Backstab or Sinister Strike

[AviLazar]

Hey guys,

So I need a macro, and been trying to find one (to no success) in the macro section.

I would like for this macro to attempt Backstab, but if it cannot (due to lack of energy or not behind the target) it will sinister strike.

Thank you much

[Dynatos]

A simple one like the following should do the trick:

/script CastSpellByName("Backstab");
/script CastSpellByName("Sinister Strike");


If you're in front of the target or low on energy when you hit it, Backstab will fail and SS will be used instead (as long as you have the energy). If you're behind the target, Backstab will be used (as long as you have energy), and SS will fail because of the global cooldown initiated by the Backstab.

Let me know if it doesn't suit your purposes. I'm at work, so cannot "test before I suggest".

[AviLazar]

I tried that (actually that was my first idea also) and it didn't work :(

When/if you get a chance to test it, and if it works for you then maybe i have a mod that is acting as an inhibitor.

I got the following when in front (when in back it is fine).
You must be behind your target
Another action is in progress

EDIT: I am not sure how to do this, i think it is possible, maybe a possible help (though not a full solution) is an If statement....If energy >=60 backstab otherwise sinister strike. But that still doesn't solve the problem if i am in front and i get the "another action is in place"

[Dynatos]

Alright, give this a shot:

/script CastSpellByName("Backstab");
/script SpellStopCasting();
/script CastSpellByName("Sinister Strike");

[AviLazar]

Tried it....didn't work :(

[Logdan]

You can't do this in a macro. Backstab, if it fails for any reason, stops the macro at that point.

[clevrbow]

well this is really simple request guy...

all you have to do is type this into your macro

/castrandom backstab, sinisterstrike

you want to put it in that order too so that it will attempt backstab first and if you 1) dont have enough energy for backstab or 2) are not behind the target, it will automatically use sinister strike instead... good luck

[Logdan]

well this is really simple request guy...

all you have to do is type this into your macro

/castrandom backstab, sinisterstrike

you want to put it in that order too so that it will attempt backstab first and if you 1) dont have enough energy for backstab or 2) are not behind the target, it will automatically use sinister strike instead... good luck

That's not what this macro does at all. It just casts Backstab and Sinister Strike randomly (hence the name, castrandom). While it is the only way to get the functionality that the OP wants, it's entirely unreliable. You could attempt to cast Backstab 10 times in a row and never get a Sinister Strike off if you are unlucky.

[Skahr]

You do realize that if you spam this button though, that you will be throwing ONLY SS the whole time dont you? unless you wait to get 60+ energy, the macro will always use SS, Because of the lack of energy you will always have. Make sense?

[clevrbow]

"Hey guys,

So I need a macro, and been trying to find one (to no success) in the macro section.

I would like for this macro to attempt Backstab, but if it cannot (due to lack of energy or not behind the target) it will sinister strike.

Thank you much"

^
this was the original post

"You do realize that if you spam this button though, that you will be throwing ONLY SS the whole time dont you? unless you wait to get 60+ energy, the macro will always use SS, Because of the lack of energy you will always have. Make sense?"

"unless you wait to get 60+ energy" i thought i would clear that up for you as to why i scripted it that way.... it is after all what the subscriber was asking for...

[clevrbow]

but just to make you critics happy here is another way to script it so that you backstab when you want it to and ss when you want it to

/cast [button:2] backstab
/cast [button:1] sinister strike

now when you want to backstab use your right mouuse button and when you want to sinister strike, use the left mouse button..... requires that you remember which mouse button, but at least it saves room on your spellbar and makes it not random eh?

[clevrbow]

i recomend using sticky keys

[clevrbow]

oh ya by the way if you just use the hotkey, it will always default to button 1 so under button one i recommend you keep it ss since you will use it more often.

[Tunga]

You know, there's an edit post button for a few minutes after you make a post.

[clevrbow]

why do people insist on coming up with something negative to say when another person tries to help out?

EDIT :(

:sad: edited in one of the system smiles just in case someone decides to give me a hard time about using the "old fashion" :(

[Tunga]

Why do people insist on making three posts within four minutes of each other instad of using the edit button? We all have our faults I guess. Looks like you found it now anyway.

[clevrbow]

it wasn't a fault you retard. i was at work when i wrote it and kept getting interrupted by people walking in. learn how to spell 'instead'. stop acting like a 12 year old and write something constructive.

[Tunga]

Well I'm glad you dragged this thread up from the fifth page or wherever it had got to just to tell us that.

Being interrupted in real-life doesn't actually make the edit post button disappear, but I expect I'll just get some smarmy response to this anyway. I spend a whole bunch of time on here helping people so I don't need to justify myself to someone who can't take the slightest criticism without resorting to calling me a retard and picking at my spelling, made all the more laughable by the number of mistakes in your posts (but I'm not actually petty enough to care as long as the post makes sense).

Whatever, nice macro, have fun.