I hate those power ranger like spark effects

[Majidah]

Right.

Because REAL magic effects, like in real life, would totally be more realistic.

If you dont like how they look in game, why dont you go outside and try them and see how they look

God. Think for a second before you talk...

Something being believable and not existing in real life are two different things.

FFXIV takes place in a realm with chocobos, monsters and such. Everything is done so in a way it seems believable within this world.

The sparks and magic effect, however, do not follow the same graphical style (and the sparks existing make no sense whatsoever). It completely breaks the atmosphere. It'd be like seeing a WoW orc hanging out with XIV's. Even putting a picture of a human being would look out of place, even though it doesn't get more realistic than that.

FFXI's spells all seemed to fit the visuals of the game. They had that polygon look to the them or whatever. I don't know how to describe it... but they didn't look like some computer generated graphic tossed on top of a breathing world.

You hit a monster a bunch of times, it sparkles and then dies? Get a grip.

[Razorboi82]

God. Think for a second before you talk...

Something being believable and not existing in real life are two different things.

FFXIV takes place in a realm with chocobos, monsters and such. Everything is done so in a way it seems believable within this world.

The sparks and magic effect, however, do not follow the same graphical style (and the sparks existing make no sense whatsoever). It completely breaks the atmosphere. It'd be like seeing a WoW orc hanging out with XIV's.

You hit a monster a bunch of times, it sparkles and then dies? Get a grip.

OH GOD! We didn't have sparks before, Now we have them. get over it, can we have a chance to see it in game before people start complaining. lets move on...

[Majidah]

OH GOD! We didn't have sparks before, Now we have them. get over it, can we have a chance to see it in game before people start complaining. lets move on...

What. the. Hell. are you people talking about?

Sparks have always been in the weapon skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYFIG...eature=related

This thread is NOT just about the NEW skills. GOD.

[Razorboi82]

What. the. Hell. are you people talking about?

Sparks have always been in the weapon skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYFIG...eature=related

This thread is NOT just about the NEW skills. GOD.

OH! in that case, I don't see it. The animation is great to me, I vote we don't change it. Its very Final Fantasy to me. The last time I checked, I was playing on a computer. My expectations for anything computer made to look not computer generated falls far into the future. Now if you think the casting effects need a little more flare, I would definitely like to see what they could conjure up.

Either way half of your post I just don't see what your talking about. The other half just doesn't make sense to me. Please clarify the half of how to make a computer generated game look less computer generated. I wait for your response.

[Coldfire]

Please clarify the half of how to make a computer generated game look less computer generated. I wait for your response.

How about filming someone in real life doing magic and then putting that as a video into the game? Copperfield and Houdini effects!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_VSBA4FQI

[Razorboi82]

How about filming someone in real life doing magic and then putting that as a video into the game? Copperfield and Houdini effects!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_VSBA4FQI

I could see that. that would actually look a little more out of place in the game though. Like a mortal kombat combatant on top of the fantastic backdrop.

[Xoo]

You hit a monster a bunch of times, it sparkles and then dies? Get a grip.

I always see the monster groan, stagger, fall down and fade away after a few seconds - just the way they do in reality. Even the shiny elementals don't sparkle and die.

[Firon]

I always see the monster groan, stagger, fall down and fade away after a few seconds - just the way they do in reality. Even the shiny elementals don't sparkle and die.

You know my cat died and fadded away and re spawned 5 mins later <.<