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Grand Master

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HELP!!!

I've not played WOW for a while but now i've come back to it i've discovered an annoyance.

First of all i am a beginner, so there may be a better way of achieving what i want.

I could usually click a target, then charge or shoot or whatever... i could repeatedly tap the mouse button (cant remember which) and my character would attack with its main weapon, i would build up my rage and then start using my talents.

but now when i press the mouse button nothing happens? i just stand there being attacked from the enemy. every so often my warrior will strike and its taking forever for my rage to build.

Can anyone point me in the right direction so i can get my mouse button attacking again... or give me some advice on how i should be battle'ing

thanks

Grand Master

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HELP!!!

I've not played WOW for a while but now i've come back to it i've discovered an annoyance.

First of all i am a beginner, so there may be a better way of achieving what i want.

I could usually click a target, then charge or shoot or whatever... i could repeatedly tap the mouse button (cant remember which) and my character would attack with its main weapon, i would build up my rage and then start using my talents.

but now when i press the mouse button nothing happens? i just stand there being attacked from the enemy. every so often my warrior will strike and its taking forever for my rage to build.

Can anyone point me in the right direction so i can get my mouse button attacking again... or give me some advice on how i should be battle'ing

thanks

If an attack isn't already bound to the action bar under "1" just drop an attack from your spells and abilities there and hit it. You should auto-attack until you change targets or someone dies. :) (I think right-click will initiate combat too.)

Grand Master

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If an attack isn't already bound to the action bar under "1" just drop an attack from your spells and abilities there and hit it. You should auto-attack until you change targets or someone dies. :) (I think right-click will initiate combat too.)

under "1" i have shoot, as i aways have

i would usually click this to get my targets attention, when they run over i would click my mouse button which would strike an attack but its just not doing anything.

what if my character was not holding a weapon, to punch my target, again i would repeatedly click the mouse button, but now he just stands there?

its annoying the hell out of me and making combat with anything very difficult as i'm not building up any rage until i've been hit a few times.

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For those with iPhones or iTouch's if you don't have an authenticator you can now download the App from the app store once you have converted your account to a Battle.net account (nice and easy, done mine)

go here for the info

http://eu.battle.net/

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under "1" i have shoot, as i aways have

i would usually click this to get my targets attention, when they run over i would click my mouse button which would strike an attack but its just not doing anything.

what if my character was not holding a weapon, to punch my target, again i would repeatedly click the mouse button, but now he just stands there?

its annoying the hell out of me and making combat with anything very difficult as i'm not building up any rage until i've been hit a few times.

If I'm reading it right, you used to repeatedly hit your mouse button to constantly strike a target, correct? It doesn't work that way for me. Every sword, dagger, fist weapon, etc. has a swing time on it, and hitting the mouse button over and over won't make them swing any faster then the timer on it. If you right click the target, it will start the auto attacks which you can focus on spells and abilities then. Left clicking on a target will only target them, but will not initiate the auto attack.

Grand Master

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If I'm reading it right, you used to repeatedly hit your mouse button to constantly strike a target, correct? It doesn't work that way for me. Every sword, dagger, fist weapon, etc. has a swing time on it, and hitting the mouse button over and over won't make them swing any faster then the timer on it. If you right click the target, it will start the auto attacks which you can focus on spells and abilities then. Left clicking on a target will only target them, but will not initiate the auto attack.

i'm right clicking and getting the odd swing of my sword... it's definitely no where near as resposive as it was before, it's annoying as hell.

[edit] i am playing now, i turned auto attack off in the options, then turned it back on again and noticed no difference in play what so ever.

this happened when i stopped playing for a few month, when i came back i noticed it, i've now fresh installed and its still the same, i assumed they had removed something in the latest patch?

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i'm right clicking and getting the odd swing of my sword... it's definitely no where near as resposive as it was before, it's annoying as hell.

[edit] i am playing now, i turned auto attack off in the options, then turned it back on again and noticed no difference in play what so ever.

this happened when i stopped playing for a few month, when i came back i noticed it, i've now fresh installed and its still the same, i assumed they had removed something in the latest patch?

Let me get this right. You think that right clicking faster will make you swing faster?

That's not how it works. Right click begins auto attacking (aka white damage). How fast you swing then is dictated by your talents, skills and weapon type (daggers will stab faster than a two handed sword). You are suppose to use your special attacks then to deal damage.

Grand Master

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Let me get this right. You think that right clicking faster will make you swing faster?

That's not how it works. Right click begins auto attacking (aka white damage). How fast you swing then is dictated by your talents, skills and weapon type (daggers will stab faster than a two handed sword). You are suppose to use your special attacks then to deal damage.

no not exactly faster, but i would just click the mouse button, and my character would keep hitting its target... now he just stands there? 1 strike like every 10 seconds?

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no not exactly faster, but i would just click the mouse button, and my character would keep hitting its target... now he just stands there? 1 strike like every 10 seconds?

Clicking the mouse never makes you swing any faster nor does it keep you hitting the target. Once you're on auto attack and in range he'll hit it regardless.

Grand Master

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Clicking the mouse never makes you swing any faster nor does it keep you hitting the target. Once you're on auto attack and in range he'll hit it regardless.

it must just be me then, but i really am having a hard time killing enemies on a close level to me.

are there any set sequences used, i am a human worrior... i would like to build my rage up faster.

any advice would be appreciated

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I'm not a warrior myself, so the only advice I can give you is that you should read up a few guides for your class, like - go to wowwiki.com and search for a Warrior class guide, there are some very helpful tips there.

And yeah, clicking faster won't help you kill mobs any faster, it's just a psychological effect ^^

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I have always been interested in this game but when i tried to play it some years ago didnt really get what i was supposed to be doing.....is it worth another shot?

yes it is, i'm not really a gamer but was also interested in this... for the first few month i got strangely addicted to it, i would be laid in bed just thinking about it, sat at work eager to get home so i could play on it and stuff. i have no doubt the stories you hear about wow destroying lives are true. however i gave myself limits and didnt allow myself to get totally sucked in.

it is very hard to begen with, there is an awful lot to take in, alot of reading to do etc.. but its worth it, its great fun.

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@ Forcer

Repeatedly right-clicking your target does nothing more than just a single right-click. You right-click a target and it initiates your auto-attack. The speed of your auto-attack is determined by any talents and the speed of your weapon, as mentioned. It's really as simple as that. If your auto-attack is slower, either you had talent points affecting it's speed that are now erased due to a patch or you have a different weapon. Also, I'm not familiar with warriors but you may have forgotten some abilites that you used to use to kill things faster.

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it must just be me then, but i really am having a hard time killing enemies on a close level to me.

The skills you use (which are affected by how you spent talent points), the weapon skill of the weapon you are using, and the damage on the weapon all are main factors in how easily/hard it is to kill a mob. If you have zero talent poitns spent and only have heroic strike to use, it'll take ya awhile. If your level 43 but using a level 12 sword. You'll be doing **** damage.

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