little macro help

[zaxxo1]

So i've tried for a while to get these macros working, but they just ain't working, so any fixes would be great.

The first one is a macro that will charge when im out of combat, use bloodthirst in combat if theres no modifier, use heroic strike with the ctrl button pressed, and execute with the shift button pressed. Also, if i dont have enough rage for the ability i try to use, it will start casting attack. So far I have

#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat] Charge(Battle Stance)
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Heroic Strike
/cast [nomod] Bloodthirst
/cast[modifer:shift]Execute(Battle, Berserker Stance)
/Attack

The second macro is simpler I think.
I want it to cast rend with no modifier, thunder clap with ctrl held, and sunder armor with shift held. So far I have
#showtooltip
/cast [nomod] Rend
/cast [mod:ctrl] Thunder Clap
/cast [mod:shift] Sunder Armor

Cant see why this doesn't work, but i might be missing something. Oh, and im playing on a mac, and have the cmd key set as the ctrl key, so when it says theres a ctrl modifier, im pressing cmd instead.

Thanks in advance

 

[Keyser]

Try this

#showtooltip
/cast [nomod,nocombat] Charge
/cast [nomod,combat] Bloodthirst
/cast [mod:ctrl] Heroic Strike
/cast [mod:shift] Execute
/startattack


Make sure that you don't have shift, ctrl or alt bound to self/target cast in your interface settings or in your keybindings.
Also, do you mind if when this starts working I add it to my guide?

 

[zaxxo1]

Feel free to use it by all means. Also, do you have any idea why the second one doesn't work?

 

[Keyser]

I don't see anything wrong with it. I think it might be the modifier keys being bound to self/target cast/auto-loot. Do you use Bartender maybe? I know that can mess with modifier keys if you're not careful.

 

[zaxxo1]

just fiddled round a bit, all macros now work, whilst i had unbound ctrl and shift as individual keybinds, i hadnt unbound ctrl-1 or shift-1 etc.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Mialo]

Whats the point of all these modifiers and shit? There is plenty of room to keybind it all seperatly.

 

[Shikaari]

I can understand trying to free up the binds, especially if at end game / if you're used to it. That being said, given you need a focus charge, why would you put charge in there?

 

[Omgwtfsap]

make sure that key-mod is not bound to anything else.

 

[zaxxo1]

Whats the point of all these modifiers and shit? There is plenty of room to keybind it all seperatly.

Basically, before I saw the how do you move thread, I used to use wasd, keyboard turn, and have my abilities bound to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, with practically no macros whatsoever. Perhaps this is too extreme on the other end of the spectrum, but I thought I'd try it and then begin to work towards a middle ground to optimize my play.
~Zaxxo

 

[youakim]

WASD is what a lot of r1 players use, ESDF isn't necessary for "optimizing your play", its all about having good binds that you're comfortable with.

 

[zaxxo1]

fair enough, all im trying to do is mess around a bit, see what works and what doesn't, and use that to make playing the game easier and more enjoyable for me.
~Zaxxo

 

[Zatox]

Warriors don't really require many macros besides equipping sword and shield then back to 2h.

Although, I did macro /startattack into all my abilities so I'm always attacking.