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ULTIMATE Bard Kiting

thenameless said:
wanted to add for all of us bards who can forage, adding the yafm(Yet Another Forage Macro) to this one in a subrutine makes it so you wont run out of food or water and also raise your foraging skill.
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How would you go about adding yafm to the other mac?
 
thenameless said:
Also what drum can i get that will increase my kill rate?
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Try the Trueborn Drum of the Dark Rite or Thunderous Drum of Karana.
Both of them will a) increase your dot power (Thunderous more than Trueborn, but it is hideously expensive on my server) and b) you play it with your Primary Hand, so you can use a weapon in your Secondary.

I know the weapon is not useful for kiting, but you might as well plan ahead.

If those are too expensive for you, try the Tambourine of Rituals, usually very cheap.
 
Stiflersmom said:
How would you go about adding yafm to the other mac?
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add
Rich (BB code): 
/call Forageloop
to the :loopstart after /doevents
and then make a sub like so
Rich (BB code): 
| 
|Yet Another Forage Macro 
| 
|Ini File: yafm.ini 
| 
| 0 = destroy 
| 1 = keep 
| 
|New foraged items are added to the ini file automatically and are kept by default. 


|||||||||||||||||||| 
| Main 
|||||||||||||||||||| 
sub Forageloop


   :Forage

   | If we can forage then do so. 
   /if (${Me.AbilityReady[Forage]}) { 
      /doability forage 
   } 

   | If we successfully foraged something then take care of it. 
   /if (${Cursor.ID}) { 
      /call HandleItem 
   } 

/return 

|||||||||||||||||||| 
| HandleItem 
|||||||||||||||||||| 
sub HandleItem 

   /declare ItemSetting int local 
   /declare NotFound int local 

   /varset NotFound -1 

   | Look up this item in yafm.ini 
   /varset ItemSetting ${Ini[yafm.ini,ForageList,${Cursor.Name},${NotFound}]} 

   /delay 5 

   | If the item isn't in the .ini file then add it. 
   /if (${ItemSetting}==${NotFound}) { 

      /ini "yafm.ini" "ForageList" "${Cursor.Name}" "1" 

      /varset ItemSetting 1 

   } 

   | If we're keeping this item then stash it in our bags. 
   | Otherwise, just destroy it. 
   /if (${ItemSetting}==1) { 

      :LootIt 
      /autoinventory 
      /delay 5 
      /if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :LootIt 

   } else { 

      /destroy 

   } 

/return

it will then loop with the targeting and other events. It also uses the ini's of the yafm
 
This place is nice, we can circle on kit with ease without fearing of dying if we are AFK I like it a lot !

However, if you'r Bard is level 65 and you have chracter lvl 20-30 they wont gain any experience from you killing theses monsters...

If im bard level 65 what is the minimum level I can be to gain experience as a group member ?
 
Hey having the same problem again... at lvl 50 in the rat room I CANNOT safely do the macro here without getting smacked hard occasionally (NoStun is turned on also). I MUST use druid Replenishment or bard wont last more than one round...even with his measly HP regen song twisted in.

Most of you aren't having this problem?

Doesn't help when you want to afk for more than 30 mins =(
 
get a speed plugin so you can run as fast as selos....I also keep my clr or dru in there to heal my bard when he gets low (just as a safeguard)
 
I modified the circle to 26 and that seems to work for me. My bard has total crap gear and a good drum, gets smacked around once in a while but ive been running this macro for about a week or more now and havent died since i changed the circle size to 26. I think only twice so far has he reached 20% health and had to warp and heal then warp back.
 
/circle on 26 did the trick. Experiencing the same results as you. Keeping my druid in there would work too.

Thanks.
 
Lep18 said:
hmm tried getting expedition seven times and no change, it must be something with me because other people are getting DB's :(
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Nope. My bard just turned lvl 53, made a new expedition and got the SAME results. DB/White/Yellow/Red. Skerry stuff...

Seems like a lvl 53 glitch... :eek:
 
Heh after like the 10th time of reading this whole post my bard dinged 53 last night and i can verify i get db/w/red mobs also. i get wacked so fast trying to kite like i was pre53 that its not funny. Nothing added pre53 but now they all add on at times it seems. Im just gona pl with druid past 53 or try the pure rat room. One thing i noticed is twice i kited the big room with pillars for a few hours and whats seemed to be 2 1/2 hours into it the mobs stoped spawning in the room. Any ideas?
 
well since it seems that at 53 the mobs become DB/White/Yellow/Red take you a healer in there with you. I use my 56 druid to heal my bard while I kite the rat room. Just warp your healer to -557 200 10 (make sure you are facing southeast and dont have your mount on).
IMPORTANT: You have to run your bard in there b4 you start your macro otherwise the bard will appear at the succor point to your healer. I have done this many times and have found out if you don't run your bard in the rat room first he will be OOR.
 
I saw this thread and immediately made a bard and got him to level 12 as fast as I could. Well I did, got the macro and got my bard to FH. But I was dissapointed when I ran the macro. I warped to the given location JumJum gave, but the macro warped me someplace else and I didn't turn or anything, I just ran into a wall. If anyone could helped me out with this problem it would be great. I see this zone has great opportunity for PLing, but I can't if the macro doesn't work.
 
This is pretty much what I use.

