Minion selection? - Guild Wars Forums

Akimb0 · Feb 18, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Just wondering, since minions don't appear in your party list is there a key to cycle through them for "Ease of Death Nova" etc. Also when trying to heal or kill one certain minion...Anyone?

BeatWolf · Feb 18, 2007, 07:24 PM // 19:24

No as far is i know you can only click on them.

Nkah Sennyt · Feb 18, 2007, 07:31 PM // 19:31

Click on one. Or just use the skills and it'll affect the nearest one. Clicking is easier, though sometimes a pain.

Coloneh · Feb 18, 2007, 08:20 PM // 20:20

yeah, people have wanted a way to select minions for awile now. I believe it was promised to come with factions, but it didnt.

Akimb0 · Feb 18, 2007, 08:35 PM // 20:35

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Originally Posted by Nkah Sennyt

Click on one. Or just use the skills and it'll affect the nearest one. Clicking is easier, though sometimes a pain.

lol the nearest one tends to be the one I don't want to select :P and clicking them while rotating the camera, selecting skills, and talking on teamspeak is just too fiddly....why can't they just be added like pets -_- I want a bone horror called Harold.

Crazyvietguy · Feb 18, 2007, 08:54 PM // 20:54

they should make a small menu that has the minions health and type on there. It allows you to click on it to target a minion.

That would solve a lot of problems

Str0b0 · Feb 18, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57

they used to have a window for minions it was the same as where your pets and such show up but they removed that feature. I think it was back when a good MM could have like 25 or more minions up at a time. Now that they capped it at 10 I think it wouldn't hurt to put that functionality back in.

llsektorll · Feb 18, 2007, 10:22 PM // 22:22

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Originally Posted by Akimb0

lol the nearest one tends to be the one I don't want to select :P and clicking them while rotating the camera, selecting skills, and talking on teamspeak is just too fiddly....why can't they just be added like pets -_- I want a bone horror called Harold.

Akimb0: Hey guys check out my new pet Harold.

Harold: YaaaaarrrrrGGG!!!

Akimb0: OMG what happened... NO HAROLD!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

A Wammo: You noob.... next time dont use taste of death!

Akimb0 · Feb 18, 2007, 11:33 PM // 23:33

Sad thing is he'd have a rather short lifespan as it is... :P

And yes I'd like to see a minion menu back in, broken up into sections for different minions if you have them.

Dervish Gnome · Feb 21, 2007, 05:12 AM // 05:12

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Originally Posted by Crazyvietguy

they should make a small menu that has the minions health and type on there. It allows you to click on it to target a minion.

That would solve a lot of problems

I completely agree with Crazy! My MM would rule even more if there was a tiny secondary minion party bar.

NickelPlate · Feb 22, 2007, 11:53 AM // 11:53

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Originally Posted by Coloneh

yeah, people have wanted a way to select minions for awile now. I believe it was promised to come with factions, but it didnt.

/signed on that one.

It's a real shame because the Golem obviously is a prime target for "Taste of Death". But I just don't use it because it's too much hassle to find the golem and click on him amidst the fighting mobs during combat. I haven't found a better way unfortunately yet.

jcapulet · Feb 22, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13

As far as controlling when minions blow up, I've had good results with "Taste of Death"...although I forget which ones get targeted first. Heals you too!

Sometimes I just blow up a few at once in the enemies' faces then summon new minions with the fresh new corpses. I use the skill that summons 2 minions at once, so their "lifespans" are pretty short anyway. I probably won't be doing that so much when I get my flesh golem though!

I too, wish we had a more efficient way to select minions. In mid battle, there are just too many players/NPCs running across the screen, which makes it difficult to target a minion.

Painbringer · Feb 22, 2007, 04:22 PM // 16:22

It has been suggested many times and I agree it would make life easier. But I would also like the menu to include controlled spirits for the ritualists.

Spellforge · Feb 22, 2007, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Actually , if you don't specify a target for Death Nova it doesn't go on the nearest minion it goes on yourself. Lost count of how many times I accidently put Death Nova on myself

Spellforge · Feb 22, 2007, 04:32 PM // 16:32

Also I think they should add some minion monitoring bars.
They where happy to cap the limit at 10 minions - nerf Jagged Bones , make the AI of minions useless for a while. Be nice to have something given back the other way

Feb 18, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19	#1
Akimb0 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: Rt/N	Minion selection? Just wondering, since minions don't appear in your party list is there a key to cycle through them for "Ease of Death Nova" etc. Also when trying to heal or kill one certain minion...Anyone?

Feb 18, 2007, 07:24 PM // 19:24	#2
BeatWolf Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005	No as far is i know you can only click on them.

Feb 18, 2007, 07:31 PM // 19:31	#3
Nkah Sennyt Awaken from hiatus. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Riding the spiral. Guild: No Fun Allowed [Vdya]	Click on one. Or just use the skills and it'll affect the nearest one. Clicking is easier, though sometimes a pain.

Feb 18, 2007, 08:20 PM // 20:20	#4
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	yeah, people have wanted a way to select minions for awile now. I believe it was promised to come with factions, but it didnt.

Feb 18, 2007, 08:54 PM // 20:54	#6
Crazyvietguy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: [Njk] Profession: Rt/	they should make a small menu that has the minions health and type on there. It allows you to click on it to target a minion. That would solve a lot of problems

Feb 18, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57	#7
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	they used to have a window for minions it was the same as where your pets and such show up but they removed that feature. I think it was back when a good MM could have like 25 or more minions up at a time. Now that they capped it at 10 I think it wouldn't hurt to put that functionality back in.

Feb 18, 2007, 11:33 PM // 23:33	#9
Akimb0 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: Rt/N	Sad thing is he'd have a rather short lifespan as it is... :P And yes I'd like to see a minion menu back in, broken up into sections for different minions if you have them.

Feb 22, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13	#12
jcapulet Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2006	As far as controlling when minions blow up, I've had good results with "Taste of Death"...although I forget which ones get targeted first. Heals you too! Sometimes I just blow up a few at once in the enemies' faces then summon new minions with the fresh new corpses. I use the skill that summons 2 minions at once, so their "lifespans" are pretty short anyway. I probably won't be doing that so much when I get my flesh golem though! I too, wish we had a more efficient way to select minions. In mid battle, there are just too many players/NPCs running across the screen, which makes it difficult to target a minion.

Feb 22, 2007, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#13
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	It has been suggested many times and I agree it would make life easier. But I would also like the menu to include controlled spirits for the ritualists.

Feb 22, 2007, 04:30 PM // 16:30	#14
Spellforge Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Guildless Profession: N/	Actually , if you don't specify a target for Death Nova it doesn't go on the nearest minion it goes on yourself. Lost count of how many times I accidently put Death Nova on myself

Feb 22, 2007, 04:32 PM // 16:32	#15
Spellforge Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Guildless Profession: N/	Also I think they should add some minion monitoring bars. They where happy to cap the limit at 10 minions - nerf Jagged Bones , make the AI of minions useless for a while. Be nice to have something given back the other way