I have found macros that will do the arcane and steady shot rotatiion, or one that will do a steady shot kill command action, but not one that will will do both.

Here are a few of the ones I have found that seem do some of that I want.

/castsequence reset=3 auto shot, steady shot
/cast arcane shot


#show Steady Shot
/stopcasting
/castrandom [target=pettarget] Kill Command
/stopcasting
/cast Steady Shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()


If any one can help me out i'd really appreciate it, i'm very noob to these types of macros. Thanks guys!

The sequence will really depend on your ranged attack speed after quiver and talents are applied.

/castsequence reset=3/combat Auto Shot, Steady Shot, Arcane Shot, Auto Shot, Steady Shot, Auto Shot, Steady Shot;
/cast [target=pet, dead] null; [target=pet, noexists] null; [target=pettarget, exists] Kill Command;

Give that a whirl. If it ain't perfect, read through this and touch it up to suit your own needs:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...icId=102903971

Should the number be your normal shotspeed? Or should you account for lag and such?

My noneaffected shotspeed is 2.21 but I put the castsequence to 2.5 does this sound reasonable?

reset=3 only means the cast sequence will reset if the macro has not been used for 3 seconds, if that's what you mean. But read the thread I linked for more clarification on the purpose of speed.

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Just curious as to what the null was needed for in the Kill Command part of the macro. I use the following and it seems to work fine.

/castrandom [target=pettarget, exists] Kill Command
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Granted, I'm basically a noob when it comes to hunters, but hey, it seems to work.

That should technically be fine because if you don't have a pet out, or your pet is dead, it shouldn't have a target.

I am looking for a macro that will apply Hunters mark the start the steady auto rotation with kill command anyone have any suggestions?

You could press Hunters Mark, then press Steady Shot repeatedly. Press KC when appropriate. Will that work?

1) Cast sequence is terrible for dps. Never use one as a primary spell casting method, ever.
2) You can only have a certain amount of characters per macro. 2 minutes of Steady Shots is a lot of text.
3) If for some ridiculous reason, you made a macro that does what you described, you would have to know how many Steady Shots you will fire in ~1:55. How many GCDs will you use on other abilities, such as Rapid/Bloodfury/Stings/Mend? How often will you move, subtracting even more Steady Shots?

Hunters did need a macro for competitive dps, such as pulling off a 3:2 rotation and getting the most out of Lightning Breath / KC / etc.

Currently, we have to simply use Chimera/Explosive shot every time possible, and fill the rest with Steady Shots. On movement, things such as Stings/Arcane/Aimed also come into play. No "rotation" macro will make you do better dps than simply pressing those two abilities.

The one thing that is still of use however, is pet based abilities bound to our own abilities. For example, Rabid is bugged and wont autocast unless attacked upon, therefore it is a good idea to attack it to your Steady Shot binding:

#showtooltip Steady Shot
/cast Steady Shot
/cast [target=pettarget, exists] Rabid


If you want to gain more dps, try to adapt to situations better. Make the best out of the situation you find yourself in. Understand which abilities you have do the most damage per cast, per mana, etc. Running out of the fire? Throw out an aimed/arcane. Figure out when the best use of Readiness is for the fight you are doing. And dont simply use it for Rapid Fire. Think of Feign Death potential for aggro sensitive fights, and ensure to use it right after casting a Chimera Shot so you can follow up with another right away (if Marks).

If you want to gain more dps, dont try to "find a better macro".


Also, this thread is necro'ed.