Curse

shardfenix · Jul 20, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

After many emails, 50 in game bug reports, and threads in many forums, corpse targeting still has not been fixed.

If you have no clue what I'm talking about, the corpse targeting bug is this:

If you have a corpse targeted, and you want to use a skill on it, like res or animate, and it gets exploited before you activate the skill, you stop targeting the corpse. Does it seem like a big deal in words? no. However, trying to res someone, failing, retargeting, and ressing again more than doubles the time it takes to res.

Now, more than 90% of players keep a res in slot 8. Because we don't have enough fingers to cover 8 buttons, most of us use the mouse to use a res. Then it fails because you have an invalid target. Then you move the mouse back to the party window, and back to slot 8.

Im sorry if it sounds like im whining, maybe i am, but this bug takes 1 line of code to fix, and its been pissing me off for over a year.

unholy guardian · Jul 20, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39

if you are trying to rez.. just click on their hp bar on the party window, it's fast and simple.

Wait.. you tryed that.. er what exactly is going on. If your trying to be an mm, you should just hit the spell to summon a minion, its easier than clicking a corpse, and usually makes it so you get it off before computer necromancer.

Really you shouldn't have problem if you click the dead person in the party menu actiate the rez and that should be it... i have never heard of a bug that makes you just stop doing things... are you sure your not moving or hitting escape or something?

The Hand Of Death · Jul 20, 2006, 04:47 AM // 04:47

How do you know that more than 90% of players keep a rez in the 8th slot?

Raiin Maker · Jul 20, 2006, 08:13 AM // 08:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by unholy guardian

if you are trying to rez.. just click on their hp bar on the party window, it's fast and simple.

Wait.. you tryed that.. er what exactly is going on. If your trying to be an mm, you should just hit the spell to summon a minion, its easier than clicking a corpse, and usually makes it so you get it off before computer necromancer.

Really you shouldn't have problem if you click the dead person in the party menu actiate the rez and that should be it... i have never heard of a bug that makes you just stop doing things... are you sure your not moving or hitting escape or something?

He is saying that while he is ressing someone their corpse gets 'used' by a necro, making a minion or putrid explosion etc, and when this happens it cancels the res, meaning he has to res again.

shardfenix · Sep 20, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hand Of Death

How do you know that more than 90% of players keep a rez in the 8th slot?

1: When they give you a skill bar, res comes last.
2: Screenshot exposition.
3: Common sense.

And in reply to the other post, exploiting a corpse does not cancel the res. It makes you stop targeting the corpse so if you haven't clicked the res button yet, you can't. It's a hassle having to basically res someone twice because arenanet's programmers can't add.

dgb · Sep 21, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by shardfenix

1: When they give you a skill bar, res comes last.
2: Screenshot exposition.
3: Common sense.

It's rare that I agree with Shard but agreed here. Also do we really have to nitpick at the most inane garbage. Having res on eight doesn't make much difference, it's still a bug.

bigwig · Sep 21, 2006, 07:59 AM // 07:59

Better teamwork is the solution, not rewriting code.

TheMadKingGeorge · Sep 21, 2006, 08:19 AM // 08:19

i dont see a problem maby its just you

TheMadKingGeorge · Sep 21, 2006, 08:20 AM // 08:20

maby we would have a resserection skill like necro summon skills

1 allly in your radius is resserected no targetting needed

yunthi · Sep 22, 2006, 06:37 PM // 18:37

ppl plz... theres a lot of gaming styles and even if a bug doesnt affect urs and even if it is only a minor one... its still a bug...

this should not happen

/signed

Helll is for Heroes · Sep 22, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigwig

Better teamwork is the solution, not rewriting code.

opponents can exploit your corpses.