Juggernaut Vicious Slash uses Marauder Battering Assault animation

[GeneralGyro]

So I was playing a new juggernaut character and noticed using Vicious Slash, the animation uses battering assaults animation with both arms out wide for the slash instead of both hands on the hilt, as a juggernaut would do.

[Nee-Elder]

A couple other players  seemed to have confirmed it too --> https://forums.swtor.com/topic/926772-vicious-slash-1hand-animation/

Edited December 30, 2022 by Nee-Elder

[sentientomega]

14 hours ago, GeneralGyro said:

So I was playing a new juggernaut character and noticed using Vicious Slash, the animation uses battering assaults animation with both arms out wide for the slash instead of both hands on the hilt, as a juggernaut would do.

No, it looks more like dual-wield vicious slash without the offhand saber marauders would use, battering assault has an entirely different animation, I did some dummy testing, somehow they have the same animation, regardless of style or number of weapons involved. Hence, it screams bug to me dating from something they did with the 7.2 patch, probably.

[afwhoefuwov]

Any idea on when this bug will be fixed? My Jugg looks pretty stupid with the new Vicious Slash animation; it's like you are trying to chop a fish but fail to do so.  

Edited January 11, 2023 by afwhoefuwov

[afwhoefuwov]

Hope the team acknowledges this bug and the old animation will be brought back soon.  It seems very silly to me and the there is a small lag (1-1.5 sec) during the animation, making an instant casted ability to seem laggy and slow.  

@JackieKo

[CommunityTeam]

Hi folks,

Thanks for the report regarding the animation for Vicious Slash ability on a Juggernaut. 

Our team is currently looking into this bug. For visibility, we'll add it to the known issues list:

• Vicious Slash ability on Juggernaut is playing the incorrect animation when used.