Hey folks,
There's been a lot of Arena action lately it seems, and as a non-pvper I'm interested in learning more about it. The mountain of knowledge is quite imposing for a beginner. I understand macros are critical to being successful but I would love to hear input from you all on what macros are the most critical and how you set them up. Shiver once explained his macros and it made my brain melt. Is it possible to group PvP macros into tiers of "LEARN THESE FIRST" followed by like second and third tiers to build up towards?
I copied a post from Mervyn a while back, his advice (non-Siege PvP) was:
//BEGIN QUOTE//
Here is also a full macro listing requirement for a parry mage (not sure what client you're using but this is described as if you're using CC):
last target: wheel up
target self: wheel down
DEFENSIVE:
weaken (also aggressive)
mini heal
greater heal
cure
arch cure
eat apple
invis
recall
teleport
wall of stone
drink heal pot
drink cure pot
drink refresh pot
(drink dex)
(drink str) - can make into one macro with uoa
bless
protection
magic reflect
dispel field
use item type trapped box
heighten senses
AGGRESSIVE:
disarm (also drag the special out of the book so you can see when it's active)
shield bash
supernova pot
conflag pot
curse
magic arrow
fireball
harm
lightning
poison
mindblast
e-bolt
explode
flamestrike
paralise
mana vampire
meteor swarm or chain lightning
earthquake
summon deamon
energy field
para field (defensive)
poison field
General use:
last spell, so it makes it easier to just cast the spells below more than once, the last spell macro won't count the spells that are macrod,
last object
all names
dismount self
mount
bandage mount
mount ethereal
dismount and bola
select next mobile (uo macro)
use skill tracking
use skill hide
opendoor
dress
arm
arm alternate (high sdi book or dragon slayer)
disarm right hand
//END QUOTE//
What if the use of a scroll wheel is physically impossible? Are there alternate solutions that just use keypresses?
How do you all set up and manage your macros?
(Disclaimer: I'm in CC and I know macros are better in EC. I'd love to hear your input no matter the client)
Thanks all, maybe we can start building some knowledge here and get more folks interested in trying it out.
There's been a lot of Arena action lately it seems, and as a non-pvper I'm interested in learning more about it. The mountain of knowledge is quite imposing for a beginner. I understand macros are critical to being successful but I would love to hear input from you all on what macros are the most critical and how you set them up. Shiver once explained his macros and it made my brain melt. Is it possible to group PvP macros into tiers of "LEARN THESE FIRST" followed by like second and third tiers to build up towards?
I copied a post from Mervyn a while back, his advice (non-Siege PvP) was:
//BEGIN QUOTE//
Here is also a full macro listing requirement for a parry mage (not sure what client you're using but this is described as if you're using CC):
last target: wheel up
target self: wheel down
DEFENSIVE:
weaken (also aggressive)
mini heal
greater heal
cure
arch cure
eat apple
invis
recall
teleport
wall of stone
drink heal pot
drink cure pot
drink refresh pot
(drink dex)
(drink str) - can make into one macro with uoa
bless
protection
magic reflect
dispel field
use item type trapped box
heighten senses
AGGRESSIVE:
disarm (also drag the special out of the book so you can see when it's active)
shield bash
supernova pot
conflag pot
curse
magic arrow
fireball
harm
lightning
poison
mindblast
e-bolt
explode
flamestrike
paralise
mana vampire
meteor swarm or chain lightning
earthquake
summon deamon
energy field
para field (defensive)
poison field
General use:
last spell, so it makes it easier to just cast the spells below more than once, the last spell macro won't count the spells that are macrod,
last object
all names
dismount self
mount
bandage mount
mount ethereal
dismount and bola
select next mobile (uo macro)
use skill tracking
use skill hide
opendoor
dress
arm
arm alternate (high sdi book or dragon slayer)
disarm right hand
//END QUOTE//
What if the use of a scroll wheel is physically impossible? Are there alternate solutions that just use keypresses?
How do you all set up and manage your macros?
(Disclaimer: I'm in CC and I know macros are better in EC. I'd love to hear your input no matter the client)
Thanks all, maybe we can start building some knowledge here and get more folks interested in trying it out.