Rich (BB code): 
| Don't steal it or we'll punch your fase!
#turbo
#event camp "personingroup tells the group, 'lets roll'
#event dzadd "personyouwanttoadd tells you, 'add me'
#event invite "#*#invites you to join#*#"
#Event Zoned "#*#You have entered#*#"


Sub Main
:begin
/face heading 270
/delay 2s
/warp loc -573.50 162.80 2.15
/circle on 26
/keypress forward hold
/twist 6 8 4 7

:loopstart
/doevents
/call GMcheck
/if (${Target.Level}>67) /tar npc next
/if (${Target.Distance}>220) /keypress esc
/if (${Target.ID}==FALSE) /tar NPC radius 220 rat
/if (${Me.PctHPs}<=30) /call succor
/delay 10
/goto :loopstart
/return

Sub succor

/warp loc 245 -33 0
/circle off
/twist 1 5
/delay 60
:loopheal
/if (${Me.PctHPs}>80) {
/face heading 270
/warp loc -573.50 162.80 2.15
/circle on 26
/keypress forward hold
/twist 6 8 4 7
/return
}
/delay 60
/goto :loopheal
/return


Sub GMcheck
/if (${Spawn[gm].ID}) {
/echo Gm detected
/beep
/beep
/beep
/keypress 9
/endmac
/unload
/q
}
/return

Sub event_camp
/sit
/camp desk
/return

sub event_zoned
/delay 5s
/sit
/camp desk
/endmac
/return

sub event_dzadd
/dzadd personyouwanttoadd
/return

sub event_invite

Just edit the /twist commands and you're set.

Personally, I use /setspeed selos at all times on Bard, so I can twist 4 DoTs and that's it. My Bard has a +2 Regeneration Ring from PoFire, and Fungus Covered Scale Tunic. No real need to play Regen song.
 
BordonDrumer said:
I was dissapointed when I ran the macro. I warped to the given location JumJum gave, but the macro warped me someplace else and I didn't turn or anything, I just ran into a wall.
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Sounds like you don't have MQ2MoveUtils plugin installed.
 
BordonDrumer said:
I saw this thread and immediately made a bard and got him to level 12 as fast as I could. Well I did, got the macro and got my bard to FH. But I was dissapointed when I ran the macro. I warped to the given location JumJum gave, but the macro warped me someplace else and I didn't turn or anything, I just ran into a wall. If anyone could helped me out with this problem it would be great. I see this zone has great opportunity for PLing, but I can't if the macro doesn't work.
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You need to load your plugins first. /plugin mq2moveutils and /plugin mq2twist are the 2 you should need. I remember having your same problem the first time I ran the macro.
 
I have MQ2Twist in but I'm not sure about MQ2Utils, I'll try that and if anyone can post a pre-compiled plugin that would help me a great deal. Thanks.
 
Ok I got this running and everything looks good, I'm gonna leave it running for the whole night and see the progress. Great job on posting this JumJum, you made me all of a sudden like bards.
 
I got a screenshot (on my server) of 4 bards sitting afk in Nedaria in that cave, obviously post Expd (wont mention their names; obviously). Drum in primary, gee I wonder what they were doing LOL. This is getting awefully popular =P.
 
uh.oh.

Popular = sure to attract the gm's eventually ...
Better make sure that GMCheck routing is working.
 
Yeah need to activate GM check and trying to do it in Instance zone should also reduce the risk
 
Love this zone I have lvled my bard and my rogue 10 lvls and going strong.On my server the outside of the zone in the cave is littered with the bodies of dead bards lol
 
Please loot all your corpses that are outside of there. I have already talked to many bards on my server that just left their bodies there for days. If you see somebody's corpse there tell them to loot it so it don't look suspicious. I want to keep this kiting spot not get it nerfed.
 
Anyone know if there is some code that can be added to the FH macro so that when the expidition expires you will auto log off when you zone into Nedaria?

Never mind.... I found my old target.mac and compaired them Got the FH to auto camp me when I zone.
 
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I have Been using FH for a few days now with a shaman to keep up regen and sow. When the Expdition is over and kicks us out macro always camps us. No standing around after it kicks the toons out for me.
 
Today when I was about to start kiting I see 8 bards outside twisting songs just standing there. 8 OF THEM!!!! THIS IS VERY STUPID, so here is a code that ALL of you need to put into your macro so you will camp after your expidition is over.

Rich (BB code): 
#Event Zoned "#*#You have entered#*#"

Put that in your events section.....

Rich (BB code): 
 sub event_zoned  
 /delay 5s  
 /sit  
 /camp desk  
 /endmac 
 /return

and just put that at the end of your macro.
 
Heyas guys just wanna say thanks for all the tips posted, and to all the macro guys great work. Anyways I have been running my bard here for a bit and when he dinged 53, he as well had the same problem w/ Mobs being to high of level. So I just logged in a lower level char and then quit him out, this worked for a level. I have noticed that since level 53 mobs specificly the Exiled Workers assist eachother now. Previously no one assisted and i could get hit every once in awhile from the pathing mob and it wouldn't matter. Now that they assist the occasional pathhing causes that one mob who is now 5 or more mobs to hit me, and at 300 or more I just get railed. Any tips on how i can fix this? Thanks and sorry for the painfull grammar, sentance structure :P

Tip: up until level 53 Run 1 works the best for kiting here in FH no need for selos. You will get WAY less can not see target messages, and they very rarely hit you.
 
Dont kite there kite in the rat room, they dont assist, never get a can't see target and never run out of mobs. Use a circle of 26 and your golden. After a few trys you will get the circle down, every once in a great while ya may hit a torch and duck but its rare.
 
My macro is set to take you to the rat room, if you want it to take you some where just change the loc and circle radius.
 
Bump This Till It Gets Sticky Again. Don't Know Why It Was Unstickied.
 
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