Hey all, I just wanted to start these threads on all class forums, collect information from everybody on what spell/ability animations they miss and would like to see again on live! I plan on collecting information on those animations that seem to be missed the most by each class community and integrating it into a thread that blues can see in BFA Items and Class development. The goal is to try to encourage the game developers to bring back some of these animations through the use of glyphs, that way individuals who prefer some of the newer animations can still enjoy them.
In the end cosmetic effects of these abilities do matter to many players and the aesthetic appeal of certain classes whether it be visuals, sound effects, or both.
I plan on giving all of these threads in the class forums a week before I condense the information into one thread.
Some examples of animations that I miss on my paladin,
Exorcism
Judgement
Templar’s Verdict (MoP) era
Divine Storm pre-Legion
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Don’t think you’ll find many that prefer most old Mage animations. The only one I really miss is Frostfire Bolt, Frostfire Orb and such, but the ones that were actually updated look and sound a lot nicer.
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Thanks for your feedback, I used to main mage. I’d have to agree, I am a bit partial to the old frost school casting sound effect and the impact sounds old frostbolt made but the updates are decent. Perhaps a glyph to change flurry animation into frostfire bolt’s animation?
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I miss the old Arcane Missiles animations and sound so very much. I hate the new ones so much that I don’t enjoy playing Arcane anymore. Also, I can’t stand the new shields, they are an eyesore. That just leaves Frost, which is what I’m currently playing. Forst is not bad, but I think they overdid it with the whole “Frozen” theme. If we don’t get glyphs to change the shields to a more modest animation, I will probably just main my priest next expansion. That’s how much I can’t stand them lol.
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I agree with Wiza. The moment they changed the arcane missile animation and sound effect is when I swapped to Frost mage. I would love to be able to switch back to it with a glyph or something, because the new one is downright terrible.
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Vanilla Evocation. Period.
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I miss the old Vanilla Blast Wave animation. Looked way more impressive than what is in Retail.
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I absolutely miss Frostfire Bolt(with it’s animation) and Frostbolt’s animation and sound.
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I prefer the new Arcane Missile graphic, but I the old sound effect was much better.
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The new Arcane Missiles sound effect is atrocious. It sounds too solid, too “splashy”, the previous version sounded as something more otherworldly, as spells from the nether. I hope they modify it.
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Agreed.
I like the new AM graphic. It looks more natural and less mechanical. The old one looked dated and artificial with how every missile followed the same path and the low polygon count.
However, the new AM graphic is ruined by its horrible sound effect. The old sound effect had snap. It had oomph. It felt like you were actually shooting something at your foes.
The new AM sound effect is a mild rushing sound. It makes it feel like I’m shooting a stream of tadpoles at my target rather than blasting it with magic.
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