Templar animation looks like a fishing gaffe rather than a spear of aedric origins

Cendrillion21

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The new animation is just horrible.

I hope this thread keeps going and going...

Ragnarok0130

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Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

The old jabs was our identity. We have been using it for over 8 years. There was also absolutely no reason to change both the look and the sound of jabs. They could have just changed the animation and left everything else alone. When using the original animation my jabs focused on a concentrated spot straight in front of me. The new animation just swings wildly all over the place and I don't feel like I can truly aim at anything. This is a sad day for Templars.

Agreed and there’s even less reason for the change to jabs when other spear skills like Spear shards still use the old spear model. Is this an oversight, corner cutting or part of some dastardly plan under the guise of “accessibility”? The world may never know!

UnabashedlyHonest

The animation is horrible, but worse is how radically they gutted the templar play style and abilities. I don't see how templar can be viable going forward now. The animation looks horrible, but if the changes were only to the animation we could have lived with it I think.

anadandy

Just saw it for myself and it is horrible. And the choice of spear motif, uuuugh.

First they make Bosmer not stealthy and now Templars use a vampiric motif for an Aedric spear.

<insert Jackie Chan face meme>

Vahndamme

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Today I checked in again and well it looks like a big ass shovel, shovelling dirt like finding an excavation site. The whole twist makes it look like you're throwing dirt over your shoulder .. it's so disgusting.

Sonnir

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I have been in love with my templar main for years! Now, I have to find a new main or cancel my sub. This new animation is literally the WORST!

Jabs IS templar. And now it is ruined. >.<

RIP templar

haelgaan

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three jabs i would have been fine with, but wth is that floppy noodle move after the two jabs? makes no sense to me, and is embarrassing to see. are we shaking it to get the drops off?

NotaDaedraWorshipper

a what?

If they really needed to use an existing style for the jab instead of letting it have its own unique one (Which would be better [snip]). they are several staff options they could've gone with. Which all looks better and is not a style connected to vampires and Namira.

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mzprx

polls are dumb

i loved my Templars. both Stamina and Magicka. but they've now been shelved indefinitely. until they (ZOS) change the animation back. or make a new one with a spear that has been DESIGNED from scratch, like the old one. NOT just some staff motif that has been re-used as the "new and exciting" spear model. and not just some staff motif. probably the worst looking staff motif in this game. [snip]

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CMFan1966

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My Templar that I have been playing nearly non-stop since 2017 is now ruined. The animation looks incredibly stupid and the action feels clunky. I hate it and will most likely reassign her from being my main to being a crafting mule. Thanks ZOS. I have always defended you and spent a crap ton of money on your game. And this is what you give us. At least make the animation look like something other than me digging a hole in double time. In case you haven't figured it out by now...I hate it.

marius_buys

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Jeez gimme back the old jabs for the love of all thats is good

keykeykey

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I legitimately opened this forum account cause I wanted to complain about the new jabs, but it looks like everyone beat me to the punch. I have no idea how in 2022 this animation got past the lead animators, product managers, game designers. ESO is already known for a much more floaty and less impactful feeling combat system, this just takes it to a new level.

DYSEQTA

psychotrip wrote: »

So it's clear a large portion of the playerbase hates this change.

No. [snip]

It should be bleeding obvious why the rapid strikes animation was changed to what it is as the new animation makes sense for all one handed weapons not just daggers and swords.

The new jabs is a better animation too. I could agree with many that the change of 'spear' model wasn't necessary but the animation itself is fine and like rapid strikes flows better with weaving.

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Ariordin

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I have no idea how the new animation passed quality control.

How long until the next combat update? I assume they will update it again then.

#SaveJabs

shadyjane62

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DYSEQTA wrote: »

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psychotrip wrote: »

So it's clear a large portion of the playerbase hates this change.

No. [snip]

It should be bleeding obvious why the rapid strikes animation was changed to what it is as the new animation makes sense for all one handed weapons not just daggers and swords.

The new jabs is a better animation too. I could agree with many that the change of 'spear' model wasn't necessary but the animation itself is fine and like rapid strikes flows better with weaving.

Deltia guy has it right. Worst animation change EVER. I no longer use jabs at all, took it off my bar and put it in the garbage.

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Othniel327

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ZOS, please change this back. It's embarrassing.

Signed,
Templar Main

Auldwulfe

To add insult to injury ... Isobel still uses it, so it's still in the game... YOU just are not allowed to use it.
I see a LOT of dumped Isobels...... all that work on a companion, and that's going to be gone, too .....

Auldwulfe

WhiteCoatSyndrome

Tried it out on my Templar today and I’m not keen on it. It looks and feels clunky.

Vahndamme

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Can we have any update devs?

IZZEFlameLash

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It is even uglier than before and hits for way less. Give me back my jab from before!

Beilin_Balreis_Colcan

That would be "gaff" not "gaffe", they're two completely different things.

rmajereub17_ESO

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Def was huge part of my current break, it's horrendous. Can't believe anyone would work in a game and do this without considering a different career path. Hope we get the original back someday, but sooner or later i might still delete my 'plar and come back and try something a different toon.

RedFlint

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When you are constantly jabbing it looks like you are rocking a baby. Such a weird animation.

jtm1018

a what?

colossalvoids wrote: »

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saar wrote: »

Hope funeral invites have already being sent.

Did he really have to do that?
I can't play templar anymore!
Why do you have to ruin a already ruined thing!?

Joking, I lol'd so hard.

Memory_In_Motion

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It might be my rx 550 2gb single slott sff card, but in many battles i don't even get an animation so while the new animation is designed to improve weaving, if io don't get it,(quite often in large crowded battles with mob pulls) then i get no animation to use to weave with.

LesserCircle

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Memory_In_Motion wrote: »

It might be my rx 550 2gb single slott sff card, but in many battles i don't even get an animation so while the new animation is designed to improve weaving, if io don't get it,(quite often in large crowded battles with mob pulls) then i get no animation to use to weave with.

This is a real problem right here, with lower end graphics cards many people can't even see the spear. I noticed this on my laptop with a 1050.