Measure distance ingame question

[SuperPlyx]

Is there a way to measure the distance you are from a mob ingame?

 

[Rishidian]

I don't know how to do it, but I know how to measure the distance to Godzilla:

 

If you can see him, you are too close.

[Luminara]

Right-click on the mini-map to set a waypoint marker at the critter's location, or set a waypoint at your current location and run to the critter.

[Replacement]

If testing something (e.g. not concerned about aggro), run up right next to them, type /whereami

Then click the link this generates in the chat log. I think /loc may have been updated to function like this as well.

[Shenanigunner]

You can also enable continuous loc data display with /showfps 2 or 3, which displays loc data. You'll need to make notes or do some quick math but it's flexible.

 

Another trick is to bind a key to /loc, so you can tap it at one location and then another, and do the math from the entries in chat.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2021 by Shenanigunner
Added calc sheet

[Luminara]

Just had an opportunity to test something: in mission maps, when the last few critters are shown as red arrows on the mini-map, they're selectable as waypoints.

[Bopper]

As a tester, I really hope someday we can get a /Slash command that tells us distance to target.

 

@Number Six is it possible to create a /dist2tgt Slash command?

[Glacier Peak]

I use the analog method, I log in to two accounts, set one character invisible, then on the other character I make the invis character set as the waypoint. 

[ZemX]

I used the /loc method mentioned above recently testing Tanker AoE arc/radius buff:

 

In this case, I stood next to the targeted Luddite above and got /loc. Clicked on it.  Then just manually typed the coordinates in chat with small adjustments to move the pin under the Luddite. e.g. /loc gives [x y z] so type [x+2 y z] in local chat and click it again.  etc.  As it is, in the pic above I should probably have moved the pin a little closer to me since I think the attack hits if it intersects whatever the bounding box of the target is, so putting the pin a foot closer to me is likely more accurate for the target shown.  I think I had cases where I centered the pin between the target's feet and hit them at 10ft (when the power has a 9ft range).  So be aware of that.