Subatomix Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 As has been said before ... TAB targeting in SWTOR creates an element of surprise to the game. You never know who you're really targeting. Unlike other games that are so predictable, this one keeps you on your toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckit Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) PvP Guild Summit - Tab Targetting skip to 28:35 "there's various aspects of the tab targeting that we want to do...those are all improvements that we want to do. Not all of them are in 1.2...larger boxes...labels on the name plates [but not clickable name plates]..." Thanks for posting the youtube link, but the info given by BW is useless. As far as I can tell, nothing was changed with 1.2 with respect to tab targeting. Edited April 18, 2012 by Buckit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russius Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Agreed Tab-targeting is a pain in the ***.. Burning some players in Huttball today... all of a sudden a jedi leaps over to rub my face with his glow stick.. can I click on him? No, of course not.. Tab target? Nope, it targeted a lvl 13 behind me minding his own business.. oh look at that I'm dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamidiye Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 until a better system is implemented i suggest everyone to play http://www.guzer.com/games/trapshoot.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulzii Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 tab targetting is worse with the introduction of those social pets. In WZ's i keep tabbing onto those useless things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayams Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Haven't even nearly read all of this. Seems to me I've even posted in this thread once before because this topic is one that actually belongs in this forum. Fix suggestions? I have none because i believe the failing of the feature goes right down to the coding it's self. TARGETING plain sucks in this game, be it by Tab or mouse. I've seen more occasions than i can count where there is literally only one enemy in front of me. At a certain distance Tab picks them up fine. Too close in range though and I can spam Tab until my finger bleeds and it simply WILL NOT TARGET THEM! This above the chaotic way in which it selects from various potential targets I found far more annoying. Also Mouse targeting is no picnic either. For one, the effective area you have to click to target another toon is just crazy small, it's roughly somewhere in the central portion of the targets feet. Click their head, their name tag, dead center at the waist, the giant icon placed by yourself or an ally, any seemingly logical point to click the target and nadda, you gotta click the left pinky toe or something. Cluster several targets together a 'la VS doors or something and you've got a real frustrating task if you want to rely on your mouse to target. By ironic contrast though, as an example, the "targeting area circle" in say HB when one goes to pass is an absolute mess. Could be 4 allies and one opponent in the circle, despite even pinpoint accuracy of lining the center point of that circle on a friendly there's still a fair chance the opponent could end up with it for God know's what reason. I've heard all manner of theories on how to make that target circle more reliably ensure a pass to the ally, none of which are intuitive and I still find their reliability just as questionable personally. To me at least, every pass seems just short of the close your eyes, hold your breath and pray, hail marry, even if technically within hand off range for God's sake! In this lay man's perspective, the coding needs to be rewritten/altered to fix these issues. Edited May 3, 2012 by Mayams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiedroid Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 + Support At the moment I am trying to use both the next target tab to get my enemy but where its not working I revert back to the equally inaccurate mouse targetting. Both are hit and miss so can make it hard to quickly get the right target. At least I think that everyone is in the same boat so its more frustrating than a direct disadantage if you get what I mean. Like some of the suggestions and think they would enhance the game. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDiggler Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 imagine this game but with the combat of say jedi academy, would be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telnights Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksaberexile Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I support anything to make this work better. (Also, will pay credits for the name of the person that told tab target I'd like to target every opponent except their ball carrier in huttball...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kweassa Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Tab targeting is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronepilot Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Tab targeting is fine. So is the game, everything is working as intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostyforce Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 /signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawfox Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Has there ever been some official statement about the tabtargeting ? I mean, there are oviously huge problems with A LOT of people, including myself. Now this thread is 20 pages already, so please dear developers, fix the tab targeting already, ASAP !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs_Kimmo Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMaulUK Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I think its an utter joke. Ive pressed tab key like 6 times + to focus on the nearest target. Im sure it just looks into space for something to target, which of course is out of range! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkzehhh Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 agreed this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorgothQuick Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Has there ever been some official statement about the tabtargeting ? I mean, there are oviously huge problems with A LOT of people, including myself. Now this thread is 20 pages already, so please dear developers, fix the tab targeting already, ASAP !!! They did say they intended to improve targeting, by making targets easier to click on (making them bigger for the mouse to target) but nothing was mentioned about tab if I remember. Edited May 3, 2012 by MorgothQuick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcyfR Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Let us click on the players name. Have a highlight effect on mouse over the player. Make a smarter tab target so that when there's 3 people in front of you you don't need to hit tab 10 times because its only changing between 2 of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycao Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 So is the game, everything is working as intended Ah needed a good chuckle in the morning...thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Yeah i can't believe they haven't fixed this a long time ago. Something is wrong when i feel i have to manually click my opponent instead of using the TAB function, just to be completly sure i will hit the right player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntranced Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Dreadful tab target system. Always at start of a WZ tab targetting doesn't work at all and I need to manually click the guy that probably just ran off with the ball. Playing my operative is the worst, by the time I've tabbed 6 times to target the guy I am right behind I have lost position for my openers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhaim Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 bump its awfull in swtor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardya Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) There is nothing worse then being right in front of someone about to cap a door, hitting tab - attack and realizing you just attacked the guy behind you. This and the camera stick thing really would improve quality of life. Edited May 3, 2012 by richardya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystbladex Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Last night I lost the target in front of me, and tried to tab target him I had to end up just clicking on the guy, or I get even more frustrated and if they are low HP i just do a aoe ability. It really sucks when the "tab nearest player" just does not do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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