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Episode 46 – Size Doesn’t Matter

Hathorr from The Low Pop WoW Podcast joins us today to talk about life on a low population server and running a guild in that environment. Hathorr provides some great tips on keeping a guild progression focused, while ensuring members of all skill levels, time commitments, and play styles feel welcome and included in guild activities. Guild masters and members alike can all take something away from this episode to help make their guild experience an enjoyable one. When it’s all said and done, Hend and Rob come to realize that healthy, thriving guilds can exist anywhere and when it comes to servers, size truly does not matter! That’s what she said! Honest!

 

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Episode 45 – Dummy Think Tank

Hend and Rob get in touch with their feels in this episode when they are joined by Jules from the Tauren Think Tank and That TV Show podcasts. Listen in for some group therapy as they discuss how life in game is just as real as outside of it. Jules also answers a tough listener question when a player is left feeling abandoned and used. You won’t want to miss this one year anniversary show with a great surprise montage highlighting everything from episode 0 until now.

 

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MOTW Ep 39 – Monk Sick Macro For Interrupt

You can’t win the interrupt meta game if you’re getting dizzy spinning in circles. This one helps Rob have a fighting chance against Hend when it comes to interrupt supremacy!

#showtooltip Spear Hand Strike
/cancelaura Spinning Crane Kick
/cast Spear Hand Strike

Macroexplain.com explains it like this:

Remove Spinning Crane Kick from yourself

Cast Spear Hand Strike? on the currently targeted unit

MOTW EP 38 – PVP/Arena Healing Awesomeness

Olivia Grace stopped by and gave us a great healing macro for Arenas that heals her or her party members by her modifier. Genius!

#showtooltip Greater Healing Wave
/cast [mod:alt,@party1] Greater Healing Wave
/cast [mod:shift,@party2] Greater Healing Wave
/cast [nomod] Greater Healing Wave

Macroexplain.com explains it like this:

If you were holding the alt key then:
Cast Greater Healing Wave on party member 1

If you were holding the shift key then:
Cast Greater Healing Wave on party member 2

If you were not holding any modifier key down then:
Cast Greater Healing Wave on the currently targeted unit

Episode 44 – The Care And Feeding Of Training Dummies

Hend and Rob have a rage filled discussion with WoW Insiders very own legendary warrior, Matthew Rossi. This episode goes completely off the rails with everything from a Fury Warrior “how to” talk, to what jerks those Alliance folks are! Making up for missing last week, this show is the longest episode to date. Jam packed from start to finish with bearded goodness, you won’t want to miss a minute of this one.

 

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Episode 43 – Elementary, My Dear Watson

The Dummies welcome back Kevin from the Darkmoon Herald for another round of Shaman talk. This time the tables are turned when Hend offers his own Shaman, who has been Enhancement since Vanilla, to try his hand at one of the most fun and awesome looking caster classes in game, Elemental! The audio gnomes tried their best to wreck this episode but Hend (fortunately) didn’t have his Thunderstorm glyphed and he was able to knock them back with ease.

 

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Episode 42 – Life, The Universe, And Everything Shadow

This week Rob and Hend dig into the face melting goodness of a holy healer gone bad, the Shadow Priest! Fellow Deathwing bro, Daniel, gives us the ins and outs of how to manage your DoTs and take advantage of your insanity! As an added bonus, the guys get into some great discussion on making the most out of your UI. Rob and Hend even talk about trying ElvUI. And of course, what would the show be without a brand new Crowd Control segment from the one and only Kym Scally!

 

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Episode 41 – Alternative Playstyle

Hend and Rob finally return after a bit of a break with a brand new show! This episode is packed full of alt-o-holic goodness as we cover the ins and outs of playing alt toons… from gearing, to raiding, to beating seasonal lulls, there are more than enough reasons for everyone to try out something new! With a brand new Crowd Control segment from the one and only Kym, you won’t want to miss this one!

 

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Episode 40 – We Got The HoTs For You

This week the boys discuss the nourishing side of heals with special guest Beru. Get the good, the bad, and the ugly of resto Druids as this episode covers everything from thunder stealing monks to learning to trust your HoTs. Also, episode 5 of Crowd Control features everyone’s favourite Scot answering some listener questions about capping your Conquest points and Paladin talent choices for PvP.

