Macro's - Can you create a macro to cancel spells?

[FireCaptain]

I am an Inquisitor and would like to be able ot create a macro to cancel my healing wards before the Tank Pulls again so I dont get agro, currently I have to select the spell and click on the cancel option ..  this is a pain...   Can any help with this?  Thank You  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Specteral]

As far as I am aware, there is no easy way to do this.  There is a cancel command (something along the lines of cancel_maintained #) but since the spell number is dynamic to the point of being almost completely unpredictable, the fastest way is still to right click and cancel. Didn't know Inq had much in the way of wards, interesting.

[Ravaan]

Kudar@Butcherblock wrote: <blockquote>As far as I am aware, there is no easy way to do this.  There is a cancel command (something along the lines of cancel_maintained #) but since the spell number is dynamic to the point of being almost completely unpredictable, the fastest way is still to right click and cancel. Didn't know Inq had much in the way of wards, interesting. </blockquote> yep ward and reactives ... now only if they gave us HoTs we would make fine healers <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[raydenwins]

<p>I tried a macro (spell/ability) to chain 5 brigand attacks.  I tested it on some npcs and it appears to only do the first or second skill.  If I keep clicking the macro hotkey, it appears to finish the rest of the chain.</p><p>I tried to simplify the macro, using just 3 attacks (gouge, bruise & flurry), still only does 1 or 2.  Any suggestions?</p>

[Bramwe]

<cite>raydenwins wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I tried a macro (spell/ability) to chain 5 brigand attacks.  I tested it on some npcs and it appears to only do the first or second skill.  If I keep clicking the macro hotkey, it appears to finish the rest of the chain.</p><p>I tried to simplify the macro, using just 3 attacks (gouge, bruise & flurry), still only does 1 or 2.  Any suggestions?</p></blockquote>It is because there is no pause command and the game is trying to cast them all at the same time.  The first two will work because the second will get queued.  When you push the button again the first two are on reuse timers so then the next two can fire.  Until they allow us to use a delay I don't know how it will work to do more than 2 spells.   It seems like this new macro system is more like a simpler way of using the old system rather than a revamp.

[ChildofHate]

Pressing ESC cancels spell casting.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  woohoo 1-button macro!

[TheDawsonator]

<cite>Kudar@Butcherblock wrote:</cite><blockquote>As far as I am aware, there is no easy way to do this.  There is a cancel command (something along the lines of cancel_maintained #) but since the spell number is dynamic to the point of being almost completely unpredictable, the fastest way is still to right click and cancel.Didn't know Inq had much in the way of wards, interesting.</blockquote><p>How frustrating is this ......I've managed to be able to cancel a buff or grp buff on myself only, but that's no good to me ...</p><p>Then I tried a casting macro with the next step cancelling the cast, all they do is cancel each other out and nothing happens.</p><p>Seeing there is no in game macro for a pause I tried adding a text macro between the two, again, didn't work ....</p><p>GRRRRRRRR</p><p>As a Defiler, I feel your painany and all assistance here will be greatly appreciated.Cheers and Beers</p>

[Birn]

How about getting a feature that will end the buff/ward/anything with just a double click?

[CovetableSquid]

<cite>raydenwins wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I tried a macro (spell/ability) to chain 5 brigand attacks.  I tested it on some npcs and it appears to only do the first or second skill.  If I keep clicking the macro hotkey, it appears to finish the rest of the chain.</p><p>I tried to simplify the macro, using just 3 attacks (gouge, bruise & flurry), still only does 1 or 2.  Any suggestions?</p></blockquote>Right now as it stands if you have anymore then 2 spells to be cast in a macro it will do either of the two things.  One, it will cast the 1st spell in the macro and queue the very last spell in the macro.  This happens do to the macro commands basically being run nearly instantly.  Theoretically the macro does attempt to cast each spell, but as we all know only one spell can be queued while another is being cast.  Therefore if you have say 5 spells in one macro, the first spell starts casting.  The second one gets queued.  The third gets queued over-writing the second.  The forth gets queued over-writing the third.  And finally the fifth gets queued over-writing the fourth.  The over-writing is so fast we never see it, but each spell does get queued.  The result is first and last.Two, it will cast the last spell in the macro.  This happens if you are already casting a spell when you activate the macro.  The mechanics use the above logic.  The 1st gets over-written and so on.But there is an exception to this.  If you have spells/abilities with instant casting and no recovery period, then you could add more then two.  That I have done.  But it is not 100% of the time.

[LaurnaRose Fauldorn]

<p>The macro system is working as intended.  SOE has taken the route that they perfer their customers to actually play the game.  The way the macro system is set up, it prevents AFK bots from running rampid w/o 3rd party progs.  Being a previous SWG player, I totally understand this.  If you are ATK, you should have no problems with playing the game.  </p><p>However, seeing that I have one of each healer type, I understand your delemia.  I would love a "wipe" skill where you could "wipe" all non-buff beneficial spells from your target as a healer, removing all HoT/Ward/Vitae that could potentially end in your death or serious disememberment.  As it is now though, you have one of 2 choices; continue as you have been by canceling the spell from your target manually or waiting until the thing runs out on its own. </p><p>As for canceling buffs, I have found a way to cancel 3 buffs at a time, but this only works with buffs that do not reactivate when cast, only the ones that cancel when cast while already active.  Make your macro having the first 2 macro slots be the first 2 spell/ability you want canceled, then enter a line of command /t [yournamehere] cancel and then the 4th line of macro will be the 3rd spell/ability.  You wont actually see the text, but you will begin to wonder why you bother trying to talk to yourself.  But the /t command gives enough time for the 1st 2 spells to cancel before activating the 3rd spell to cancel.  This WILL NOT work for a casting macro (go ahead, try it if you must, but I promise you it does not work).  I use this for when Im on my warden and I need to free up 3 con slots to charm an animal.  It works very nicely to that effect.  </p>