Bug: strom cell loncation target commend doesnt work on some maps

[scarlet_f]

i was on BAF and the commend wont work on mot of the mobs in there, please make it a toggle like snowstorm or shadow fall

macro used: 

/macro_image "BanishedPantheon_Frost_SnowStorm" "Storm Cell" "Storm Cell" "Powexeclocation target Storm Cell"

[macskull]

Powexeclocation binds/macros don't work well on some maps, it's not just Storm Cell. Been waiting on a fix for this since powexeclocation was added to the game almost 5 years ago.

[scarlet_f]

a fix would be to make them toggles like snowstorm or shadow fall

 

[Luminara]

45 minutes ago, scarlet_f said:

a fix would be to make them toggles

 

They'd have to change every location-targeted AoE in the game.  Don't hold your breath.

[SeraphimKensai]

49 minutes ago, scarlet_f said:

a fix would be to make them toggles like snowstorm or shadow fall

 

That's not a fix at all as the power is locationally based and the end cost is applied once. Making them all targeted or pbaoe toggles make them have a continuous end cost and any offensive aspect of them would be suppressed if you were CC'd.

 

If your having difficulty with the power spawning under the map, why not modify your macro to have a powexec_location up:2 Storm Cell. That would cause it to spawn on your body but 2 units up in the air, so should avoid the floor geometry. You can experiment if 2 is a good number or not.

[scarlet_f]

i'll try it see how it goes

 

[scarlet_f]

 

it won't make the macro and am not getting an error message, am i typing something wrong?

/macro_image "BanishedPantheon_Frost_SnowStorm" "Storm Cell" "Storm Cell" "powexec_location up:2 Storm Cell"

[scarlet_f]

ok got it to load but now its saying that the target is in the air even at up:1 so not only is SC not working with Target but it can't even be used on targets in the air, and when i set it to "me" it won't work at all 😕

Edit: now it won't even work with Target anywhere, this is so annoying! wish they would just make it a Toggle at least my BF macro/binds work

Edited February 29 by scarlet_f

[scarlet_f]

1 hour ago, Luminara said:

 

They'd have to change every location-targeted AoE in the game.  Don't hold your breath.

they don't need to do that to all the powers just this 1 and then work on the rest bit by bit would be a nice QoL change. maybe make a commend to have it the old way so ppl that like it that way can still have it. 

[SeraphimKensai]

Hmmm I wasn't aware that storm cell couldn't be spawned off the ground. I'm at work so I don't have access to the game currently.

 

The next best idea you could try would be to use either self as the target or cursor.

 

The first option would spawn it on yourself, which I'm pretty sure player characters work better with floor geometry then NPCs so that might give you better results.

 

The second option would spawn it wherever your mouse cursor is pointing with no target reticule and second click needed so it slightly speeds up the process. I use this with teleportation binds, but it should work just as well with a location based power. The caveat is that it requires you to point your mouse where you want it then, which could cause you to accidentally send it off to the side of your cursor is over there and you're not paying attention.

[Luminara]

41 minutes ago, scarlet_f said:

they don't need to do that to all the powers just this 1

 

You're not the only person who's encountered this problem.  Storm Cell isn't the only power which exhibits it.  If they do it for one, they do have to do it for all.

 

It doesn't really matter, though, because they're not stupid enough to even attempt it.  Too many ways to create worse problems, too many ways to introduce worse bugs and some powers that just wouldn't work at all in that form.  It would, in fact, be less overall work and have a greater chance of not fucking everything up if they changed location AoEs to foe-targeted instead, but they're also never going to do that because it would remove the ability to use any of them as area denial/control powers.

 

They'll do the smart thing and fix /powexeclocation when they can.  For now, use the mouse when the command spazzes out.