The (Mostly) Complete Raiding Druid Package v7.23

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:44 pm

6.7 is up.

Buffbeg has also been majorly added to, you might want to get a fresh version and update the BuffBeg.ini

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:56 pm

6.8 is up, added a version check just like Rogue Helper's (Thanks Jerle!). RD Starts up a lot smoother now after the version has been set in the ini.

Did the same in BuffBeg 3.3, so go get it to save yourself a couple more seconds of load time

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:02 pm

6.9 is up. Fixed HealMeFirst so that it checks your current mana before casting. Also added all my recent group healing changes to the Check4Pad sub, so that it treats group healign the same when it interrupts spells to heal.

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:03 am

@234 (CheckGroup): /varsetWorstHPS 0
@29 (Main): /call CheckGroup

Got that error after recieveing a res & Spirit of the Wood fired off (only person in group, so it tripped the group HP level... with a group of 1)

I had a problem with chain summoning a mount in RSS earlier. I just tried to re-produce the error, but was unable to. I succored, then the macro tried to FoE, summon mount, then sat down and started medding nicely.

Couple of Wait4Rez issues mentioned in the
Wait4Rez thread

Fighting with the macro to target somebody for a buff or what not is dam annoying at times (/rdpause works but is takes more time than just 2clicks). I don't know of a simple solution, and there may not be one, but I'll think about it.

Does the group healing logic use the same predictive fuzzy logic as the tank Cheal bit?
Does the /TankHealPct affect quick heals when /usech is off? If not, I think it should, as it would allow for good backup healing on the MA if/when needed and have a normal threshold to heal other group members (thinking about RSS... set the MA to heal at 5% or so & the rest of the group at 75%, so the cleric is really the only one to heal the MA, and the druid picks up everything else).

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:39 am

Got that error after recieveing a res & Spirit of the Wood fired off (only person in group, so it tripped the group HP level... with a group of 1)

Yeah, I ninja fixed the error without updating the version. You must have grabbed the original in the 15 mins in took me to realize I had screwed it up. I left the SotW check in there even when I'm ungrouped because I use this if I'm kiting (I set myself as MA so I get WoW too

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I had a problem with chain summoning a mount in RSS earlier. I just tried to re-produce the error, but was unable to. I succored, then the macro tried to FoE, summon mount, then sat down and started medding nicely.

Odd, something must have neglected to set the NoMount variable. If you give me the exact message you were getting when it was chain summoning the mount, it might just be an event I'm not looking for.

Fighting with the macro to target somebody for a buff or what not is dam annoying at times (/rdpause works but is takes more time than just 2clicks). I don't know of a simple solution, and there may not be one, but I'll think about it.

Put RDPause on a keybind, just like the whichnuke toggle. That's what I did.

Does the group healing logic use the same predictive fuzzy logic as the tank Cheal bit?
Does the /TankHealPct affect quick heals when /usech is off? If not, I think it should, as it would allow for good backup healing on the MA if/when needed and have a normal threshold to heal other group members (thinking about RSS... set the MA to heal at 5% or so & the rest of the group at 75%, so the cleric is really the only one to heal the MA, and the druid picks up everything else).

Can't really use the TankHeal logic on everyone. That would be a lot more calculations every time the group gets checked than I'd like to have RD doing. I'll squeeze the TankHealPct into the group checking logic somehow. With the clerics I group with, they tend to get pissed if I pick up their healing slack, so I haven't really toyed with the idea. We have some really stellar clerics in my guild though.

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:38 pm

Yeah, I ninja fixed the error without updating the version. You must have grabbed the original in the 15 mins in took me to realize I had screwed it up. I left the SotW check in there even when I'm ungrouped because I use this if I'm kiting (I set myself as MA so I get WoW too Very Happy)

I think I agree that the solo Wood should fire off. It seems wastefull, but I think the utility outweighs that, and I can't find a good reason not to, other than "it seems wastefull". I was just reporting the error & noting the solo aspect, not complaining about it.

Can't really use the TankHeal logic on everyone.

I agree, however some of your comments seemed to indicate otherwise & I was curious.

