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    BRD macro help

    Just now I was browsing so macros I could use to make life (even) easier and there were some handy ones. However, I was wondering if there was a macro to make flaming arrow (targetted aoe) to just shoot in the center of the mob you're targetting. While it's not always ideal, most of the time you have to wait a bit to use this ability, target it and click which wastes time (considering this is also an ability that overrides GCD).
    Any help would be appreciated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alzithe View Post
    Just now I was browsing so macros I could use to make life (even) easier and there were some handy ones. However, I was wondering if there was a macro to make flaming arrow (targetted aoe) to just shoot in the center of the mob you're targetting. While it's not always ideal, most of the time you have to wait a bit to use this ability, target it and click which wastes time (considering this is also an ability that overrides GCD).
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Never waste a GCD on flaming arrow, it would be your lowest priority skill period above blunt arrow, only use it when you know the pack or single mob is not going to be moving and you can spare the GCD if no higher priority GCD's are up.

    In short, no
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    Quote Originally Posted by Impendus View Post
    Never waste a GCD on flaming arrow, it would be your lowest priority skill period above blunt arrow, only use it when you know the pack or single mob is not going to be moving and you can spare the GCD if no higher priority GCD's are up.

    In short, no
    The point was to look for a macro to avoid having to target area and waste time. Other than that, when blunt, BL and misery are on CD it's good to shoot, not to mention it's a great DoT be it one or more mobs. Flamming arrow is also elemtanal which benefits from requim which is a plus on burst fights (if you want to skip adds on demon wall) and the like.
    Are you sure there is no macro for that though?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Impendus View Post
    Never waste a GCD on flaming arrow, it would be your lowest priority skill period above blunt arrow, only use it when you know the pack or single mob is not going to be moving and you can spare the GCD if no higher priority GCD's are up.

    In short, no
    This is the worst thing I've ever read. Flaming arrow is off the GCD and can be weaved between skills without wasting any time.
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    flaming arrow is a ground target only. you can't target a NPC and use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by teknotaz View Post
    flaming arrow is a ground target only. you can't target a NPC and use it.
    ^This basically sums up my short answer
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    What is the practical use of blunt arrow? Sorry to hijack, just didn't want to make a whole new thread.
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    Mostly, interrupt casts.

    If the fight doesn't need that or the mob is immune, you can just weave it between your skills to get slightly more DPS (it's only 50 potency), since it's off the GCD
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    OK that is what I figured, so for instance; Mob puts down AOE circle can I interrupt potentially?
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