"Meter Target Area"; What does it mean? AoE or targeting aid?

[Zerithos]

There are certain skills that list a radius and there are some that list meter target area. I would like to know how to differentiate these, if they are different.

[OtterSeaborne]

If something lists both a target area and a radius, it’ll hit a random radius of the smaller area within the larger area (and possibly repeat the process).

[berkenkamp25]

trozan’s sky shard has both, the meter target area is where projectiles can fall at random, the radius is how big the aoe/damage is for each projectile.

[tqFan]

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[Zerithos]

I think I understand now. So, I would like to ask more thing. Does Meter target area actually mean AoE? Because I struggle to understand the application of something like Amarasta’s Blade Burst, which lists a target area, but not a radius.

[Norzan]

So, I would like to ask more thing. Does Meter target area actually mean AoE?

Yes, it does.

Because I struggle to understand the application of something like Amarasta’s Blade Burst, which lists a target area, but not a radius.

It will hit every enemy in a 5,5 meters radius around the target you hit. Radius i believe only applies to skills with projectiles like Trozan’s Sky Shard, Grenado, Stun Jacks and a few others (probably some exception out there).