Am I the only one that thinks the old animation was much better?
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I liked the old one better but when they did that visual clarity change and cut back on spell effects, incinerate because a little flicker of flame it is now.
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Yeah, I liked old incinerate much better. Using it with Fire and Brimstone made it look like you could set the world on fire. Now it’s like tossing candles at your enemies.
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I kind of wish it traveled straight instead of all wavy. sometimes give me vertigo lol.
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The old chaos bolt and incinerate looked way better imo
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Yeah, I’m still not 100% sold on the new Chaos Bolt animation either tbh. Looks a bit weird.
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A lot of players like the old animation. And it’s not just for incinerate.
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Most of the old animation also looked like the graphic design behind them had more pop/effect. I think back to old malefict grasp i think thats the name of it for affliction or the old hand of guldan.
The new ones when they updated the warlock spells feel bland and like the color on them doesnt pop at all. Also the weird curving effect on some of them. Like shadow bolt.
Actually most of the caster spell effects seem like their missing the spell glow effect to them.
Granted this might have to do more with the inner workings of their graphic engine but the effect on spells with updated design should of looked amazing instead it looks like they are all missing something.
Like someone took all the bloom effect from them or the destructive sounds effect from them.
I still rememer the hunter updated sounds of the gun effects.
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I dream of the day when Rain of Fire sound effects get changed so it doesn’t sound like small bags of sand getting dropped on the floor
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Old incinerate and Shadowbolt were far better. I’ve hated the stupid polygon spike they gave us from the beginning.
I seriously can’t wrap my head around who at the design team was like, ah yes a spike, far cooler looking than a flaming laughing skull wrapped in shadow.
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This. I don’t understand why they had to tamper with the animations.
I really like the chaos bolt animation. It reminds me of a big green flaming fel comet. I just wish it hit as hard as it looks like it should.
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There’s actually an updated version of the original skull Shadow Bolt used by the ogres in Exile’s Reach. I have no idea why they don’t make it available for Warlocks…
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Interesting…
In truth, when it comes to incinerate and chaos bolt, i don’t mind the new visuals…
(OK old incinerate was pretty awesome not gonna lie.)
something’s off about the sound of every spells’ inpact though, ever since they updated spells overmuch. They sound too airy? weak?
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Shadow bolt
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What? You guys don’t enjoy rolling a sparkler across the floor to kill your enemies?
I mean, could be worse. We could be tossing a lil’ ribbon towards our enem…oh wait
<.< shadow bolt