Taunt Macro!

[Snafui]

Finally got this one right! Took a few hours of research... only AFTER months of forgetting why it didn't work:

#showtooltip Taunt
/cast [@mouseover, harm, exists] Taunt; Taunt
/script SetRaidTarget("mouseover", 2);
/script if UnitExists("mouseover") then SendChatMessage("Hey, {rt2}! Focus on the Bunny!","PARTY"); end

It will taunt your target but when you mouseover a runaway that someone has made friends with it taunts that target and puts in party chat, "Hey, RT! Focus on the Bunny!" Using the raid target you select!

Programming is a matter of learning a different language...

[frankentruck]

I haven't done a lot with macros but sometimes lose aggro when pally tanking because people don't wait a couple seconds. Does anything else need to be done to use that? Is it a click macro button then use each time for each runaway mouse over? Do you click on the macro button once and it works forever?

Sorry for the n00b questions but it's the only way to learn when at a computer that can't run WoW ie: work.

Patrick

[Snafui]

A Pally taunt macro is a bit different:

/cast [@mouseover, exists, help] Righteous Defense; [@mouseover, exists, harm] Hand of Reckoning; Shield of Righteousness

If you have your mouse button(s) held down to move around the targets, it will cast Shield of Righteousness. But you lose aggro on a mob if you mousover the mob it will use Hand of Reckoning. If you mouseover a player you use Righteous Defense...

So the new version would be:

/cast [@mouseover, exists, help] Righteous Defense; [@mouseover, exists, harm] Hand of Reckoning; Shield of Righteousness
/script SetRaidTarget("mouseover", 2);
/script if UnitExists("mouseover") then SendChatMessage("I'm here {rt2}!","PARTY"); end

Keep in mind the max amount of characters you could use is 255... and I don't have this on my pally yet.

[Snafui]

One more thing... to put skull on my current target - except for DK tanking - I use this in one of my primary attacks:

/script SetRaidTarget("target", 8);

With my DK I use it in my presence button:

/cast [spec:1/2] Frost Presence
/cast [spec:1] Blood Presence
/stopmacro [spec:1]
/script SetRaidTarget("target", 8);

For me my primary spec is for PvP where I need frost and blood. My alt spec is for Tanking where I have to make sure I'm in frost.

So, if I forget, when I go to mark my first target I go into frost presence; if I am in frost it just marks the target. When I'm in my PvP spec it changes presence but cannot mark the target.

I tank on all four toons that can and there are definite pro/con issues with each! So these macros vary extensively.