Pet Macros and Waterjet?

[Kalarr]

Question for you guys.

Is anyone using a pet macro to interrupt a waterbolt cast to immediately cast waterjet? I notice often that i have to keep spamming the waterjet button until my ele casts it. Just wondering if there is a /cancel petattack macro or anything.

Thanks!

[Freez]

I use petpassive to cancel water bolts then pet assist to have it back on it.

[Rinoa]

Perhaps something along these lines would work? Not tested myself, just a thought.

/petpassive
/cast Water Jet
/petassist

[nathyiel]

There's no use to put Welly on passive from my test.

Water Jet have a 1s cast time before it began.

[Stakhanov]

Quick macro I came up with :

#Showtooltip
/petattack [nomod]
/cast [nomod] Water Jet
/cast [mod:shift] Freeze

The key press alone will order the pet to attack (if he's not doing so already) and start casting Water Jet.
Shift + Key will allow you to cast freeze w/o ordering the pet to attack (when you have a target and want to wait for the pull to freeze + 2x IN)

[Emerys]

I don't know what issues you had with water jet I just have it keybound on pet bar and doesn't fail. Usually start using it as soon as I start casting frostbolt and by the time that first frostbolt lands Water Jet is active and I get that FoF proc.

[Kalarr]

I simply wasn't accounting for the 1second cast time. I assumed the delay was because my pet was finishing his cast of waterbolt.

[Mumrit]

Here's one I've been using since forever. No idea who the original author is:

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/cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental /stop casting /petattack /click [pet] PetActionButton5

Summons the pet if he isn't there yet. Commands the pet attack. Casts pet freeze on click (if it's in button 5 on your pet bar, you may be able to change it to /cast Freeze)

And for water jet it's just a simple

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/showtooltip Water Jet /cast Water Jet

I've yet to see him delay the water jet cast to finish a waterbolt.

[Komma]

Here's one I've been using since forever. No idea who the original author is:

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/cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental /stop casting /petattack /click [pet] PetActionButton5

I did not know that "/stop casting" works. I always thought it was "/stopcasting", one word.

[Tatrik]

Since we're talking about Pet Macros. Anyone else using this one? I been seeing a lot of mages using this macros. Was wanting to know if any one else does as well.

#showtooltip
/cast Frostbolt
/cast Water Jet

[Wilderness]

Since we're talking about Pet Macros. Anyone else using this one? I been seeing a lot of mages using this macros. Was wanting to know if any one else does as well.

#showtooltip
/cast Frostbolt
/cast Water Jet

Its not a good idea to macro Frostbolt and Water Jet together, because you want to time your Water Jet cast so that your Frostbolt hits it right as it starts.

I can't look up my macro but its really basic - just casts Water Jet and casts Freeze with a shift modifier and its bound to its own key so its entirely separate from Frostbolt.

[Songette]

Since we're talking about Pet Macros. Anyone else using this one? I been seeing a lot of mages using this macros. Was wanting to know if any one else does as well.

#showtooltip
/cast Frostbolt
/cast Water Jet

Its not a good idea to macro Frostbolt and Water Jet together, because you want to time your Water Jet cast so that your Frostbolt hits it right as it starts.

I can't look up my macro but its really basic - just casts Water Jet and casts Freeze with a shift modifier and its bound to its own key so its entirely separate from Frostbolt.

I keep water jet separated, so I can time it with my Frostbolt as you said. But I have the Freeze macro'ed with my Frostbolt, and it's really annoying to always see that green-aoe thing every time it comes off cooldown. That shift modifier macro you mentioned with the water jet looks really sweet to me, I'm gonna try it today.

[oomy]

Why would you need a macro to stop waterbolt casts?

Does it automatically for me when i press waterjet.

[Songette]

Quick macro I came up with :

#Showtooltip
/petattack [nomod]
/cast [nomod] Water Jet
/cast [mod:shift] Freeze

The key press alone will order the pet to attack (if he's not doing so already) and start casting Water Jet.
Shift + Key will allow you to cast freeze w/o ordering the pet to attack (when you have a target and want to wait for the pull to freeze + 2x IN)

Tried this macro, but it didn't work here :/

[Diidel]

Quick macro I came up with :

#Showtooltip
/petattack [nomod]
/cast [nomod] Water Jet
/cast [mod:shift] Freeze

The key press alone will order the pet to attack (if he's not doing so already) and start casting Water Jet.
Shift + Key will allow you to cast freeze w/o ordering the pet to attack (when you have a target and want to wait for the pull to freeze + 2x IN)

Tried this macro, but it didn't work here :/

Made some modifications for it and works for me:

#showtooltip
/cast [nopet][target=pet, dead] Summon Water Elemental
/cast [nomod] Water Jet
/cast [mod:shift] Freeze

[Mageski]

I use a simple macro of:

#showtooltip Frostbolt
/cast [mod:alt] Water Jet
/cast Frostbolt

I usually start a Frostbolt, hit alt and then start spamming the next one about half way through. The Water Jet will start asap and the next Frostbolt will come right afterwards.

[Stakhanov]

[snip]
Tried this macro, but it didn't work here :/

Weird, I copy/pasted the macro from the in-game menu. The correction made by Diidel to "showtooltip" (which doesn't work with a capital "S") shouldn't prevent it from working.

#showtooltip
/petattack [nomod]
/cast [nomod] Water Jet
/cast [mod:shift] Freeze

From my macro "cache" file, in WoW folders.
Mageski's option seems better though (as it saves a binding), as long as you don't need the /petattack command.

[Breaktheice]

Here's mine, hope it helps

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#showtooltip Summon Water Elemental /cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental /click PetActionButton6

How this works:

If your pet isn't summoned, it will summon your pet for you. If your pet is summoned, it will cast Water Jet instead.

[sownzoria]

I do all my casting on the number pad. I press NP <2> for Frostbit and <SHIFT> 2 casts Water Jet. I find it very easy to hit <SHIFT> Mid-cast and just tap the <2> a second time to get the Jet going at the perfect time and Proc 2 FoFs.

I find this a very fluid way to do it, and it's second nature now.