[dev1037] Increasing Effect Size Doesn't Get Rid of the "Cookie-Cutter" Problem

[MizoreShirayuki]

Greetings,

As the title of the topic states, just increasing the size of the battle effects themselves will not get rid of the problem that myself, my linkshell, and I would assume the vast majority of players think is wrong with battle effects currently: They are all cookie-cutter.

Something that is "cookie-cutter" as defined by Webster Dictionary in this context is something that is: "marked by a lack of originality or distinction."

If one were to get on any class in the game and use the weaponskills associated with that class, they would find that 90% of the skills (the other 10% being the "final" weaponskill that the class gets i.e. Bloodletter, Simian Thrash, etc.) have the same animation effects...lacking the originality and distinction that players want.

Increasing the size of these effects will do nothing to solve the problem because player's want animations that are original, flashy, and distinctive (See Final Fantasy XI weaponskills)... Not something that's "cookie-cutter".

Please take this into consideration as you continue to improve upon the game.

[Reika]

The battle system as it is now is pretty original. adding auto attack however, brings it closer to not.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

and this is the 3° thread on the same topic .-.
for me, increasing the size is ok for now, if in the future they redo all the effect will be still ok.

[Xquiel]

and this is the 3° thread on the same topic .-.
for me, increasing the size is ok for now, if in the future they redo all the effect will be still ok.

right, SE is working on it, i'm happy about the future effect size

[Rjain]

I'd rather them to be completely redone. I hope this is not the only thing they have planned for fixing the lacklustre battle animations. Some of them are already blindingly huge.

[Takedakai]

Increasing the size would be fine. It is not really what I or any of my friends want. Like the OP, we want new different effects. Just like was already said, many current action and spell effects are simply recycled. We would like new effects created for variety. New weaponskill animations to increase variety is needed as well.

On the topic of effects. There is currently no effect associated with "resurrect". I would much rather see new effects added than the current effects' size increased.

[Teknoman]

Both are necessary. The current magic and weapon skill/player skill impacts/effects are so small, that often you wont know when something has been provoked. Yes, the majority of player animations from weapon skills need to be diverse, but a decent amount of the impacts themselves look good. They just need to be larger to actually see that detail.

[SydeBeheln]

Increasing the animations is better than leaving them alone. They are not that bad, take a look at past FF games, like ff12 or ff13 honestly they were not that intense either. I think the dev. team is making small fixes that have big impacts. I will admit that some of the animations are a bit overused, I.E, the Marauder weapon skills. That is something I hope gets fixed. lol

[Chory]

I'd start with fact that like 70% of weapon skills are either "weapon skill" or "weapon skill II". Thats far more than pathetic.

[Reika]

I'd start with fact that like 70% of weapon skills are either "weapon skill" or "weapon skill II". Thats far more than pathetic.

Did you put forth any feedback on suggested skill names for the II skills yet?

Do that first.