Fuzzy Targetting - or should I say Furry

stumpy999

Having just recently tried a magic character I noticed that sometimes I end up wasting a squirrel or a rat during a busy fight. I originally put this down to splash damage but have started to think that these furry little sods are ninja blocking my direct strikes.

Anybody else "missed" with a shot only to find a wasted rodent later?

Hilgara

I remember a quest on a ship where I had to fight some mob. I was just powering up a massive crystal blast when the mob submitted (turned yellow) but the blast was already committed. Ended up blowing the ships cat to smithereens.

seaef

stumpy999 wrote: »

Having just recently tried a magic character I noticed that sometimes I end up wasting a squirrel or a rat during a busy fight. I originally put this down to splash damage but have started to think that these furry little sods are ninja blocking my direct strikes.

Anybody else "missed" with a shot only to find a wasted rodent later?

You didn't "miss" anything. You hit exactly what you pointed at.

stumpy999

yes, it's the "pointed at" that I am talking about as such items as Resto staves etc seem somewhat self targeting.....

seaef

stumpy999 wrote: »

yes, it's the "pointed at" that I am talking about as such items as Resto staves etc seem somewhat self targeting.....

No, they target whatever you are pointing closest to in 3d virtual space. If you are hitting rodents in front if mobs, raise your aim a little on the mob you want.

Go for the head. Always go for the head. :-)

stumpy999

go for the eyes Boo!

SBR_QuorTek

stumpy999 wrote: »

go for the eyes Boo!

Priceless lol... anyhow I don't think it is a big issue really.. for refereing to the main post.

Lynx7386

I had this happen the other night in a dungeon run. It was during a boss fight, even, and I had a fully charged death stroke on my night blade get wasted on some random spider that ran between me and the target.

i was so pissed.

wayfarerb14_ESO

Lol, I tried to teleport strike to a trash mob in a dungeon once, and ended up teleport striking the rat that was on the crate next to him. It happens, lol.

poodlemasterb16_ESO

GrimGryphon wrote: »

stumpy999 wrote: »

Having just recently tried a magic character I noticed that sometimes I end up wasting a squirrel or a rat during a busy fight. I originally put this down to splash damage but have started to think that these furry little sods are ninja blocking my direct strikes.

Anybody else "missed" with a shot only to find a wasted rodent later?

You didn't "miss" anything. You hit exactly what you pointed at.

LOL. I can hit stuff behind me. Us sorcs are so OP.

It is the target you had when it went off. What you are pointing at may be 180 from there, in a chaotic situation. I often have no idea exactly what is even there let alone what I am aiming at. This with a 30" 2560x1600 display. In Dolman battles I often just fire into the spawn cloud before I can see anything. I consider it my job to have all the monsters, that will, lying down. Don't want anyone to get hurt now do we.

Why? Why, do we need this strange and partly broken forum. It's not new tech guys.

born2beagator

Was heavy attacking a werewolf with a bow in glenumbra just now. Pointing at the werewolf, it was outlined in red....then I watch as a bunny runs in front of me and my heavy attack follows that instead.

Zenimax hates little animals