Alternative to spell crafting...

WhyMustItBe

So we all know spell crafting is a no-go. What I would propose as a compromise to this long desired feature is this:

SPELL APPEARANCE CRAFTING

In simplest terms, allow players to change the COLOR SCHEME of their abilities.

This would be incredibly simple for ZOS to implement (all you are doing is changing some numbers to alter the color of the particle effects).

Additionally, there is certainly room for CUSTOM MORPHS (like stamina Twilight who scratches with claws, different summons, etc.).

But the basic concept, allowing people to customize their spell appearance to match their character/mount appearance, would be huge, and cost next to nothing.

Necrotech_Master

we kind of already have the system in place, like with the warden bear customization, it could be like an equippable costume/appearance item but just change the look of a certain skill

it would be nice if they added more options or expanded that system more

francesinhalover

Would classes lose identity?

Gaeliannas

Necrotech_Master wrote: »

we kind of already have the system in place, like with the warden bear customization, it could be like an equippable costume/appearance item but just change the look of a certain skill

it would be nice if they added more options or expanded that system more

How do you customize the warden bear?

joerginger

Gaeliannas wrote: »

How do you customize the warden bear?

There is a grey skin in the crown store for the bear.

Abigail

Not to be the Snickers bar in the punchbowl, but you do realize that unless something makes ZOS a buck they will avoid deploying anything that burdens their troubled servers.

WhyMustItBe

Abigail wrote: »

Not to be the Snickers bar in the punchbowl, but you do realize that unless something makes ZOS a buck they will avoid deploying anything that burdens their troubled servers.

Changing the color of a particle effect already in the game has zero impact on servers.

Plus if you can't see how they could make money off this you haven't been with us long. They could literally charge real money for every different color shade unlock, for each color theme slot (per character), and every time you apply new colors.

Xinihp

This seems like a wasted opportunity to earn revenue for the game with minimal investment and basically zero server performance impact.

We should be able to set our wall of elements to look like a lightning staff even if forced to use inferno for build efficiency. It is stupid in a game with a full transmog system to have to run a frost warden with a fire staff.

They make SO much money on dyes and gear customization, and there's no "you need to be able to tell if they are wearing heavy armor" BS because you can appearance change your gear to any style.

This needs to be a thing for abilities. It would make classes far less boring and compensate for the lack of new classes.

robpr

I would wish for something like Warframe mod system, so you could increase and decrease stats of certain skills. Like increase the radius of Stampede at the cost of damage, or increase the damage of Carve at cost of duration or stam cost.

But that would destroy already dying servers to keep up in pvp. Also destroys any semblance of class balance.