Problem switching from ranged to melee...anyone else seeing this?

BigDaddy253 · 12-11-2006, 11:58 PM

I noticed the other night that if I hit the ranged attack hotkey and then hit the melee attack hotkey I never equip my melee weapon and get the "your too close" message you get if you standing too close to the mob while using a bow. After I hit the melee hotkey I can still use all my CAs/Spells and they all land and do damage but I am not doing the auto-attack damage due to the fact that I don't switch out weapons when I hit the melee attack button.

Thinking it was a bug I had the group ranger try and he didn't have any problems. After playing with it I noticed that if I hit the ranged button and then hit it again to stop ranged attack and then hit the melee attack button I will equip my weapon and all is well but what a pain to remember to "turn off" ranged attack.

Anyone else having this problem?

CycoDelic · 12-12-2006, 12:18 AM

When pulling with a bow, I go right into spells/CAs once the target is within melee range... doing it as such I have never had the issue you are describing.

Wulfborne · 12-12-2006, 01:52 AM

No problems with it here, either.

~Hawke

Jackula · 12-14-2006, 06:05 AM

I've run into that on my guardian before. If going from ranged to melee I double click my melee icon or go into a CA to avoid it.

Rhona · 12-14-2006, 07:24 AM

BigDaddy253 wrote:
I noticed the other night that if I hit the ranged attack hotkey and then hit the melee attack hotkey I never equip my melee weapon and get the "your too close" message you get if you standing too close to the mob while using a bow. After I hit the melee hotkey I can still use all my CAs/Spells and they all land and do damage but I am not doing the auto-attack damage due to the fact that I don't switch out weapons when I hit the melee attack button.

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Anyone else having this problem?

I can get that problem, but only if I miss hitting a melee CA button. Range hotkey, wait for mob to get close, hit melee CA and the weapon switches every time.Rho

BigDaddy253 · 12-16-2006, 12:45 AM

Yeah after playing with this it only happens if I hit melee autoattack...if I hit a CA that triggers melee autoattack everything switchs like its supposed to.

Wulfborne · 12-16-2006, 01:53 AM

That's really weird. I specifically did this the other night to see if I would experience the same problem. Every time I'd hit the melee autoattack key, though, I went right into swinging my axe with no problem.

~Hawke

12-11-2006, 11:58 PM	#1
BigDaddy253 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 50	I noticed the other night that if I hit the ranged attack hotkey and then hit the melee attack hotkey I never equip my melee weapon and get the "your too close" message you get if you standing too close to the mob while using a bow. After I hit the melee hotkey I can still use all my CAs/Spells and they all land and do damage but I am not doing the auto-attack damage due to the fact that I don't switch out weapons when I hit the melee attack button. Thinking it was a bug I had the group ranger try and he didn't have any problems. After playing with it I noticed that if I hit the ranged button and then hit it again to stop ranged attack and then hit the melee attack button I will equip my weapon and all is well but what a pain to remember to "turn off" ranged attack. Anyone else having this problem? __________________ Uzan - 90 Pally / 90 Armorer Blades of Qeynos Zephrus - 87 Assassin / 90 Alchy Befallen - We know Drama! (Faydark forever!)

12-12-2006, 12:18 AM	#2
CycoDelic Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 113	When pulling with a bow, I go right into spells/CAs once the target is within melee range... doing it as such I have never had the issue you are describing. __________________ Sumgee 90 Paladin

12-12-2006, 01:52 AM	#3
Wulfborne Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 596	No problems with it here, either. ~Hawke __________________

12-14-2006, 07:24 AM	#5
Rhona Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 89	BigDaddy253 wrote: I noticed the other night that if I hit the ranged attack hotkey and then hit the melee attack hotkey I never equip my melee weapon and get the "your too close" message you get if you standing too close to the mob while using a bow. After I hit the melee hotkey I can still use all my CAs/Spells and they all land and do damage but I am not doing the auto-attack damage due to the fact that I don't switch out weapons when I hit the melee attack button. ... Anyone else having this problem? I can get that problem, but only if I miss hitting a melee CA button. Range hotkey, wait for mob to get close, hit melee CA and the weapon switches every time.Rho __________________

12-16-2006, 12:45 AM	#6
BigDaddy253 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 50	Yeah after playing with this it only happens if I hit melee autoattack...if I hit a CA that triggers melee autoattack everything switchs like its supposed to. __________________ Uzan - 90 Pally / 90 Armorer Blades of Qeynos Zephrus - 87 Assassin / 90 Alchy Befallen - We know Drama! (Faydark forever!)

12-14-2006, 06:05 AM	#4
Jackula Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 257	I've run into that on my guardian before. If going from ranged to melee I double click my melee icon or go into a CA to avoid it.

12-16-2006, 01:53 AM	#7
Wulfborne Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 596	That's really weird. I specifically did this the other night to see if I would experience the same problem. Every time I'd hit the melee autoattack key, though, I went right into swinging my axe with no problem. ~Hawke __________________