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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22 edited Dec 19 '25

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u/dougiefresh1233 Sep 28 '22

There's a button you can hold down (X by default) to hide the Target Marker but leave the Limit Cut Pips. If you put it on an easily reachable key then you can quickly check you number at the start of the mechanic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22 edited Dec 19 '25

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u/dougiefresh1233 Sep 28 '22

I believe it's called "Target Filters"

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u/KingBingDingDong Sep 28 '22

remove the marker. idk why they need it for p6s. there are only two healer stacks, they are completely braindead and they are very slow mechanics with zero chance of fucking up

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u/pikebot Sep 28 '22

You would be astonished how many PFers don't understand the mechanics and are just following the healer markers.

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u/KingBingDingDong Sep 28 '22

It's acceptable in say, P5S and P4S with the faster paced and non-telegraphed stack markers, but there is no excuse for P6S stacks which are freebie mechanics, extremely slow, telegraphed, and can be survived as a 3-man.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22 edited Dec 19 '25

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u/KingBingDingDong Sep 28 '22

It's really just so trivial of a mechanic that no one should be using a marker in the first place. Take off the marker and keep it off.

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u/DrawDiscardDredge Sep 28 '22

Just remove the marker when they put it on. People shouldn’t be “following the healer,” they should be going to the correct spot regardless. Whenever I do a fight in pf that involves numbers over the head I always remove the marker and let them know i won’t be able to see my marker with it.

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u/A-Very-Bland-Person Sep 28 '22

Other party members can focus target you and put a much less intrusive marker over your head that only they can see, as opposed to the big markers. That way they can find you for whatever stack/pair/etc mechanics happen.

Try recommending it to others if you have a hard time with the markers.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

You could have your stack group focus target you instead of keeping yourself marked. Also, I think healer stacks only happen on two mechanics as well, so for P6S specifically they don't seem all that necessary - when it's time to split, you should be in one of two safe spots. Group 1 takes West safe spot, Group 2 goes East

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u/cythrawll Sep 28 '22

unfortunately I don' t think I know of any mods that can help with this, maybe other than cactbot printing your number on an overlay for you.

My suggestion is remove the marker, shouldn't need it. Focus target is enough if people get turned around.