tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post6057351062921390671..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Ask Coriel: Action Bar SetupRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-21798359299871313222009-01-14T08:45:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:45:00.000-08:00I use macros with alt -- Alt is too handy to waste...I use macros with alt -- Alt is too handy to waste on self targeting, if I have to self target I hit F1.<BR/><BR/>1. Mount macro (on all characters, alt ground mount)<BR/>2. Bubble (alt HoP)<BR/>3. Flash of Light (alt Sacred Shield)<BR/>4. Holy Light (alt DI+Shock)<BR/>5. Holy Shock <BR/>6. Judgment of Wisdom (alt SoW)<BR/>7. Judgment of Light (alt SoL)<BR/>8. Judgment of Justice (alt SoV)<BR/>9. Hammer of Justice (alt HoW)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-44357424061759948802008-12-23T12:13:00.000-08:002008-12-23T12:13:00.000-08:00My setup has a few core principles:1) Right hand o...My setup has a few core principles:<BR/><BR/>1) Right hand on the mouse. I remap its 4th and 5th buttons for running and backing up. I don't use keys for motion at all, especially not for turning-at-the-speed-of-slow.<BR/><BR/>2) left hand for time-critical spells on keys sitting right there under my fingers.<BR/><BR/>3) Seriously, I don't know what kind of hands you people have but something like alt-8 seems like a great recipe for RSI.<BR/><BR/>I ended up using bartender to construct button bars which mirror having remapped almost all the keys under my left hand. Q-Y, A-H, Z-N, are all mapped to button bars. Shift is the only acceptable modifier key because it's very easy to hit along with these 18 letters. There's also a decent mental image of lower and upper case letters meaning different things.<BR/><BR/>This gives me great situational flexibility. I don't have to hide rotations behind macros so I can mix up which spells hit as the GCD expires as situations warrant. I can throw in trinkets and long cooldowns easily.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I use the number keys for targeting players in 5-mans and bind shift-{1-8} to the raid markers.<BR/><BR/>You can see screenshots of the bartender setup in <A HREF="http://www.zabery.com/blog/2008/12/22/a-ui-snapshot/" REL="nofollow">a post</A> I just did on this too. The timing is uncanny ;).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-7306557330742653262008-12-23T07:48:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:48:00.000-08:00Not really about my Pally who is so low that he do...Not really about my Pally who is so low that he does not need more than like 5 buttons, I can answer about having lots on my priest and hunter.<BR/><BR/>I play on a laptop without a mouse. I do have a touchpad for the odd times I need it, but pretty much everything is keybound.<BR/><BR/>I run with 4 optional action bars showing and have them all keybound.<BR/><BR/>My primary abilities are bound to 1 thru =<BR/><BR/>My seconadry or pet abilities are F1 thru F12<BR/><BR/>CC, mana regen, and oh crap buttons are alt1 thru alt12<BR/><BR/>utility stuff like potions, food, and buffs for out of combat are shift1 thru shift12<BR/><BR/>That leaves one bar for mounts, tracking, bandages, quest items, and other random stuff all of which is on seperate hotkeys.<BR/><BR/>Yes I have 60 keybinds to remember. Apparently I am just insane =PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-48070276503652677872008-12-23T07:20:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:20:00.000-08:00For the new Judgement system, all I did was take m...For the new Judgement system, all I did was take my current keybind and macro all three. Pressing 'R' will cast Judgement of Justice, 'Shift+R' is Judgement of Light, 'Ctrl+R' is Judgement of Wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Currently I have mapped abilities to:<BR/>1 through =<BR/>Shift-1 through -5<BR/>Ctrl-1 through -5<BR/>Alt-1 through -5<BR/>R, Shift-R, Ctrl-R<BR/>Z and Shift-Z<BR/>X and Shift-X<BR/>C and Shift-C<BR/>F1 through F7<BR/><BR/>While my Paladin is happy with these bindings, I'm having trouble finding the most efficient / intuitive layout for my Druid. Shapeshifting is fun, but really adds to the complexity. :)Dorgolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936803721440329897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-42883789104013190692008-12-23T06:59:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:59:00.000-08:00My set up is great...atleast I think so. Quite dif...My set up is great...atleast I think so. Quite differnt for other peoples set ups as I don't go anywhere near WSAD. <BR/><BR/>I use the mouse/arrow keys to move. I use the num pad for all my hot bar skills. This lets me easily access 1-9. I have '0' bound to select closest hostile target. Also on the num pad are "/ * -". These go right in a row on the keyboard so I have them set up to be the hotkeys from 10-12. Page down(the one above the arrow keys) swaps between hot bar 1 and 2. <BR/><BR/>So this set up lets me access 24 skills very quickly with almost no clicking. The mouse is used to for turning or looking.<BR/><BR/>Q: But @ 80 we have a lot more then 24 skills?<BR/><BR/>A: I have the most commonly used skills bound to the hot keys, or anything that I will need in emergency. For example all my buffs are on the side bars and I always click on them, as buffing is never a priority. <BR/><BR/>Q: Do you do anything special with alts?<BR/><BR/>A: Yes, try and stay consistent with every character. '-' is always my "uh oh" button. With my pally it is the bubble, with my DK is is icebound fortitude, with my rogue it is clos & vanish. Also my attacks are always on hot bar 1, and my heals(if the class is a healer) are always in hot bar 2. Makes having alts I havn't played in a while very easy.