Guild Wars 2

Hi there,
Something I’ve noticed which is a bit annoying is that as a Guardian when activating the “Retreat” ability (to give myself the swiftness buff) when I have Scepter equipped the Scepter seems to decide to auto attack an enemy in range.

I often use the ability for just running about the place, so having it putting me into combat is a little frustrating!

Hope something can be done eventually, but I understand it’ll not be a high priority issue :-)

Moo.

I don’t think it’s just retreat that sets it off. Even when I don’t have that skill slotted, the sceptre seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to auto-attacking, which is – irritating indeed.

This happens when I have staff equipped too, totally defeats the point of having swiftness, not sure why they haven’t fixed it yet

8 months later, and this is still happening… It’s not just the scepter, its a sword or anything else as well. This completely nullifies the usefullness of this ability. If an enemy is nearby, and you have a ranged weapon equipped, or a melee with an enemy nearby, then you are SCREWED. You can use your imagination in how this constantly gets you killed in WvW. PLEASE fix this Anet.

Nikaido.3457:

Auto targeting is a TERRIBLE thing

Like most things in GW2, its utility is situational. Auto-target is great in a newbie zone if you’re L80 working on 40-50 kills for the daily. It’s great for ensuring that you are always attacking the boss (e.g. Claw of Jormag) when you have trouble locating the target, e.g. due to skill lag, mouse lag, or whatever. I also like it in Twilight Arbor to use against the blooming thistles.

Still, I agree that most of the time, it’s more effective (and fun) to select my own targets.