Tanks and Tankery

[Treesh]

:(  Okay, this is a related non-related question. I've had trouble with the assist functions so far. I've searched this forum and a few others as well and read the Blizz manual, but I'm still not clear on exactly how this function is activated or directed.

So far it seems that if I click on a cohort and then press the "f" key, I begin to assist that player, but it's been unreliable for the most part, especially when there are a few cohorts in a party. (I'm sure it's the clicker who is unreliable more than the function.)

Could someone enlighten me? And please don't forget to imagine that you're talking to a 4 year old.
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I consider the 'f' key more of a "target my target" than an actual "assist" key. I leave the "attack on assist" option off (can be found under Interface Options iirc and is off by default) on the majority of my characters because I don't want my squishy and semi-squishy characters running up there to beat on things. Hitting F1-F5 will select your teammates in order from top to bottom. You will always be F1. The person on the bottom will be F5. My biggest use of "f" is to make sure that I am going to be attacking the same thing as whoever is pulling or to make sure I'm not going to be attacking the critter that's going to be sheeped by the mage. For me, "assist" is a misnomer for the key so I always refer to it as "target my target", thanks to Freespace and Freespace 2.

Since I'm repeating myself, I'll stop and see if I actually answered your question or just muddied the waters even more.