New Swirlie Visuals shown in 11.1 PTR

Community General Discussion
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Looks pretty neat! Wonder will it apply to those Fungal Beastriders with that spear toss skill in Fungal Folly.

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Assuming they don’t clip through the ground anymore that’s a great change

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Looks nifty. I’m sure no one will ever stand in the fire again! :sweat_smile:

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I’m not falling for that trick. You just want to keep the haste buff for yourself.

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Very good and necessary change.

I fully expect some LFR hero to post about how it ruins aesthetic and immersion though.

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Great! Can we now stop using the same freakin’ large red circle with a swirlie in it for both soaks and gtho?

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Challenge accepted.

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I envisioned a different kind of swirlie.

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But do they still swirl in the other direction for Australians?

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Is this real?

Most of the reason I didn’t bother with PvE was due to poor visual clarity.

This might open up a whole new pillar of endgame for me.

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Does anyone know if it will be retroactive?

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Yes, it’s on the PTR right now!

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I changed my settings to allow for better contrast etc.

Have a look at the tips from this guy, it’s made a massive difference for me

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I just wanna be able to see those stupid swirlies where you’re supposed to kill the mushrooms with the crystals and not have to try to see green-on-green-with-grass-atop.

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All screenshots showcasing the feature are on flat ground.

Pretty safe to say no, they haven’t fixed the bigger problem.

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This is a direct ripoff from FFXIV that no one should be complaining about. I’m not one to applaud people for doing something that should have been done years ago, but a W is a W, and they’re rare for Blizzard as of late.

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Now, if only they would standardize the attack types like XIV did.

Red circle with red arrows down is always a tank buster, yellow arrows pointing down means to stack up, purple circles mean spread, etc.

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Yeah, those look nice. I’m interested to see how they work in actual dungeons.

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This is amazing.

However, it’d be nice if blizzard knew how to design an encounter that doesn’t just rely on 17 different types of swirlies and the occasional laser beam.

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This is a good change, I guess…

But the reality is that the only reason this change is needed is because the game now revolves around one-shot mechanics. Fixing the game to be less centered around one-shot mechanics would have been a better solution than changing the swirl animation.

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