Originally Posted by Xelig

That works great, as long as you want to assist that particular person. There are many instances where you really need to pick up a target that someone other than the MA has selected, particularly if you're a support class (for example, blinding or snaring a warrior who's beating on your mesmer, while he's frantically trying to debuff him) -- or where they simply haven't called the target. And having to ask a teammate to call a target before you can assist them is way too long-winded!

It is possible to eventually find any target, true, but it's the time factor that I find painful. The GW targeting system is way more cumbersome than that of any other MMORPG I've played, and it's the only game focused on PvP, where quick and precise targeting is perhaps more critical than ever.