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Thread: Center of Being for Pikeman?
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Rodian-Bob
Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:52 pm
#1
So maybe I don't PvP alot or something, but I know like TKMs and stuff use CoB macros constantly... I've been Master Pikeman since June 2004, and I never use Center of Being.
Should we as Pikemen being macroing CoB constantly in fights?
If so, what is a good CoB macro for a PikeMaster?
(this is not, as far as I can tell, in the FAQ, I did look before posting)
-Bob is Robii D'Luminatii
ZabrakWreckingCrew3
Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:05 pm
#2
im maxed on block and i alwas have a cob macro
its just /centerofbeing;
/pause for xxx depends on if you have master brawler or not
/ui Action toolbarSlot xx;
Osiraos
Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:59 pm
#3
Hmmm... maybe it's just me... but I've never found CoB to be that useful.
Do I need Master Brawler for it be of any worth?
Adefo-Oami
Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:48 pm
#4
For my COB macro I use
/center
/pause 3
/macro cob
You'll get the system message spamming ya but i've learned to ignore it 
pandoraspvp
Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:45 pm
#5
My center of being macro is as follows,
Macro Name: Center
/centerofbeing;
/pause 33;
/macro center
bmeenan
Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:06 am
#6
Yeah I use a center of being macro too. It makes a real difference in how many times you're hit.
Mine is basically ...
/center;
/pause 29; (you will have to play with this number, it seems just a bit different for everyone)
/macro cob;
And name it cob
Mine is basically ...
/center;
/pause 29; (you will have to play with this number, it seems just a bit different for everyone)
/macro cob;
And name it cob
wong-fei-hung
Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:12 am
#7
Don't forget to put /ui action clearCombatQueue at either the beginning or end of your macro, or yourCenterofBeing will be stuck in the combat queue waiting to execute.
FistMasterImp
Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:21 am
#8
"Hmmm... maybe it's just me... but I've never found CoB to be that useful.
Do I need Master Brawler for it be of any worth?"
I agree 100%
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Neutronos
Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:33 am
#9
No it wont. It doesnt add to combat queue so best is to use without.
wong-fei-hung wrote:
Don't forget to put /ui action clearCombatQueue at either the beginning or end of your macro, or yourCenterofBeing will be stuck in the combat queue waiting to execute.
Rodian-Bob
Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:23 pm
#10
Looks like I'll have to go with the majority here.
5 say that CoB works, and use it.
2 say that it seems pretty useless, unless M Brawler is taken.
hmmm. I suppose I'll do a CoB macro tonight.
furrycat
Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:01 am
#11
/center works like food in that it goes into the combat queue (although you can't see it) but is not removed when the queue is cleared. In other words if you have four specials queued up and you hit your /center key, you have to wait for the four specials to finish before you begin COBing BUT if you cleared the queue instead of waiting for those specials, you'd actually COB immediately. All of this means that if you don't clear the queue in your macro and you do spam a load of specials, you might suffer some /center downtime and/or throw off the timing of your macro. There's no need to clear the queue if you don't spam specials though.
Does /center work? Yes. It dramatically increases the chance that you will use your secondary defences, ie dodge, counterattack or - for Pikemen - block. However since block is inferior to the other two, in that it only prevents 50% of damage (the others avoid the attack completely), the usefulness of /center is harder for Pikemen to appreciate.
As an example I was driving around Dathomir the other day holding a gaffi stick and with COB running. when all of a sudden I see a Sith Shadow taskmaster uses Full Charge Shot on you for 3173 points of damage, but you evade it. If I hadn't been running COB I would have been dead. But if I had been holding my LVA I would also have been dead.
Does /center work? Yes. It dramatically increases the chance that you will use your secondary defences, ie dodge, counterattack or - for Pikemen - block. However since block is inferior to the other two, in that it only prevents 50% of damage (the others avoid the attack completely), the usefulness of /center is harder for Pikemen to appreciate.
As an example I was driving around Dathomir the other day holding a gaffi stick and with COB running. when all of a sudden I see a Sith Shadow taskmaster uses Full Charge Shot on you for 3173 points of damage, but you evade it. If I hadn't been running COB I would have been dead. But if I had been holding my LVA I would also have been dead.
Lymail
Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:32 am
#12
CoB really make's a difference even when you don't have Mbrawler!
you can check this by the times a NS will hit u for example, and than try without CoB
Wegi
Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:27 am
#13
You won't physically see it in the combat queue, but it will not activate if there are actions in the combat queue.
Neutronos wrote:
No it wont. It doesnt add to combat queue so best is to use without.
wong-fei-hung wrote:
Don't forget to put /ui action clearCombatQueue at either the beginning or end of your macro, or yourCenterofBeing will be stuck in the combat queue waiting to execute.
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