Spell Animations

[NoctisXZ]

I just wanted to add something to the argument. I think it's almost hypocritical to find the wealth of weapon skill animations perfectly acceptable but when it comes to the lack of spell casting animations I am somehow knit-picking the game.. shouldn't there be some form of balance between the two?

It's almost disgraceful when you compare the footage side by side.. the spells and casting animations are bland as can be while the weapon skill animations and effects are so over the top. I'm not asking for each and every spell to have a different animation.. but the LEAST that can be done is alternate casting animations or something of that nature.

I'm starting to believe that a friend of mine is right.. that no one really cares that much about the magic in this game because everyone is mostly melee. It's tiresome when you're actually trying to have a reasonable conversation about a certain aspect of a game and all you get is two different extremes.

I fail to see how this thread is ridiculous or can be seen as myself just complaining. I am voicing a concern, telling you why I feel that way, and giving solutions. That's constructive as can be.. what's not constructive is people coming in here and having absolutely nothing to say besides the fact that they think this whole topic is rather silly.

As I have said before. Is this a game breaker? No.. it's not. But could it improve the game by just a little.. yes. They obviously want things to be more free flowing and organic so I fail to see how making the same motion over and over like a robot is that...