Action Bars Part Two

In Part 1 we looked at planning and initial setup of the Action Bars. We have covered the Caster form. Now it's time to look at the feral forms.

Bear Form.

My goal here is to fit all my Bear Form abilities into 10 action buttons. Bear Form is probably the easiest one to do as it has the least amount of abilities. Let’s go through them one at a time.

Q. Taunts

/cast [mod:shift] Challenging Roar; Growl

Cast Growl or Challenging Roar with Shift.

E. Berserk/Survival Instincts

/cast [mod:shift] Survival Insticts; Berserk

Cast Berserk or Survival Instincts with Shift.

MM. Bash
Cast Bash.

M3. Faerie Fire (Feral)
Cast Faerie Fire (Feral).

1. Feral Charge - Bear
Cast Feral Charge - Bear.

2. Swipe
Cast Swipe.

3. Mangle/Maul

/cast [mod:shift] Maul; mangle (bear) ()

Cast Mangle or Maul with Shift.

4. Lacerate
Cast Lacerate.

5. Enrage/Frenzied Regeneration

/cast [mod:shift] Frenzied Regeneration; Enrage

Cast Enrage or Frenzied Regeneration with Shift.

6. Bark Skin
Cast Bark Skin.

Cat Form.

While Cat Form has a few more abilities to fit on the Action Bar, there is still plenty of room. I decided to use the primary bar for normal(Combo Point) attacks and the Shift Mod for Finishing Movies. Where possible I have tried to match abilities, for instance, Rip and Rake are together. So let’s get to right into it.

Q. Cower/Dash

/cast [mod:shift] Dash; Cower

Cast Cower or Dash with Shift.

E. Berserk/Survival Insticts

/cast [mod:shift] Survival Instincts; Berserk

Cast Berserk or Survival Instincts with Shift.

MM. Prowl

/cast [combat] Shadowmeld; [noform:3] !Cat Form; [form, nocombat] !Prowl

If you are in combat, Shadowmeld and then Cat Form, then if you are in Cat Form, Prowl.

M3. Faerie Fire (Feral)
Cast Faerie Fire (Feral).

1. Feral Charge - Cat/Savage Roar

/cast [mod:shift] Savage Roar; Feral Charge - Cat

Cast Feral Charge - Cat or Savage Roar with Shift.

2. Swipe (Cat)/Ferocious Bite
/cast [mod:shift] Ferocious Bite; Swipe (Cat)
Cast Swipe (Cat) or Ferocious Bite with Shift.

3. Mangle/Shred

/cast [mod:shift] Shred; Mangle (Cat) ()

Cast Mangle or Shred with Shift.

4. Rip/Rake

/cast [mod:shift] Rake; Rip

Cast Rip or Rake with Shift.

5. Tiger's Fury/Maim

/cast [mod:shift] Maim; Tiger's Fury

Cast Tiger's Fury or Maim with Shift.

6. Bark Skin
Cast Bark Skin.

Cat Form Prowling.

The final page bar to configure is for when I am Prowling. For this one I don’t need any Macro's at all. So here we go.

Q. Dash
Cast Dash.

E. Berserk
Cast Berserk.

MM. Un-Prowl
Removes Prowl.

M3. Faerie Fire (Feral)
Cast Faerie Fire (Feral).

1. Feral Charge - Cat
Cast Feral Charge - Cat.

2. Pounce
Cast Pounce.

3. Shred
Cast Shred.

4. Ravage
Cast Ravage.

5. Tiger's Fury
Cast Tiger's Fury

6. Bark Skin
Cast Bark Skin.

Functional Keys.

I don't mean Function Keys like F1, what I mean is keys that have a similar function. You will notice for instance the 4 key. In all my feral forms it is used for a DoT. My Middle Mouse is used as a form of escape, wither Prowling, getting out of Combat or Stunning. The one thing I try to do is match up abilities as closely as I can. This way I really only need to remember the function of 10 to 15 keys instead of 60 to 80 keys that I have set up.

Disclaimer.

It is important to remember that I am not actually in game at the moment. All this is based on my memory of BC and browsing through WowHead. I may have missed out on some abilities and I may have included useless ones as well.

As always your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated.

Razorbax