ShamWOW for HB2 - An Enhance/Elemental/Resto + PVP/RaF Healbot by Bobby53

HonorBuddy Mode: LazyRaider
Shamans Location: Dragon Soul: Warlord Zon'Ozz
What should have happened (be specific): As Enhancement, Should use malesrom procs for Lightning bolts when at 5 stacks. Should use unleash elements+Flame Shock, should use Wolves on bosses, should use elemental totems on bosses, should use abilities faster
What did happen (be specific): All of the above...Overall the CC is performing very badly for me..It will often use Unleash Elements and either: Let it fall off without flame shokcing with NO flame shock ont he target, or use a Earth Shock.
It seems like it waits 1.5 - 2 seconds before using abilities causing a significant drop on DPS. it will sit on 5 stacks of malestrom and not use it, and sometimes when it does, it will use it to heal...I don't want to use malestrom procs for a heal in a raid environment..ever. It never uses wolves on bosses with the box checked, same with elemental totems.
Computer time of problem (local time, not realm time): 10:30AM



I really liked this when i first used it a week or so ago, the only issue seemed to be range. now there are a few bugs, and implementations that really kill it for Lazyraiding..

 

Totems work like a charm now. Thank you for your awesome work!

 

kbrebel04, Thanks for the post. I am sure it seemed very detailed at the time it was written, but in practice there isn't much in it I can use. The three key things I need are 1) What went wrong 2) When it went wrong 3) Complete debug log. I appreciate your time so will provide additional detail below on what I am referring to:

o System Time of 10:30. The time indicated is when HonorBuddy was started. What I need is the time you see the problem. Next time you believe a Flame Shock falls off, look at the system time and provide that (preferably with seconds.)

o What happened? This is the key thing the user should be trying to communicate. I don't have the chance to see what went wrong, the log will only say what ShamWOW thinks is happening, so its critical that the user clearly indicates in specific terms what they saw. For example:

Specific in terms what the problem is and when it occurred. If the post is only reporting one problem, the time would most likely appear in the System Time as mentioned earlier.

o It seems like it waits 1.5 - 2 seconds before using abilities causing a significant drop on DPS. I need a specific time you see this to research it for you, or at least an approximate time and the name of the ability you felt it should have used. I checked approximately one minute of the log where it was in combat and didn't see anything revealing a problem.

o it will sit on 5 stacks of malestrom and not use it,... I need a specific time you saw this. The log won't indicate something that it didn't see, which is why the observation of what went wrong and the time it was seen are so important

o It will often use Unleash Elements and either: Let it fall off without flame shokcing with NO flame shock ont he target, or use a Earth Shock. None of that should be happening, but again I need the time you see it happen to be able to look into.

o it will sit on 5 stacks of malestrom and not use it, and sometimes when it does, it will use it to heal... No occurrence of a Maelstrom Heal exists in the log provided, and I haven't seen it in any of my testing. If this does happen to you, please post the information along with the time you observed it and I will resolve it for you.

o I really liked this when i first used it a week or so ago, the only issue seemed to be range. That doesn't seem accurate to me. It appeared you were frustrated with what you referred to as the range issue as well as when I didn't respond to your post the same day. The range issue was also significant for an Enhancement in Dragon Soul due to the large hitboxes of the NPCs which prevented you from fully utilizing the the CC in those fights, so am not sure how much anyone could like it if that was one of their initial uses.

I did notice an issue with instants (specifically UE and SS) being cast too quickly (prior to GCD completing). Later in independent work I found the hitbox size impacted Boss detection (which is why no Feral Spirit.) It would also be why no Fire Elemental for Elemental Shaman, however Fire Elemental is not cast in Raids for Enhancement (see priority in EJ article / you'll want to post there if you disagree.) I'll include fixes for these in the next release.

My apologies for it not meeting your expectations currently, and my thanks for the log file since reviewing it identified a problem that can be corrected. Unfortunately I won't be able to address the issues being written about without knowing when they occurred.

