Guild Wars 2

Speaking from a ranger perspective:

Attacks without a target should be fired straight. Bow attacks without a target “fail” and are shot at a 80 degree angle into the floor. This is one of the most obnoxious animations ever. Longbow and shortbow without a target auto-attack the floor without a target.

Sigh.

What would you say if skills like the Guardian’s staff auto-attack [Wave of Wrath] fired into the ground instead of straight ahead….

Yes, if you have a target, you’re attacks should track the target; but without a target, it should fire directly forward. Period.

Example:
While attacking SMC Lord the enemy team has bunched up inside the capture circle. I, a ranger, encircle the capture circle firing inward. When attacking, I select a target in the circle and start firing; and, go figure, the target flees the circle. I have to select another inside the circle… then another… then another… Instead, I should be able to encircle the room, facing the center and unleash my attacks.
If I fail to select a target, my target dies, or my target stealths, I stand there like a idiot firing into the floor.

Projectile attacks without a target fire in the direction of your camera. Tilt it slightly to shoot farther away, towards the center of your screen. For a more obvious view, go in first person.

Healix.5819:

Projectile attacks without a target fire in the direction of your camera. Tilt it slightly to shoot farther away, towards the center of your screen. For a more obvious view, go in first person.

Nobody plays with their camera parallel to the ground (like 5ft from ground). Everyone plays with their camera slightly above, looking down. I refuse to go into first person to fire an arrow straight.

You can move the camera without changing your aim by using the left mouse button instead the right mouse one.

Some attacks will not spot when hitting the ground, but instead follow the ground until they use all their range, like Vapor Blades do.

For me, it’ll be enough if we could at least get a crosshair while holding the right mouse. It’ll be as simple as replacing the mouse pointer icon with the crosshair instead hiding it. That way at least I’ll know exactly where I’m aiming before firing.

UnitedChaos.8364:

Healix.5819:

Projectile attacks without a target fire in the direction of your camera. Tilt it slightly to shoot farther away, towards the center of your screen. For a more obvious view, go in first person.

Nobody plays with their camera parallel to the ground (like 5ft from ground). Everyone plays with their camera slightly above, looking down. I refuse to go into first person to fire an arrow straight.

Speak for yourself. Every time I fight a thief and want to fire a projectile, I tilt my camera. But you have to do it fast. I thought you were going to talk about Spatial Surge: that’s a real problem if you ask me.

Sorel.4870:

…Every time I fight a thief and want to fire a projectile, I tilt my camera…

Point being, if you’re on a flat surface, your projectiles should fire straight. You shouldn’t have to throw your camera into the floor to fire an arrow straight.

This is a awful way to have to use a skill.

Spatial Surge is not a projectile, thus without a target bone to connect it simply doesn’t work.

UnitedChaos.8364:

Point being, if you’re on a flat surface, your projectiles should fire straight. You shouldn’t have to throw your camera into the floor to fire an arrow straight.

This is a awful way to have to use a skill.

Reminds me of the good old days of CS where most still were aiming on the ground because they are accustomed to it from UT/Quake using a rocket launcher and just wanting the splash.

Auto-targeting " If you use a skill with nothing targeted, the game will automatically select an appropriate target for you"
Enable this and your shots will no longer fire into the ground.
Shots will fire straight wherever your avatar is looking. If you want to constantly fire into an area without a target do it from the start. Don’t select a target but just shoot into the crowd. Turn the camera not your character. left-mouse is different from right-mouse

Chuck.8196:

Auto-targeting " If you use a skill with nothing targeted, the game will automatically select an appropriate target for you"
Enable this and your shots will no longer fire into the ground.
Shots will fire straight wherever your avatar is looking. If you want to constantly fire into an area without a target do it from the start. Don’t select a target but just shoot into the crowd. Turn the camera not your character. left-mouse is different from right-mouse

Wow, didn’t notice this option.
Thanks.
Still, if you don’t have a target the arrow should still shoot forward regardless of camera.