Macro that covers all talents in a tier

Since last time I wrote something here, I started tanking. Our raid team had 1 tank, 1 healer, 2 ranged and 5 melee, so we just had to do something about that. I started tanking, the frost Death Knight changed to mage and we're trying to recruit some more healers.

As a tank I find myself changing talents more than I used to do as a DPS. I could/should probably have optimized better before as well, but now I really have to. I find it very annoying to change talents and either having to drag the spell from the spellbook to the bar every time, or macro them together, but then having tooltip not showing the active talent.

Luckily one of my guildies, Fuzzybunny, had a fix! This macro will show the tooltip of the active talent. If you change the talent you will have to press the button once to make it update.

TEMPLATE MACRO

#showtooltip

/use Talent1

/use Talent2

/use Talent3

/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("The name of the macro", G"Talent1" or G"Talent2" or "Talent3")

Any class should be able to customize this macro according to their own talents. Everything written in red should be replaced by either the name of the talent or the name of the macro. I'll be kind and give the monks the four macros I use for talents.

LEVEL 30 TALENTS

Name of macro: Heal Talents

#showtooltip

/use Chi Wave

/use Zen Sphere

/use Chi Burst

/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("Heal Talents", G"Chi Wave" or G"Zen Sphere" or "Chi Burst")

LEVEL 60 TALENTS

Name of macro: CC Talents

#showtooltip

/use Ring of Peace

/use Charging Ox Wave

/use Leg Sweep

/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("CC Talents", G"Ring of Peace" or G"Charging Ox Wave" or "Leg Sweep")

LEVEL 75 TALENTS

Name of macro: Surv Talents

#showtooltip

/use Dampen Harm

/use Diffuse Magic

/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("Surv Talents", G"Dampen Harm" or G"Diffuse Magic")

LEVEL 90 TALENTS

I haven't included Chi Torpedo in this one, as it replaces Roll, and I want to use the keybind for Roll to Chi Torpedo.

Name of macro: CD Talents

#showtooltip

/use Rushing Jade Wind

/use Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger

/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("CD Talents", G"Rushing Jade Wind" or G"Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger")

Hope this will be helpful for someone, and see you soon. :) If you think I'm a rare sight, there is more of me to be found at Twitter.

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Daily Profession Cooldowns

Made a small overview over the profession cooldowns. Hope I got it all.

Purple draenei monk transmog: Input needed

After being a monk for six months, and transmogging to what I think a monk would wear; simplistic and/or functional gear, I feel like it's time to "get back to my roots" and try the draenei twist. Problem is, while there are some really cool and spacey weapons in Outland, equally spacey gear is not that common.

This is what I have managed to put together so far:

Kinlai in purple transmog with Crystalfire Staff

Windwalker Prepot Ritual

Prepotting means to use use two DPS-increasing potions during one bossfight. We use one potion before we enter combat, as there is a "per battle"-cooldown on potions, and then we are free to use another potion later in the fight, preferably together with Heroism. Trinkets tend to proc early in the fights, so we're able to benefit from both.

Quintessential Quintet: Shadow Priest

I got Quintessential Quintet two days ago when my shadow priest dinged level 90. I had a lot of fun leveling her, I have so much more understanding for shadow priest DPS than what I do for any of the mage specs. Where my mage died and died and died, my shadow priest has been shielding, healing, DOT'ing and fearing, and just owned those mobs. I'm sure good mages are strong when questing, but I am not a good mage. :) My priest looks totally adorable when she gets wings after using Devouring Plague. So adorable in fact that I feel like not waiting for three Shadow Orbs before using it. And she has cool shadow ravens surrounding her, and even her little companion has shadowform. Awww...

Suggestions for Valor Points

After two posts mostly complaining about Valor Points, it's time to get constructive!

Project Valor Point Cap

This reset I made a plan on how to cap my Valor Points. The character that I want to cap on is also the character that doesn't need anything at all from heroics, scenarios or dailies. So what if I instead did the hard work on a character that could benefit from it, and then provide the nice little "Valor of the Ancients"-buff for the rest of the family? Farmraid with that buff makes a very good profit!

My newly dinged level 90 mage, decked out in greens, have been working her ass off this reset.

$#*@! Valor Points

The fun thing about writing something like "$#*@!" is that one can assume there are some really foul words behind the symbols. But it could, in theory, just as well hide the words "cute", "love" or "kitten".

The last three weeks I've been struggling to cap my Valor Points. It's mostly because I'm exalted with everything and everyone that can walk and talk and give out quests. And also I hate don't like 5man dungeons very much. There's only one Raid Finder that I want one remainding thing from. So the last three weeks on the day before reset I've been stressing like mad to get it done! This isn't a very original post about a problem that I'm the only one in the world to have, but it didn't really happen to me before now recently.

The ranged monk spec

I started a thread in the monk forums asking for ideas for how a ranged monk would work, hoping to get some discussion on the topic. My thread flopped unfortunately. But luckily I have a blog where I can discuss with myself. ;-)

Wheee, I got my legen-waitforit-dary weapon

The header speaks the truth!

A couple of weeks ago I picked up Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector. I was hoping for two Claws of Shek'zeer, but it seems like I'm a magnet for 2handers, and that I repel 1handers. :) Tonight I finished Chapter I: Trial of the Black Prince and got myself a sweet sweet Crystallized Dread! I decided to equip it, which means if I ever should get my hands on two claws, I will have to pay 10k gold for a new gem... Worth it!

Also, last week I picked up Warglaive of Azzinoth. Will be fun to see if my weekly visits will bring me the other one before or after I finally get the blindfold. :)

/squeeeee
/bow