Mouse over actions should really be officially supported.

[Arcadious]

I think your little jab towards controller players will make a lot of people resent your idea no matter how sound it is.

It's not a jab, I'm acknowledging things are worse for them, but this post is for mouse/keyboard players.

Mouse over macros for healing abilities won't set you back much. Given how little healing goes on you can still easily get your orange/pink parse with them. They're perfectly sufficient. Not ideal but absolutely, 100%, sufficient.

I realize it's totally possible to play well using the macros, but you also note that it isn't ideal. Why shouldn't this change be made?

[EaMett]

I realize it's totally possible to play well using the macros, but you also note that it isn't ideal. Why shouldn't this change be made?

I'm not against a fix at all. I think it would be great, and if it's a low-hanging fruit, all the better. I still think it's such a small difference that time should probably be spent elsewhere. But like you said, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So it's fair game if enough people care.

[Shurrikhan]

I still think it's such a small difference that time should probably be spent elsewhere.

It's literally just a slapped-on modifier applied as a blanket, switching its place with the default <target> mechanism.

The game already has a mouseover function; it just requires one to form a macro to use, and macros have been actively sabotaged in this game by having removing their ability to queue (alongside item usage, general actions like Sprint, and other weird exceptions).

[Arcadious]

I'm not against a fix at all. I think it would be great, and if it's a low-hanging fruit, all the better. I still think it's such a small difference that time should probably be spent elsewhere. But like you said, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. So it's fair game if enough people care.

It's absolutely a low hanging fruit, one that it feels like they've intentionally avoided for some time. I'd love to know if they've ever stated somewhere why it's not already a feature in the game.

As for the time comment, I feel like people on these forums like to play Square Enix project manager as a way to trivialize issues others have with the game. I'm not saying that's what you're doing, but it's a common crutch. We can all suggest things we'd like to see and let the company decide what to prioritize.