??? For force pop NMs

[Unleashhell]

I'm not sure if anyone else has come across this issue, but it seems that even with trade macros for items, there are players that literally can pop NMs before the ??? can even appear on your screen. I'm not sure if this is a delay between other countries that it may appear faster to some then others. Either way it's very annoying that I can have 6+ people pressing F8 to target the ??? right when it pops to use a trade macro, and literally some players pop an NM and nobody even seen the ???. Anyone else have this happen to them?

[Chaani]

If you're using F8 to target in order to use the trade macro, you're already a step behind those who have a proper trade macro. This has nothing to do with anything else.

[Byrth]

I shall elucidate the claiming mechanismo of the hibbity jibbity. First, you make-a macro thata looks like this:
/item "Item Name" <stnpc>

thena you target a monster that's on one side. Or on the Other side! of the ???. Holda left or right, so when the ??? spawns, your cursor goesa whizzbang and default to it right quick. Hit entra.

[Nebo]

I shall elucidate the claiming mechanismo of the hibbity jibbity. First, you make-a macro thata looks like this:
/item "Item Name" <stnpc>

thena you target a monster that's on one side. Or on the Other side! of the ???. Holda left or right, so when the ??? spawns, your cursor goesa whizzbang and default to it right quick. Hit entra.

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Made my day lol.

[Lasareth]

I shall elucidate the claiming mechanismo of the hibbity jibbity. First, you make-a macro thata looks like this:
/item "Item Name" <stnpc>

thena you target a monster that's on one side. Or on the Other side! of the ???. Holda left or right, so when the ??? spawns, your cursor goesa whizzbang and default to it right quick. Hit entra.

Close but not precisely the fastest way people do this.

I'd been doing the F8 thing and was beaten every time. I swapped to a different macro and have won the majority of my attempted pops. In the spirit of fairness (and now that I am done popping abyssean mobs over and over) this is the "secret."

Your macro is two lines:
1: /targetnpc
2: /item "[item here]" <t>

Your requirements for getting this macro to work are:

1: No monster may be within your visual range or you'll target the monster and not the ???
2: You need to be within trading range of the ??? and facing it

Mash the macro repeatedly and you'll get a ton of error messages but as soon as the ??? pops (before other people have to realize it's actually there) your computer will have already sent the trade input in.

And there's the "hack" everyone uses. Enjoy.

[Unleashhell]

Thanks for the info, least you don't sound like a uneducated retard trying to explain it like the previous poster.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Though you may want to block targeting pets otherwise you'll target them instead, though if you want the pop having a pet out is a good way to stop macros for most people just put the pet on top of the ???.

[wish12oz]

Close but not precisely the fastest way people do this.

I'd been doing the F8 thing and was beaten every time. I swapped to a different macro and have won the majority of my attempted pops. In the spirit of fairness (and now that I am done popping abyssean mobs over and over) this is the "secret."

Your macro is two lines:
1: /targetnpc
2: /item "[item here]" <t>

Your requirements for getting this macro to work are:

1: No monster may be within your visual range or you'll target the monster and not the ???
2: You need to be within trading range of the ??? and facing it

Mash the macro repeatedly and you'll get a ton of error messages but as soon as the ??? pops (before other people have to realize it's actually there) your computer will have already sent the trade input in.

And there's the "hack" everyone uses. Enjoy.

You forgot rule #1 of fight club, and you told them about fight club. BAD MOVE, now everyone is gonna know and you's about to get outpopped more!

[Unleashhell]

Close but not precisely the fastest way people do this.

I'd been doing the F8 thing and was beaten every time. I swapped to a different macro and have won the majority of my attempted pops. In the spirit of fairness (and now that I am done popping abyssean mobs over and over) this is the "secret."

Your macro is two lines:
1: /targetnpc
2: /item "[item here]" <t>

Your requirements for getting this macro to work are:

1: No monster may be within your visual range or you'll target the monster and not the ???
2: You need to be within trading range of the ??? and facing it

Mash the macro repeatedly and you'll get a ton of error messages but as soon as the ??? pops (before other people have to realize it's actually there) your computer will have already sent the trade input in.

And there's the "hack" everyone uses. Enjoy.

Well I tried it and still, these JPs are popping before the macro can even target. They either have some kind of tool they are using or it is like I said the ??? appears for them .5 seconds faster then NA. Its not like I have a slow connection either. I'm on a cable modem and its pretty damn fast.

[wish12oz]

Well I tried it and still, these JPs are popping before the macro can even target. They either have some kind of tool they are using or it is like I said the ??? appears for them .5 seconds faster then NA. Its not like I have a slow connection either. I'm on a cable modem and its pretty damn fast.

Servers located in japan, it has less to go through to get to them compared to you, it's called latency.