Trash Can 'sizes' (severe click targeting bug)

somebob

Okay, so, Cryptic, this has been an issue for a VERY long time now. Can we please, PLEASE have somebody look at the 'completely wonky and utterly broken' targeting system when it comes to the trash cans and other targetable pieces of junk scattered around RenCen?

Here's how broken it is:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/pqj9hsa4ynaulkg/screenshot_2015-04-14-19-07-14.jpg?dl=0

The red lines on the bottom left mark where a trash can sits, just within visual range at max settings. The other 80% of the screen, which is marked off in yellow, is roughly where you can click (at this moment anyhow, as the 'hitbox' changes based when you move) to target the trash can.

This has been broken for I have no idea how long now. Or is this just an issue with our version of the Cryptic Engine that may or may not ever get updated again?

crypticbuxom

This happened in the exact patch that they lowered our manual targeting distance, because of vehicles. It wasn't for character reasons, but they only cared about vehicle balance at the expense of the actual part of the game the community cared about. Or they really didn't want us targeting the Resistance Destroid Charging stations on Elite.

flyingfinn

HUGE target boxes. Like REALLY HUGE.
So like, that trashcan is actually somehting larger than a Cosmic scale baddie? It's just camouflaged itself as a common looking trashcan.

And i think we've been able to target that way before even Vehicles were a twitch in a developers eye.

chimerafreek

crypticbuxom wrote: »

Or they really didn't want us targeting the Resistance Destroid Charging stations on Elite.

That has neeeever stopped me from doing it anyway. o3o

crypticbuxom

That may not stop you, but you used to be able to manually target objects from 150 feet.

pantagruel01

crypticbuxom wrote: »

That may not stop you, but you used to be able to manually target objects from 150 feet.

Oh, is that what happened? And then they cut vehicle weapon ranges down to 100' anyway.