 

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MOTW Ep 37 – Havoc & Fire and Brimstone

Hendlove is going strong for warlocks right now, so here are 2 of Hend’s favourite warlock macros.

Before the fight, set a focus target. (Try the MOTW from Ep 36!) Using the following macro will cast Havoc on that focus. If that target dies and you need to refocus and cast Havoc again, mouseover a new target and hit this. Sets as new target and casts Havoc!

#showtooltip Havoc
/focus [@mouseover,harm,nodead]
/cast [@focus,exists]Havoc

Macroexplain.com explains it like this:

If the unit your mouse is currently over is an enemy and is not dead then:
Set your focus target to the unit your mouse is currently over

If the unit saved as your focus target exists then:
Cast Havoc on the unit saved as your focus target

This gem casts your Incinerate as normal, but if you hold down SHIFT, it will cast Fire and Brimstone first. This macro can also be used for Conflagrate, Immolate, and your Curses just as effectively!

#showtooltip Incinerate
/cast [mod:shift,harm]Fire and Brimstone
/cast [mod:shift,harm]Incinerate;[harm]Incinerate

Macroexplain.com explains it like this:

If you were holding the shift key and the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Fire and Brimstone

If you were holding the shift key and the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Incinerate on the currently targeted unit

Else, if the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Incinerate on the currently targeted unit

Time to blow stuff up!

Episode 39 – Better Than Nothing

The boys decide at the last minute that any show is better than no show. Listen in to this week’s mini-cast as Hendlove is slowly turning into Warlock love and Rob pulls up his soapbox to rant about LFR and gearing alts. If that doesn’t quite do it for you, there is a brand new episode of Crowd Control from the lovely Kym as she highlights some BG tactics for Temple of Kotmogu and Silvershard Mines.

How could we forget! Check out The Starting Zone for the LFR guide we talked about in episode 39!
http://thestartingzone.com/post/47045065355/episode-53-good-news-everyone

 

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Episode 38 – OMG Lawl Noob! L2PVP!

The Training Dummies have gone PVP! Yes, that’s right. Hend and Rob have finally put their big boy pants on and talked some PVP with Oliva Grace. Olivia lets us know the basics to get started plus she drops a few pro tips. All you need to know to turn your sorry PVE self into a PVP monstrosity to be feared by all! Well, maybe not, but it’s worth a listen. And if that’s not enough to make your swoon gland explode, we also have another edition of Crowd Control with Kym!

 

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Episode 37 – Put On Your Robe and Wizard Hat

Ever wanted to try your hand at some RP? Not sure where to start? What to say? What to wear? Well grab your robe and wizard hat and listen in as the boys have an awesome time with her RP majesty, Sil from Girls Gone WoW! Whether you are a seasoned role player or someone who has no idea where to start, Rob, Hend, and Sil discuss some great tips and pointers for everyone. This episode is jam packed with international love as Kym shares some more awesome PvP info in a brand new edition of Crowd Control.

 

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Episode 36 – It’s Better Than Bad, It’s Good!

What’s great for a snack, and fits on your back? It’s log, log, log! The boys are joined by the queen of logs herself, Jasyla! Get the lowdown on logs as she goes over exactly how to get the most out of your world of logs parses. Rob and Hend even volunteer to take the beating for you as she digs into one of their recent raid logs. Finally, prepare to get your swoon on with the introduction of a brand new PvP segment “Crowd Control” featuring Kym Scally.

 

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Episode 36 – It’s Better Than Bad, It’s Good!1

What’s great for a snack, and fits on your back? It’s log, log, log! The boys are joined by the queen of logs herself, Jasyla! Get the lowdown on logs as she goes over exactly how to get the most out of your world of logs parses. Rob and Hend even volunteer to take the beating for you as she digs into one of their recent raid logs. Finally, prepare to get your swoon on with the introduction of a brand new PvP segment “Crowd Control” featuring Kym Scally.

 

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Episode 35 – Y U NO 5 MAN?

Hold on to your spell books as the boys have a blast with WoW Insiders Kristin Marshall. Join in on this epic round table discussion as they dig into Death Knight tanking, epic pet battles and BLIZZ Y U NO 5 MAN?! Stay tuned at the end of the show for an extra special treat courtesy of Rewt from Hearthcast!

