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0017526Return of ReckoningGeneralpublic2023-08-13 04:17
ReporterReturnOfReckoning Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0017526: Assist function sometime breaks and not assisting ally
DescriptionReporter: Aktheon

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**Expected behavior and actual behavior:**
expected:
when using macro "/assist Playername" it should select enemy this player is targeting

actual:
it works in small fights and in PvE area, but in big fights or in cities it ignores some players. You click macro - nothing happens. Sometime it works for a short period of time and then keep targeting enemies assisted player is not targeting any more.
It does not matter how i try to assist player: via addon that edits macro and if i manually edit macro to assist a specific player. I've noticed in intense fights other players also experience that problem.
example 1: Keep siege in T3, only every second player i try to assist get assisted. I edit macro, i use macro, in 50% cases nothing happens, in 50% cases it targets enemy. Yet even when it's selecting an enemy, i'm pretty sure it selects wrong enemy, cause i can cleary see ally is attacking a different target
example 2: CitySiege MA. in 50% cases i don't see MA is changing/selecting targets
example 3: City. I can see player attacking attacking Target dummy, but when i try to assist that player i get "Door" selected as target - something he has targeted before he started attacking Target dummy. Sometimes it works and selects dummy, but usually don't
example 4: i've joined a streamer in his fight in RvR, and set to assist him. When i trigger macro i get enemy targeted, but on stream i can clearly see he has changed targets and is shooting a different target, but whenever i deselect enemy (Esc) and press macro - again i get selected his very first target, but not one he's currently attacking


**Steps to reproduce the problem:**
set macro to "/assist Playername", use it to assist that player. Best way is to join keep siege and try assisting randoms shooting from walls.



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TagsCombat Mechanics, Sourcecode

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ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032691

Commenter: Kaelang

You will need to contact the Swift Assist addon developer if you have an issue.
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032692

Commenter: Aktheon

I'm developing it atm.
it's not about swift-assist it's about built-in function "/assist" not working as intended. I can't effect how "/assist" function work - that's a built-in command/function and a server-side problem. Sometime it works some time it does not.
As i mentioned above even if you edit macro manually without any addon usage "/assist Playername" still keeps working with 50% success
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032693

Commenter: Kaelang

> I'm developing it atm.
> it's not about swift-assist it's about built-in function "/assist" not working as intended. I can't effect how "/assist" function work - that's a built-in command/function and a server-side problem. Sometime it works some time it does not.
> As i mentioned above even if you edit macro manually without any addon usage "/assist Playername" still keeps working with 50% success

Use /script SwiftAssist.SetAssist() first and try again please. (This is how Swift Assist works).
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032694

Commenter: Aktheon

lol, i know how to use swift-assist xD
if you check video - you'll see that i set assisted player, and you'll see that macro looks like "/assist Tatsi"
i keep spamming "SwiftAssist" macro but nothing happens yet player is attacking mobs
it's an /assist command problem

I've tried using ".assist" as a replacement for "/assist", but ".assist" seems to not work at all ((
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032695

Commenter: Kaelang

Was able to replicate the problem, but other people saying they haven't had an issues - bit of an odd one. I'll re-open it and see if someone can take a look.
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032696

Commenter: Povel

Can confirm, assist does not work for me either.

(I only use Miracle Grow Remix & State Of The Realm addons)
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032697

Commenter: Mezirah

HELLO GENTS/ladies? I solo BW a lot. Or small scale. I can 100% confirm (THIS IS WHY I CAME) and report /assist is working for party members, but not pugs outside my party.

This kills me, because I very often would NEED /assist to click a friendly tank, or melee in my WAY. And grab his target, because I cannot physically click the enemy I want. I need /assist fixed please, it has many many uses I and applications I use every day that are now broken.

I don't use any addons, this is just vanilla, click a friendly target, and macro cast /assist

Thanks!
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032698

Commenter: nailinthehead

I have the same issue but my /assist doesn work for anyone. Is works only when right clicking the person and selecting "assist" from the menu. At the same time my / emotes don't work - system says emotes list is empty. Maybe one is related to another.
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032699

Commenter: lilimx

Hey,

the /emote has nothing to do with that. The emote issue start to happen around 3-4 weeks ago.
ReturnOfReckoning

ReturnOfReckoning

2023-08-13 04:17

reporter   ~0032700

Commenter: TVBrowntown

This still doesn't work reliably.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning New Issue
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Tag Attached: Combat Mechanics
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Tag Attached: Sourcecode
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032691
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032692
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032693
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032694
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032695
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032696
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032697
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032698
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032699
2023-08-13 04:17 ReturnOfReckoning Note Added: 0032700