Thursday, April 23, 2009

Who To Attack In An Instance?


The Party Leader can, and should, mark the targets during a raid or instance by right-clicking the portrait of their target to select a symbol to associate with that target. The symbols are: A star, oval, diamond, triangle, cresent moon, square, X, and a Skull; the skull usually being the boss. All players in the party or raid group will see the symbol over the head of the target as well as on the portrait of that target. Make sure you understand what the symbols mean before the battle begins. Your success will depend on all players attacking the targets in the correct order.
Using the "V" key: It's important that everyone isn't attacking a different target. That could mean a complete failure for the party. During battle, hit "V" to show the monster's hit points. Always try to attack the target that is closest to death. You can also use this for targeting purposes. Click on the name of the monster you wish to attack.
Assist: (F2-F5) Can be used to select party members. Use the F-Key that matches the corresponding player and then hit "F" to target the monster that player is attacking. You can also go into the options menu and select the option "Attack on Assist". Attack on assist makes characters that assist with "F" automatically try to enter attack mode against their new target. This option might be good for one particulat class, but might not be useful for another. Communication the the key here. Communicate with other party members to determine who the party should be assisting.
Tab and Shift-Tab: Tab chooses and targets the nearest monsters and Shift-Tab cycles through the list of monsters from farthest to closest. Use these keys during battle if you need to target a nearby monster or cycle through the list of monsters.

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