Nifty Rest macro

[Shenanigunner]

Running a squishie for pretty much the first time since return, I discover the frequent need to Rest. I also discover that teammates don't notice their big gun is not available for the next battle.

 

 

My practice is to keep Rest in slot 10 of tray 1, so that a quick 0-key activates and releases it. I've moved the actual Rest icon to tray 2, slot 10, and put this macro in its place:

 

 

/macro_image DayJob_SingleTargetHeal REST "powexectoggleon Rest$$g ***RESTING!***"

 

 

This toggles Rest on and sends the team-channel message that you need to hold up, guys. If necessary, you can click or 0-key it again to send the message again, without interrupting Rest. Since you usually have the luxury of time to come out of Rest, clicking the Rest icon above it works fine. You could also write a quick un-Rest bind or macro. Adding a whistle emote or other noisemaker might help teammates notice your absence.

 

 

This uses, BTW, the cool macro_image command that summons any power icon from the game set. I've selected the nice gold Heal icon by default; you can find others in the complete list on the Guide website.

[Trademarked Name]

Fantastic idea. You totally get some infl for that. Going to use this on all my toons and recommend to teamates. But I'm going with "TAKING A KNEE!" for the verbage. I also am a #0 rester :)