Cannot see AoE while fighting big Mob

[NoRyoKu]

The Question to me is...why does anybody ever lock-on to any mob in this game at any time anyway O.o

If you are not lockon, the enemy can go behind you and you will be unable to attack, you are going to waste time to turn around, while lock-on you always face the target wherever it goes. Also, when lock-on, you are turning around the target when pressing the left or right direction. Very usefull not to go to far from the target, you are always at the same distance. This is the advantage I see

[Shirai]

Uh, maybe it's on my client only but my charater will automatically turn to face a targeted enemy as soon as I perform an action on it.

Due to the camera positioning I never lock to enemies.

[NoRyoKu]

Uh, maybe it's on my client only but my charater will automatically turn to face a targeted enemy as soon as I perform an action on it.

Due to the camera positioning I never lock to enemies.

gonna try that!

[ShadowDan]

Just switch to the Legacy camera mode and all your problems should disappear. Honestly, give that a try. I switched after playing for a few days and raging at the camera and haven't regretted it. Legacy will also let you run backwards instead of backing up at a slow pace.

Kind of a must to dodge AoEs.

[Zirael_Foxfire]

Just switch to the Legacy camera mode and all your problems should disappear. Honestly, give that a try. I switched after playing for a few days and raging at the camera and haven't regretted it. Legacy will also let you run backwards instead of backing up at a slow pace.

Kind of a must to dodge AoEs.

Legacy mode has a problem with camera zooming in and never zooming back afterwards.
Remember Producer Yoshida laughing at people fighting Titan with their camera zoomed all in? That's what happens when you fight in a very confined space.

[ShadowDan]

Legacy mode has a problem with camera zooming in and never zooming back afterwards.
Remember Producer Yoshida laughing at people fighting Titan with their camera zoomed all in? That's what happens when you fight in a very confined space.

Hum, Titan is anything but a tight space...

But yeah, it doesn't zoom itself back out right now so you have to do it manually, which isn't as bad as it sounds. And it'll get fixed up in 2.1 or 2.2, can't remember exactly when.

[NoctisUmbra]

The Question to me is...why does anybody ever lock-on to any mob in this game at any time anyway O.o.

For melee jobs, it is an effective way to make sure you are always facing the target, and therefore your Auto Attack string never gets interrupted. DRG and MNK can often be required to move back and forth between the target's side and rear.

While a player using kb+mouse can accomplish this with proper strafing, it is almost required for a gamepad DRG or MNK to use lock-on to strafe between the two positions without the risk of sacrificing any auto attack hits.

[Kletian]

This is kind of a tangential issue, but can something be done about tab targeting not working well on tall mobs unless you pan the camera up to "see" the target, like Titan's Heart?

[baopee]

PS3 has even worse camera view

[NoRyoKu]

Uh, maybe it's on my client only but my charater will automatically turn to face a targeted enemy as soon as I perform an action on it.

Due to the camera positioning I never lock to enemies.

Tried it and you are correct, your caracter faces the enemy BUT the camera won't, so it's a little weird and not usefull for me at least