I'm a pretty new player, playing my sorc in AD 95% of the time in first person. I really like how the game looks(it's nowhere near modded skyrim ofc), aspecially the spell effects. However... have u ever seen how the crystal fragment look in first person when you are hard casting it? Holly Molly! It feels like the texture of this spell made by a very different guy then the rest of the spells.
Not gonna sugarcoat it..it's ugly as hell. I guess most players do not play in first person, since it isn't really viable in any group content. Also if I have to guess, hardcasting crystal frag is just for low level sorcs, still I would really like to have some kind of texture replacement for it. It's animation is nice, but it's at the middle of the screen for a whole second(in yo face), and it's the gotonuke at low levels, so we/I do use it a lot even w/o the instant proc.
Probably there are other more pressing issues withthe game currently, still this spell should get a visual upgrade for sure.
I challenge you! Show me a spell which looks worst then crytal frag in first person