Bryce, take a day or two and read more in the Wiki and the forums here. You're talking about basic techniques, all of which is covered in-depth elsewhere.Originally Posted by 'bryce',index.php?page=Thread&postID=173726#post17 3726
I would urge you to learn what focus is, and how to use it. Some here are advocating focusless grouping, but it's an advanced technique.
Second, autoattack? You don't need to press a key for that, it happens all on it's own once you tag a mob and go into combat. That's when you need to start using your attacks, seals, and judgements. Look up and study rotations, and start figuring out macros for your guys - I'm very weak on pallies, but I know mages do a lot better using spell rotations. I have a fire mage at 80 who's doing 1400 DPS right now, with a very simple rotation that's bound to key 1.
Here's a possible tip for you: keep the "strafe" keys set on your mages (Q + E). When you run up to the mob on the pallie, hit a strafe key, and all of your mages will take a step right or left, and will auto-unfollow. It makes it a lot easier to drop them off on the way to a fight. With Mages, you'll find as you level they are sneaky little aggro magnets, and you'll find yourself following the mob as it turns around and starts going after your mages. They're squishy, so they don't last long - mages are like hunters - they like to be far away from the fight.
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