Guild Wars 2

Is anyone else getting this? The red take target crosshair is now black.

I hope this is a bug. If not, ANet please change this back; it’s absolute garbage.

Yup. I am getting the same thing. I hope they will fix it tomorow.

You use action camera in PvP? That immersion…

Alekt.5803:

You use action camera in PvP? That immersion…

No, not action camera. We’re referring to the “call target” function which puts a red crosshair over your targets head so your teammates can “take target”.

Except now the crosshair is black and barely visible, making it difficult to communicate to your team that you have a target unless their eyes are glued to the chat-box.

It’s not back. It’s dark red and I was pretty sure they did it on purpose. Makes it easier to see in all the glowing particle effects.

Noticed it yesterday as well. Was on Legacy of the Foefire.
Could not replicate the effect in the heart of the mist.
I assumed it was from me alt tabbing or something, but it was consistent throughout the match.

Thought it was maybe a squad tag or something, commander target, etc. I do not know if those are any different.

Hammerguard.9834:

It’s not back. It’s dark red and I was pretty sure they did it on purpose. Makes it easier to see in all the glowing particle effects.

Its actually very hard to see against dark backgrounds.

Maybe it’s hard to see against dark background but the fact that it contrasts the enemy nameplates/names better actually helps.

I thought it was an intentional quality of life change and was quite happy with it. It made it easier to pick out the target in the mass of red names and skill aoe. Its pretty funny that unintentional bugs are better than most of their actual changes.

SadKeanu.3491:

I thought it was an intentional quality of life change and was quite happy with it. It made it easier to pick out the target in the mass of red names and skill aoe. Its pretty funny that unintentional bugs are better than most of their actual changes.

Agreed. I prefer the darker color it contrasts better with bright effects and makes it easier to see in a battle.

Evan Lesh.3295:

This is unintentional and I am looking into it.

Take your time. I’m in enjoying the color change.

In addition to the target turning black:

Arrow over selected target enemy is now grey-green instead of red as it used to be.

In spectate, team colors are no longer displayed on nameplates… everyone gets a green nameplate regardless of whether they’re on red or blue team.