It's good to remind people that there are a few options on how to set things up, but I don't think any of them actually gimps you. They all work and it comes down to what you're used to and what your personal playstyle is like.

I've been using a modified version of the no-focus-manifesto before it even had a name (I came up with it myself), and am very, very happy with it. I wouldn't swap to a focus-based system if you paid me to, but I'm sure there are people who feel the exact opposite

I can see definite advantages over the focus method for my particular playstyle, which involves crowd control in some of my teams (for which I use focus) and sometimes distributing attacks across multiple targets when unloading everything on a single target would just be pointless over-kill.

A non-focus-based system also means I don't need macros for every single spell. It means I can see without doubt who has what target, even if I've deliberately given them different targets.

It means I can use reset=target conditionals in the macros I do use, to make sure I open up with the right thing even if the previous sequence didn't complete.

And with my method of follow and assist, control automatically and seemlessly transfers without me typing a single thing - they automatically start taking follow / assist / focus instructions from the "next" master when the current master is dead or far out of range.

I have no problem believing that the focus-target system makes target swapping quicker, but I've had no problem dealing with targeting lag since about the first week I started boxing (which was a shade over two years ago).

To each their own though :thumbsup: