Pictomancer skills more neon like PLEASE

[Falrage]

This is what I am hoping for. Low level/"bad" pictomancers start out with ugly and silly effects, but then the vfx become more advanced and beautiful as they level up.

If the effects we have seen are what they're actually going to look like at end game, I will be so disappointed.

[MisterNublet]

This is what I am hoping for. Low level/"bad" pictomancers start out with ugly and silly effects, but then the vfx become more advanced and beautiful as they level up.

If the effects we have seen are what they're actually going to look like at end game, I will be so disappointed.

That would work if the job had started at level 1 and you had to bring it up to level 100.

With it starting at level 80, I don't see them being able to add much growth in such a short level span.

At least I can disable the battle effects if need be, but sadly I cannot hide the awful cast paint splurting animation and I don't want to have to mute my game due to all the squelching noises.

[Nihility]

That would work if the job had started at level 1 and you had to bring it up to level 100.

With it starting at level 80, I don't see them being able to add much growth in such a short level span.

At least I can disable the battle effects if need be, but sadly I cannot hide the awful cast paint splurting animation and I don't want to have to mute my game due to all the squelching noises.

exactly what i was thinking. Starting at 80 the growth of the class will be like a 1 day journey.

The immediate thought viewing it for me was the basic element looking spells add colors to the palette and the bigger spells take them away, assuming the bigger spells have cooldowns to force a rotation, and I'm guessing the landscapes will be buffs that will basically function like bard with a long rotation. What they actually do doesn't actually matter at all in the grand scheme of things, just how they function.

honestly... if the paintbrush was like the old one-handed wands instead of bigger than the two-handed staves. I'd probably be super into it
Pulling what is basically a witches broom off their back and acting like they can dip it in a perfectly normal sized palette before swinging it all with one hand looks so unbelievably bad to me I'm having a hard time even giving it a chance

[Shurrikhan]

I'm not feeling it. Krile in the trailer had me hyped with the aether-like, neon paint and animations, but that job trailer killed that hype instantly. The animations looked boring and the effects looked incongruous and awful. E.g the "ice block and glossy moogle".

The only thing that could save the job for me if it had some incredible gameplay while having battle effects disabled.

Don't worry; I'm sure modern Summoner points to excellent rotational design philosophies. And who needed an aesthetic that immerses, rather than incites self-inflicted eye-gouging, anyways? /s

If the actual art were more akin to the CGI trailer's version, I probably still wouldn't play Pictomancer, but my desire to play Dawntrail wouldn't be diminished for its presence (since I actually do --or, would otherwise-- like having party visual effects on).

[Lady_Silvermoon]

That would work if the job had started at level 1 and you had to bring it up to level 100.

With it starting at level 80, I don't see them being able to add much growth in such a short level span.

At least I can disable the battle effects if need be, but sadly I cannot hide the awful cast paint splurting animation and I don't want to have to mute my game due to all the squelching noises.

Imagine if you do a duty roulette and your low level picto starts drawing stick figures.

[Reap00]

The job looks great the way it is. If you don't like it don't play it. If seeing others with it bothers you turn off effects for others. The world doesn't have to adjust to you and your desires.

[Rikizza]

Yea in the trailer the effects on picto had me in awe. The beautiful colors, the glitter and the butterflies.
When i saw the job video i got more skeptical. :/

[Yuella]

The Samurai in Stormblood trailer can cut bullets. No such skill in game though.

[LynxDubh]

The job looks great the way it is. If you don't like it don't play it. If seeing others with it bothers you turn off effects for others. The world doesn't have to adjust to you and your desires.

"If you don't like is, don't play it" is an unhelpful comment. This thread is about feedback people want to voice on here and that is completely dismissive of peoples concerns. And this isn't "the world" that we're talking about, this is a game with a dev team that will change sound effects, icons, animations etc. to make things better for the players. People are bringing up legitimate concerns with things like the poor visual quality of the effects and the uncomfortable sound effects, and comments like these add nothing to the conversation.

[Hanayumi]

If they go this route much rather they use painted particles/effects fully rather than use a combination of realistic and painted effects, get me some Windwaker explosion or Okami thunderbolts and id be a lot more happy with it.