We need an option to drop AOE's below a selected target.

[Hanabishi]

Hi!

I know I am not alone in this but how hard would it be to add an option that allows for an AOE to be dropped below a selected target?

For instance;
1. Player 1 creates a macro that can be customized based on what is selected such as himself/herself or a monster.
2. Once the macro is selected, the AOE then is automatically dropped below that monster or selected target.

e.g. I have a macro that selects myself and when pressed would drop Salted Earth below my feet.
e.g. I have a macro that when targeting a monster and is pressed would drop Flaming Arrow directly below that targeted monster.

I don't like that I have to take look down and locate my mouse, move the mouse around until I find the mouse cursor on my screen, then drop an AOE where I need to.

I think an option to automatically drop an AOE on a selected target would be beneficial for many players. Just something that could be added to a macro to drop AOE's on a selected target would be amazing.

Thanks!

[Kitano123]

You control your mouse with both hands? o.0

[Malevicton]

I don't like that I have to take both of my hands off my keyboard just to grab my mouse, find the mouse cursor on my screen, then drop an AOE where I need to.

I need clarification here. You play with both hands on your keyboard, and move both hands to your mouse anytime you use it?

[Marcus]

I think OP uses keyboard as if it is a controller. Yikes... I play with keyboard + mouse, and for me that's no issue, especially because sometimes AoE placement isn't always optimal under our current target, but I can see why it would be a nice tool for those who plays with a controller (or OP's case... ._.), because using control stick to place it is a bit sluggish (at least for me, I played the PS3 version quite a bit).
EDIT: just to clarify: I think OP uses keyboard FFXI style. WASD to walk and arrows to control the camera.

[LineageRazor]

Mouse-wrangling aside, I really don't think what he's asking for is unreasonable. A lot of the time, you want to drop a ground-target under a bunch of mobs. It'd be nice if you there was a way to say, "drop it under this mob, don't make me waste time positioning it, just drop it here". This is especially true for players who don't use mice, such as the majority of Playstation players.

It would also allow ground-target aoes the flexibility to be used in macros. For example, it'd be nice if:

/action "Shadow Flare" <t>

would place your Shadow Flare on the ground centered on your current target, bypassing the need to position it with controller or mouse. We'd still want the option to position it normally - sometimes you want to place an aoe where there is currently no targets at all - but this additional functionality wouldn't be at all unwelcome.

[Kat_Manx]

I have wanted this ever since I learned Flaming Arrow.

[Catwho]

I use the same setup as the OP. I have an injured wrist, and while I can type on a keyboard all day without thinking about it, using a mouse is really kind of painful, even with my fancy ergo mouse and a little bean bag wrist rest. I use the FFXI keybinds in which the right hand controls movement on the number pad (instead of WASD) and the camera, freeing up the left hand to control three rows of macros with the top row of numbers and CTRL and ALT.

The one place this falls apart is ground targeting, because that goes wherever the mouse cursor last was. I've gotten pretty good about sneaking in a mouse movement to the target and then hitting my Flame Arrow macro in the space of a global cooldown (usually in between my DoTs), but if I could have a macro line to move the cursor to my current target, it'd eliminate the need to touch the mouse at all during combat.

[Nadirah]

It's actually easier to drop targeted aoes with a controller.

And I know a lot of folks that play mmos with both hands on keyboard. Opens up sooo many more binds, especially with certain keyboards.

[Hanabishi]

Sorry for the confusion, I use use both hands for my keyboard and try not to use a mouse at all. I just rather keep both hands on my keyboard without having a need to use the mouse.

[Hanabishi]

I think OP uses keyboard as if it is a controller. Yikes... I play with keyboard + mouse, and for me that's no issue, especially because sometimes AoE placement isn't always optimal under our current target, but I can see why it would be a nice tool for those who plays with a controller (or OP's case... ._.), because using control stick to place it is a bit sluggish (at least for me, I played the PS3 version quite a bit).
EDIT: just to clarify: I think OP uses keyboard FFXI style. WASD to walk and arrows to control the camera.

^This pretty much sums it up.