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Focus Target and me

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Focus Target, that little helpful ability that, usually, but NOT always, lets you see what your target is casting so one can prepare for the crap that is about to happen. It is VERY much needed when doing hard stuff such as Ex's, savage, and even normal current stuff. So it's generally agreed, using 'focus target' is a GOOD thing!

BUT, (and there is ALWAYS a but with yours truly), What if it is hard to well.......FOCUS on a target? Then what does one do? Well, I don't know about others, but for me, I found my solution.

As most who know me know, even though I play on PC, I play with a controller; because you know....OLD! Can't do the K/M thing anymore with 50+ year old hands Honey.

(Hey younglings, it WILL happen to YOU too, just you wait! And if a 50+ person says they still play K/M with no issues, they are LYING through their teeth!)

Ok, so I play with controller like the console peasants, oh the SHAME! ;p And if one plays with a controller, you know you are kind of well.....limited with what you can access with it quickly. Not like those with K/M who have like a gazillion key presses and mouse buttons to map for crap.

So with a controller, it takes TIME to 'focus target' something, and this time REALLY hurts in hard stuff if one loses the focus because the target goes away for a while. When it comes back, it ain't focused anymore, and trying to require focus while doing REALLY hard mechanics where time and attention is of the essence is a ROYAL pain in the ASS!!!!!!

This was REALLY hurting me in Twintania because when phase 4 starts, she comes back NOT focused anymore, and you have to try to require it before 'shit hits the fan' so to speak.

As you can guess, I usually can't, so have NO idea what that bitch is going to do next, and pray I don't die because I can't see the casts easily. BLEH!

But then I got to thinking, is there a macro to DO this, you know, instant 'focus target'? And it turned out, there IS, YAY! And of course there is one to target the nearest enemy too. So with that knowledge, I went to fixing my little issue.


For those fans AND Annabel haters who read my blogs know; I have been experimenting with voice commands in FF14 using the program 'Voice Attack'. I use it on occasion for various things and it works pretty well.

Well, now that I knew the macros, I went into the program and edited my White Mage profile to add voice commands for targeting and focus target. Mapped them to a set of keystrokes, (remember, I AM still on PC!), and tested it out.

It works BEAUTIFULLY!!!!!!!

With the headset, I just say 'target' and it will target the closest enemy to me. Then if I say 'focus', it turns on 'focus target' on whatever is targeted.

So now it is super easy to focus on anything without having me try to do menu delving with the controller, YAY!!!!!!!!

If you are wondering why I did not combine the 2 commands into one macro, I wanted to keep the 'focus target' separate in case I wanted to focus on party members instead of an enemy. For them, I have 1-8 mapped to voice commands, so I will just say the number then focus to have them be my focus target.

I also use the voice for other hard stuff to access such as

swift- (fast)
Surecast - (sure)
Swiftcast - (swift)
lucid dreaming (lucid)
mounts - (mount name, Uni, peggy, etc. for both mount AND dismount)
sync (sync) for fates

Yes, with a controller, this really saves time and allows me to stay on the main controller hotbar without switching to other areas.

I can't wait to try it next weekend. It should make things MUCH easier! ;p

Comments (9)

Vesta Neptuna

Ultros [Primal]

Yeah you can macro the command, and it can be any target, not just players/mobs. I donno about age vs k/m, controller is just easier for me because of the fluid movement and ease of working with the camera.

Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

I use the specific one that targets closet enemy, it's all I really care about. The party in combat are covered by numbers and the rest is casual, so the controller targeting system works fine for that.

When one gets to middle age, arthritic pain starts to rear its ugly head in various parts of the body that move a lot; fingers, wrist, knees, shoulders, etc. It becomes really hard to do any sustained action for long periods and recovery time is a bitch. And it gets worse the older you get.

Mahdi Draaken

Faerie [Aether]

neat!

Vesta Neptuna

Ultros [Primal]

Im 38 but it doesnt run in my family(only my grandmother got it and shes been deas for 10 years). K/M is biggggg source of carpel tunnel though and I can see that messing with fingers/wrists 50+ so I think Ill take your word for it and stick to controllers if I can lol.

Lalli Physalis

Sargatanas [Aether]

I'm really glad that despite your physical challenges you're able to play the way you want to. I'm 20-ish years younger than you but I already have some musculoskeletal issues due to old injuries, and I often worry that as I age I'll lose the capacity to do the things I love. Accessibility has come a long way though are there are solutions!

Lalli Physalis

Sargatanas [Aether]

Just a couple numbers to reassure some of you tho - about 23% of adults aged 50 have arthritis (although that number does rise to 50% at 65+), so it's not a fatality. Carpal tunnel syndrome is even less of a fatality since it affects about 5% of adults.

As a semi-disabled not-so-old adult, my advice to prevent future issues is to get your ergonomy on, stretch every half hour and don't ever, ever ignore pain that doesn't go away on its own. Also, physical therapy = better than meds.

Lalli Physalis

Sargatanas [Aether]

(Better than meds when it comes to preventative care just to be clear, sometimes you really do need em. It's just important to get to the root cause and not just medicate your pain is what I'm getting at).

Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

LOL Lalli, you make me out like some crippled old person. ;p

I assure you Hon, I am not so bad off. My hands are not arthritic claws, I can still use them for delicate tasks, art, writing, and so on, I can even play games with K /M if I REALLY want too, I just pay the price later if I do it for too long and they do throb at times

I am actually very fit for a 50+ person, no mobility or stamina issues, still have strength to lift 50+ lbs, etc; and I pray to God I stay that way for a LONG while.

Lalli Physalis

Sargatanas [Aether]

Aw sorry Anna I didn't mean to imply that D': It's projection on my part ^^; I have enough issues right now to have those worries about myself is all (I mean hell I straight up have nerve damage which causes my fingers to randomly shake in the evenings and I have no clue how well it's going to heal) and it just reassured me that if it gets worse, there will be still be solutions yknow?

I'm glad to hear that you're healthy, you could probably bench press my lala ass xD
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