Guild Wars 2

Dear Anet,

I know many will disagree, but I think ground targeting should be optional. Especially on staff fire #2. I would rather hit a hotkey and have the lava automatically pop where my target is. Same thing with Blink. Get rid of ground targeting. Just let me point my toon where I want to go. Necros have this option in reverse for wells.

Again, it should be optional, so if you like ground targeting the way it is, then keep it, but let the rest of us have the option to turn it off. Because looking for my mouse cursor and farting where to put the green circle is a waste of time and breaks immersion. IMO.

You could use Combat Mode and Fast Casting?

Don’t play staff if you don’t like ground targeting…

What is combat mode?

I assume he’s talking about the Combat Mode mod? I’ve never used it but from what I’ve read it might help you. If you don’t feel like modding, fast casting (in game setting) does exactly what you described…??

lol option? i’d gladly welcome not having to trait for my wells to be ground targeted

Yes. There is already an option for this in Options called fast casting.

Please learn to use your eyes before ranting.

Zephyron.7081:

What is combat mode?

I believe you can get banned for using the combat mod

Fast-Cast Ground Targeting — Normally, ground-targeted skills require one click or key press to activate the skill’s target overlay, allowing you to select the target area by moving the mouse cursor, and finally a second click or key press to activate the skill at the targeted location. This option condenses the function into a single click or key press, selecting the target location from the current location of the mouse cursor.

from the wiki

Grimezy.5679:

Yes. There is already an option for this in Options called fast casting.

Please learn to use your eyes before ranting.

now this is completely the opposite from what the OP wanted. he wanted the option to DISABLE ground targeting, so that the effect happens on your target, without having to aim for it.

Try being an engineer with the grenade kit, and enjoy carpal

tanztante.6532:

Grimezy.5679:

Yes. There is already an option for this in Options called fast casting.

Please learn to use your eyes before ranting.

now this is completely the opposite from what the OP wanted. he wanted the option to DISABLE ground targeting, so that the effect happens on your target, without having to aim for it.

Well that completely defeats the object of ‘skill’ then. He basically wants it to be like using Fire #1 on the staff all the time? Talk about lazy.

yes, that is precisely what he wants.

Zephyron.7081:

Dear Anet,

I know many will disagree, but I think ground targeting should be optional. Especially on staff fire #2. I would rather hit a hotkey and have the lava automatically pop where my target is. Same thing with Blink. Get rid of ground targeting. Just let me point my toon where I want to go. Necros have this option in reverse for wells.

Again, it should be optional, so if you like ground targeting the way it is, then keep it, but let the rest of us have the option to turn it off. Because looking for my mouse cursor and farting where to put the green circle is a waste of time and breaks immersion. IMO.

You want to make this game even easier than it already is? It’s your fault you can’t keep track of your own mouse. And Necros have this option in reverse for wells, yes, but it casts on themselves, not on target. You want a Lava Font at your feet every time you hit 2? I think OP has L2P issues.

oh btw I might be mistaken but pretty sure that if you enable fast-cast and let the mouse hover over your skillbar and press the skill it casts it at your feet

Anet is listening to you! Fire staff 2 now requires a target and goes immediately on your foe. You can’t kill any stealthed ennemy, can’t use fire 2 as a area denial, can’t stack might out of combat, and can’t use it on the way of a runner.

Yeah, no.

Why not just use instant ground targeting like me?

If you don’t like skill-based combat, you’re playing the wrong game.

Having to aim certain attacks is why I like combat in this game. Removing that would make it boring and completely skill-less. No thanks.

Fast-casting makes casting staff AoEs extremely quick. And lol @ auto-casting Healing Rain or Geyser on top of someone you have targeted in the enemy zerg instead of on your commander.

Why did they make arcane blast GT

You can use fast casting kitten, you press the key and it happens where your mouse is

Fast cast ground targeting is an option you can use. It is what I use and it is glorious. A word of caution: you have to have good eye sight and pay extra close attention to where your mouse cursor is. In some close quarter areas, you might end up casting on a wall near you and your camera.