Guild Wars 2

I find it easy to lose the mouse cursor and/or ground target marker in situations where many players are unleashing a storm of effects.

Note to would-be responders that this is not a performance issue. My framerate doesn’t suffer. In fact it doesn’t budge, which is testament to a very well-written renderer. My problem is that I sometimes just can’t see the darn cursor/marker through the cloud of particles.

What I would like to see is an option that causes my cursor/target to always be on top, or some other option that simply makes it more plainly visible.

I completely agree that a target circle can get lost during events with lots of people, like taking down a Champion.

I did notice an option in the menu for “Ground targets cast at mouse location.” I haven’t tried it but the description sounds as if it would help in these scenarios.

I just like to eyeball it and toss my Necro’s spells down near enough to be triggered.

Edit for additional thought: Maybe have an arrow graphic above the drop circle to assist with placement? Or have it highlight the mobs/players in it’s range?

You can also double-tap the key which does effectively the same thing; the ability will go off wherever the mouse cursor is. Of course, the original problem is that sometimes I can’t see where the mouse cursor is :-) I find myself “shaking” the mouse so that the movement will draw my eye to it.

The mouse cursor, especially at higher resolutions, is very difficult to track in hectic situations. I really wish the cursor was a bit larger or more contrasted to the rest of the display.