Whatever happened to having to face targets for offensive spells?

[Danth]

Much more pressing issue of not having the classic character select screen, least not on my install (did anyone ever fix that?). Got to look at the modern one every time i log in.

Danth

[DMN]

Three possibilities.
1.A subset of offensive spells required you to "face" the target, and I'm just remembering it was all of them.
2. I'm confusing the "you can't see your target" when they go behind walls and such before the spell finishes with a more general spell failure described above.
3. It actually is how I remember it.

if you played a class that was often the "snarer" in dungeons back in the day you'll remember when your snare gets resisted(or you forgot to cast it in time) and they start running away and you cast again but they run right through you often making it hard to spin around and keep facing them to land the snare.

[Rygar]

Originally Posted by YendorLootmonkey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sure Rygar's nipples are hardened at the prospect of something this impactful being reverted to "Classic" if it is indeed true... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] he's probably searching through patch history archives as I speak!

Erections limited to classic mechanics, only certain customized content gets me drippy.

[mattydef]

Needing to face your target is a wow mechanic

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by DMN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Three possibilities.
1.A subset of offensive spells required you to "face" the target, and I'm just remembering it was all of them.

https://web.archive.org/web/20000815212717

Rupee
Station Member posted 08-14-2000 01:54 PM
Bows turn you to face the target when you fire, but you must be facing in the targets general direction. This is a great boon to help you locate an NPC that is moving with high lag.
Please don't do anything to break this. I believe bolt spells work the same way.

https://web.archive.org/web/20030110050218

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Ok, for those who swear mages are better than wizards, Or wizards better than mages, its all the same. Mages do slightly more dmg than wizards at 34, but mages are pretty much nothing without their pets. If theres a mob on them, they cant do anything but run or gate. Mages dont get root, or any type of short range teleport like shadowstep or yonder. In pvp, mages pets are easily rooted because they have low magic resist. Most mage DDs are bolt, meaning that its line of sight.

[Dolalin]

You're thinking Dark Age of Camelot I bet.

[Troxx]

This was never a thing.

The end.

[Cen]

The first MMO that required this was Dark Age of Camelot. Anarchy Online didn't technically require you to face the target, but it caused you to snap facing your target when the cast started, and then again when the cast went off. Other then that, those are your "firsts".

[Buellen]

druid did not need to face quad. we stopped and turn sligjtly so the server did not give us failed cast becazuse it thought we was still moving.

[Pyrrhica]

I played a druid and wizard from 99-04 and this was never a thing.