Guild Wars 2

I’m not sure if it is just me, but I find that if I have a choice between a weapon set that uses targeted AOE (red circle) and one that doesn’t I choose the latter. Even if the targeted skills are much more powerful I always choose a weapon that I don’t have to target because in the heat of battle I am at a loss as how to use these skills and usually cast said skill wherever the mouse happens to be pointing (usually no where near my opponents).

I have heard of a 3rd party mouse program that creates a circle in the middle of the screen for use with this game but I am loathe to use such as I don’t want to find my account banned someday. I have also read that keeping the mouse positioned near your character makes these work better but I find as I use my mouse it Is a pita to keep centered constantly.

What I would like to know is what if any other suggestions you, the player base might have to help me learn to love the little red circles.

Thanks

Yea, the ground targeted AOE seems oddly at odds with the action focused combat design.

Never mind that if you happen to mouse over the mob info graphics up top, the target area jump to your toons feet. Do wonder how many Necro staff marks i have wasted that way when sitting on the back row.

Not sure what you’re talking about. I play staff ele and never have a problem targeting my aoe skills. Do you have the autocast ground-targeting option on? I would turn it off, because then you can see a green circle where you are targeting the skill before you use it.

Quick Mouse.7635:

Not sure what you’re talking about. I play staff ele and never have a problem targeting my aoe skills. Do you have the autocast ground-targeting option on? I would turn it off, because then you can see a green circle where you are targeting the skill before you use it.

It is not that I can’t use the AOE skills, it is that it is detrimental to being in the thick of things and using them. I don’t have auto ground targeting on, I do however find that by the time I have targeted something I am usually being beat on by a mob. Unless I have a few pets between myself and the opponents this has proved on many occasions to be fatal. Also I find sometimes just figuring out where my bloody mouse is can be troublesome and by the time I can locate where it is I am already downed.

I was only wondering if someone used a special mouse technique for targeting but as this thread has gotten only two replies it seems I will stick to the weapons that use little or no aoe’s. Thanks though .

By the sounds of things turning the Autocast on might be best for you. I too have problems with the mouse cursor hiding or totally disappearing at times, usually when it’s heavily snowing for some reason – really annoying.

Another tip I could give you is to relax and practice combat slowly on lower lvl mobs until you get taregting down good. Also if you are getting your HP taken down too fast you might want to try “toughness” armour it really helps. Btw what class are you playing?

Thief currently, but I have had trouble with my necro also. The shortbow although an awesome weapon for the thief requires some finesse and I lack it, or so it seems. I will revisit some of the lower level areas and see if maybe it helps me to learn some techniques. At this point though i feel unless someone paints my cursor a neon pink I will keep losing it.