Noob mana tick question

[Crenshinabon]

So I am playing a shaman.
Have to stand frequently to canni.

I have tried to judge when best time to cast is, so I try to cast in between ticks. Thing is sometimes the tick happens when it should but sometimes it seems like it doesnt. On top of that sometimes if I stand after the tick it goes back down. On top of that sometimes it ticks twice.



Whats the deal? Does it even matter when I stand or am I literally losing out on mana by not sitting at the correct times? And if thats the case why does the tick sometimes go away and why sometimes tick twice?

Thanks!
=P

[mostbitter]

make a macro:

/pause 50, /cast #
/pause 50, /cast #
/pause 50, /cast #
/pause 50, /cast #
/pause 50, /cast #

# = the spell slot canni is in


after every cast, sit manually

[Crenshinabon]

So is that saying no matter when you sit, the tick happens all the same?

[mostbitter]

the tic is determined by a global timer, the macro ensures that you sit long enough to catch it in between casts