does it activate (for the enemy) when I aim in their general direction?or i have to direct aim them?
ima dd player. .ilike to zoom with my mainbatteryCamera and watch /anticipate the movement of ships. . but ,mostofthe time ,i dont want to trigger their PriorityTarget skill. . how to avoid this?
Posted Jul 27, 2019, 4:29 PM UTC
In torp DDs I'll try to not select guns after dropping my torps.
Then again I sometimes select and deselect targets to see if they manuver.
Even in BB's I'll mess around with PT. Showing me that perfect side, or poked out enough my spotter plane will get you? Will wait for the reload, pop the shot, quickly toggle back off...then wait :D
Something you can do to avoid your main batteries from locking onto a target but still looking around is locking your guns in place with ctrl+x. Just remember to unlock them before you start fighting someone.
Right mouse button also does this correct?
I don't think right mouse button removes the priority target indicator for the enemy, but I've never tested it.
Aha I'll have to try this trick then. I've o ly used X by itself
thx
It'll pop for whoever you're locked on to.
Priority target only activates when you lock on with guns. Torps will not trigger PT iirc.
"X" is the default key for targeting and untargeting other ships.
Hmmm I always thought torps did and I’ve always wsad’ when I was being targeted by what I was sure was a hidden dd
You need to do the opposite. When the number flips down by one then back up, that means a DD just switched from targeting you with guns to targeting you with torpedoes and then back again.
I do that just to make people spazz out. Even when torps aren't loaded. Then they won't know when they really comes.
Joke's on you, I spazz out every time I know there's a DD around anyway. Straightlining gets you a healthy diet of fish.
Yup, that's the next level shit!
haha same, I've even 'accidentally' sent all chat notes about torping an enemy ship just to get them to turn into torps that would likely miss
I want to confirm that the last time I tested priority target, torpedoes did not trigger PT.
Too add a bit too this: what can trigger PT though is when a DD switches to guns after firing torpedoes. When there's a DD in the area and you see your PT flash from 0 to 1 to 0 in quick succession, that's usually a DD aiming/launching torps at you and switching to guns, then un-targeting you.