Tried out the bandage belt. It doesnt work like I thought it would. If I wear the belt to get the bonus I cant use bandages that are in the belt with a macro. If I open the belt while wearing it I can double click the bandages and it will apply. So My work around is that I keep a stack of bandages in my main pack and wear the belt with a resupply of bandages in the belt. This seems to work. Now question is Are the developers going to fix this to work as designed or is it another half backed trinket?
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Unfort.... the only use I have of bandages is for my tamers... and the only advantage is in the weight reduction.
Perhaps some day they will allow a vetting bonus, but I wouldnt hold my breath about it.
Unfort.... the only use I have of bandages is for my tamers... and the only advantage is in the weight reduction.
Perhaps some day they will allow a vetting bonus, but I wouldnt hold my breath about it.
Where do you get a bandage belt?
They came from turning in 30 artifacts of the cult from Khaldun.
Bandage macros should be fixed to work with them in pub 104.
Bandage macros should be fixed to work with them in pub 104.
lol.
And they way things get fixed around here, when that starts working targetting will quit. Or something. Always like the mystery of what's gonna get broken next.
Or what's gonna get fixed next, that isn't broken.
The bandage belt, if you wear it, it takes a precious apron slot, that you can use for something really meaningful to play the game. There are two very valuable such aprons or kilts in the game. Also it would replace a ninja belt. So my guess is that since it cannot be imbued/altered etc. why bother wearing it? I use it by keeping 1,000 bandies in it in the backpack. So I get killed, these bandies are still there, you can rez self somehow nearby, and also can rez your pet, without having to get inside the the spawn that killed you. But if you get an uber suit that gives you all the perks you need, and dont need another waist item, then I guess this would be a good question. ALSO : Try this: First open the belt, double click on a bandie and target your pet before you need to do so in the battle. Then you try your macro "last item last target" and see it it works while wearing the belt, but you must use one bandie as above. Also it works if you keep the belt gump open, then re-click bandie target pet once, then use the macro over and over..
In the enhanced client (EC), you just drop the bandaids into a hotbar, and select "target self" or "target stored" (e.g. your pet) with a right mouse click (hint: if you need target self AND target stored, just drop the stack into two hotbars and change the selection, the system will store your choice). You then assign a hotkey, and it will take the bandaids from the belt or anywhere else in your inventory / paperdoll when you press the hotkey. Note that the built-in target self with bandaids macro doesn't work right now anyhow with the belt, also note that after dying and using the sacrifice skill, you have to open the belt once, otherwise the system doesn't find the stack. If you resurrect at an ankh or by a healer, the stack is oddly mostly found by the system, so you don't have to click anything. Also note that you have to use the same color of bandaids everytime, unless you want to drag and drop the stack of bandaids with the new color everytime into the hotbar.
Again, my comments are related to the EC, not sure about the CC.
Again, my comments are related to the EC, not sure about the CC.
You don't need to wear the belt; keep it in your pack. The benefit of the belt in my opinion is that the bandages stay with you when you die. The belt also reduces weight. It works the same as the quivers for arrows/bolts.
The fact that it didn't work when released goes to prove one or both of the following :
*Devs don't play the game
*There is no test team
I mean literally the first thing you would do with the belt is bandage pet via macro and/or self via macro. I mean, cmon. Test case #1 and #1a.
Agree..
That's my favorite part of this game. One's ability to memorize this month's quirks is what makes one a great player.
You can have the belt in your back pack and the (belt open) and by doing so use the macro (CC)... last object / last object and use a bandage directly from the belt...just leave the belt open and be sure the last item you double clicked on was the bandages in the belt. You still have to target who or what you are healing..but it works well enough.
I use the EC client and this works if the belt is in your pack. IT does not work if it is being worn. Keeping the belt open does not work when being worn in the EC.
Should have specified,
I am using the enhanced client. While I appreciate the replies it is evident that some either have not tried the belt or have their head where the sun doesnt shine. I dont care about other options for the slot that this takes. This was a new item that I wanted to try something out on, noticed that it doesnt work as I thought. Again thanks for those of you that gave me information that was helpful. You know who you are and thanks.
I am using the enhanced client. While I appreciate the replies it is evident that some either have not tried the belt or have their head where the sun doesnt shine. I dont care about other options for the slot that this takes. This was a new item that I wanted to try something out on, noticed that it doesnt work as I thought. Again thanks for those of you that gave me information that was helpful. You know who you are and thanks.
Not sure why it doesn't work for you, but my archer is wearing the belt, the macro is the straight forward 'bandage self' and it works just fine.
My tamer is also wearing the belt, her macro is 'target severely injured follower' 'bandage selected target' that also works just fine.
EC client.
My tamer is also wearing the belt, her macro is 'target severely injured follower' 'bandage selected target' that also works just fine.
EC client.
Just tried this again. By straight forward bandage self Macro do you mean:: Bandages are dropped into a hot bar and then target self is selected? I do it that way and as soon as I put on the belt with the bandages inside the belt The bandage icon in the hot bar goes grey. If the belt is closed or open while wearing the bandage icon is grey. if the belt is in my main pack (opened or close) the macro works. I have enhanced bandages in the belt, if that matters. I am using the EC with no mods.
With me wearing the belt and keeping about 100 bandages in my main pack along with what is in the belt it works. For some reason the bandages do not seem to register as me having any while I wear the belt. Like it only looks for bandages in my main pack once the belt is on my character the macro is greyed out. Oh well,
Just tried normal bandages with the same result.
no, select from 'actions' 'items/abilities' 'bandage self'. I have it in a macro, but it will work in a hotbar, I just checked.
Thank You Petra, I did not know about this bandage self. I always just dropped the bandages in the hot bar and selected target self. Guess we learn something everyday.
