
For example, a Healer may heal a tank while casting dots on the tank's target.
Multi-purpose classes may track a single target while casting for multiple purposes on multiple targets. Crowd control classes may track a mob while casting spells on someone else. It may be very useful for healing classes that need to keep track of a particular player. The Focus may be used for a variety of purposes depending on how it is implemented in the player's user interface. target focus - Targets the current focus. Then you simply have to press the key that you have assigned. focus - Set the current target as the focus.įirst, you have to set the Target Focus key in the Customize Keys menu. Then you simply have to target a character and press the key that you have assigned. If it fails a second time, then the conflicting addon may need to be disabled.įirst, you have to set the Set Focus key in the Customize Keys menu. If a dialog box appears, simply click Ignore. Some addons will affect the ability to set the Focus. Choose "Set Focus" from the popup menu. Typically, this may be ignored and reapplied. Note: While the focus may be accessed by macro, many addons can inhibit or interfere with the focus causing a dialog box to appear. In the default user interface, the target unit frame will be highlighted in white if it is also the focus. It may be accessed with a mouse-click, hotkey, or macro. It may also show the focus' target and potentially their casting bar. This means that it supplies full real-time updates for the currently stored focus, including health and mana updates and casting bars. The user interface treats the focus as if it were a party unit frame in nearly all respects. Additionally, to make it stand out further, there is an interface option to have a smaller frame for the focus.
The Unit Frame, unlike some other unit frames, when unlocked, may be moved to any desirable position on the screen. Whenever a player has a focus, the user interface creates a new Unit Frame for the focus.