The healing stuff comes more from XPing than raiding. Lately I've been doing a lot of XPing in RSS and other really nasty zones. 90% of the time our limiting factor is cleric mana. The clerics are already streached very thin dumping all their mana & every microsecond of casting time on the MA just trying to keep them up. Being able to toggle RaidDruid to basically ignore the MA and heal anybody else mobs even look at crosseyed really helps the clerics mana, and focus on keeping the MA up.

Lately when pulling on my monk, I've just been using inate cammo to muzzle the druid and prevent any accidental mis-heals. It seems to work pretty good. I can't really use the only heal when FD code, as the monk often end up tanking and needs the heals & can't FD.

I keep thinking exodus would be cool to add in, but can't come close to even describing what should trigger an exodus. In general I think it's just a bit to dangerous to put into a macro, especially on raids and other places where it's much better to wipe and res up than to evac. Anybody else have any thoughts?

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:06 pm

Done. It still evaluates HPs via assist heal normally using healpct, so raiding isn't affected. The only time it will heal the tank is when the MA is in your group and he is below tankhealpct

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:32 am

35% tank heal pct and a 75% group trigger worked great in MPG tonight... saved the tank a couple of times on slow CH's, but only hit the tank with a few heals the rest of the night The new heal code seems to be working great.

I did notice however that the couple times our tank fell asleep at the switch and lost agro, RD kept nuking away like mad even after taking a considerable beating. RD is suppose to back off for at least 10 seconds before doing any offencive spells after agro, right?

Tank just died, and got a good log... mauled, mauled, RD begin casting nuke, cleric heals you, mauled, nuke was interupted, mauled, RD begins casting nuke, I manually duck to interupt.

TheNewGuy · Post by **TheNewGuy** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:15 am

I know this isn't the solution you wanted, but I added Exodous in as a buff, so when I'm on my necro I can

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/tell Druid SuperSecretExodousWordHere

and it'll get us the fark outta there.

Works quite well, too :-)

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:03 pm

/rdpause doesn't stop it from summoning a mount, it also tries to summon a mount while invis. Major pain trying to drag the druid across WoS after a res, had to kill the macro so she would follow without breaking the invis and summoning her slow ass horse. Suppose I could have toggled usemount now, but didnt think about it then.

What are the "SelfBuffCount1=18" lines for on self buffs?

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:05 am

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|#CHAT group
|#CHAT guild
#CHAT tell

Does uncommenting group or guild make you auto-buff based on /g and /gu?

fallon · Post by **fallon** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:53 am

Oh, and did you ever get that shm/nec canablize heal thing in? Dam shammy in the group today was eating up my mana canning & I really couldnt't drop the group heal % down to stop tripping for him.

ztrike · Post by **ztrike** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:36 am

You're also probably going to want a custom bind to toggle between your nukes based on the situation, here's the one I use:
Code:
/custombind add NukeToggle
/custombind set /varset WhichNuke ${If[${WhichNuke}==1,2,1]}
/bind WhichNuke ctrl space

First.. thanks again for a great macro! its pretty much working for me exept for the hole change to fire/cold spells..

I must admit im not really sure what you meen with the above "quote"

is whichnuke suposed to be the name of my spellset? cold / fire or "spellname".. im all in the dark here:)

A_Druid_00 · Post by **A_Druid_00** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:40 am

For the record, I don't think I'll be maintaining RD anymore. My guild just put out a 'No MQ on raids' edict this past weekend, and I have lost the one thing that still made EQ worth logging into and playing. I've since picked up one of my buddy's spare EQ2 accounts in trade for my Qvic geared 70 druid with 750+ AA (He sure got the good end of that deal!).

Its been a blast working with all of you, and I wish I could have made this run longer, but my enjoyment of EQ was 0 before MQ. Without it, I wouldn't have been playing as long as I have. I suppose I could have joined some guild below me in progression, but instead have decided it best to move on. The only raiding guild I'd come to really enjoy was the one I left.

You'll probably seeing me joining the IS project and giving Lax all my $$ as soon as I get my tax returns.

If anyone wants to take over RD, feel free.

fearless · Post by **fearless** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:16 am

Bah, that's a load of crap. ;(

Sorry to see that happen AD.