Credit to Totek for the post which inspired me to post this. I'm at work (holiday break and office is dead) so I may get a thing or two wrong, feel free to correct me and I'll edit/update this post for corrections, and add to it later on in the week. Also, I posted this under tips and tricks, because this is not specifically about commands or how to use commands...it's a tip to get the maximum DPS you can get by using the old faithful (/click) and GCPs great Command system.
/click
For those who do NOT know what a /click macro is, please see this link (safe, I promise)!
http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=18539
As you can see /click is a way to set up a rotation for a given character. Set one up for each character and role, bind the main macro to the same button for each toon, and spam that button all the way to purples!
But don't we already have Rotations?
I'm sure you know what they are, but if not, here you go!
http://www.gamecommanderpro.com/createspellrotation
Rotations rock. I find them easy/quick to set up, and I use them for all quest grinding and most instance trash. They do the job and to me are a built in way to help conserve mana, etc (*lol* I'm so lazy)
GCP gives you an easy way to set up these rotations, and one user has already explained how you can tweak these to be a bit more efficient, and even hits on my next topic a bit.
http://www.gamecommanderpro.com/node/209
Click vs Rotations
Hopefully by now you already see the key differences; Rotations are quick and easy to set up, and work very well. With a little more time investment, you can tweak them even further to get better group DPS. /click is quite a bit more tedious, however, if you are a min/maxer (someone who want to get every ounce of DPS possible) then the time spent tuning the click macros is worth it...especially on Heroic Bosses.
Totek to the rescue - /click in "Commands"
Here is Totek's post:
http://www.gamecommanderpro.com/node/372
If you take Totek's example a bit further, you can easily use the GCP "Command" interface to write all your toon's click macros.
Putting it all together - Mixed Team /click commands
Totek's example is great for a 4x<Same Class> team. However, I play a mixed team myself, and I'm sure others do too. No problem!
Say I have DK (Huey), Hunter (Dewey) and Lock (Louie). I can create a Command by going to the toolbar (I always UN-check Active!) and selecting "Views->Advanced", then select Add. Then drop in something like this.
(IMPORTANT - as of 12/28/09 - these are NOT real macros, only for example. They will FAIL! I will edit this post with my actual macros soon, once I get some written).
<<Huey>>
Macro /petattack %$Leader%-target
Macro /castsequence reset=20 Horn of Winter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Macro /castsequence [nopet] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Raise Dead
Macro /castsequence reset=combat Icy Touch,Plague Strike,Pestilence,,,
Macro /cast [pet,target=pet]Corpse Explosion
Macro /cast [nopet] Death Coil
Macro /cast !Rune Strike
<<Dewey>>
Macro /petattack %$Leader%-target
Macro /castsequence reset=20 Hunter's Mark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Macro /castsequence reset=combat Aimed Shot,Multi-Shot,,,,
Macro /cast Kill Command
<<Louie>>
Macro /petattack %$Leader%-target
Macro /castsequence reset=20 Curse of Weakness,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Macro /castsequence reset=combat Chaos Bolt,Shadow Bolt,Drain Life,,,
etc etc.
Then make sure you assign a key to mash to run this.
Conclusion
/click rocks, and so does GCP :)
This will give you the ability to have /click macros in ONE place to tweak (spend time on those target dummies!) rather than having to manage on each toon individually.
Very nice. I've been considering this functionality for a multi-class group as well. Thanks for taking this to the next step!
Tot