A "target last attacker" command would be useful, both whjen struck out of the blue at range or in the middle of a big press where you are unaware an enemy is targeting you as you whale on one of his buddies.
Such a critter however needs to be aware (or remain unaware, as it were) of things like stealth, so it won't be a foil to the powers of some interesting enemies.
And snipers are interesting now because you DO often have to exert yourself while grabbing cover (or sitting there letting the bullets bounce off, as the case may be) to locate them. That sense of touch is not necessarily going to be an accurate tool for pinpointing where the incoming fire at long range is coming from. That's what snipers are all about, in a sense.
This also cuts through the fog of battle in crowd scenes with targetable NPCs, as "target last enemy who hit" would zero in on the guard across the room who is firing across the press at you. (Wierd rules of engagement for peace officers in bank robberies, but what the hey).
If it was cranked down to literally "face direction of last hit" - ie. turn but not target - basically target without actually locking the targeting reticle on the attacker - it might split the difference without foiling the mechanisms the developers use to make "unsolicited" attacks a touch scary.
My scrapper doesn't need an AoE. She IS an AoE.
^^ What BB said.
>_> Though I'll admit that I was expecting a "face hugger" alien emote or power pool suggestion 
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Make it a variation on the animation for that insanely irritating little dingus the Red Cap bosses throw onto our heads and give it to Rikti.
Add a one in a thousand chance that a few minutes after it fades your chest explodes and it would be even cooler.
My scrapper doesn't need an AoE. She IS an AoE.
HAHAHAH!
Dude, they could use that one existing animation (I don't know what set it's in, I think I've seen something like it on player characters) the same one that warwolves use beating their chest and stuff.... raawr! Blat!
.... And then it should slither back around and nom your knees.
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Hi:
This is a quality of life suggestion. We do have a face target, but that is based on you targeting via the TAB key or click.
What I want is if you have no one targeted, and you are affected by an effect (debuff, etc) or damage, you could press a key and immediately turn and target the offending mob.
For example, I am running, happily, thru Peregrine island, and pow, I am struck by a sniper. Normally in real life, I have a sense of touch, thus giving me relative direction and angle from where the hit came, in the game, i don't have that sense of touch, thus a capability to press a button and face me and target my opponent would be appropriate.
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Stormy