What spell(s) or skill(s) do you enjoy where the sound, animation or visuals are so satisfying, hitting that button gives you a rush of dopamine? These are my top five.
Upheaval
Watching that bar ramp up and animation getting more intense with each level, whew!
Execute
Getting that proc is so exciting, because when that big sword gets swung overhead, it feels like I’m giving someone their death sentence. Hard hitting animation.
Shifting Power
If there was any spell at all that will make you feel like a mage, this is the one.
Wake of Ashes
That holy wide sweep with a claymore will always make my day.
Convoke of the Spirits
Specifically not shifted into any form. I’m sorry, what just happened? I don’t really know, but what I do know, is that was incredible.
Conversely, are there any skills and spells that are boring or underwhelming? For me, there a few, but you know what takes the cake? Ultimate Penitence. The potential, absolutely lost. The second I launched into the air, I felt excitement, and then immediately thought wow…wow that was underwhelming. I think there should be some spell throwing with arms or something, but oh well. Looking forward to new spells or improved ones.
All the spells that make my tauren shove his hands outward in a blast of energy. Usually arcane spells. The big ones. Love those…just wish arcane wasn’t so ugh.
prot divine toll is the most satisfying button to press in the game.
Old animation chaos bolt was a very close second. It may not have always done the most damage, but something about launching screaming dragon heads at your enemy felt great.
Hmm. I play all classes, but not all of them have this. Shadow Priest’s old Surrender to Madness during the Emerald Nightmare (and the rest of Legion) to use their insanity was…insanely rewarding. Sending out all those void pulses was also very satisfying on all your dot’d targets.
Execute is also a nice, meaty sounding ability. I wish they had done the same thing (given it a more unique sound) with Mortal Strike.
Stormbringer Chain Lightning is fun to watch. All the arcing lightning is great to see. Old Liquid Magma Totem had a better visual effect, actually lobing globs of magma around. Chef’s kiss.
Disintegrate, Eternity Surge and Deep Breath. The visuals and damage are so good and satisfying.
I can’t wait to use the hero talent that alow to control the direction of deep breath. It will be super fun.
Arcane bowling ball. Arcane Missles, the ability that causes arcane echo’s to chain-explode like 50 times in a few seconds on a group of dummies.
Priest’s Holy Nova, Halo/Div-Star, Penance, Shadow Apparitions(Shadow overall has good visuals), the new Voidweaver abilities
Enhance Sham’s rotation is pretty good.
Hunter Rapidfire
Night Elf Female Standing Idle Bounce Animation
Warlock Dimen-Rift, and Shadowbolt. I remember when I was taking screenshots of spells way long ago, and I zoomed in to a shadowbolt coming towards the camera, and realized there was a skull in the shadowbolt. I just thought that was kinda neat, because I never would have noticed it in regular play, but was a cool find when I was looking through the screenshots.
There’s a lot of good ones. Some of the Hero talents I’ve seen so far are looking good.