We Need A Class Animation OVERHAUL

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We need an across the board class animation overhaul.

First things first, both melee and casters need more impactful animations when using our abilities.

  • Scourge Strike for Unholy looks like they’re swinging a baseball bat and popping a zit
  • Mortal Strike for Arms looks and sounds PATHETIC
  • Wraith Walk looks like a joke. Why is it called that if we’re floating?
  • After more than a decade, we STILL don’t use our staves when casting spells. At this point, I can’t fathom why that hasn’t been focused on

Class aesthetics in this game MATTERS.

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I will only accept this if we get a hide weapon transmog option so those of us that don’t want to need not lug around glorified stat-sticks.

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Lightning bolt has had updated FX since BFA that is NPC only.

GIVE IT TO US BLIZZARD

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Dwarf animations are fine.

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I got to agree. You have FF with some freaking fantastic animations uniquely spread across all classes. Then you have WoW with two-handed attack animation 1 and 2.

I understand it’s all unique per race, but like… spread the uniqueness a little more please.

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i agree especially with hunter. like yea i understand it’s a hunter but at the same time could do better with animations especially with BM imo.

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Waiting for the Lightning Bolt animation change :slight_smile:

Sadly, it did come to fruition despite EXISTING at one point (not on Live mind you but the animation did exist). Especially if the Lighting Bolt build stays the standard its going to be sad to cast boring Lightning Bolts.

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I think one of the most glaring examples of this is Affliction warlock, especially as its visuals (or lack thereof) stand in contrast to the amazing visuals of the demonology and destruction specs. It doesn’t even really have spell effects, mostly just hand flourishes.

Which is a darn shame, because affliction is incredibly fun.

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Maybe because there are no class restrictions on stave transmogging blizz might’ve thought it would be unfitting for a holy priest or mage weilding a staff of darkness in combat

It would be a lot nicer to be able to hide staves though

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I just want better casting. I shouldn’t look evil when I’m trying to heal people…or look constipated.

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Would love a whole new ability transmog system.

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I’ll never understand how people ever have time to look THAT CLOSELY at their animations, transmogs etc. while in combat. If I’m in a group (especially large one, like a world boss), I’ll be lucky to see my character at all, let alone wtf color sparks are flying out from her hands. If I’m fighting something solo, I’m watching the mob so I can tell whether it’s about to get off an attack that I need to interrupt or move out of the way.

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These two statements don’t really make sense because they have different animations for each race, many of which are awesome. Also Unholy spec is literally just swinging weapons and popping zits.

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As long as I can opt to use old animations :+1:

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You guys sure are asking a lot from them. What do you think blizzard is? Some billion dollar corporation that can afford more staffing???

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As a caster I’d like to actually USE my staff, not just have it sit on my back all the time. One thing I love about ESO and FFXIV is their casters use the staff to channel many of the spells.

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Doesn’t matter.

The animations are garbage - update.

Not a fan of ESO’s aesthetic. That game looks terrible imo.

I’m with you on FFXIV though! I love whipping out my BLM and seeing those gorgeous and exaggerated casting animations.

It feels grandiose

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I’ve been saying this for years. They just don’t care. Mind spike doesn’t have an animation btw. Don’t shadow priests control the void? They are missing a huge dark space theme with shadowpriests rn. Hello? Black hole. Gravity bolt. Dark ascension —> more tentacles . Updated wings for priest instead of just 2 vanilla-esqe pizzas. :pizza: Lightning bolt. Incinerate is insulting and a shame. Melee need crispier ability animations. :cloud_with_rain: It’s been 6 years.

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No, just no. Please no.

I played final fantasy 14s black mage to level cap and one thing i hated most about the class and white mages is the fact they have this STUPID cast where they use their staffs to channel their magic.

Utter ridiculousness if you ask me.

Im happy and proud my character uses her hands as felomelorn hangs from her side.

If they EVER redo the animation to her using a staff to channel her fire spells ill delete the toon and walk away from this game like i did FF14

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Honestly? I’d just love it if some races didn’t hold weapons like warhammers the same way they’d hold two handed swords and such . . . tis a tad awkward.