 

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MOTW Ep 34 – Tricks Of The Trade

Anne Stickney not only knows her lore, but her Tricks of the Trade macros as well. You get 2 for the price of 1 this week!

#showtooltip
/cast [@targettarget] Tricks of the Trade

Cast Tricks of the Trade on the currently targeted unit’s currently targeted unit

/cast [target=Focus] Tricks of the Trade
/targetlastenemy

Cast Tricks of the Trade on the unit saved as your focus target
Target the last enemy unit you had targeted

As always, these explanations are pulled from Macroexplain.com

Time to get stabby!

Ancestral Spirit with LB/HS

This macro will add ancestral spirit to your Lightning Bolt/Healing Surge macro, but you can add the Ancestral Spirit section to any macro you wish to help clear up some keyboard space.

#showtooltip Lightning Bolt
/cast [@mouseover,help,dead]Ancestral Spirit;[@mouseover,help]Healing Surge;[@mouseover,harm]Lightning Bolt;[help,dead]Ancestral Spirit;[help]Healing Surge;[harm]Lightning Bolt

Macroexplain.com says it does the following:

If the unit your mouse is currently over is a friend and is dead then:
Cast Ancestral Spirit on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the unit your mouse is currently over is a friend then:
Cast Healing Surge on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the unit your mouse is currently over is an enemy then:
Cast Lightning Bolt on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the currently targeted unit is a friend and is dead then:
Cast Ancestral Spirit on the currently targeted unit

Else, if the currently targeted unit is a friend then:
Cast Healing Surge on the currently targeted unit

Else, if the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Lightning Bolt on the currently targeted unit

Brilliant!

Matic’s Error Cancelling Macros!

Matic heard us discussing error cancelling macros and I guess he figured he could do better than us. Well, he was right! Wrap your head around these magnificent macro monstrosities!

#showtooltip Regrowth
/script UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use 13
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
/script UIErrorsFrame:Show()
/cast [target=mouseover,help,nodead][] Regrowth

Some useful Resto Druid macros…

Pressing this out of combat will make you prowl, in combat you will shadowmeld first.. you can spam this button cause it wont cancel your prowling.. you can easy do it with pressing shift modifier..

#showtooltip Prowl
/cast [combat] !Shadowmeld; [noform] [nocombat] !Prowl; [combat] !Shadowmeld:
/cast [modifier:shift] Prowl

Big escape macro..

/stopcasting
/cast Barkskin
/cast [target=player] Ironbark
/cast Evasion
/cast Healthstone
/cast Displacer Beast

Healing touch always trying to cast Nature’s Swiftness first..

#showtooltip Healing Touch
/script UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/cast !Nature's Swiftness
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
/script UIErrorsFrame:Show()
/cast [target=mouseover,help,nodead][] Healing Touch

MOTW Ep 33 – Ascendance

A simple macro for a simple shaman.

/cast Ascendance
/cast Fire Elemental Totem

“Assuming that Glyph of Fire Elemental is beneficial to us in 5.2, this macro could come in super handy, as both cooldowns will both be up within 3 minutes. Ascendance does not take a GCD to pop, so pairing it with something else can make binding everything a bit easier. Even if the glyph isn’t optimal in 5.2, this overly simplified macro is great for openers.” – Saz

Hunter Macros from Episode 32

We discussed a lot of Hunter macros with Ghemit in Episode 32. Here they are in all their macrolicious glory!

Simple Misdirection
This casts Misdirection onto your friendly focus target (main tank) without deselecting your current target. If you have no focus target selected, it will cast Misdirection onto your pet.

#showtooltip Misdirection
/cast [@focus,exists][@pet,exists] Misdirection

This macro will cast Misdirection on the target you are currently mousing over, provided that they are friendly and not dead. Otherwise, it will cast Misdirection on your focus target, if they are friendly and not dead. If this is not a valid choice either, it will cast Misdirection on your current target.

#showtooltip Misdirection
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][] Misdirection

This hunter macro casts Readiness (When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on all Hunter abilities with a base cooldown less than 5 minutes) immediately following your Rapid Fire ability (Increases ranged attack speed by 40% for 15 sec).

