Interrupts in Mythic+
Interrupts are very important in Mythic+, and many players use target markers when coordinating interrupts. Generally at the start of a high level dungeon, you would coordinate what target marker is yours, and then you would be responsible for that mob. For example, there can be multiple Driving Gale-Caller in a single pull in Skyreach and each of them can cast Repel. Many groups will mark each one with a target marker so you can coordinate interrupts easier. A typical focus macro would look something like this:
/focus
/tm 1
This marks your target with your assigned marker and also focuses the mob so you can use a focus interrupt later. There are more modifiers that you can add to make it cast on a mouseover, but this is one of the most basic versions. Changing the number will change the target marker.
No More Overwriting Target
One of the complications of marking targets in this way is that two players can try to mark the same target, and the second person to use their macro will have the symbol that sticks around. This means that symbols can change without players noticing which can cause some missed interrupts.
In Patch 12.0.7, a new feature has been added where by adding a tilde symbol (~) in front of the number, this prevents you from overwriting a marker if one already exists. The most common version of the macro in the next patch will likely be:
/focus
/tm ~1
This means that if the target is already marked, your marker will not replace the existing marker, and you'll just have to find another target. In previous patches, there was a macro that used to do exactly this, albeit in a more complex way, but that way no longer works, so many players will likely be happy to have this back.
Interrupts in Midnight
After the addon disarmament in Midnight, many players have leaned into new Interrupt Trackers which may or may not be reliable in the current changing addon landscape. While the number of required kicks has gone down in Mythic+, players are still looking for this information, especially in pugs. While this change will definitely help, many players have been asking for a system in WoW similar to Fellowship where a lot of information is shown in a small UI feature.
Images from Fellowship Reddit
Fellowship came up with an ingenious way of showing information that players need to coordinate interrupts. These small icons to the left of a nameplate communicates:
Who has intention to interrupt this mob.
The current status of each person's interrupt, and if it's available.
If multiple people want to interrupt a mob.
While not being able to overwrite markers is good step forward, something like the interrupt tracking in Fellowship would help players a lot going forward!
