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== Calling == | == Calling == | ||
| − | + | The other side of the assisting coin is that people in a team need somebody to assist in the first place! This person is called the Main Assist or Caller, the latter name is more specifically for calling out what target to attack, using the "%t" [[macro]], where the former need only imply that they will target mobs and others assist them. The job generally goes to the person in the team who is best at it, but with that said there are some things that make people better callers than others. First off, ranged professions tended to be better callers over all since they can stand at a distance to start attacking and don't have to dash off across the battle field, this means smaller time between targets. Second, people who are familiar with the situation tend to make better callers because they have more information that helps them pick better targets. Third, people who are not terribly active in combat tend to make better callers because they can spend time picking the next target instead of micromanaging their armada of pets, salvo of nukes, scores of wounded, or other things that drag away attention. While keeping this in mind, there are exceptions, and lots of people get very good at calling; so skill plays a large factor and can make the difference in many situations. | |
| − | The other side of the assisting coin is that people in a team need somebody to assist in the first place! This person is called the Caller, and | ||
A caller's job is to pick the target for the team. There are two ways to do this: tab calling and point calling. Tab calling is when you use the tab button to cycle through your available targets, this is extremely useful except in a couple of situations. Tab calling breaks down when you are in a mixed group of people from multiple sides, and you will end up cycling through everybody's pets or other teams before you even get to a mob, which can piss off your team or get you killed as your mob killing rate plummets. You can also have a problem with tab calling when you are in a large group of mobs and you should only attack a certain type of mob, as with the mixed group, this slows down your calling when you have to tab through all the different mobs to get to the one you want. Point calling involves you actually taking your mouse and selecting your target with it. Normally, this is a good deal slower then using tab, except for the above situations where tab calling breaks down. The best callers are able to change up their strategies for calling very quickly and basically do both at the same time. | A caller's job is to pick the target for the team. There are two ways to do this: tab calling and point calling. Tab calling is when you use the tab button to cycle through your available targets, this is extremely useful except in a couple of situations. Tab calling breaks down when you are in a mixed group of people from multiple sides, and you will end up cycling through everybody's pets or other teams before you even get to a mob, which can piss off your team or get you killed as your mob killing rate plummets. You can also have a problem with tab calling when you are in a large group of mobs and you should only attack a certain type of mob, as with the mixed group, this slows down your calling when you have to tab through all the different mobs to get to the one you want. Point calling involves you actually taking your mouse and selecting your target with it. Normally, this is a good deal slower then using tab, except for the above situations where tab calling breaks down. The best callers are able to change up their strategies for calling very quickly and basically do both at the same time. | ||
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* [[Sector 10]] | * [[Sector 10]] | ||
| − | Originally posted at [http://www.wolf-brigade.org Wolf Brigade] | + | Originally posted at [http://www.wolf-brigade.org Wolf Brigade]. Written by Berael of RK1 |
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[[Category:Game System]] | [[Category:Game System]] | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