#showtooltip Readiness
/cast [nomod] Rapid Fire
/cast [nomod] Readiness
/cast [mod:shift] Rapid Fire

This is a really handy macro for Wow if you PVP alot and get someone up in your face as a Hunter. It clears your target and targets another enemy that is closer, then casts your Hunter’s Scatter Shot on it.

#showtooltip Scatter Shot
/cleartarget
/targetenemyplayer
/cast Scatter Shot
/targetlasttarget

Easy mouse over scatter macro

#showtooltip scatter shot
/cast [target=mouseover,exists,harm,nodead] scatter shot

This macro allows you to cancel your Deterrence (by pressing it twice). This is useful, because while Deterrence is active, you cannot perform any attacks. With this macro, you can use Deterrence to avoid a specific boss ability and then quickly resume DPS.

#showtooltip Deterrence
/cast Deterrence
/cancelaura Deterrence

Episode 34 – Shades O’ Lore

Hendlove quickly turns into Annelove as the boys have an epic Q & A session with the Queen of lore herself, Anne Stickney! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even get uncomfortable… From Garrosh being a jerk, to PVP, to Wrathion’s scandalous agenda, you don’t want to miss this story filled extravaganza!

 

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Episode 33 – Solo All The Things

If you’re like us, you want the battle pets added in 5.1 and you also want the super rare mounts that drop off old raid bosses. To help make this feat a little easier, Saz joined us tonight and gave us some great tips on accomplishing this! While discussing soloing old raid bosses, the discussion, at times, breaks into Super Shaman talk as well, but that’s okay. It really is the best class in the game! No really, it is. Just ask me!

 

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MOTW Ep 32 – Random Mount

This macro will randomly call any mount listed as a number in between the { }

/run if (not IsMounted()) then local t = {2,3,4} CallCompanion ("Mount", t[random(#t)]) else DismissCompanion("Mount") end

Enter the number of the mount as it appears in your spellbook. If the first mount listed in your spellbook is the Abyssal Seahorse from Vashjir, that would be 1, and if the second mount is the Albino Drake, it would be 2, etc. If you want the Albino Drake in your macro, input the number 2 in the number section between the { }. Add additional mounts by separating their corresponding number with a comma.

It can be difficult counting the number of each mount as it appears in your mount tab but it will work. When first creating it, I would suggest adding only one mount and try it to make sure you have the correct corresponding number to the mount you want. One thing you will need to watch for is getting new mounts. It will mess with your ordering since the new mount will be added alphabetically and increase the number value of any mounts listed after it, meaning you may need to modify your macro.

Have fun!.

Episode 32 – Macro Eye For The Hunting Guy

The boys are back at it again! In this Hunteriffic episode we bring on special guest Ghemit who inspired this week’s topic. We learn how many 90s Rob actually has and that even in beautiful Mexico, Hend just can’t stay away from Azeroth. From keybinds to macros to…. warlocks? We have another great round table episode discussion digging into the class that everyone loves to hate. Special congratulations to this week’s premium Ask Mr. Robot account winner, Epicinsanity!

 

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Episode 31 – Bloodlust Is Better

The filthy Alliance was hard at work tonight trying to sabotage this show. We had multiple disconnects, some weird noise skipping and not even sure what happened in the middle of the show. Kevin Old Scratch from the Darkmoon Herald talks Shaman and by the end of the show all 3 of us are re-evaluating our talents choices! Yes, even The Training Dummies learn something on this show! Be warned, after about 1 hour the sound quality deteriorates and we actually cut out a chunk of the show. If you want to hear the cut portion, it is at the end of the show.

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Enhance Shaman LB/Heal Macro

This macro is straight out of Hend’s Enhancement playbook with only a slight modification: the @player condition at the end.

#showtooltip Lightning Bolt
/cast [@mouseover,help]Healing Surge; [@mouseover,harm]Lightning Bolt; [@target,help]Healing Surge; [@target,harm]Lightning Bolt;[@player]Healing Surge

Macroexplain.com says it does the following:

If the unit your mouse is currently over is a friend then:
Cast Healing Surge on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the unit your mouse is currently over is an enemy then:
Cast Lightning Bolt on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the currently targeted unit is a friend then:
Cast Healing Surge on the currently targeted unit

Else, if the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Lightning Bolt on the currently targeted unit

Otherwise:
Cast Healing Surge on you

Enjoy!

