Too many flashy abilities?

[IloveYouPumpkin]

In the new video he's only level 15 or something.. yet I see a lot of really obvious and flashy stuff happening, maybe it's too much (lancer)? I wonder how it will look at 50 especially in PVP. Will we know what's going on, or will it be overwhelming? I like cool-looking abilities, but not everything needs huge graphics.

edit: A concern I have almost as much as the above.. Big graphics on spells should be reserved for high levels don't you think? Why is a level 15 group doing things like that? It's better I think, to make people want to obtain those kinds of spells instead of starting out with them. Too epic for a level 15? Just the way I see it.

[Alerith]

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This is why I'm glad SE selectively listens to the community for the most part. Over a year ago: "ALL THE ANIMATIONS LOOK THE SAME, THEY AREN'T FLASHY ENOUGH, THEY AREN'T BIG ENOUGH."

If they listened to everyone like the OP or Rokien, we'd have no forward progression in ARR's development at all.

[IloveYouPumpkin]

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This is why I'm glad SE selectively listens to the community for the most part. Over a year ago: "ALL THE ANIMATIONS LOOK THE SAME, THEY AREN'T FLASHY ENOUGH, THEY AREN'T BIG ENOUGH."

If they listened to everyone like the OP or Rokien, we'd have no forward progression in ARR's development at all.

At least have spells that go around your whole character be AoE. No need to have that stuff be single target or we won't see anything in PvP it'll be a sea of colors. And also I hope every class has very unique looking abilities so we know what's going on and who's doing what.

[Biggs]

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This is why I'm glad SE selectively listens to the community for the most part. Over a year ago: "ALL THE ANIMATIONS LOOK THE SAME, THEY AREN'T FLASHY ENOUGH, THEY AREN'T BIG ENOUGH."

If they listened to everyone like the OP or Rokien, we'd have no forward progression in ARR's development at all.

Word for word what I was about to respond with. Thank you sir.

[Mudd]

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This is why I'm glad SE selectively listens to the community for the most part. Over a year ago: "ALL THE ANIMATIONS LOOK THE SAME, THEY AREN'T FLASHY ENOUGH, THEY AREN'T BIG ENOUGH."

He's got a point.. Its why they originally upscaled the graphics for the spells in 1.0.

I'm pretty sure they have chosen their direction regarding this, and its unlikely to change.

[casker]

Wow, butthurt SE defense force no criticism allowed

The flashiness is way too much. Even gathering turns you into a supersaiyan. Some of the abilities take up the entire screen. Now imagine being in a party.

they just need to make some of the FX smaller.

[Psykotsu]

Wow, butthurt SE defense force no criticism allowed

The flashiness is way too much. Even gathering turns you into a supersaiyan. Some of the abilities take up the entire screen. Now imagine being in a party.

they just need to make some of the FX smaller.

Has nothin to do with a defense force bro. It's fact that people complained that the animations did not represent the over-the-top feel from Final Fantasy games, so they have clearly separated animations to have their distinctions. Did you guys really feel like they were over the top and flashy?

This game needs to release already so people can stop creating topics out of boredom.

[casker]

Has nothin to do with a defense force bro. It's fact that people complained that the animations did not represent the over-the-top feel from Final Fantasy games, so they have clearly separated animations to have their distinctions. Did you guys really feel like they were over the top and flashy?

This game needs to release already so people can stop creating topics out of boredom.

I've literally never seen people asking for effects to be giant and take up the entire screen, but here are people saying they shouldn't be. And not all Final Fantasy games are this flashy. Actually, none of them are, maybe for ultimate abilities but not low level stuff. Look at low level FFT spells or something. They are composed, sweet, and to the point. FFXIV is like turning a basic attack into a purple whirlwind that takes up the entire screen. Simply triggering sprinting gives you a chakra blast.

And the animations won't even be clearly separated at this rate. They are just different colors of giant flash that will all start to look the same.

It's not out of boredom, it's criticism. Trying to say people are just bored is one of SE defense force's excuses.

[Forgo]

I've literally never seen people asking for effects to be giant and take up the entire screen, but here are people saying they shouldn't be. And not all Final Fantasy games are this flashy. Actually, none of them are, maybe for ultimate abilities but not low level stuff. Look at low level FFT spells or something. They are composed, sweet, and to the point. FFXIV is like turning a basic attack into a purple whirlwind that takes up the entire screen. Simply triggering sprinting gives you a chakra blast.

And the animations won't even be clearly separated at this rate. They are just different colors of giant flash that will all start to look the same.

It's not out of boredom, it's criticism. Trying to say people are just bored is one of SE defense force's excuses.

so SE has a defense force now? we get PSYCOM armor too? O.o

[Psykotsu]

I've literally never seen people asking for effects to be giant and take up the entire screen, but here are people saying they shouldn't be. And not all Final Fantasy games are this flashy. Actually, none of them are, maybe for ultimate abilities but not low level stuff. Look at low level FFT spells or something. They are composed, sweet, and to the point. FFXIV is like turning a basic attack into a purple whirlwind that takes up the entire screen. Simply triggering sprinting gives you a chakra blast.

And the animations won't even be clearly separated at this rate. They are just different colors of giant flash that will all start to look the same.

It's not out of boredom, it's criticism. Trying to say people are just bored is one of SE defense force's excuses.

Nope, you're bored, and others are too. Maybe I watched the wrong video or something, please direct me to one where the effects take up the entire screen and doing all this stuff you claim.