How can I see the cast bar of my focus target?

[Seyra]

Until they add your idea if they do (which would be good), you can still use /ac "Fire"<focus> to attack your Focus Target.

I use it a lot as White Mage to have Main Tank selected et cast various DoT's and Virus on Titan for example.

[Laraul]

What about a Focus cast modifier?

For example, if I set a key (let's say Shift) and use an ability while holding Shift, the ability will be cast against the Focus target instead of my actual target.

Focus is good, but without a Focus cast modifier it has very little use.

You can do this with macros.

[Aedra]

In Patch 2.1, we will be making adjustments to the focus target's display positioning in order to address this!

Thanks god you are finally fixing this.

It's been only 3 months+

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...et-Casting-Bar

[Zetonegi]

What about a Focus cast modifier?

For example, if I set a key (let's say Shift) and use an ability while holding Shift, the ability will be cast against the Focus target instead of my actual target.

Focus is good, but without a Focus cast modifier it has very little use.

A macro of
/macroircon "Ability"
/action "Ability" <f>

will use the ability on your focus target.
This, of course, requires another hotbar set up with all these macros on it or you can use a redundant macro of

/macroircon "Ability"
/action "Ability" <t>
/action "Ability" <f>

or

/macroircon "Ability"
/action "Ability" <f>
/action "Ability" <t>

depending on if you want the macro to prioritize your target or your focus target. It will try to do the first line, if it can't, for example invalid target, it will execute the 2nd line, which if you execute the 1st line it won't do because cooldowns. You might want to filter errors in whatever chat log you primarily use though.

[rweezy]

I still see the focus target bar over the cast bar. how do i fix it?

[Eruantien]

Ya this didn't seem very fixed, still pretty difficult to see the casting bar.

[footrash]

it definitely hasnt been fixed. at least on ps3.

[SeraviEdalborez]

It was fixed at one point. One of the hotfixes seems to have (unintentionally) reverted it.