How does "target call" work??? - Guild Wars Forums

Nuba · May 24, 2005, 01:54 PM // 13:54

Hi,

I was playing yesterday at the arena. i am only lvl 12. I get a message wich says something like "playerX is attacking XXX press T to target". Later the player told me that was to make all party target the same enemy.

I wanted to learn how to send this messege to my party. I read something about pressing CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+LCLICK, i tried but i get a message like "playerX is attacking playerY" but i don`t get the part that says "press T to target".

What am i doing wrong? can u tell me how to make that call?

I may miss something cos my english is not perfect at all.

Thx for ur help.

IceD'Bear · May 24, 2005, 02:06 PM // 14:06

It's a bit...buggy, sometimes it doesn't say "press T to target", but it works even if that text doesn't show.

Alzbeta · May 24, 2005, 02:10 PM // 14:10

Even if you don't see text ( I never have, now that I think of it... I read about autoassisting here ) you can press T and then your chosen attack -- space bar if you want the default attack. It's extremely helpful, and I try to use it whenever I group now.

Cerixus · May 24, 2005, 02:14 PM // 14:14

If you are the one that calls the target, it shouldn't say "press T to target" on your screen.

Galatea · May 24, 2005, 04:04 PM // 16:04

i used to see "press T to target" during BETA, but now I never see it, even when others target. it's very annoying b/c the auto-assist only works when you see the target icon next to a player's name (in the party window), and sometimes upon asking "please call targets", another person will say "i am! i am!" but pressing T will do nothing because they didn't press the correct combination of buttons (i believe it's ctrl+attack, as well as ctrl+alt+attack). sometimes it simply says "I'm attacking <target>" rather than "I'm targetting <target>" and it just doesn't work, because you will still have to tab through to find the target.

SoTzuMe · May 24, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07

And bless your little heart for asking...

I wish more people knew (or asked) how targeting works, since the game makes it so easy. Even if it doesn't always work perfectly.

Claymore · May 24, 2005, 04:12 PM // 16:12

Also when someone in your group calls a target, a bullseye symbol appears next to that person in the group window. If you click on the bullseye you will automatically target the same enemy.

Joysze · May 24, 2005, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuba

I wanted to learn how to send this messege to my party. I read something about pressing CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+LCLICK, i tried but i get a message like "playerX is attacking playerY" but i don`t get the part that says "press T to target".

What am i doing wrong? can u tell me how to make that call?

To call target:

Select your target, either by holding ALT and clicking on the enemy OR by using TAB to select your enemy, and then press CTRL SPACE. You will see a message that says: "Nuba is attacking XX"

When you team sees that, all the have to do is hit T, then space bar, and they'll automatically attack the target you've called.

May 24, 2005, 01:54 PM // 13:54	#1
Nuba Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005	How does "target call" work??? Hi, I was playing yesterday at the arena. i am only lvl 12. I get a message wich says something like "playerX is attacking XXX press T to target". Later the player told me that was to make all party target the same enemy. I wanted to learn how to send this messege to my party. I read something about pressing CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+LCLICK, i tried but i get a message like "playerX is attacking playerY" but i don`t get the part that says "press T to target". What am i doing wrong? can u tell me how to make that call? I may miss something cos my english is not perfect at all. Thx for ur help.

May 24, 2005, 02:06 PM // 14:06	#2
IceD'Bear Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Awoken Myth [MYTH] Profession: Mo/	It's a bit...buggy, sometimes it doesn't say "press T to target", but it works even if that text doesn't show.

May 24, 2005, 02:10 PM // 14:10	#3
Alzbeta Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina, USA Guild: Order of the Silver Dragon [OSD] Profession: R/E	Even if you don't see text ( I never have, now that I think of it... I read about autoassisting here ) you can press T and then your chosen attack -- space bar if you want the default attack. It's extremely helpful, and I try to use it whenever I group now.

May 24, 2005, 02:14 PM // 14:14	#4
Cerixus Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Kaotic Order Profession: W/Mo	If you are the one that calls the target, it shouldn't say "press T to target" on your screen.

May 24, 2005, 04:04 PM // 16:04	#5
Galatea Core Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: The Drifters [DRFT] Profession: E/Me	i used to see "press T to target" during BETA, but now I never see it, even when others target. it's very annoying b/c the auto-assist only works when you see the target icon next to a player's name (in the party window), and sometimes upon asking "please call targets", another person will say "i am! i am!" but pressing T will do nothing because they didn't press the correct combination of buttons (i believe it's ctrl+attack, as well as ctrl+alt+attack). sometimes it simply says "I'm attacking <target>" rather than "I'm targetting <target>" and it just doesn't work, because you will still have to tab through to find the target.

May 24, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07	#6
SoTzuMe Core Guru Join Date: Feb 2005	And bless your little heart for asking... I wish more people knew (or asked) how targeting works, since the game makes it so easy. Even if it doesn't always work perfectly.

May 24, 2005, 04:12 PM // 16:12	#7
Claymore Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Profession: A/W	Also when someone in your group calls a target, a bullseye symbol appears next to that person in the group window. If you click on the bullseye you will automatically target the same enemy.