Why?

RandomKodiak · April 10

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Great looking staff but why is skull facing away from enemies? Takes one of the best staves and makes it look like we don't care how we are holding it

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · April 10

My thought exactly. And when it is stowed on your back, it faces BACKWARDS. And the new staff from Summerset when stowed rides too high on your back (like many others) and looks weird (and why I won't use it).

@ZOS_Kevin

DrNukenstein · April 10

Skull staves shoot magic from the eye sockets. This is common knowledge.

furiouslog · April 10

IKR? How is that skull thing supposed to see properly? Maybe we can take the head off and stick it in a bjorn? What's going on ZOS?? In the real world, all of the giant staff heads face forward! My immersion! EEE. MERRRR. SHUUNNN.

Jaraal · April 10

Even the skull can't bear to watch what's happening to the game we love.

MafiaCat115 · April 10

Now that it's been pointed out, I've realized that Mannimarco holds the Staff of Worms the same way we do in game, but he holds the skull facing forward in promotional artwork (if the pictures work, here are examples).

SilverIce58 · April 10

MafiaCat115 wrote: »

Now that it's been pointed out, I've realized that Mannimarco holds the Staff of Worms the same way we do in game, but he holds the skull facing forward in promotional artwork (if the pictures work, here are examples).

It's always facing away from him. Maybe he just doesn't like looking at skulls lol

Tra_Lalan · April 10

Maybe because its made to please the eyes of the player that is using it, not the enemy's eyes.

Icy_Waffles · April 10

Huh. I am unsure on the staff placement on the back (I always see my character's back) but for those getting screen shots etc. I get the frustration. The staff facing sideways during combat does bother me, I have been wanting this thing for years lol

Kite42 · April 10

Better thread titles wouldn't cost you much as a courtesy to the rest of us.

Adremal · April 10

The skull is shy. Like a Boo from the Mario games.

barney2525 · April 10

The staff has a queasy stomach, and has a tendency to barf on occasion.
So you face the mouth away to keep from getting stuff on your armor.

StihlReign · April 10

Oooo...Is this the Backwards list? - Do Anvil of Zenithar Greatsword next!

Why is it backwards?!!
The lighted edge or the cutting edge on the blade is clearly facing the wrong direction. Love the Sword but it feels soo awkward if you focus on it for any length of time.

Pleeease turn it around.

heaven13 · April 10

Google how the effects for arcanists look on it. Makes the grind even more worth it.

IncultaWolf · April 10

Jaraal wrote: »

Even the skull can't bear to watch what's happening to the game we love.

That skull represents the average player who mains necro

Shiredo · April 11

Why? Money. They wanted to save money on a professional with a good brain.

amig186 · April 12

It's watching your back. Be grateful.
Seriously though, it makes no sense for it to be looking neither at the enemy nor at you, just in some unspecified direction. If it was facing your way, it could have resembled a certain Blood weapon:

As it is it just makes you wonder what the heck it's looking at over there.

Hapexamendios · April 12

It's look at me because I'm dead sexy!

davidtk · April 12

Shiredo wrote: »

Why? Money. They wanted to save money on a professional with a good brain.

It takes neither a professional nor much brains to get the alignment and rotation right. Just common sense. Unfortunately, lately what I observe in outfits and other things shows that even common sense doesn't work in development anymore. Where any Nexus modder could have done some things better.
Sisei Flowering Dress also shows a poorly made connection to the body. And that didn't happen so much back in the past, and some outfits looked amazing What went wrong?