trunks.5249 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) i understand that i am in a very small minority that can only play with one hand. i have to use the mouse to aim then switch back to keyboard to use the fire ball on my skyscale. my request is making you lock on be like your toon does on the keyboard. i know odds are it will not happen since i am one of the few possibly the only one in game that can only use one hand i get it. thought i would ask on the off chance you will do it. Edited August 28, 2023 by trunks.5249 15 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Sos.1457 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Investing in a cheap MMO mouse will help you tremendously. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsandar.7420 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I would prefer the Turtle canon method. I have to admit, shooting fireballs with the dragon is harder than it needs to be 😞 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 It feels a bit odd and somewhat less satisfying than it should 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidome.1365 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Why can't they just make the fireball targeted just like every other ranged attack? The current method is just annoying. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidome.1365 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Beast Sos.1457 said: Investing in a cheap MMO mouse will help you tremendously. From a personal perspective I would say not, in fact I would say the opposite. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunks.5249 Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Alsandar.7420 said: I would prefer the Turtle canon method. I have to admit, shooting fireballs with the dragon is harder than it needs to be 😞 mind if i ask how that work?. never bothered getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babana.7521 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 7 hours ago, trunks.5249 said: i understand that i am in a very small minority that can only play with one hand. i have to use the mouse to aim then switch back to keyboard to use the fire ball on my skyscale. my request is making you lock on be like your toon does on the keyboard. i know odds are it will not happen since i am one of the few possibly the only one in game that can only use one hand i get it. thought i would ask on the off chance you will do it. You are not alone, I play with 2 hands I don't even know how to aim it. Fireball needs buffs too, it can't even kill a turrets with 10 rounds 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, babana.7521 said: You are not alone, I play with 2 hands I don't even know how to aim it. Fireball needs buffs too, it can't even kill a turrets with 10 rounds https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fireball_(skyscale)While holding the abiliy button down, you can precisely aim where the skyscale will launch the fireball. Release the ability button to launch the fireball in that direction. The instructions are in the skill tooltip. And I hope they will not buff it. 13 minutes ago, Nidome.1365 said: From a personal perspective I would say not, in fact I would say the opposite. I'd say @Beast Sos.1457 is correct, using skills with your thumb by pressing additional mouse buttons lowers or even removes moving your hand from the base position on the keyboard. In OP's specific case it can be even more useful, considering aiming this skill requires holding the key down while aiming with the mouse. Moving your mouse is simply much easier when you hold one of the "thumb mouse buttons" in comparison to attempting to move the mouse while holding the "2" key with the same -one- hand. Edited August 28, 2023 by Sobx.1758 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babana.7521 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sobx.1758 said: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fireball_(skyscale)While holding the abiliy button down, you can precisely aim where the skyscale will launch the fireball. Release the ability button to launch the fireball in that direction. The instructions are in the skill tooltip. And I hope they will not buff it. May I know what is the "ability button"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, babana.7521 said: May I know what is the "ability button"? Fireball is a skyscale's ability (as in skill) -to use that ability, you need to press "2", so in this case "holding the ability button" means "pressing and holding 2". Edited August 28, 2023 by Sobx.1758 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidome.1365 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Also the aiming dot is really tiny and not always visible. Need a bigger dot or crosshairs. Alternatively just make it tab targetable like every other ranged attack. 4 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keydian.6709 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I bound that ability to scroll wheel click, try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, trunks.5249 said: mind if i ask how that work?. never bothered getting it. A mouse with a dozen thumb buttons would let someone aim and fire with one hand. I like my logitech G600. Looks like the price has gone up since I bought mine, though. They seem to be going for about $60 now. Edited August 29, 2023 by Gibson.4036 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason.1083 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, trunks.5249 said: mind if i ask how that work?. never bothered getting it. The fireball ability is bound to skill 2, next to the engage skyscale skill, it forces action camera and the skyscale aims at the dot in the center of the screen, then you need to move your camera while holding down 2 to aim, it fires at things you have targeted as well, it's just a bit clunky at it, as well as the angle where the skyscale can shoot at, it seems... variable. It could have been done better, although it's not the end of the world, the worst part is probably the constant switching between tap targeting and action camera, it can be annoying to work with. Edited August 29, 2023 by jason.1083 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palador.2170 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Could we at least get a better targeting indicator? It's so easy to lose the dot when you need it the most. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Palador.2170 said: Could we at least get a better targeting indicator? It's so easy to lose the dot when you need it the most. Mine shows a dot as well as a line from the skyscale to the dot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, kharmin.7683 said: Mine shows a dot as well as a line from the skyscale to the dot. Yeah, that line makes it hard to miss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teknomancer.4895 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 16 hours ago, Sobx.1758 said: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fireball_(skyscale)While holding the abiliy button down, you can precisely aim where the skyscale will launch the fireball. Release the ability button to launch the fireball in that direction. The instructions are in the skill tooltip. The thing is, this differs from most other ground-targeted skills so it's not entirely clear -- unless you mouse over the icon. Which of course you won't typically do if you're triggering skills from the keyboard instead. Another instance of poor communication about a new feature, I suppose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eekasqueak.7850 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 It is a -bit- clunky to aim, might be intentional to discourage spending too much time doing it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palador.2170 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sobx.1758 said: Yeah, that line makes it hard to miss. I had the line the first time I used it, but never after. I assumed I was wrong about seeing such a line, but if it's supposed to be there then I guess I'm bugged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpus.1234 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Seconding the need for an "enhanced cursor" type of larger, contrasting crosshairs for aiming the Skyscale fireball. The current indicators easily vanish into background noise when there are dozens of skyscales all aiming in roughly the same direction. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, Teknomancer.4895 said: The thing is, this differs from most other ground-targeted skills so it's not entirely clear -- unless you mouse over the icon. Which of course you won't typically do if you're triggering skills from the keyboard instead. Another instance of poor communication about a new feature, I suppose. Reading the tooltip is something you really should do anyways, I don't randomly mouse over skills or click to use (outside of some edge cases maybe?) and mousing over the skill/trait to read what it does should be what you do no matter what, after acquiring a new one. I think it's well explained in the tooltip and using it in the current form is rather easy. I don't think this is somehow a case of "poor communication", I think it's more of a case of the player's unwillingness to read what the game tells them. If someone would rather -as a result- guess what the skill does instead of reading a 1-2 sentence description then there's not much to do about it. 9 minutes ago, Palador.2170 said: I had the line the first time I used it, but never after. I assumed I was wrong about seeing such a line, but if it's supposed to be there then I guess I'm bugged? That's weird, must be a bug I guess? Tried restarting the game? Maybe you changed some options and somehow that line was affected too? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulvar.1239 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 22 hours ago, Alsandar.7420 said: I would prefer the Turtle canon method. I have to admit, shooting fireballs with the dragon is harder than it needs to be 😞 You wouldn't be able to hit foes floating in the middle of the sky, which some events need you to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulvar.1239 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 26 minutes ago, Palador.2170 said: I had the line the first time I used it, but never after. I assumed I was wrong about seeing such a line, but if it's supposed to be there then I guess I'm bugged? The line appear when you hold the skill, aim with the line, then release the fireball. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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