Macros, some love them, some think they are cheap but to the MCH, they can be a major asset.:
Delivering State Effects: Use this macro to deliver state effects (pet specials) much more effectively. Train your pets to deliver with the same special command. Dizzy/stun/plague strike, does not matter, if it is inconsistent, the pet will still deliver on a regular basis using this macro, however.. THEY WILL ATTACK WHATEVER YOU TARGET, so it takes a little practice.
Halting Your Pets Attack Cycle: When you want your pet to stop attacking and come to you (especially now that “ferocity” is in full effect again. Use this macro to have pets come to you because the looping macro WILL get you in trouble due to pets aggroing the wrong target:
Pet Following: Use this looping macro general following to run in the background when you are on a speeder or something and want your pets to at least try to stay with you without losing interest and attacking a dark jedi knight or something:
This also resolves all pet tracking issues and keeps them from stacking on top of one another... have this looping in the background to have pets follow without issue while you are traveling with a speeder or what not. Losing the dump command lets it run constantly, so you never lose your pets while traveling. (ALSO THIS IS WHY PETS NOT FOLLOWING IS A NON ISSUE FOR ME)
Stop All Combat Including Pet Attacks:
You need a stop command for when that baby bull rancor pops out and you want your critters to stop aggroing EVERYTHING you target...
/stay
/dump;
/ui action clearCombatQueue;
/peace; /tellpet stay; /peace;
These work the absolute best of any macros I have come up with (they are simple enough but help TONS) and constantly deliver state effects to your target. The pets will aggro whatever you target, even if it is off in teh distance so you still have to coordinate where they are attacking.
if you are working your pets for pvp, you are gonna need something higher level than a level 30 pet. While they can have great ken resists, they will be probably vulnerable to everything else.
A toxic merrek battlelord is a great option, or a high level BE pet with good resists.
A great link posted by Joker resides in the CH forums and can be found at the link below:
oh, the tellpet followtarget is essential in an attack command in that it makes razor cats and the like go toward their target before attacking, gets them moving it seems... if you will.
enjoy.
Message Edited by Ekaw on 09-25-200509:50 PM
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last tidbit, if you ARE gonna pvp. Get your pets buffed by a doc first. This can be challenging since if you store them they will lose the buffs, but if you can, do it. It stands to reason that if your opponent can use buffs, you should be able to as well, and your pets should too.
Why should someone be uber when your pets have the same opportunity to be uber? Get em buffed, watch em last. I have tanked krayts now with twin razor cats buffed, made life uber easy for anyone else in the game.
So until they fix it and rebal, get your pets buffed and feed them sweesomberry rolls. It will increase YOUR ham by 28-30 thousand with the right pets.
(EDIT I have no idea if this is still valid as I am newly returned post CURB.)
Message Edited by Ekaw on 09-25-200509:53 PM
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I prefer to not use looping macros myself. This way the pets only did something when I commanded it. Instead, I bound all my frequent command macros to the keypad.
0 - /tellpet melee; /echo Melee Pet Attack; . - /tellpet range; /echo Ranged Pet Attack;
This allows all my basic commands to be used at the press of a button. Past the F1-F4 keys, I don't find the tool bar very convenient, whereas the keypad is more natural and can be used with one hand. Since there are no looping macros, I do not have to worry about commands being overridden or going off when I don't want them to.
All the echos are in the form of: \#rrggbbText\#ffffff
This lets me (and only me) get some feedback on the issued commands. I can set the color to differentiate from the rest of the colors in my chat window. The \#ffffff ensures I don't get strange color bleeds. The semi-colon at the end is because color codes are hidden characters once entered. This allows for easier modification of the macro later on. It isn't necessary, but won't hurt either.
I also set an alias: "alias tp tellpet"
The alias lets me always have a quick way to type in a shortened command. Usually for tricks, unbound commands, or if I do not want to move my hands to the keypad.
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^nice, there are many variations you guys can use. Looped or not, try and find what works best for each individual. With recursive macros going away, these are definitely things to think about.
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the only macro I use is for when my pet get's too low of mind
/tellpet follow;
/tellpet trick2;
/tellpet trick2;
/tellpet trick2;
/tellpet trick2;
/tellpet attack;
takes a couple seconds to do, and it's enough that even my kimo gets all his mind back and is back in action, usually fast enough so that the animal he's attacking doesn't even have time to come attack me while he does it.
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two 12500 HAM pets with doc buffs and sweesomberrry rolls are right inbetween 28-30k ham. I now tank krayts with this combo, not very well mind you, but I do it.
(EDIT: Also outdated post CURB)
Message Edited by Ekaw on 09-25-200509:55 PM
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It will increase YOUR ham by 28-30 thousand with the right pets ____________________________________________________________________
Can you maybe let me know how this is possible?
Would actually make me and Screecher viable in pvp.
It would not make your screecher useful at all. Two bio engineered pets around level 35 with the proper resists. Hard difficult combination to put together IMO.
Also, it should read increase your ham TO 28-30k depending on the pets you use, not BY 28-30k.
Message Edited by Ekaw on 10-21-200401:56 PM
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that is the trick, if you could choose plague strike mind pool, that would be leet. Oh, the sweesomberry rolls add +1k to Health Action and Mind which is nice. The doc buffs make the pet regen rate unreal.
Message Edited by Ekaw on 10-21-200402:38 PM
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I would never use the first marco you give as you have it written. I prefer to be in more control and this could cause chaos if you are not careful. If you take time to heal a pet you must recycle the target to get out of danger if you mess it up.
The player should always be responsible for initiating the follow command and wait before attacking. What I would do is make two macros.
For instance, I have /tellpet follow on a hotkey. This allows me to decide when the perfect time to attack is.
If I were to meld your strategy with mine I would still bust it down to two routines.
1st line picks a new target usually the closest to you. 2nd line makes the pet attack. 3rd pauses long enough for the pet to reach the distance in case its far away. 4th line is four you to finish off the mob. 5th calls the pet back to you. 6th gives it time to get back. 7th targets the pet. You must have it grouped. Also /target (Petname) should work. 8th heals its damage. 9th starts it all over again providing you put the button in the first box; second row.
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