Guild Wars 2

Clones & Phantasms: Stop Attacking Non-Aggressive Mobs Please?

I’ve found it a little frustrating that when in the heat of battle with a group of aggressive mobs right in front of me, that one of my phantasms or clones will almost always target a non-aggressive mob somewhere off to the side and out of my target view, instead of the mob I summoned/created her for. (Yes, summoned/created while said mob was targeted) ^-^

Can we maybe fix this? I’d really like the phantasms and clones to target either what I am, or only what I send them to. I thought that’s what they were suppose to do anyway? shrug

I’m in agreement that clones should shatter on my current target, but at the same time, it does add an element of “Chaos” to the profession. I get the feeling that while the current behaviour may not have been intended, they’ve left it the way it is to add flavour.
It’s a running joke in my guild that my Mesmer can aggro mobs from the NEXT MAP.

(I’ve +1ed your post by the way; while I find current clone behaviour amusing, I would prefer the consistency offered by your solution)

Ive never had a clone/phantasm not attack my target , I mean sure when i shatter them i may aggro a non hostile or it may spin through my target and aggro a non hostile but they were still attacking my target from the start .

i agree with adine, my clones attack only the target i target and disappear when said target dies.
i only wish AoE was that large to hit enemies on the next map (would be useful for farming purposes).
if i change target before a shatter they still shatter on the target they were set on

That’s another issue I have with my girls. After I’ve created them while targeting an aggressive, when the aggressive dies, before shatter, they’ll also attack non-aggressive mobs. And that’s the ones that actually stayed on target. I don’t get it. I could just be imaging things, but it seems like the occurrences of such happenings have increased as of late.

And I agree, it can be quite amusing at times. But it’s mostly annoying when you’ve already got a large group of mobs in battle with you, and your clones drag in a few Moas to top if off. =D