[Suggestion] Announcement of TP attacks when a mob begins casting

Remember the old style of battle when the ability being used was announced right at the top of the screen (and if you don't, here's a classic example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za6u0XNf_1A )?

I would very much like to see the TP attacks mobs are using announced somewhere on screen in a similar fashion.

Why? Because...

1. My computer sucks and it's very difficult for me to see what's going on in the middle of a fight. As a healer, it's easy to miss when a mob starts charging a TP attack (think lots of particle effects from lots of party members and a low framerate).

2. Even when you can see a mob charging a TP attack, good luck seeing what it was in the battle log. What's that, you say? You say we should just set our battle log so it only shows the TP attacks? So then, if we're going to sacrifice an entire log tab JUST to see TP attacks, there's no reason to not announce them at the top of the screen (or somewhere else in the interface).

Please, SE, do this for us CONs with lousy comps...

They are handy, but if you having graphical lag, then you'll lag with that too...also, there's already the battle log

I'd like to see some unique animations.

All mobs having that generic charging up animation with the purple or yellow or red aura is really boring. Add in some more prominent visual cues, so we're not always having to look at our chat logs.

Another problem is the oversized animations now...depending of the mob and the number of players it now can be completely hidden behing the battle effects.

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Originally Posted by Rentahamster

I'd like to see some unique animations.

All mobs having that generic charging up animation with the purple or yellow or red aura is really boring. Add in some more prominent visual cues, so we're not always having to look at our chat logs.

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I think we should have both. If a mob is charging an ice TP attack, make the charge glow light blue, for example.

But I'd still like to see it announced because often the TP attack is charging behind a wall of party members and I can't see it.