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This FAQ is going to focus on Empathy Binds and tips but many of the binds can be set up for use by other defenders as well. I've seen the question asked a couple of times now of the best binds for Empaths and with this collection of the answers we can simply point the questioners in the right direction. So anyway, here goes.

The first one comes from PsychoPez. This bind sets up all of your heals on the numpad.

/bind numpad9 "powexec_name Healing Aura"
^^^ - This sets heal aura up as the number 9 on the keypad. When you start using the keypad (if you do) for your empath skills, it's just in a natural position to quick heal there






add.txt
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numpad1 "unselect$$team_select 1$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad2 "unselect$$team_select 2$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad3 "unselect$$team_select 3$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad4 "unselect$$team_select 4$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad5 "unselect$$team_select 5$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad6 "unselect$$team_select 6$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad7 "unselect$$team_select 7$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
numpad8 "unselect$$team_select 8$$powexec_name Clear Mind"
divide "bind_load_file F:\divide.txt"
multiply "bind_load_file F:\multiply.txt"
subtract "bind_load_file F:\subtract.txt"
add "bind_load_file F:\add.txt"
numpad0 "bind_load_file F:\zero.txt"

divide.txt
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numpad1 "unselect$$team_select 1$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad2 "unselect$$team_select 2$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad3 "unselect$$team_select 3$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad4 "unselect$$team_select 4$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad5 "unselect$$team_select 5$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad6 "unselect$$team_select 6$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad7 "unselect$$team_select 7$$powexec_name Heal Other"
numpad8 "unselect$$team_select 8$$powexec_name Heal Other"
divide "bind_load_file F:\divide.txt"
multiply "bind_load_file F:\multiply.txt"
subtract "bind_load_file F:\subtract.txt"
add "bind_load_file F:\add.txt"
numpad0 "bind_load_file F:\zero.txt"

multiply.txt
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numpad1 "unselect$$team_select 1$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad2 "unselect$$team_select 2$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad3 "unselect$$team_select 3$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad4 "unselect$$team_select 4$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad5 "unselect$$team_select 5$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad6 "unselect$$team_select 6$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad7 "unselect$$team_select 7$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
numpad8 "unselect$$team_select 8$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
divide "bind_load_file F:\divide.txt"
multiply "bind_load_file F:\multiply.txt"
subtract "bind_load_file F:\subtract.txt"
add "bind_load_file F:\add.txt"
numpad0 "bind_load_file F:\zero.txt"

subtract.txt
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numpad1 "unselect$$team_select 1$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad2 "unselect$$team_select 2$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad3 "unselect$$team_select 3$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad4 "unselect$$team_select 4$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad5 "unselect$$team_select 5$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad6 "unselect$$team_select 6$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad7 "unselect$$team_select 7$$powexec_name Fortitude"
numpad8 "unselect$$team_select 8$$powexec_name Fortitude"
divide "bind_load_file F:\divide.txt"
multiply "bind_load_file F:\multiply.txt"
subtract "bind_load_file F:\subtract.txt"
add "bind_load_file F:\add.txt"
numpad0 "bind_load_file F:\zero.txt"

zero.txt
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numpad1 "unselect$$team_select 1$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad2 "unselect$$team_select 2$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad3 "unselect$$team_select 3$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad4 "unselect$$team_select 4$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad5 "unselect$$team_select 5$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad6 "unselect$$team_select 6$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad7 "unselect$$team_select 7$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
numpad8 "unselect$$team_select 8$$powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
divide "bind_load_file F:\divide.txt"
multiply "bind_load_file F:\multiply.txt"
subtract "bind_load_file F:\subtract.txt"
add "bind_load_file F:\add.txt"
numpad0 "bind_load_file F:\zero.txt"

Now the Pros of this setup is that it makes things very easy on the empath once you get used to it. When you need to heal someone you simply hit their number on the numpad and be done with it.

