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EQ:macros

Explanation of macros - feel free to add.

You can create up to 5 lines per macro.
You can have one command per line. Exception, you can always have a pause command too.
Pause commands are special as they are executed at the end of each macro line. Most often the /pause command is used in conjuction with another command. This saves space and gives you flexibility in expanding the macro if you need to. THe time in in tenths of seconds.
Pause example 1:

/pause 55, /cast 1
This casts the spell in slot one and then pauses for 55 tenths of a second (5.5 seconds).

/pause 55, /cast 1
/pause 30, /cast 2
/pause 10, /g Send in the dogs of war!
/pet attack
This would cast the spell in slot one, pause for 5.5 seconds, cast the spell in slot two, pause for 3 second, tell your group "Send in the dogs of war!", pause 1 second then tell your pet to attck your current target.
The 5.5 seconds and 3 seconds are significant because it gives your spell time to cast. You also have to account for refresh time. Macro's will keep running and will not wait on its own for your spells to cast! So in this example spell 1 might take 5 seconds to cast, 1/2 second to refresh and spell 2 might take 2.5 seconds.

Another example for macros: You are a level 40 wiz and you divination skill is so low that you fizzle all the time.

Mem your lowest level divination spell (level one spell "true north") in slot 1.
Create a macro, which looks like:

/pause 60, /cast 1
/pause 60, /cast 1
/pause 60, /cast 1
/pause 60, /cast 1
/cast 1
Check your macro, if it works cast you just need to press this once to attempt 5 casts. Sometimes you have to tune the pause times to get all 5 casts to complete.

You can also use your AA's in macros. Use the command "/alt list" to find the alt activation number.

Autoforage macro: (Assumes Forage is #4 on ability page of Actions window, and assumes you have double forage AAs, if not you can remove the 2nd line):

Macro to grab aggro (using AA and taunt ability, assuming Taunt is is #3 on combat page of Actions window. Sorry I didn't get to switch to War to see which Alt # it is, but you can see a list in-game of your toons AA activable abilities with /alternateadv list command.)

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