It didn’t exist. A script was ran allowing you to assign an ID to a target. It wasn’t called focus that’s what the OP is calling it. You could call it anything. FOCUS ID did not exist in vanilla. Therefore it should not exist in classic. This is one of those things they were referring to when they said they didn’t like what the API in vanilla allowed.
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Repeat the following with me, regardless of the outcome of this thread multiboxing will still be possbile. It will still happen.
Get it through your thick skulls already.
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The addon I used that used these functions to make unit frames was called “Focus Frames”
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in basic terms, yes. this is why addons like NPCscan were broken, because it auto targeted rare mobs who spawned within a nearby area. eventually, they had to implement manual /target function. that was a bc addon though.
Very well written topic, the only other thing I could suggest to give the thread even more backing strength would be some video source or documentation/discussion from back then. I will admit, I wanted to help you in some way but both Wowwiki and Wowpedia lack patch information on the focus feature.
The only thing even pertaining to the focus target feature I could find was this thread on MMO-C from 2011 asking when /focus was added to the game.
Notably, the link on the MMO-Champion thread goes to a page on the Official Website that no longer exists but there is a Wowwiki page on it.
Focus Frame is now available. Players will be able to right click on any unit frame and select “Set Focus”. The focus frame will only display when the focus is set. Players may also set a “Focus Cast Key” in the options/combat panel that can be bound to shift, alt, or ctrl. When holding the focus cast key and triggering an action, the action will be performed on your focus and not on your target.
I really can not find anything to help your argument out, hopefully someone has a source either proving or disproving this though I am hoping for the former.
Here is the thing, I personally do not see why there is no Focus Target and yet we have Advanced Raid Frames AND Raid Markers and Raid Beacons. Those most certainly did not exist in Vanilla (Er, raid frames did but were VERY different and you had to manually pull each frame out)
I hope that something can be uncovered or a source can be found to help this already well written thread get just a bit more power behind it. Very well written thread and hopefully it gets some attention like some of the other well written posts have.
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I enjoy how you agree with OP but still provide evidence against their case. Well played.
I DON’T multi-box. I have no interest in multi-boxing
If I wanted to multi-box I would so what several multi-boxers in other thread have told the op to do and download programs that make focus target unneeded.
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I went as far as using waybackmachine to look through the old Macro/UI forum from 2005, but they didn’t talk about focus. Only some basic macros and the /script thing.
The /script post didn’t talk too much about anything and just said it was a bit too complex for them to condense into a blue post. Something about Lua or something. I’m not a coder so I don’t know much about Lua, which I assume is a programming language or a script writing language.
Some of the other posts were broken due to wayback not having any screenshots of them.
Implying a green poster has any extra weight.
OP has provided plenty of evidence in this thread and other threads. A late comer to this conversation has probably not viewed them all.
And I’m going to keep pointing out that regardless of ANYTHING that happens here multiboxing will still be possible and will happen. You are literally fighting nothing at all. All this wasted effort from all of you. Hilarious.
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I mean, not exactly. The source I linked discusses the addition of the focus target via clicking portraits as well as Focus Casting. Does not mention anything about if there had or had not been any sort of script in the game files before that.
A good example of this would be things like Max Camera Distance which could be extended further than the slider allowed with a /script. Same with ground clutter density in, I want to say it was TBC or maybe Wrath, which had no sliders or settings until long after being added though could be edited with /scripts.
All the documentation I posted shows is when it was officially added as a simple to use feature outside of using a /script.
Does not disprove the TC at all. My point was that this was the only information I could find on Focus Target at all.
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Exactly this, the /script function existed in vanilla and is the entire point.
#nochanges
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Again disingenuous, you could call your id poopooface, and that is how it would identify your target. So maybe you should ask for poopooface id back.
But I think people are saying that the /script function can be used for less than desired results, some which include automated gameplay, right?
I used focus in a bunch of my warlock macros, particularly for seduce, banish, and enslave. It would be good to have it back.
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I rather none of that be in Classic to be honest but that’s just my opinion. I feel like changing too much with Classic makes it more and more like retail especially the focus function. I think it would be interesting to be without it.
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Sure, but just because something is possible doesn’t mean you should make it easier.
We could install locks in our doors, but regardless, burglary will still be possible. It will still happen.
What thick-skulled moron would use locks?
No it cant and unblocking the ability to create ids wouldnt alow it to either. For that alot of thing I dont want unblocked would have to be unblocked.
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Its a fair opinion to have, I totally get where you are coming from. Not saying its wrong, just saying that its a weird choice on Blizzard’s part to be okay with one thing and not the other and there is a lot of that in Classic haha.
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never used any such thing. tab, manual target macros was what i used. not sure why i would need to auto target specific mobs/bosses.
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You wont find Focus target or id cause it wasnt called that. it was a script allowing you to assign an id to a target. YOU decide the name (most people would use focus) so no… focus id or target wasnt in vanilla. A script allowing you to have a preassigned id to a target was.
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