The Cons aren't so good in my opinion. The numpad doesn't always like to activate the power on the first try which means you'll have to double tap the number to get things to work. Also, to effectively use this setup you have to take your hand off the mouse which hinders your movement to some degree. If you play a stationary healer then this would be a good setup.



Both of the following are suggestions from LadyMage.

For auras set up a gather bind.

/bind numpad0 "team Gather for Auras!!$$emote whistle"

Also instead of using the numpad for binding buffs, bind them near your movement keys. She did not give an exact bind setup but I'll put in one that I used to use.

/bind r "powexec_name Healing Aura"
/bind f "powexec_name Heal Other"
/bind v "powexec_name Fortitude"
/bind b "powexec_name Absorb Pain"
/bind c "powexec_name Clear Mind"

With this setup you are able to keep your hand on the movement keys while having your main buffs and heals right next to your fingers. You do still have to click the name of the target that you want but that can be fixed by adding in some thing like this:

/bind q "target_friend_next"

This sets up "q" to cycle through your teammates just like tab cycles through your enemies. Useful to some people but no longer my preferred method.

[Edit]
LadyMage was kind enough to post her exact binds in another thread I started and so here is her post explaining them.

The reason I didn't give a bind scheme was because I move my movement keys over one. Most people aren't willing to do that. But because I use an Ergo keyboard, this gives me a nice grouping of keys to work with. Everything I need for combat is all on the left side of the keyboard.

Nevertheless, my binds for my empath are as follows

A "powexec_name Clear Mind"
B "powexec_toggleon Stealth$$powexec_toggleon Temp Invulnerability"
BUTTON5 "powexec_name Heal Other"
F10 "Local Death doesn't stop a hero.$$powexec_name Resurrect"
F11 "Team Come to me, $target.$$powexec_name Recall Friend"
F12 "Team Give me your pain, $target.$$powexec_name Absorb Pain"
F9 "local Your minds are not safe from me.$$powexec_name Psychic Wail"
G "powexec_name hover"
MBUTTON "powexec_name Healing Aura"
Q "powexec_name Fortitude"
T "powexec_name Fly
Z "powexec_name Adrenalin Boost"
NUMPAD0 "team Gather for auras!$$emote whistle"
U "powexec_name Phase Shift"
X "powexec_name Grant Invisibility"
B - powexec_toggleon Stealth$$powexec_toggleon Temp Invulnerability

My movement keys are
w - turn left
e - forward
r - turn right
s -strafe left
d - back
f - strafe right
c - down
y - Autorun
h - auto follow

button4 is my teamspeak push to talk.

The next one is my personal setup. The only caveat for this is that it requires you to have a five button mouse.

/bind button4 "powexec_name Heal Other"
/bind button5 "powexec_name Healing Aura"
/bind lshift+button4 "powexec_name Fortitude"
/bind lshift+button5 "powexec_name Absorb Pain"

This is nice and easy, keeps your hands on the movement keys and mouse with the only downside being that you have to hand select your teammates.

Fianlly, read the guides.

There are two guides that I find to be of great help when I wonder exactly what I should do with an Empathy power.

LadyMage's Empathy Numbers

In Depth Look Back at 50 Levels of Empathy

I just want to put in a request for Ish to repost his original Puma spiel. I was laughing the whole time I was reading about Puma's dropping in pairs.... then I heard the double thump behind me.

I and another friend RP our characters amongst ourselves. A SG I was in before had some random bits of RP but a lot of it was very contained. In WoW, I found it a bit easier to RP things but there are a moments when RP fits in over here. Just today my friend and I got to talking about my character's background, a nearly extinct alien species, and how my powers actually worked. It's enjoyable and often can be done during travel times.

What about pausing the demo file? And yes, I'm thinking of a some matrix like effects in doing that but also in doing something on the order of switching the camera to the pov of the villain, activating crane kick, and then zooming out with the knockback. Neat concept, I know it'll be a pain to do, but if I can get it to work it will be fun to see.

I have a question about camera movements. I want to shoot a fight and then play with the camera movements later but can't figure out how to do it without putting me and the mob in space. I was also wondering about the brightness level as all myd emos playback very dark.