Gnollguy,May 25 2005, 04:46 PM Wrote:Yeah, what are you putting on them?[right][snapback]78596[/snapback][/right]
Here are the ones you don't see at thottbot:
3-6 are for trinkets.
Pet commands are 10 slots to pay attention to
I have about 5-10 macros for pet skill utilization. Some involve tricky targetting as one to target self, devour magic, and returning to original target. Some just require to be hotkey'ed, such as spell lock. My re-charm macro helps me by selecting the succubi's target, casting charm, and returning me to my original target. Others are combinations of skills to use, with if/then combinations like when to life tap, using highest level shadowbolt I have mana for, sacrificing and starting a vw summon, a few are for weapon switching and spellstone utilization. Use spellstone, equip off-hand in place of spellstone.
6 forms of Summon Pet. Imp, Succubus, Voidwalker, Felhunter, Infernal, Doomguard.
2 mounts, Felsteed and dreadsteed.
I do keep different ranks of a few skills, detect invisibility, drain soul, corruption, healthstones, and banish in particular. Some are to save mana while retaining utility, some have different uses. Rank 1 Banish is for better timing. That's only about half a dozen or so extra buttons. I'd mention enslave too, but I have a macro for that to cut down on button use. As for healthstones, you may keep one of each type (Major, Greater, Normal, Lesser and minor), but you typically only create and keep your top two healthstone types on you. To be effective, each healthstone must be hotkeyed.
Total buttons in the above paragraph 12. Two forms of each of the above 5 skills, plus two for healthstones.
Conservatively, that's 25+ thott doesn't mention so far.
Thott also doesn't mention all the talents for some reason. Fel domination, Demonic sacrifice, Curse of exhaustion... all don't get mentioned. Talents aren't always available, but I do use them and they take up a lot of slots when used together.
In this example, I'll use several buttons that aren't mentioned in thott:
If I want to aoe. Pause for tank aggro build, Send VW in (button 1). Turn on his AoE taunt as it is best to keep most pet skills off or on manual (button 2) sometimes button three for defensive/passve/aggressive calls. Soul link (B3), wait for voidwalker and self to go low on health. Soul link cancel due bug involved with SL interfering with Shields (B4), Sacrifice (B5).
If there's an elite Hellcaller or other demon in front of me, I will enslave. First however, I must first summon imp and use summon imp again to clear "You already have a pet" status left from VW sacrifice (bug) and cancel the imp summoning (B6a). This is two clicks, but summon cancel is the only one not mentioned in thott. Then cast curse of shadow, enslave, then Soul Link again, send the enslaved demon to attack (or use its special abilities, like Rain of Fire) and AoE myself with hellfire.
If there is no demon.. I'll be hitting fel domination (button 6b) and trying to summon another voidwalker instantly, then soul-linking again.
Some of these skills are re-used, but not in a straight-forward fashion.
For me, talents currently add... Fel domination, Demonic Sacrifice, Soul link an additional +3 slots. Varies with talent build.
You asked me what I put on my UI buttons, right?
Pet Skills, talents, stones, trinkets, summoned pets, macros upon macros that are combinations of the above and more, that's what.
I'm an alchemist as well, but I try to keep profession buttons trim. They do add a potential 10-20 slots alone.