Too much flashy flashiness going on

[Yrusama]

Take a look at the *Post your best action screenshots* and tell me 1.0 wasn't flashy...
*Cough* Atomos *Cough* You couldn't see anything because of hoard of over sized flashy glowing mobs, and player skills.

There were only certain skills that were over-the-top in 1.0, like Simian Thrash. I think the biggest problem with ARR combat animations is that ALL of them have a wind burst attached to them. It looks like the combo shock wave (which used to be an AWESOME purple animation) in now mixed in with the hit animation for weapon skills, resulting in something reminiscent of XI's Critical Hits.

It's fine having a wind burst on every skill, but they need to be drastically toned down.

[Phe]

seriously. i'm with the OP 100%. the colours, the flashiness... dunno...

we got some really beautiful graphics here and it just drowns in UI and effects fireworks.
i'm not trolling and it's just my opinion.
could we not tone down it... a little...?

please :/

[Wolfie]

I always wonder if some of the people who are always whining about ARR and how modern it is wouldn't be better off playing some MUDs.

[SkyeWindbinder]

I don't get it. Too flashy, wtf? Well, everyone has different opinions of course, but I just don't see the "too flashy" in the animations. I mean, when compared to other Final Fantasy games, I think the flashiness in this game is rather mild! Sure, it might be more fancy and flashy than games like WoW or Rift (then again, combat animations in those games are basic, overdone, and a bit of a yawner), but really games like FF7, FF9, and even the handheld tactics games have way more flashiness. Drawing on inner strength and bringing out a godly burst of power to eliminate your foes with, that's one of the basic things that define the battle system of Final Fantasy. Geez, some of these people act like they've never summoned an eidolon before. lol

But you know, there will likely be an option to turn off the flashiness of battle animations in the settings. And if so, then good enough for the people who are complaining. As for me, I plan to go summoner, and part of the fun of being a summoner is watching the animation as the huge destructive angry god-beast you've beckoned from beyond the void appears and then proceeds to tear the place apart. lol Truth be told, I couldn't be happier with the flashiness. In fact, I only hope it gets even more over the top!

[Daniolaut]

maybe its not as bad as I think....

Games always look different and feel different when youre behind the controls.

Its not as "bad" as you think.

[lolodin]

people are just finding stuff to complain about cuz they have nothing to do till beta...
the game is not too flashy its just a standard final fantasy game....

[Ramesses]

people are just finding stuff to complain about cuz they have nothing to do till beta...
the game is not too flashy its just a standard final fantasy game....

Exactly my point lolodin... people just whinging now (which in slang is considered as a more annoying version of whining). And Skye Windbinder did a great job of underlining the fact that without the flashiness, the game no longer feels "final fantasy" and also has the potential to start getting boring like all those other half-baked MMOs.

I personally LOVE the amount of flashiness seen on this game in the past month.

[Alderton]

Wow, some people love to attack someone for simply sharing an opinion, and one that is actually a valid concern.

Flashiness is great, and yes, it is a staple of FF games previously. The problem here isn't that it doesn't look cool, nor is the concern that there shouldn't be some spectacular effects. The problem is that, given the speed of the game (in the video), and the frequency of these flashy abilities, that it becomes a bit cluttered and hard to distinguish what is going on. Also remember that only one ability was ever happening in previous FF games. This becomes a huge issue when you are in a party. And don't forget that there is content planned for 24 people.

The other small point to be made here is that, if everything is is super awesome omgwtfbbq flashy, it lessens the impact of how neat higher level abilities are, unless those are even MORE flashy (contributing to the problem posted above).

What I read from the OP was that, while it looked cool, there is an issue where the flashiness starts having a negative impact on gameplay. That's a valid statement, and not one to start personally attacking him over. Gawd!

[Phe]

Wow, some people love to attack someone for simply sharing an opinion, and one that is actually a valid concern.

one of the things that's really wrong with this community.

"YOUR OPINION IS WRONG! YOU'RE JUST A WHINER! QQ"

[Warlock]

I don't get it. Too flashy, wtf? Well, everyone has different opinions of course, but I just don't see the "too flashy" in the animations. I mean, when compared to other Final Fantasy games, I think the flashiness in this game is rather mild! Sure, it might be more fancy and flashy than games like WoW or Rift (then again, combat animations in those games are basic, overdone, and a bit of a yawner), but really games like FF7, FF9, and even the handheld tactics games have way more flashiness. Drawing on inner strength and bringing out a godly burst of power to eliminate your foes with, that's one of the basic things that define the battle system of Final Fantasy. Geez, some of these people act like they've never summoned an eidolon before. lol

But you know, there will likely be an option to turn off the flashiness of battle animations in the settings. And if so, then good enough for the people who are complaining. As for me, I plan to go summoner, and part of the fun of being a summoner is watching the animation as the huge destructive angry god-beast you've beckoned from beyond the void appears and then proceeds to tear the place apart. lol Truth be told, I couldn't be happier with the flashiness. In fact, I only hope it gets even more over the top!

You and i both!