Guild Wars 2

How many of you PvP people use autotargeting?

I wonder because in WvW it’s not an option because of the guards, walls, doors and mobs.

So when you come to WvW, do you find this an issue at all?

I’d like to use autotargeting because I can’t get a lock on thieves and by the time I use an ability my target has gone.
I don’t think I’m alone in this and would propose a “reacquire target after they leave stealth” UI option if I felt there was an appetite for it.

I don’t, good old tab target and mouse click is enough for me. My camera is really far behind my character so I have a big field of view. That might help you to locate people quicker.

btw channelled skills already follow stealthed people. A reacquire target out of stealth is a bit too much.

If you are have a ranged weapon it is possible to fire in the air with the action cam and kill a stealthed target.

@OP
So you want the game to Play for you? When you can already easily re-acquire target with the simple press of a button..

I used auto target till for long. But honestly it became a liability if i needed to disenage. it took me a few weeks to get used to lack of auto target boi oh boi. appearantly free camera is a thing as well. not sure if i will make the next step but i prolly will be if i want more control in when i’m bieng chased.

I’ve disabled the auto target in my first conquest, after i’ve tryed to leap away from foes with my reaper.

90 percent of the time I do not use it. There are times I still desire it so I have it on a toggle and bound it to an extra button on my mouse. Just thumb click when needed and thumb click to turn it off.

Using auto-target is a mistake. There are too many situations it’ll pick the wrong target, and too many skills which have different and better functionality when you can use them without a target. Learn to love clicking and tabbing.

Don´t. Use. Autotarget.
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Seriously, having autotargeting on denies you any real chance of kiting, disengaging etc with skills like heartseeker, surge of the mist, Whirlwind attack, rush, savage leap, burning speed, ride the lightning, leap of faith, death´s charge, etc. Every movement skill can be used for defense EXCEPT if you use autotarget. Want to disengage with leap? forget that, you leap back into the enemy.

Your problem with thieves seems more like a reaction problem to me tbh.

I hate nearest target targeting AI that is all.