I understand that if I have CPs on a target, and I switch to add combo points to another target, the CPs on my first target disappear. What I’m talking about is having CPs on a target, deselecting the target and losing them in the process. I’m PRETTY sure that’s not how it worked back then.
I clearly remember being able to tab, kick, and tab back into my target without losing all my CPs. This makes it really hard to multi-task. Blinding a secondary target also resets them, clicking on a friendly target resets them or just simply pressing the ESC key resets them. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the way it worked.
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I’ve noticed this as well. It came about as soon as I got the Kick ability and tabbed to kick my target to stop cast. Upon retargeting the focus target, the combo points were no longer active.
I actually think it is… if I remember correctly, when they finally made it so combo points weren’t lost upon retargeting, it was a huge thing. Of course, like many things, it could be a case of misremembering just how punishing the game was in vanilla.
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Well I’m sure there are people around here with better memory than us. I would like to get this verified, because if it’s not a bug, and it’s “working as intended”, that’s a HUGE hit for rogues, specially in PvP. Might even reconsider the class I’m playing.
Yes. You lose combo points on one target when you attack a different one.
It has always been like that.
We are not even talking about attacking another target. Did rogues lose all CPs by even deselecting the target and targeting it again? Seems very unlikely to me
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I never remember losing combo points when, for example, I was fighting one mob or player and targeted another mob or player, blinded them, then resumed killing the initial mob, effectively resuming the battle while CC’ing the other mob.
That’s how I remember it as well.
Just out of curiosity, you aren’t running any addons are you? I only ask because I just want to make sure that isn’t what is causing it… but I honestly do remember just being elated when they allowed combo points for rogues and feral druids to not be lost upon retargeting or kills.
No addons for combo points specifically, but i do have a bunch of addons for other stuff.
I was out of combat skinning a mob when a 2nd mob attacked me and interrupted my skinning. I turned to the 2nd mob, gouged him, skinned my first mob and noticed my combo point from gouge was gone on the 2nd mob. I then noticed that if I was in combat with a mob and had combo points on said mob, I could stop attacking, target another mob 20 yards away (never even right clicking 2nd mob or hitting auto attack) then re-target the mob i was in combat with and combo points were all gone. Hard to believe this is working right :S
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This is how CPs have always worked in Vanilla.
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Welcome to classic rogue. You originally were not able to retain or transfer combo points.
Working as designed. The change came in TBC where you didn’t lose combo points unless you attacked another target.
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An addon wouldn’t cause a drastic change in a game mechanic like this.
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This was a very simple google search…
" [Patch 1.4.0](patch date:2005-05-05): Combo points will no longer be removed if the target is deselected. They will only be removed if a different target is selected."
That is the only change during Vanilla and was then “fixed” in TBC;
" [Patch 2.0.3](patch date:2007-01-09): Combo points added to a target should not be reset until you add a combo point to a different target. "
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Nice Google search, but I really don’t care how I worked 14 years ago. I’m asking how things work now in 2019. Not everything is exactly the same in Classic.
People have said it’s working as intended TODAY, then my question has been answered.
I haven’t messed with this in classic. Back then I used macros, specifically mouseover and focus target macros. Some quick googling might help
“I clearly remember being able to tab, kick, and tab back into my target without losing all my CPs. This makes it really hard to multi-task. Blinding a secondary target also resets them, clicking on a friendly target resets them or just simply pressing the ESC key resets them. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the way it worked.”
“I’m asking how things work now in 2019. Not everything is exactly the same in Classic.”
You asked the question, then when proven wrong you move to “I’m asking how it works in Classic” despite you already answering that with your original question.
I linked you the patch notes of vanilla patch 1.4 which clearly shows you lose your combo points when swapping targets. I then linked you the Burning Crusade patch 2.0.3 notes which shows that it was changed to retain points when swapping targets.
World of Warcraft classic is a recreation of patch 1.12 which still had the system of losing points when swapping targets as it was not changed until AFTER Vanilla WoW and patch 1.12. Hence it works the same way in Classic (1.13) as it did in Vanilla.
Rather than be an uninformed pepega and a terrible rogue, put two and two together, say thank you and then move on with your day.
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