Shaman OH CRAP Macro – Sans Error Message

This macro is a good OH CRAP button that will pop trinkets and use Synapse Springs on gloves if you’re an engineer. If you try to use it again while any of those are on cooldown, it should not print an error message on the screeen. You will still be able to hear the error sound file “That spell is not ready yet” but that cannot be helped as far as we know.

#showtooltip
/cast Ancestral Swiftness
/use 10
/use 13
/use 14
/y Let the Hendlove heal you!
/cast [@mouseover,help]Greater Healing Wave;[help]Greater Healing Wave
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Mentioned in Episode 31.

MOTW Ep 30 – Farming Frenzy!

This is Hend’s current farming macro. To get the most utility out of it, use the SHIFT key to use your plow, plant the “Crop of the Day” as per Farmer Yoon (after taking the quest, trust me, this is an important step), and clear it’s affliction right away. You can then use ALT and this button to dig up that crop so you can plant what you really want. Turn in the quest for an easy 9g 92s 50c!

Adding the different seeds at the end will plant what you have in your bags that match the first criteria. That means it will plant Seed Priority #1 until they are gone, then plant Seed Priority #2, etc.

Enjoy!

/target Growing
/use [mod:alt]Dented Shovel
/target Tilled Soil
/use [mod:shift]Master Plow;Seed Priority #1
/use Seed Priority #2
/use Seed Priority #3

Episode 30 – An Affinity for Affinitii

Once again we are joined by Affinitii of Blood Legion fame! We get into a discussion on the mysterious unannounced feature and follow up on Affinitii’s world ranked progression ranking for Mists of Pandaria. In all the excitement we forgot to announce the winner of the Ask Mr. Robot premium account during the show. Congratulations Buckhunt!

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MOTW Ep 29 – Mount Macros

These come to us via the Robot of Ask Mr. Robot fame.

#show Swift Flight Form
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Running Wild; [modifier:alt] Sandstone Drake; [swimming] Aquatic Form; [combat] Travel Form; [flyable,nocombat] Swift Flight Form; Travel Form

What it does courtesy of Macroexplain.com

If you were holding the control key then:
Cast Running Wild on the currently targeted unit

Else, if you were holding the alt key then:
Cast Sandstone Drake on the currently targeted unit

Else, if you are swimming then:
Cast Aquatic Form on the currently targeted unit

Else, if you are in combat then:
Cast Travel Form on the currently targeted unit

Else, if you are in a zone allowing flying and are not in combat then:
Cast Swift Flight Form on the currently targeted unit

Otherwise:
Cast Travel Form on the currently targeted unit

/cast [modifier:ctrl] Swift White Ram; [flyable] Red Proto-Drake; Swift White Ram

What it does courtesy of Macroexplain.com

If you were holding the control key then:
Cast Swift White Ram on the currently targeted unit

Else, if you are in a zone allowing flying then:
Cast Red Proto-Drake on the currently targeted unit

Otherwise:
Cast Swift White Ram on the currently targeted unit

Episode 29 – Can a Dummy Stump a Robot?

We have a treat for you tonight! Training Dummy meets Robot when Zoopercat from Ask Mr. Robot joins us to discuss some of the new features on their site as well as the ever popular Gear Optimizer. Strap yourself in and get ready for a doozy!

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Episode 28 – Training wHeals

A last minute cancellation had us scrambling but Yinxy saved the day with a great LFR healing question! We discuss some of the finer points of stepping into LFR in the Healer role including regen, cooldowns, and not forgetting to bring your Discipline Priest. Plus we share a Training Dummies mouseover macro success story! Happy Healing!

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MOTW Ep 28 – Druid Mouseover Heals

#showtooltip Regrowth
/cast [@mouseover,help]Regrowth;[@mouseover,harm]Wrath;[help]Regrowth;[harm]Wrath

What it does courtesy of Macroexplain.com

Show tooltip, icon, and cooldown for Regrowth for this macro on the action bar

If the unit your mouse is currently over is a friend then:
Cast Regrowth on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the unit your mouse is currently over is an enemy then:
Cast Wrath on the unit your mouse is currently over

Else, if the currently targeted unit is a friend then:
Cast Regrowth on the currently targeted unit

Else, if the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Wrath on the currently targeted unit