Oragummi Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Please keep in mind before you read on that this is not meant to be a whining thread. I would just like to state my honest opinion about the new abilities' animations. I am trying to give constructive feedback to Bioware so people who would like to join in on the discussion (whether they agree with me or not) in a friendly and constructive way are welcome to do so and will not be judged for their opinions. On the other hand while I can't enforce this I would like to respectfully ask everyone to be polite to others and stay on topic. Now on to the issue: In my opinion Priming Shot has really quite a boring animation. I for one (I can't speak for the rest of players) like to have animations that have something unique about them rather than just being "generic blaster shot" animation. Blazing Bolts/Boltstorm I'm also very disappointed with. I like that they both look and sound more powerful than their predecessors but the twist thing that blazing bolts does in my opinion looks very strange and unnatural. Boltstorm on the other hand has this sort of "mad firing" look to it that looks wrong for that kind of weapon. I also have an issue with an elite special forces character firing a weapon in such a way. So what are your thoughts on the matter? I'd love to hear what you all have to say so please leave a comment below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezMoney Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Lol... I just made a thread about this yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomlash Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I rate Boltstorm: Touhou/10 Seriously, it would look much better if the bolts were elongated a bit, dash-shaped instead of dot-shaped. Vortex Bolt is okay. I'm just glad my Vanguard mains Shield Spec. Ion Storm looks SIIICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oragummi Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Lol... I just made a thread about this yesterday Oh really? I had know idea one of these already existed. Thanks for letting me know though. so what was the over all conclusion you got from your thread? Did people seem to like or dislike the new animations for the most part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oragummi Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 I rate Boltstorm: Touhou/10 Seriously, it would look much better if the bolts were elongated a bit, dash-shaped instead of dot-shaped. Vortex Bolt is okay. I'm just glad my Vanguard mains Shield Spec. Ion Storm looks SIIICK. That was actually another complaint I had about Boltstorm. The little dots made it look even more awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AesirUesugi Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Gots to throw those marbles on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomlash Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Gots to throw those marbles on the floor. THAAAT'S how the Cover Fire/Pinning Fire snare works! You certainly can't move quickly when there are marbles all over the floor... @_@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezMoney Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Oh really? I had know idea one of these already existed. Thanks for letting me know though. so what was the over all conclusion you got from your thread? Did people seem to like or dislike the new animations for the most part? Unfortunately only one person replied. This forum isn't very busy I just hope it gets the devs attention. I was actually more concerned with the boriingness of the merc healer's new ability progressive scan. I suggested giving us a similar animation as scorch, but with kolto instead of fire. Edited November 10, 2014 by TezMoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos_KidSWTOR Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I kinda like the Arsenal animations, but Priming Shot should look like a new skill not a swapped Power Shot... Blazing Bolts is ok, but i would rather the animation be like Wounding Shots from the Gunslinger... I watched the version of the stream that apparently didn't show off all the Pub skills (probably got cut accidentally) as for Innovative Ordinance? I like those animations, especially Mag Shot, Serrated Shot looks ok at best, again STOP RE-USING POWER SHOT ANIMATION, if you have to, Re-use Charged Burst, that looks better... Progressive Scan does look a bit boring, but it is VERY hard to see, great for PvP so, no major complaints there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezMoney Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I kinda like the Arsenal animations, but Priming Shot should look like a new skill not a swapped Power Shot... Blazing Bolts is ok, but i would rather the animation be like Wounding Shots from the Gunslinger... I watched the version of the stream that apparently didn't show off all the Pub skills (probably got cut accidentally) as for Innovative Ordinance? I like those animations, especially Mag Shot, Serrated Shot looks ok at best, again STOP RE-USING POWER SHOT ANIMATION, if you have to, Re-use Charged Burst, that looks better... Progressive Scan does look a bit boring, but it is VERY hard to see, great for PvP so, no major complaints there. Progressive Scan is meant to be used within a group of players, so being hard to see isn't important. Obviously in ranked it's even less so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nairolfus Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Blazing shots is ugly ! I will respec assault for this sole reason ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCasterTroy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 AGREE! Priming Shot is a horrible animation. Id prefer something like the merc uses both hands center mass on 1 pistol ( Yes 1) and a recoil like animation after the shot. what do yall think? very difficult to make cool animation for pistol shots there are only so many positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastervalkar Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I've played far too many MMO to care about the animations of powers. However, I will say the Vanguard and Powertech got the better deal in that department by far. Ion/Firestorm looks amazing, and everything from the new Pyro/Plasmatech spec is great as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolooon Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 some animations are going to be changed in 3.0 but idk if actualy firing pewpews gonna change - doubt that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dijskykiller Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 It seems devs have not taken enough time to create these animations. It does suck, specially blazing bolts. It just does not make sense with bolts in a circular trajectory. I'd rather have the old animations than these crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) It seems devs have not taken enough time to create these animations. It does suck, specially blazing bolts. It just does not make sense with bolts in a circular trajectory. I'd rather have the old animations than these crap. It seems that they decided to spend all their time designing new animations for assassins and shadows but then decided they didn't have enough time left for troopers so they just gave us some crappy particle effects attached to old animations. Edited November 16, 2014 by Zoom_VI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuku-sama Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 It seems that they decided to spend all their time designing new animations for assassins and shadows but then decided they didn't have enough time left for troopers so they just gave us some crappy particle effects attached to old animations. Crinn. You gotta admit Ion Storm look awesome despite it being just a new particle effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Crinn. You gotta admit Ion Storm look awesome despite it being just a new particle effect. Yeah now tell me what do the other 5 trooper specs get? I mean I'm just so looking forward to spamming blue and red haze at my target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuku-sama Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yeah now tell me what do the other 5 trooper specs get? I mean I'm just so looking forward to spamming blue and red haze at my target. Glad I didn,t talk about anything but Ion Storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezMoney Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It seems that they decided to spend all their time designing new animations for assassins and shadows but then decided they didn't have enough time left for troopers so they just gave us some crappy particle effects attached to old animations. That's exactly what the sin/shadow moves are. Maybe they look a little more impressive they have lightsabers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomlash Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That's exactly what the sin/shadow moves are. Maybe they look a little more impressive they have lightsabers It's funny you say that, because Cascading Debris looks pretty cool except for the weird dance your character does with the lightsaber. Seriously, it's like some sort of Elaine Benes dance. Vanquish looks pretty cool though. It's exactly what I'd want out of an improved version of Mind Crush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm pretty sure the dev conversation for creating the new abilities went something like this. "We need to make something for the new trooper abilities." "Awesome, I always wanted to see if I could make a animation that is worse than High Impact Bolt." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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