Dev Suggestion: Please add a Macro option that would remove "auto target" to self

I know I'm not alone in that I'd really like to see a macro option that would actually stop or prevent you from auto casting on yourself. As a healer, that is far more desirable of a function, than to have the macro work the same as the spell/skill pulled directly from the actions & traits menu.

Wither this is done by having us add a command line, or a syntax, or use alternate target notations, or even to just simply give us an option in the macro menu that gives us the option to turn off "self auto targeting". I don't really mind how you implement it, I would just really like to see it implemented.

I just would really like to not waste cooldowns just because the system "decided" for me, that I'd really must have meant to cure or benediction myself if the other player I was actually targeting can't have that spell/skill used on them.

I'd rather it just plain not complete, or would error out.

I hope you'll consider this request!

This change has really screwed over mouse over macro users, instead of it skipping to the next line in the macro it it just casts the spell on yourself, pretty much removing the benefits of using <mo> in a healing/buffing macro context

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Originally Posted by lordkabal26

This change has really screwed over mouse over macro users, instead of it skipping to the next line in the macro it it just casts the spell on yourself, pretty much removing the benefits of using <mo> in a healing/buffing macro context

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I never put more than one action in my macros but the issue I have is if my mouse misses its target for whatever reason it gets cast on me.

Yes, please.

It would be amazing if the "auto-target" yourself thing at the very least doesn't auto-target self if no target is selected. Extremely useful as a healer, rather frustrating in some situations like CT where the MT/OT at times can be far enough away from the player that the game will auto-deselect the PC and potentially burn cooldowns/aetherflows.

Plus it makes sense, if I want to heal myself I'll select myself not click nothing and push a button...

Also would be nice if there was an option to make it so that mouse over command wasn't triggered by mousing over character models (including NPC/Mobs) since the hit boxes seem bigger now. I.e. mouse over only triggers by hovering mouse over names in party list or alliance list.

Agreed personally preferred to how macros it worked before the patch but I'd rather be spammed with an targeting error message than blow a resources on a misfire.