Quote Originally Posted by 'matexoza',index.php?page=Thread&postID=191201#pos t191201
i have not played ao in a bit but is there not a /assist for targeting could u not assist to yourself then hit a follow macro?
went to wow befor i putt a hole lot into ao boxing ;p
Hi Matexoza!

Two things about /assist in AO:

1) While there is an /assist as with WoW you can't use assist to
/follow since it hops targets (in WoW you could if the target has
targeted himself first, then assist wouldn't hop away). If I assist my
leader the target hops to what ever I am fighting.

2) /assist can only be used in a fight, meaning the assisted character has to have combat initiated (shooting or in melee) before he can even be assisted by the other group members. So if I am idle or even if I am being beaten-on by something but not fighting back /assist does nothing. If I am in a fight and my leader happens to target himself it still hops the fighting target not the nano(aka spell) target.


So you see, there is a large gap here that can only be filled by /follow being changed to take a name.

Bump for your support! Please, if you can, take a moment to email Funcom to help them see the need to change the /follow mechanics in AO, please