Problem - DoTs on mobs

[Yaguex]

I have searched all over the forum before posting this question, but I havent found the answer

I run a multi-necro group and I am trying to determine whether a mob has on it a particular DoT (say, of example, Vampiric Curse) but only if it was cast by me, as opposed to the other necros in the group.

I got this code:

local DoTspell = "Vampiric Curse"
mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff(DoTspell)()

being 333 the ID of the mob.

Unfortunately, the output is always "nil" even though my DoT is indeed on the mob. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Sic]

I have searched all over the forum before posting this question, but I havent found the answer

I run a multi-necro group and I am trying to determine whether a mob has on it a particular DoT (say, of example, Vampiric Curse) but only if it was cast by me, as opposed to the other necros in the group.

I got this code:

local DoTspell = "Vampiric Curse"
mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff(DoTspell)()

being 333 the ID of the mob.

Unfortunately, the output is always "nil" even though my DoT is indeed on the mob. What am I doing wrong?

you can't do spawn, you can do target tho

 

[Lisie]

mq.TLO.Spawn(#).Buff(DoTspell).Caster() ?

 

[grimmier]

there is also a LEM for this that will dsplay your dots and debuffs cast on target, and allow you to click to recast as well.

https://www.redguides.com/community/threads/lua-event-manager-lem-event-library.83548/post-605258

 

[Yaguex]

Oh man, I just figured out what the problem is! It is the stinky single quote symbol!

If instead of...

local DoTspell = "Vampiric Curse"
mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff(DoTspell)()

I hardcode the DoT name intro the instruction...

mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff('Vampiric Curse')()

Then it works. Unfortunately I cannothard code the DoT name because the variable DoTspell is updated depending on other parameters.

I have now tried...

mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff('DoTspell')()

But, of course, now the code thinks that the DoT's actual name is "DoTspell". GGrrrrr.... how do you solve this?

 

[grimmier]

Oh man, I just figured out what the problem is! It is the stinky single quote symbol!

If instead of...

local DoTspell = "Vampiric Curse"
mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff(DoTspell)()

I hardcode the DoT name intro the instruction...

mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff('Vampiric Curse')()

Then it works. Unfortunately I cannothard code the DoT name because the variable DoTspell is updated depending on other parameters.

I have now tried...

mq.TLO.Spawn(333).MyBuff('DoTspell')()

But, of course, now the code thinks that the DoT's actual name is "DoTspell". GGrrrrr.... how do you solve this?

mq.TLO.Target.MyBuff(DoTspell)()
Or

mq.TLO.Target.MyBuff(string.format('%s',DoTspell))()

 

[battlenet]

I thought all buffs and debuffs were cached now? If they cast a DoT while MQ was running and then changed target why wouldn't they be able to check the Spawn for MyBuff?

 

[Yaguex]

I thought all buffs and debuffs were cached now? If they cast a DoT while MQ was running and then changed target why wouldn't they be able to check the Spawn for MyBuff?

I believe you can indeed check the Spawn. The problem here is not Spawn vs Target, but the syntax of the single quote symbol, as per my previous post above.