Easy way for devs to make combat no longer dependent on tab-targeting

[aesteval]

pretty sure you can filter the tab targeting to only target enemies and stuff

You can, but the filtering works for tab targeting. Controllers ignore the filter when you press the X button to initially target / click. That's what gets wonky with weird stuff with NPCs and far away targets. You can press left and right on the d-pad, but that's not readily accessible when targeting while moving. Usually controllers initiate targeting with the X button. I'll end up tab targeting with filters once I have the initial target with X. Tab targeting also acts really weird if you don't have a starting point to work from.