So, because I know how to heal I haven’t played long enough or is a liar? I have played alpha, cb, ob and preview. I too had problems during cb, in the beginning (not mention alpha because heal almost didn’t exist at that time. People got the staff because of the blink) Maybe consider that I actually KNOW what I am doing!?
I think that no one won’t want to be a healer if the game won’t change for them…
Please take a good look at your key bindings, especially those for healing and then kindly learn how to heal yourself. What you are describing points to someone unable to read simple instructions and not to a terrible healing system.
Yes, it is not as easy as WoW - thats a good thing
I agree, the healing mechanic with target, non-target, changing target with scrolls and targeting self with ctrl etc is so annoing. I really hope they will change it as it should be. Any other weapon is made for a game without target, but healer is mixed…
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You can turn this off in settings, although in some situations it’s very useful when you may want to only focus on your group. So you can turn it off/on when necessary.
You have to make sure you hold down the self cast key (default left Ctrl) before you begin casting a heal. If you’ve already started clicking to start the heal, you need to cancel out of that, hold down Ctrl, and then heal to heal yourself.
Alternatively, you can also turn off targeted heals so it doesn’t auto-target anyone at all, and then it should just go where you aim.
Or again a third option is to click middle mouse button when you want to turn off auto targeting on a per-cast basis, and then you could manually aim the AoE at your feet or anywhere else.
The game has a ton of options in the healing menu to play with to allow you to customize healing controls to your own style.
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This actually tends to work better if you don’t scroll. If you watch your teammates and the fight, it’s actually much easier to attempt to actually aim at them. If they’re in front of you and you aim halfway decently it will most of the time target the person you want. If they’re behind you or out of LoS then obviously it won’t and you’d have to scroll.
Occasionally it will target another low HP player in front of the person you want to heal which is annoying (I wish switching targets was easier - both the scroll and the other option are clunky), but this is the only issue I have with it. I wish it were easier to change targets while aiming.
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You wrote that your heals ALWAYS go where you want. That means that you NEVER have had a heal go to the wrong target. Yes, you’re a liar or you don’t heal much. Gas lighting isn’t going to work here.
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I made some Self Select macros for this very reason.
Agreed, bump for visibility
better yet
get rid of sacred ground gtaoe.
mobs stagger and push back every hit.
its impossible to keep people in the field.
make it like beacon so it sticks to your target
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The healing itself in this game isn’t difficult, the system is just awful. If you find it good, then that’s great for you. A lot of people don’t. It’s not a skill issue, I’ve never had issue healing anything.
The system is just clunky. Keybinds in this instance are irrelevant. If they smooth out targeting a little it will be good.
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I’m having trouble with mouse wheel targeting.
My mouse is a Logitech MX Master. It has a very fast spinning wheel and is excellent for UI scrolling and navigation, but it performs horribly with the game’s current targeting system. Because the target is changing too quickly.
There is also the issue with targeting and being staggered by a mobs. Every time you take damage, the selected target is completely canceled, and you must retarget.
When you need to react quickly and heal someone, it takes far too long.
I believe that the current targeted healing system requires more keybinding options.
For example, when you enter targeting mode, press 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to select and lock on to the corresponding party member.
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Bump. Level 60 Healer, top 3 in my faction in multiple wars. The targeting system in this game is incredibly clunky.
I stare at someone with 10% hp and the game defaults my target heal to someone 10m away with full hp. Absolutely infuriating in wars.
At this point I’d prefer Divine Embrace & Light’s Embrace as skill shots. I have a more enjoyable experience with auto-targeting off in wars.
If AGS wants more pocket healing over AoE then design that into the skill and not the game settings.
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So if you’re holding your self-cast button before you press the spell, it actually does cast it instantly on yourself.
If you press the spell first and then hit the self cast then yea it takes a second or two
I made my self cast Shift, so now I just hold shift first and press what I want and it’s easy self-healing
Good feedback in here.
Often it feels like you’re fighting the game to target and heal someone properly.
Would love key combinations to specifically target certain group members. F1 hotkey targets group person 1. F2 for target 2, etc
Bump for QOL update for healers. (Better Targeting System + Out of Range indicator/stopcast). This thread need not die.
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I completely agree about self-healing. Finding a way to hit another button at the same time is awful. It should function as a double-click of your skill is a self-target and a single click plus mouse button click heals your friendly target. Very very easy fix.
My other major issue with healing is the god-awful lock-on system. They want the pvp to be large-scale but give you no way to reliably heal the hurt guy in a crowd of friendlies with things like light’s embrace. If they aren’t going to give us a grid system showing names to click on, like WoW’s healbot, then the targeting needs to be a little smarter. My character should not be turning away from hurt allies to heal a full health ally.
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In addition to the system being terrible and punishing the healers, everything is clunky and slow, so cancelling targeting/heals, etc… is also a chore that takes SECONDS due to all the delays that end up confusing the healer to the point where you don’t know anymore if actions went through, were cancelled, or at what stage are you.
Agree I’m just fighting the game every step of the way when healing.
I can’t set it up the way I want it - I’ve tried all the options and they just aren’t working for me. Even with sticky targeting I don’t understand why the stick disappears after 15 seconds. I’d just prefer an active target at all times so I can see what’s being selected. Then I start a heal expecting it to land on the tank and it selects some random with full health - the most frustrating healing experience I’ve had in any MMO.
I feel like what you can do as a healer is very limited (just 3 active skills plus keeping buffs up) and quite simple so they had to make it challenging by putting a godawful UI on top.
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Bump because I enjoyed healing in other games, in NW it’s an aggravating chore. Targeting and control system needs work.