Grim Focus Permaglow

Jazraena

Grim Focus now makes your weapons permanently glow just for having the ability slotted:



Not like this was pointed out on PTS or anything already.

If your plan was to make me stop using the ability you've done a stellar job, ZOS.

Arthtur

For me its amazing. No need to use weapons from arms pack.

TaSheen

If it wasn't red I'd like it better. I'm not into red - nor yellow either.

Jazraena

Arthtur wrote: »

For me its amazing. No need to use weapons from arms pack.

For me it's a deal breaker. I don't want glowy anything out of combat on my characters. Considering how players hated the entire daedric armour mess in the beginning you'd think ZOS would learn.

aipex8_ESO

Complained on PTS and no one else cared lol. It's a substantial glow too! I like taking screenshots of my character (see fashion megathread) and this just ruins that. I have to unslot an ability just to take screenshots? I'm fine with the glow when you whip 'em out, but let us be a little stealth when sheathed. Put your sunglasses on, here comes a NB!

Jazraena

Elrond87 wrote: »

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Pedantic?

How exactly is not wanting extra glowy visual effects on my character for no bloody reason pedantic?

[edited to remove quote]

aipex8_ESO

Unsheathed with Prior Thierric daggers makes a nice pinkish purple that matches my new eyes though...

aipex8_ESO

Even in bright sunshine you can see it:

emilyhyoyeon

it's extra cool when you're using the gloambound arms pack Really excited to have to remove grim focus off my bar every time I want to take a screenshot now /s

aipex8_ESO

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

it's extra cool when you're using the gloambound arms pack /s

I usually rock one Prior Thierric and one Gloambound (I like the single dagger look when sheathed) but the floating glow made me switch to dual Thierrics

Jazraena

Oh right, Gloambound. I use those on my vampire nightblade.

The good news just keep piling up.

illusiouk

Arthtur wrote: »

For me its amazing. No need to use weapons from arms pack.

That is why it will get fixed, [snip]

[edited for minor bashing]

Akynathos

I for one agree with OP. Permanent glowy! vfx on the player character are a tad bit over the top.

Not everyone likes playing a laser-unicorn, pardon the exaggeration, especially in a setting that is brimming with awesome non-magical adventurers as well, be they player or NPC. Having a way to disable that effect during non-combat situations seems appropriate, be it via an activation state (like being in combat) or a menu option or otherwise.

KlauthWarthog

Yup, that one was... bad, to say the least. I get why the glow is there, since the bow hurts, but the glow has no reason to appear until you have at least one stack.

Jazraena

And just to visualize mentioned gloambound fun on weapons hanging off the hip, too:

Celticmagick

Yeah, I love the idea that we no longer have to "buff" the ability, but the constant glow is annoying. It would be nice to have the option to disable ability glows in settings or with a mod.

Tra_Lalan

I like this change. [NB main with gloambound].

Also the aura from this ability use to be visible for glombound weapons before. There was even some sort of visual glitch from time to time when you took out the weapon and hide it. The aura effect stayed in the air.

Shihp00

Great Change, let me keep the glow plsz :'(

emilyhyoyeon

Tra_Lalan wrote: »

Also the aura from this ability use to be visible for glombound weapons before. There was even some sort of visual glitch from time to time when you took out the weapon and hide it. The aura effect stayed in the air.

yeah, but the difference is that now it doesn't go away once the ability runs out because it doesn't run out anymore, that's the problem

colossalvoids

@ZOS_Kevin hey sorry for bothering but that's pretty easy issue to look at and have a fix at least this year.

Snamyap

TaSheen wrote: »

If it wasn't red I'd like it better. I'm not into red - nor yellow either.

Red is the theme color for Nightblades... Anyway, I would also prefer if the glow went away when weapons are sheathed.

TaSheen

Well, my few NBs ignore red, outside of the spells they use. I don't like red - and I'm not all that fond of NBs either....

tomofhyrule

Yeah, this issue came up on PTS.

One elegant solution that someone suggested there was to have the 'Grim Focus' glow only come up when the spectral arrow was ready. The icon was also changed from a completely different one to a glow, so it's a bit harder to see when it's up now. Having the weapons not glow until you have the bowproc ready would also make it a lot easier to see when you're ready to fire.

Jazraena

tomofhyrule wrote: »

Yeah, this issue came up on PTS.

One elegant solution that someone suggested there was to have the 'Grim Focus' glow only come up when the spectral arrow was ready. The icon was also changed from a completely different one to a glow, so it's a bit harder to see when it's up now. Having the weapons not glow until you have the bowproc ready would also make it a lot easier to see when you're ready to fire.

That would be a great visual indicator.

Treeshka

This is sort of annoying. In my opinion it should only glow in combat or when you have proc ready or have stacks.

majulook

Treeshka wrote: »

This is sort of annoying. In my opinion it should only glow in combat or when you have proc ready or have stacks.

YES 100% agree.

EmEm_Oh

ZOS needs to learn about "toggling" new "features" as they move along from one update to the next so they aren't constantly having their people doing so much busy work, fixing past issues, that the workpile just gets overwhelming.

I already see Bethesda employees nodding with me on this one.

Snamyap

tomofhyrule wrote: »

Yeah, this issue came up on PTS.

One elegant solution that someone suggested there was to have the 'Grim Focus' glow only come up when the spectral arrow was ready. The icon was also changed from a completely different one to a glow, so it's a bit harder to see when it's up now. Having the weapons not glow until you have the bowproc ready would also make it a lot easier to see when you're ready to fire.

I find that bright yellow glow kindda hard to miss.

Jaimeh

It's visually distracting and a bit tiring on the eyes... I generally like the red themed weapons on my NB (who have Deadlands red themed outfits anyway) but the perma glow is too much, and also not going to suit any other colour schemes that people might want to do on their weapons and outfits. @ZOS_Kevin please tell us that this is at least being looked into....

ZOS_Kevin

Just wanted to follow up here. Thanks for the feedback so far. The Grim Focus glow is working as intended currently. However, we are monitoring player feedback on this. In feedback, please make sure to note why you like or dislike the glow, as we have seen player feedback regarding both.

SpacemanSpiff1

perma-glow is intended? why?