[Suggestion] Ability to change Casting Animation from Weapon to Hands

[Canadane]

Lore wise that wouldn't work either, as both THM and CNJ's lore specifically states the weapon is used as part of the spell casting process - it's used to channel aether from the caster/environment and direct it towards the desired target, like a conduit. ACN is a little different, but even they need their grimoire out, as they need to do calculations in it to generate their spells/summon with.

THM and CNJ did it just fine before the calamity.

[Lemuria]

THM and CNJ did it just fine before the calamity.

Yep yep... in fact, my characters name is a direct result of being able to cast weapon-free! When you cast back then, your hands would glow hence the name 'Glitterhands'.

I would LOVE to see this return, if only so my namesake makes more sense in this revised world.

[VahnValbosce]

Everything in this game is too damn flashy.

Why do people want realism in their games? lol...

[polyhedral]

If this damn book can glow brighter than the sun, why can't it float and why I gotta hold it? The nexus books should fly around like minions, stopping only when needed.

[Sylkis]

In 1.0, there was a popular tactic for skipping phases in Garuda called Facepalm Burn, it was so OP that Yoshi told us to stop using it while they were fixing it.

I wonder if anyone will understand this.

[myahele]

This or atleast make it so that BLM thunder, fire and ice casting animation is different from each other

[Kiara1]

I would vote yes to change summoner casting animation!
would be nice if we had different casting animations so everytime we cast a spell the animation would be random

[Najara]

This or atleast make it so that BLM thunder, fire and ice casting animation is different from each other

The fire/ice animations are different. I'm not 100% on thunder.

Why do people want realism in their games? lol...

How does wanting things to be taken down a notch relate to realism? Magic isn't real, son.

[Felis]

Not unlike FFXI, you should be able to cast with your hands with your weapon holstered. Maybe changeable with a command (i.e. /changecast)?

Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-P-VwEihEM&t=54s

Would this be possible?

Or like during 1.x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmsr...tailpage#t=128
Put the hand on the forehead

Also make it possible that we can cast with the back to the target again

[Alkar]

This or atleast make it so that BLM thunder, fire and ice casting animation is different from each other

They are different.