/assist question

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Originally Posted by Shendare

In my opinion, clearing the target when using /assist on a PC/NPC with nothing targeted is the only logical choice.

Leaving it at the last thing you had targeted on a failed /assist is only going to make you wonder whether your PC/NPC actually had that last thing targeted, too, similar to the problem of targeting oneself upon failure.

The only consistent and unambiguous choice is for /assist to always set your target to that of your target's target, even when that's nothing at all.

I agree, but I want to try to match live, even if it doesn't follow the most logical choice. Although, I could easily make it a rule so the behavior is selectable.

However, I was unable to get the client to clear the target on an /assist so I would need someone to get a packet trace of that happening (if that is the behavior on live) so I know what packet to send the client.

Originally Posted by Shendare

The only question I have after that is whether /assist has a maximum range. /target has a maximum range, but once you do have something targeted, you can keep that target as long as you're in the zone and you're both alive.

Can you then /assist something that's across the zone but that you still have targeted? Or, does /assist have a range limit like /target, which is the way I would assume it to work?

- Shendare

The emu code has range limits on /assist already. If you try to /assist beyond that range, you get the same behavior as if your target had no target.