Mouse targeting is god awful

For some reason this game registers every single pixel of a mob or player as a clickable part for target selection. Meaning that if a wing off of a random trash mob were to get in the way of the target you're trying to select, it would select the trashmob target instead. Most games have a proximity as to where a "clickable" portion of the mob is.

Also immediately clicking while moving the cursor registers as camera movement. In most games there's usually a very short buffer period between camera movement and selection registration so inputs are properly distinguished.

Please implement this important feature. ITs almost impossible to click on fast moving targets especially if you're a High Sensitivity mouse player.

Bump for this. Because of the awful tab targetting in this game as well, I often click to bind a target that's say, going after the healer. Of course, it's almost impossible to click, because the click area isn't the zone around the mob, it's only the actual model that's clickable. Thus, by the time I've fumbled around and clicked on the mob, it's already wailing on the healer.

Have you tried using the 'target mouse over' macro? I have it key bound to q, I find it very useful in fates

The problem with the target mouse over macro is that it creates an extra step in targeting. You need to press, say, the 'g' key along with the mouse target and I'd like to be using my left hand to move. Might be possible to just bind that macro to the left mouse button, but I'd doubt it? Usually a game doesn't allow overriding basic behaviors like mouse 1/2 buttons and camera behavior.

Personally, I've been able to find good reasons why #1 doesn't bother me, but #2 camera mode and not selecting after movement I find a pretty big hindrance. I hope there are some changes that could be done for this in the future to speed up the mouse targeting.

I completely agree. In fates I can't even begin to target the players getting hit to heal them when the mob's models are giant. Also, it would be really nice to be able to customize the way the player's health bars look (make them bigger, wider, different colors, etc).

And this is also after I already customized the targeting filters.

Totally agree.

I've been trying to use the targeting functions (of which there seem to be a lot) to get some keybinds set up to allow for quick targeting but it's not working out so great. What would be awesome is if you could bind the mouse scroll-up and scroll-down. That way you could make (shift+ or ctrl+) mouse scroll up Next closest target and down Previous Target. You could just scroll through the enemies that way.. but the only way to accomplish this now is to use keys.. so Tab = next closest target and shift+tab = previous target. Clunkier solution but its all I've been able to get working somewhat comfortably.

Poor healers...

is there a way to "tab" target other players? not with the tab key, obviously, but something similar?

You can always click the mob name and honestly tabbing works well once you get used to and understand how it works.

Little tip that might help is that having full names displayed + show all life bar allows a wider area to click. Best spot is any where on the name above the health bar. Still I agree, targeting anything in this game is pretty bad. WoW, at least last time I played had a way better targeting system both tab target and manually selecting with the mouse. Here it's near impossible if the target you are after (player or mob) is moving and or in a pile of names.

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Originally Posted by Nalien

You can always click the mob name and honestly tabbing works well once you get used to and understand how it works.

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First part works. The second part about tab targeting is amusing since when I tab target, it loves to select the same 2 things instead of cycling. Even more annoying is it selecting stuff behind me or off in the distance even though I use nearest to farthest. I know how tab targeting should work but it's not doing that right atm.

I agree with the OP. Mouse targetting hardly ever registers what I'm aiming at, when it even clicks on anything at all. If someone is moving and I'm trying to target them? Forget it.

Targeting would be easier if the mouse wasnt so heavy if you know what i mean, Swtor fixed this in recent patch, everything feels lightning fast like in WoW, you turn really uncumbering, your not trying to control a sea lion.