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There are some posts
here that should be a good start... I'll go ahead and add the specific ones here:
Post 1: Cetric GL says:
Would love this. There are very many problems with casting, and some dev's believe the solution is learning the new targetting system to adjust better. But i don't believe they understand some of the nuances of this.
Here are two examples of casting problems
Legacy targeting - chaining spells with a mouse wheel
You cannot say, casting exp-(scroll last target mouse wheel) flamestrike without "over casting" the flamestrike. Billy teng was able to identify what was actually causing this problem, but never developed a solution, and his main solution was adjusting to the new targeting system.
Now here is my issue with the new targeting system (the cursor target queueing, sounds great in theory, but not good in practice IMO). If i planned on staying on one target the majority of them time, and not switching up, targetting one thing, canceling the target, and going to the next would not be a big deal. But in a casting, especially precision casting like in pvp, you need to be able to do things fast. If i had to cancel my target inbetween targets every single time, it would throw off the game sooo much. Not to mention... you don't always have to cancel, so it isn't a guarantee. You Target an enemy with a offensive spell, you hit a friendly with a heal, you teleport or cast fields by targeting the ground. Canceling targets inbetween these things would be too slow, and just not worth the time.
There is also the ability to cycle through targets. It is much more efficient to click on the targets, and use a legacy last target macro, than cycling through until you get the target you wish. It is just not efficient.
There are other misc. issues presented to spell casters, such as when a target goes off screen or invises (i guess this also has to do with the targeting systems lol) and animations, or effects.
I must say though, the idea of focus groups dedicated to different functions would be ideal. Casting can be greatly tested by setting up pvp, this imo, is because casting speeds, and efficient targeting is most important in this environment.
Post 2: Cetric continues:
Originally Posted by Mapper View Post
I can't think for sure what causes issues with mages in the EC client, But I do notice that quite often I hit a macro to cast ebolt and I won't get the target come up, It'll show the words of power, cast it but no target. So I end up having to cast it twice.
And this is with healing too, So at times It can be lethal, But I mean it happens maybe once out of every 100 spells.
I assume you are using the mouse wheel for last target. I only believe this because this is the giant problem i tried working with billy teng on. Where ultimately, it was just suggested to use the new targetting system.
Here is the problem
lets assume you have last target on the Esc key
If you cast Explosion, hit last targ(esc) and cast flamestrike
Explosion
Last Target
Flamestrike
(cursor)
No problem, you get the target cursor and everything for both.
Now lets assume this, you have last target on the mouse wheel UP.
You cast Explosion, Hit mouse wheel up just one click, not scroll the mouse wheel, but just up one "click" and cast flame-strike...
Explosion
Last target
Flamestrike
(cursor)
no problem! get the target cursor.
Here is the problem
You cast Explosion, you scroll your mouse wheel up, several "clicks" like you roll the mouse wheel. You cast Flamestrike, you see the words, but no cursor....
What this in effect does is:
Explosion
last target
last target
last target(depends how far you scroll your mouse wheel, mine goes 3 clicks normally)
Flamestrike
(nothing)
It is like the last target macro spams or floods the queue, which cancels out what is happening next. Hope this makes sense, and is the same problem i have.
I have always had my Target Self macro on the number 1 key, with heals and such around it, so this has never been an issue for me in the EC, jsut last target. (i did that cause i would accidentally heal enemies, and blow myself up with both on the mouse wheel lol)
Here is the thread beginning outlining the problem with BTeng, but had seem to be dropped.
is spell queuing last target with a mouse wheel fixed yet?