<BR/><BR/>I'm still thinking about reconfiguring my set up so that I use the insert/home/del/end/pg up keys above the arrow keys. Right now I have them bound to functions like select self, or closest friendly player, but nothing that is needed. Since wotlk came out I'm starting to run out of space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-45290291539347290362008-12-23T03:39:00.000-08:002008-12-23T03:39:00.000-08:00I'm holy at the moment so:2 - Holy Shock3 - Ju...I'm holy at the moment so:<BR/><BR/>2 - Holy Shock<BR/>3 - Judge Wisdom S3 - Bacon<BR/>4 - Judge Light S4 - Holy Shield<BR/>5 - FoL<BR/>6 - HL<BR/>7 - Consecrate<BR/>8 - Stun<BR/>9 - Holy Wrath<BR/>0 - Exorcism<BR/> SS - DF + HL<BR/> SF - Divine Plea<BR/><BR/>FoL and HL include mouse over & trinket & Divine Illumination, the Shift - S adds the Divine Favor<BR/>Also using grid/decursive/pally power mods.<BR/>In a couple of months once I have finished all the Northrend quests and much of the faction grinds I'll streamline it into something more sophisticated. Hopefully by then I'll also have a mage at 80 to do my mat farming.Aaron Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815582681472450352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-7415667892793469202008-12-23T02:55:00.000-08:002008-12-23T02:55:00.000-08:00Personally, I have one of those ergonomic keyboard...Personally, I have one of those ergonomic keyboards that's split down the middle, so I can really only use 1-6, and then anything else has to be clicked. Works fine generally. I also like to make /cast and /castsequence macros to make sure I put lots of things on the same button. Eg for Ret I have Seals (blood default, justice on alt, light on shift, wisdom on ctrl) on button 2, the various offensive spells (CS/DS/Cons) on 3, hammers on 5 and 6. Flash of Light on 7 with Holy Light on shift-click, etc. <BR/><BR/>For prot, I have a '6' Macro that's a simple /castsequence that opens with Hammer of the Righteous and then Shield of Righteousness, with a reset on combat, alt, and 5-second timer. Then I have two '9' macros with the same sequence - holy shield, judgement, consecrate - one using judgement of light, one using judgement of wisdom. Light for more threat, Wisdom for more mana. Both macros also have a /startattack at the start so that when fighting groups you can just hit one of them and make sure you're attacking immediately. I then have Avenger's Shield for pulls, so the general approach will be to pop a seal, pull, then hit 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 whenever the GCD is down. Works a treat and you generally get up a pretty nice rhythm going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-62923494004997511352008-12-23T02:27:00.000-08:002008-12-23T02:27:00.000-08:00I am rubbish at KeyBindings so I just bought a Log...I am rubbish at KeyBindings so I just bought a Logitech G15 keyboard.<BR/><BR/>Best investment i've ever made. The extra buttons really help ^_^Dann Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607529393332147238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-49344186566639346682008-12-22T23:09:00.000-08:002008-12-22T23:09:00.000-08:00I play a lot of alts, with my main 4 characters be...I play a lot of alts, with my main 4 characters being healing hybrid classes. So I need a system that will work well for all of my characters.<BR/><BR/>I mainly use two bars, one is ~ through 5 and the other is F1 through F5. I can't comfortably reach any other keys past that, so I don't see a reason to have them bound. I generally have a big group of buttons I click on, with two bound to my two mouse buttons, one for F, T and Z as well.<BR/><BR/>I usually keep my attack abilities on my number keys and my healing/utility spells on my F keys, with F1 always being my big heal and F2 always being my quick heal, working down the list for my lesser-used heals on the rest of the buttons. Dispels/cleanses are always on my closer mouse thumb button, with my emergency buttons (bubble, vanish, NS>HT, etc) on the farther button.<BR/><BR/>When I'm instancing/raiding, I'll often page over to a separate layout with ALL of the buttons as healing spells, since I don't need to be using my attack abilities at all but I will need some of the more niche heals.Kirynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868901474885427449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-20614508246716156352008-12-22T22:56:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:56:00.000-08:00Bad Rohan, no excuse for clicking.Bad Rohan, no excuse for clicking.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109845916843631518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-83498948487925636112008-12-22T22:42:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:42:00.000-08:00I have mine set up in a similar way. I play using ...I have mine set up in a similar way. I play using the main action bar, 1-6, and 7-= is shift-1-6. <BR/><BR/>For Ret I have it:<BR/>1. Judgement of Light<BR/>2. Judgement of Wisdom<BR/>3. Seal of Command<BR/>4. Hammer of Justice<BR/>5. Crusader Strike<BR/>6. Repentance<BR/>S1. Seal of the Martyr<BR/>S2. Divine Storm<BR/>S3. Hammer of Wrath<BR/>S4. Exorcism<BR/>S5. Consecrate<BR/>S6. Judgement of Justice<BR/><BR/>For Prot, it's a slight variation of Ret:<BR/><BR/>1. Judgement of Light<BR/>2. Judgement of Wisdom<BR/>3. Seal of Vengeance<BR/>4. Righteous Defense<BR/>5. Holy Shield<BR/>6. Hammer of Justice<BR/>S1. Shield of the Righteous<BR/>S2. Avenger's Shield<BR/>S3. Hammer of Wrath<BR/>S4. Exorcism<BR/>S5. Consecrate<BR/>S6. Judgement of Justice<BR/><BR/>And for Holy, I hold shift and scroll to the next bar. Ret and Prot are always the first bar, and Holy is the second.<BR/>(Some spaces left blank due to lack of Lich King experience as Holy)<BR/>1. Holy Light<BR/>2. <BR/>3. Beacon of Light<BR/>4.<BR/>5. Flash of Light<BR/>6. <BR/>S1. Divine Illumination<BR/>S2. Cleanse<BR/>S3. Holy Shock<BR/>S4. Divine Favor<BR/>S5.<BR/>S6.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487908385747201787noreply@blogger.com