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Bugs Original report: September 26, 2026, 02:38 MSK. Taunt follow-up: October 6, 2026, 07:25 MSK.

Druid and Warrior macros needed a second press after a form change

Three players reported that the line after a form or stance change runs only on a second press. Their examples cover Druid and Warrior and .

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Status: On October 11, a Druid reported another result from /use [form:1] !Bear Form: the main bar stays on the caster page and /cancelform briefly fails. The author estimates about three seconds without a precise measurement. Manual cancellation followed by entering the form works in their comparison. Build omitted.

Updated What changed

On October 11, a Druid reported another result from /use [form:1] !Bear Form: the main bar stays on the caster page and /cancelform briefly fails. The author estimates about three seconds without a precise measurement. Manual cancellation followed by entering the form works in their comparison. Build omitted.

Earlier updates

Added new reports of the caster bar appearing after re-entering cat or bear form.

Description

This is an archive backfill for September 26 to October 6. In issue #153, a player showed that a enters but does not cast until a second press. Another player reported the same result with and . On October 6, a third player added and . Wowhead Forever records confirm the forms and stances required by these abilities. They do not verify macro behavior. The players did not state build 1.60.1.70245, so its status on that build is unknown. Hotblooded reported a separate symptom on October9 at20:24UTC: /cast ! while already in shows the caster bar. Ruro and Baelfyer report a delay, including bear form. GrumpyKitten says changing to a different animal form restores the bar. No universal fix is confirmed. On October 11, a Druid reported another result from /use [form:1] !Bear Form: the main bar stays on the caster page and /cancelform briefly fails. The author estimates about three seconds without a precise measurement. Manual cancellation followed by entering the form works in their comparison. Build omitted.

Effect

Keep a separate key for the ability after a form or stance change, or check what the first press did. A delayed can leave an enemy on another group member.

Cat Form icon
Ability icon from Wowhead Forever. It does not prove macro behavior on 70245. Original

How to reproduce it

  1. A Druid who has and (both level 20 in the Forever database) creates a two-line macro: /use !, then /use . Test it out of combat from caster form. In the report, the first press entered and the second started .
  2. A Warrior with and ( Rank 1 from level 4) tests two lines: /use , then /use . Test out of combat with a target in range. The player reported that needed a second press.
  3. A Warrior with and (both from level 10) tests two lines: /cast , then /cast . The October 6 comment reports that waited for a second press.
  4. Check the result on build 1.60.1.70245 and add the build number to the original issue. The author also mentions a separate ! macro bug, but this report does not establish it as the cause.

Further conditions

  • Archive backfill. Older Classic macro guides do not prove behavior in Forever.

What players report

  • skadwow, GitHub

    On October 1, reported that Battle Stance followed by Charge needed two presses in Forever.

    Read discussion ↗
  • aus10code, GitHub

    On October 6, added the same issue for Defensive Stance followed by Taunt.

    Read discussion ↗

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