Easy Item Macros

Back in August I wrote a post about how to place item links inside of Trade-barking macros. The process was a bit difficult and I'm happy to say I've found a simpler way to create these macros. All credit goes to TommiHelm of the JMTC forums for taking the time to explain this.

1. Make your macro and keep the macro window open. Place the cursor where you want the item link in the macro.
2. Press ESC to change focus away from the macro window.
3. Type the following in chat window. Don't press enter.
/script MacroFrameText:Insert("")
4. Place cursor between the "" and put your item link there (shift+click item or other chatlink).
5. Now press enter and the link should appear in your macro where you had your cursor.

Awesome! Item-linked macros are a great way to sell items which would normally move very slowly due to lack of awareness, such as Rituals of the New Moon, Admiral's Hat, and Mysterious Fortune Card.

Profession rearrangement nearing completion!

I was lucky enough to have a paid 4-day holiday this past week, and used it wisely. In addition to checking out the new zones and dailies, and picking up 3/4 of the new pets on my main, I dropped Skin/LW on my (now Troll) druid and maxed out Herbalism and Mining as Cata prep. Druids are superior gatherers and mine happens to be my primary alt, so she will see a lot of play once my main is 85.

I then dropped Herbalism on my paladin, who is primarily a raiding alt and doesn't see a lot of questing, and therefore does not have much opportunity to gather. In its place I finally maxed out Blacksmithing! It was the only profession I have never had - crazy, I know.

I'm eventually going to tack Leatherworking onto another maxed alt, but for now I'm not concerned by its loss. My partner's main character is a LW, and I intend to help him level it to 525 come Cataclysm. Right now I'm trying to decide whether I should keep Mining on my hunter, or drop it for Skinning or LW, or just put Skinning/LW on a completely new alt. Decisions, decisions. At least it's been a productive and fun weekend. :)

long time, no blog!

Greetings, readers. I hope you are all hale and excited for Cataclysm. We are only two eves from the Shattering and I am busting my chops to get everything ready. This weekend I spent all my waking hours milling my prodigious backstock of herbs and converting them to inks. ...Well, technically I'm still converting them. Inking is boring, but thankfully hands-off work, which has given me many hours to tear through a new book.

I regret leaving all this tedious crafting to the last minute. It's a good lesson for future pressing deadlines, at least.

Be sure to post your Netherweave (and other) bags and your glyphs and leveling items on Monday night of this week - so all the fresh-faced rerollers can benefit from your foresight when they emerge Tuesday morning!

:D

Tonight has the atmosphere of a rockin' party, or being backstage before a big show! Everyone is crunching to get things done before the deadline in two hours and 50 minutes. Come chat in the JMTC IRC with your fellow carpal-tunnel-suffering goblins!

Werk werk

Busy, busy! Life is taking over as I recline a bit waiting for Cataclysm. Crafting has slowed and I've started stockpiling a few "safe" items - cloth, herbs, inks, pets. I'm mostly farting around on alts and poking at reputations, hoping they will increase without much grinding.

Here's a funny snapshot from one of my bank alts today!

what's new, pussycat?

Things on the AH are slow. I've been preoccupied with IRL work and playing games with the glyph market, while the bottom has dropped out of Jewelcrafting. I'm only cutting gems from my transmutes and whatever I can pick up for dirt cheap (which is not a lot). The slower pace is working for me - profit is lower but it frees up more time to level alts with friends or on my lonesome. When I'm all done for the day on my home server I've been leveling a long-leglected alt on Steamwheedle Cartel, Dimity*. I've brought her from 58 to 61 over the last couple days and am getting into the swing of playing a warrior again, though alas, I have only one-handers. (Insert raunchy joke here.)

I'm enjoying leveling an unfamiliar class without heirlooms. I've even started regularly checking the SC auction house for deals and flips, and am saving up from 150g to get my flying mount. Cold's guides to flipping in the neutral towns are excellent to this end. Ah, to be new again....


* Please feel free to come and say hi! I'm most likely to be on during the weekends on Dim, and I may reply IC - you have been warned! ;)