Guild Wars 2

(Sorry, I should have posted this here first.)

Speaking from a ranger perspective:

Attacks without a target should be fired straight. Bow attacks without a target “fail” and are shot at a 80 degree angle into the floor. This is one of the most obnoxious animations ever. Longbow and shortbow without a target auto-attack the floor without a target.

Sigh.

What would you say if skills like the Guardian’s staff auto-attack [Wave of Wrath] fired into the ground instead of straight ahead….

Yes, if you have a target, you’re attacks should track the target; but without a target, it should fire directly forward. Period.

Example:
While attacking SMC Lord the enemy team has bunched up inside the capture circle. I, a ranger, encircle the capture circle firing inward. When attacking, I select a target in the circle and start firing; and, go figure, the target flees the circle. I have to select another inside the circle… then another… then another… Instead, I should be able to encircle the room, facing the center and unleash my attacks.
If I fail to select a target, my target dies, or my target stealths, I stand there like a idiot firing into the floor.

that is because yo uare not aiming right with your camera, if you look down you will obviously shoot down…

If you find yourself using your bow a lot and having this problem, you could try auto-targeting. Just be careful with leaps and cliffs.

Yeah you have to drive your camera into the ground to shoot up. Of course it’s hard to tell where you are shooting then. But maybe first person view would be a decent work around? I haven’t tried range in first person. But worth a “shot”