can anyone explain difference between target mode a and c

[Teknoman]

I thought thats what the targeting modes did prior to the patch?

[Leeloo]

I thought thats what the targeting modes did prior to the patch?

Pretty much, the new thing was adding /tmode C

People were having issues on /tmode A where it would change to "enemy" or "party" unexpectedly and screw them up. Then they'd have to type the /tmode commands to change & then change back. When all they wanted was to keep it set to "All".http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...1.17a-Not-Good

Also this was added:

A new text command has been added which allows players to specify targeting behavior when pressing confirm without a target selected.

/directtarget (/dtar) [subcommand]
　>>Subcommands
　on 　Toggle direct targeting on.
　　　(Overrides active targeting mode to render all characters selectable.)
　off Toggle direct targeting off.
　　　(Determines selectable targets based on current targeting mode.)
　Toggle between on and off when no subcommand is specified.
　* The default setting is off.

With this if you like to have it set to "Enemy" with /tmode A or B you can use "/dtar on" to allow you to target a non-enemy that's right in front of you(The camp battlewarden perhaps) without having to change your targeting setup.