Thanks again and good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

I read your directions on how to install it but i still can't figure it out.. is there any way you can use an SVN?

 

Im sure by now if Bobby wanted to use svn he would have done so already. As far as installing via svn there are just as many steps to install it that way as there is to the normal way. Its just easier updating via svn is all.

 

@Thepro27, Installing ShamWOW is a series of basic steps:
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1. Download the .ZIP
2. Open the .ZIP
3. Copy the .ZIP contents to the CustomClasses[/CODE]
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The location of CustomClasses will depend upon where you installed HonorBuddy. Other than that it should be straight forward. Let me know which step is problematic and I will try to assist as well as update the instructions.

@boogeyman269, Thanks for clarifying for Thepro, +rep.

And to you both, good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

i tried searching this thread for the answer...but how do we remove the popup stating that this is beta? it is messing up my ARelog. :/

 

Anyone having the problem with the bot trying to cast a spell called "Cloak of Fire"?

The bot keeps trying to cast this spell over and over.

 

That message only appears the first time you run a new version of ShamWOW for a character. So run it once and it won't happen again until you upgrade. Good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

For support, see the quote below.

 

I don't think the problem lies within your CC. I think it is HB fault cause it is doing it with multiple CC's

 

gotcha. thanks!

 

Seems like the class interface is bugged. If i disable 'Buff teammates with waterwalking/waterbreathing' and click 'Save' at the PvP tab still buffs teammates in BGs.

Also it uses bloodlust/heroism which pisses people off because they get the debuff. And should use tremor totem while feared. Maelstrom procs arent really used for LB either.

Other then that nice class.

Edit: This is all with enhancement spec

 

Phoenix_x1337, Thanks for the post. A few quick responses:

o Maelstrom - working as designed. In PVP, Maelstrom Procs are saved for healing (self and group.) Will only use CL or LB if Maelstrom has less than 2 seconds before it falls off and not currently in a GCD or Cast. The only change in this area is that this behavior now pertains to stressful fights when grinding / questing as well.

o Bloodlust/Heroism in PVP - working as designed. Use can be disabled by those not wanting it cast in PVP by disabling the Use Cooldowns option on the PVP tab.

o Water Walking / Water Breathing - the behavior described does not match the results of my testing.

If you have an issue/question you would like me to respond to, you will want to visit the FAQ linked in the quote below so the information I need to research is available.

Good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

Bobby - is it just me not thoroughly looking at the config window... or is there no option for 'wait out rez sickness' ?

 

Kick, Not in ShamWOW. Waiting out Resurrection Sickness is an HonorBuddy or Bot responsibility. It is something that applies to all classes and occurs out of combat, like mounts. After a quick check the only option I see is in GatherBuddy. I do not see an option for that in ArchaeologyBuddy, InstanceBuddy, Grind Bot, and Questing Bot , but suppose it is because they all implement corpse rez.. Bobby53

 

Hey bobby, since the last update my Hps and Total healing has dropped quite a bit, have the values in the config been changed drastically?

 

bot till ya drop, If all other things were the same, 4.5.13 should result in increased HPS and Total Healing so if it did not, I would look to other factors first (group composition, positioning, ...) If you find your results to be consistent, please attach your log file and mention the name of a specific boss fight they were down on so I can do a general review. Thanks and good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

Hello! Thanks for this very good class. I've been using it on my enhancement shaman from lvl 1-85, 100% quest botting. The only problem I've encountered is that on some quests where you have to use items (or mount on something) it doesn't work because of ghost wolf. It just says "can't do this while shape shifted". I'm not sure if this is a problem with the class or the quest bot profile. Nonetheless, very good work!

 

eruarg, Shifting out of form for quests that require it should be handled by the Questing profile (since that needs to be done for druids also.) Best advice is to disable Use Ghost Wolf in Class Options when using ShamWOW with Quest bot, unless you are certain the quest profiles contained can complete while in form or handle cancelling form before accepting/turning in. Thanks for the post and good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53