Monk Character Action Skins

[doodlestrudel]

Hello, this is my first time making a post on the forums so my apologies if this isn't the right place for this topic. However, I wanted to make this post in small hopes of it actually being seen and considered for the upcoming Character Action Skins feature in 8.0.
For Monk's character action skins I'd like to ask for there to be an option to have the Elixir Field animation over Elixir Burst as it was one of my favorite Monk animations and I am sad to see it replaced in 7.0 content.
Perhaps anyone else with Monk animation ideas for the Action Skins can post their own requests below as well.

[Carighan]

This is one of the big things I hope they'll do in general, I also vastly prefer Gravity over Gravity II on Astro (I know those skills are probably gone entirely, but the general idea of using lower-evolution visuals).

[ThreeBeastSmile]

Let's see...
Axe Kick
Tornado Kick
One Ilm Punch (nah j/k about that one... unless?)

Problem is TK is Phantom Rush's predecessor and I like both skills. Hate that it's one or the other and that it couldn't replace a different skill like Rising Phoenix instead if using skill skins logically. That's totally based on the right now obviously, and not Evolved mode.

I feel this way with NIN and Assassinate vs. Dream Within a Dream. I'm glad I actually get to see it in PvP. Tbh NIN lost a lot of cool animations over time in general like Duality and Shadewalker... just don't know what they would replace. Duality for Kassatsu? No idea.

Sorry I know this is supposed to be about MNK lol. I'd really like to see those two first skills as options though, I loved Axe Kick in PvP.

[doodlestrudel]

I like to imagine my character fights with more kicks than punches so I'd love to see Tornado Kick and Axe Kick as options. Being able to switch around all the beast chakra skills like that is an awesome idea too.
Don't worry about it not being about monk, though. I have been picking up ninja recently and I see your point. Assassinate having your character actually jump on the enemy would be a great option to pick from.

[doodlestrudel]

I am really hoping that using lower level animations is just some kind of universal option for all jobs when the feature releases. Like for WHM's more conjury based animations that got replaced by more holy-magic looking animations.

[Azurarok]

I want to go back to using Bootshine since the Leaping Opo scratches don't fit my weapon glam at all

[Mikey_R]

I am really hoping that using lower level animations is just some kind of universal option for all jobs when the feature releases. Like for WHM's more conjury based animations that got replaced by more holy-magic looking animations.

This was the first thing I thought of when they mentioned action skins. However, there is a concern about AoEs and how they can change. For example, Paladin's Spirit's Within is single target and updraged to Expiacion, which is a circle AoE around the target. Are the devs going to care?

A more egregious example would be Samurai's Fuga > Fuko upgrade, going from a cone to a circle around the Samurai. Is that going to cause issues?

Really, the concern is how they are going to implement this whilst potentially taking these into account.

[Shaboinky]

I want to replace all Monk abilities to Bootshine so I can fulfill my boxer fantasy.

[Carighan]

This was the first thing I thought of when they mentioned action skins. However, there is a concern about AoEs and how they can change. For example, Paladin's Spirit's Within is single target and updraged to Expiacion, which is a circle AoE around the target. Are the devs going to care?

Probably not, because from the jobs shown so far all skills are damage + %AoE now.

[SpeckledBurd]

I imagine that initially most of the action glamours will be skills that have been upgraded out or removed from the game/player use(Bootshine, True Strike, Demolish, Touch of Death, Elixir Field, Anatman) and it will be fixed to certain actions.

I'm hoping that it will actually/eventually be more than that and you'll be able to do things like put Rhalgr's gigantic aether fist's from Myth's of the Realm over actions, or that there will be freedom to reglam actions into whatever other action as pleases you.