The targeting keys (F1-F5) introduced by a patch (cant remember which, maybe a December one) are a good thing.
Tho, they still arent 100% comfortable for one simple reason:
they dont work after an action is selected (both from action bar and <st> macros), making them almost useless, especially with a locked target.
Plus: with the new limit (still not introduced) of 8 players party, PLEASE make F1-F8 all target keys (where F1 targets the user, if not configurable).
I can't agree more. It's the most frustrating thing to be in a healing intensive fight, and not have a good targeting system. I know that a lot of people don't want the game to resemble any previous MMOs ever made, but there is a reason that this targeting system is used in both FFXI, WoW, and just about any other MMO I've ever played. It makes healing so much smoother....
Would it really break the game to be able to heal the person I want when I need to? Or should I just resort to spamming heals on myself while they are in AoE mode?
Hopefully this is a simple fix that will be done in next patch. It should be fairly simple.... I'm baffled that it isn't in the game already.