Guild Wars 2

This isn’t specifically a Mesmer topic, but there are lots of great players here.

I’ve been playing pretty much an all-ranged build (GS/Scepter+Pistol) in WvW for a while. So I like to kite when possible.

I’ve seen some notes from really good players who say they unbind the walk backwards key because they consider it to be crippling themselves. So I’ve been trying to work on a kiting fighting style with no walk backwards key.

I mostly use strafing or running at a diagonally, but I tend to lose sight of some of the battle. I have look-behind bound to a key, but it doesn’t get me the view I want. I can pan the camera with left-mouse button, but it feels a little awkward.

Anybody play something like this? Any tips?

P.S. Thanks for all the suggestions on stuff like this. Over the last year, I’ve gone from keyboard turning and clicking skills to a really specific set of keybinds based on input here and in the Mesmerized podcasts.

I always use a free camera and I’m constantly keeping the camera on my opponent, no matter which direction i’m facing or running, by using the left click button, and to change directions of my character i use the right click. I started doing this in WoW when I decided to be more competitive in pvp. It was hard for me to get used to. I honestly had to level a character from scratch with all the changes just to get used to it.

While I know I’m aware of it, it’s funny how this reminds me I’m always running toward (pressuring) my opponent with my build/playstyle. That said, Hot Boy has it right with free camera, and also this helps a ton
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga

Making the use of your hands/fingers in a more efficient manner helps you to manage things like camera panning etc.

Thanks much. It turns out I didn’t have free camera movement enabled… uggh…. so whenever I switched between left mouse button for looking and right mouse button for turning, my camera snapped forward again. Looks like I’ll still need lots of practice, but this is going to be better. Thx!

I do have a Logitech 8-button mouse. It really makes a big difference. My fingers are short enough that I really never use the F keys or the number keys because it’s just unreliable that I hit the right one in the heat of battle

I turn my camera back to look at the chasers. A lot of the skills can be fired without los like GS#4. kite is not all running. The art is to run and stop then run . You got to let them think there is a CHANCE of caching you or else they will just peel off.

free camera is your best friend.

I also use about face, which allows you to see what is behind you when running in the opposite direction, very efficient with a press of a key.