stay on target!

This happens any time I'm facing more than one foe.

 

Ditto, it's not just Skeles

 

Another issue related to targeting.
Often when I click a ranged glyph on my combat bar it deselects my target as though I had clicked on the ground. It seems to happen most often during the first attempt to attack a mob.

 

@Attenwood is there an eta on fix? As you can see its negatively impacting quite a few of us.

 

It doesn't look like it'll be fixed before the next release.

 

will there be a wipe?

 

No.

 

+1 I would like to echo some of the above issues with ranged combat targeting random mobs. It makes it impossible to focus targets. I hope this is near the top of the list for bugs to be fixed on R28

 

I've experienced this as well. The reason for all the target changing is because standard attacks currently have a different targeting system than skills. While skills affects the enemy you have targeted, standard attacks hits the enemy in front of you by default instead of the one you have targeted. If both are the same (the enemy you have targeted is the same that's in front of you) you can fight as normal, but if they're not (you slow the targeted enemy and other stand in front of him) your next standard attack will make you switch targets. I've experienced all this with free attack mode, but i assume it's the same with auto attack.

While i agree it's annoying having two different target systems working at the same time, I'm enjoying having to worry about my position around mobs to focus on a single enemy... it makes combat more interesting. If you want a workaround, you can stop doing standard attacks and fight your enemy only with skills; that way you'll stay on target.

 

Targeting and FACING the correct target are all messed up!

 

Essentially, the auto and free ranged attacks should work just like the specials. Currently, they're working like melee attacks by choosing the closest target.

 

Dunno what to say. As i said before i kind of like this side effect. I think making skills working like standard attacks works now could make position matter more. It goes along the line of archery having just one target, and it could justify more firepower

Opinions aside, I think we can agree that's an unintended effect

since nothing's been said there about changing target. I just wonder... what's the reason to work that kind of targeting if we're going to keep tab target in the first place?

 

Well, I absolutely hate it. Also, I don't think the intent of automatically selecting a target was to override the player's choice. It was only supposed to select one if you haven't done so already. It was actually working correctly in R26 and this is a bug.