Question about auto-targeting as Melee

[Schrödinger]

So I'm a WoW refugee that fled the game I loved for 7 years thanks to Activision.

Friend dragged me here and I love it to death.

But I have a question. In WoW if you currently had no target, then used a melee ability that deals damage or applies a debuff, it would make you auto-target the closest enemy within a certain range in front of you. It was always a nice minor convenience to me vs clicking to target, or tab targeting which I never got on with. (Probably should try to get used to tab targeting, been putting that off for 7 years now lmao)

Is there something like that in this game, maybe a setting I missed? Or would that require a macro or something else to be keybound, cause I did hear there was a keybind that targets the nearest enemy, which I assume doesn't work again if you have an enemy targeted already (which sounds like what I'm looking for.)

[Deckire]

Well there is two seperate things that happen.

Ussually a AoE that requires none Targets, such as Arms of Destroyer, Total Eclipse, etc. can Automatically target enemy, if you hit. Sometimes when something attacks you, it auto target. As for macros to auto target, I am unsure, there is Mouse Over, but I can't say about auto target macros.

[Delphaneux laCroix]

Another thing to consider with tab target is that there are 2 different settings for it that govern next target priority.
Try both out to see if 1 feels more intuitive than the other.

[Schrödinger]

Originally posted by Delphaneux laCroix:

Another thing to consider with tab target is that there are 2 different settings for it that govern next target priority.
Try both out to see if 1 feels more intuitive than the other.

Ty to both of you.

[Caz]

Like you, I played WoW for years. I loved some of the targeting conveniences of that game. I still have moments of frustration here with the targeting even after three years (is it more now?) of this being my home.

I would recommend against using macros to get similar targeting. Macros don't trigger skill queuing which is key for efficient skill usage, even in casual play. Only thing I ever suggest macros for is while playing Healers. Having a target of target macro lets you attack without having to untarget the Tank.

[Schrödinger]

Originally posted by Caz:

Like you, I played WoW for years. I loved some of the targeting conveniences of that game. I still have moments of frustration here with the targeting even after three years (is it more now?) of this being my home.

I would recommend against using macros to get similar targeting. Macros don't trigger skill queuing which is key for efficient skill usage, even in casual play. Only thing I ever suggest macros for is while playing Healers. Having a target of target macro lets you attack without having to untarget the Tank.

Ah, thank you very much!