Unit = party1, party2 etc, target, targettarget, pettarget … and focus. Not names.
Just a question. Are they releasing 2.0.1 and not going with 1.12?
They’re using the (currently) 8.1 API modified for Classic. They don’t want to introduce the old scripting model because it was too easy to one button macro.
Presumably the UI/Macro API will move forward with Retail as bugs and exploits are patched.
Still waiting on a proper explanation as to why you are “being prevented” from dual-boxing a pocket healer.
Prevented being the important word.
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Well, if you can’t read the top post, I’ll repeat it.
I don’t see a reason to continue my second account if they remove focus. Its a business decision.
For all the multiboxer whining from people about how that’s a good thing, while completely misunderstanding that this change doesn’t affect the hardcore multiboxers who will continue to destroy you in PVP, just remember this thread, when your healer tells you they can’t heal your dungeon because they need to level an alt so they can pay for respec costs.
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Then if that’s not what your looking for though I’m sure it is. Relearn how to play without it.
Quit whining about it and maybe find an AddOn? That’s not gonna change, you might remember it was there but like a lot of things people thought they remembered of the game it wasn’t true.
Zyxel has a point, in no way are you being prevented, you just want an easy way to play, but sorry, games don’t work like this all the time.
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I asked you for an explanation for a statement you made earlier, not a rehash of your giving them an ultimatum and acting as if you “can’t” do something that is still possible without this script macro you are wanting to use.
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Plz bare with me I’m not techno person kk. So because they as I understand need to use the 8.1 API thingie to put Classic on the BNET right? I hope I understand this then Classic should have what was in 2.0.1 or any later versions. I guess not sure what the 8.1 API thing is again I’m old not techy so was guessing as to what it is btw.
focus was removed which is the point of this whole thread. That one Unit ID allowed a free form unit ID targetting. The entire reason focus was added, was to make up for the loss of /script focus="Holypickles" from 1.12. The “other method” is to play like those multi-boxers you hate.
That’s no longer possible without the focus unit ID. Addons can’t create unit IDs since 2.01
8.1 is the current Retail API, with all its refinements since 2.0.1 (which includes some dramatic reworking of Secure Frames). They are using the Retail UI/Macro API in Classic because they don’t want all the exploits to return. But they’re removing an element of the API for Classic.
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The API is basically the scripting language that addons and macros are written in. The vanilla API allowed for making focus targets using scripts but did not outright have the ability to do so without developing macros or addons.
What I want to know is how classes, like mages, will be able to do focus CCs or like they used to be able to do with the changes. Or even how healers could do focus heals on a party member.
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TY for explaining. Now I can understand more of this conversation. Helps a lot ![:smiley:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/smiley.png?v=6" ":smiley:")
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Apparently the answer is to write your CC macro with the name of the mob before battle.
Or to manually switch over to your healer and cast a heal on your alt.
Dual boxing your healer isn’t being discontinued by Blizzard.
You keep ignoring this but I think you know that this is exactly why they aren’t going to go out of their way to support a macro you want to use for convenience.
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So if a pull has multiples of the same mob it’s CC lottery.
Essentially. Either that or use the spell’s range to eliminate the possibility of Ccing the wrong mob. Not ideal, but a way around it.
Yeah. Basically you don’t have the capabilities you had in Vanilla because we’re between a rock and a hard place.
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As long as that healer understands when they are replaced with a reliable healer.
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It’s kind of funny that this thread gained the most traction when it’s not really the best argument as to why /focus should be brought to classic.
As has been demonstrated, a focus like system was easy to create in vanilla via the API at the time. There are even addons you can download for pservers that add a fully functional focus frame if you want one.
In addition, /focus obviously works in retail, so it’s not something they removed or didn’t want to be possible anymore like automated decursive.
Since they’re not likely to be willing to add the functionality necessary to re-create it via a script or addon, the only logical choice would be to just add focus to the baseline game. It was possible in every version of the game in one way or another, classic would be unique in the inability to use a /focus like feature. Not having it would be a bigger change than having it.
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The comments about “whining” are funny, when that’s precisely all this OP does lately. And is doing currently in this thread.
They are also ignoring the fact that everything they want to do with these macros is still possible and is precisely why this isn’t going to change. Blizzard isn’t just going to say “oh, let’s make it easier to dual box” and flip some switches.
“I’m too lazy to retarget my alt and cast a heal”
“I’m too lazy to target an add and press my CC keybind”
Lmao.
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I tried the other threads for the real reason. But if this gets attention, I’m all for it.
TBH they don’t even have to add the unit frame or the keybind. If they simply add the unit ID focus back in, it can be relatively invisible unless people go looking for it.