No Focus Unit = Unsubscribing 2nd Account

[Zenetta-proudmoore (Zenetta)]

I don’t particularly care about multiboxing, but /focus is very useful to average non-multiboxers.

IE: there’s a big pull, you assign CC, setting your cc as a /focus target is very useful. Since this was also possible in vanilla via other means, but won’t be possible in classic at all, it would make more sense to include /focus in the baseline game since they’re unlikely to change the API in a way that would make it workable via macros or addons.

“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”

Laziness is irrelevant. You could do it in vanilla and every version of the game up to and including BfA.

There’s no reason to make classic unique in its inability to set a focus target.

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

Focus Unit

Here’s a conundrum. The concept of a Focus didn’t exist in Vanilla. We all used a scripting that set a variable to a Unit name, then used TargetNamedUnit() methods and the like, to target that unit for spells. In 2.0 they introduced the concept of a Focus to get around this need. In 2.0 they killed the scripting that allowed us to do it the “Vanilla way”. In the Alpha Build’s FrameXML\Bindings.xml, the “Focus Target” and “Target Focus” keybindings have been removed. We are using …

Focus was Removed

I can’t post in the Beta test, but can someone tell him that Focus was removed because it wasn’t in Vanilla, but the methods used in Vanilla were removed because we’re getting the modern API. Basically Blizzard screwed us.

Frame Interface Changes from Retail

I’d be ok with it if we could use Vanilla methods but the modern API prevents it. That’s why they added the Focus frame. They removed a lot of the access to it. Most significantly the MicroBar button.

Note the post counts on these.

Also

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/focus-command-not-working/182371

[anon62516736]

And? Post count doesn’t really matter when it’s you vs. the world.

Notice there aren’t a lot of people in here supporting this? It’s because very few people actually care about the scripts you are trying to use. Most of the responses are anti-multi- and dual-boxer because many people look down on it.

There’s also the fact that you aren’t being prevented from dual boxing.

[Rikzip-greymane]

I don’t see a lot of posters supporting you. I would imagine Blizzard sees the same thing: a lot of posters throwing shade on multiboxers.

Vanilla multiboxering is not the vanilla I remember. Maybe I was in an alternate reality but I never remember seeing a single multiboxer.

Multiboxing in classic just seems to be not in the spirit of the vanilla experience Blizzard is trying to recreate.

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

I don’t see a lot of posters supporting you. I would imagine Blizzard sees the same thing: a lot of posters throwing shade on multiboxers.

Since the real reason I want focus back is raid healing, I’m ok with shade on multi-boxers, but I’m fairly certain the focus removal is an oversight due to not considering the combined effect of Vanilla API vs Retail API.

So if they ban all multiboxing in any form and give me back focus, I’m good with that. This is just the trigger post that allow the issue to be more visible.

[Priapis-proudmoore (Priapis)]

I fully support there being an ability to create focus targets.
It’s not just multiboxing. I’ve used focus macros for lots of things throughout WoW. As a druid I use focus for at least innervate and CC.

[Rikzip-greymane]

Then maybe you should not have threatened with dropping multibox accounts.

[anon62516736]

Shame that this “real reason” is buried under sentiments about dual boxing and ultimatums of unsubscribing (which at this point I don’t really believe anyway because dual boxing is still going to be advantageous).

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

Then maybe you should not have threatened with dropping multibox accounts.

Did you see the other posts I linked, where talking about the issue got a collective ‘meh’ from people who didn’t understand it? This post is 300 replies in and going strong.

[Rikzip-greymane]

Did you see the other posts I linked, where talking about the issue got a collective ‘meh’ from people who didn’t understand it? This post is 300 replies in and going strong.

For the wrong reason.

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

As long as the issue gets the attention it deserves, Blizz can make their own mind up on the effect. If they don’t put focus back in, I’m sure someone will find a hack around it, but when a bunch of healers start raiding and realise its gone, the feathers will fly. I’m just trying to get it fixed before release.

[Priapis-proudmoore (Priapis)]

Not just healers.
Any CC class, and druid who uses it for quickly innervating the group healer, and even paladins who might use it for bubbles or LoH.

[Holypickles-kargath]

No one cares that you can’t multi box. Quit acting as if your only way to play is being taken away.

Can’t heal as god as you use to because of it? Roll Tank or DPS, its really simple i promise, you just don’t like being told no.

[anon62516736]

As long as the issue gets the attention it deserves, Blizz can make their own mind up on the effect. If they don’t put focus back in, I’m sure someone will find a hack around it, but when a bunch of healers start raiding and realise its gone, the feathers will fly. I’m just trying to get it fixed before release.

You made the wrong play. A collective of reasons in your original post would have been better. Casually mentioning the “real reason” after hundreds of comments isn’t likely to get any traction.

[Rintheda-blackrock]

Duuuude… seriously.

/target “player name”
/cast “whatever spell”

works just as well as:

1. /follow “player name”
   /target “player name”
   (do not change target, ever. Keeping it locked onto desired target)
2. press on the second boxes keyboard, whatever spell you want, bound to whatever button you want.
3. only press 2 or 3 different buttons, depending on what spell you wish the 2nd box player to cast

[Nexxynex-stormrage]

Good, multiboxers are scum

[Wylor-icecrown]

So focus is not %F

Or…

/use [%F,combat] banadgaes
/;[]

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

You mean

/use [@focus,combat] Linen Bandage

No, its been removed.

[Yinjing-tichondrius]

Uncharacteristic Post by the GOAT.

[Torble-darkspear]

This man really mad that he can’t exploit anymore. Unsub your main account while you’re at it.