Wall of Elements ~ can we get a wall?

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This is a small but important detail, in my opinion. We only have access to five basic abilities for each weapon. This means that those abilities should be functional and, dare I say it, visually satisfying.

Wall of Elements is the only ability with a truly disappointing graphic, that I've seen. There's no wall, it just makes the ground glow slightly. This limited graphic has two unfortunate effects: the first, I have trouble keeping track of the wall. Glows, from fire or magic, as well as brush can obscure the graphic entirely. The second effect is that the ability isn't fun to use. I'm looking forward to a flame wall, and instead I get some yellow-orange cracks, and that's if I can see it at all.

So I formally request an update to Wall of Elements! Let's have a wall graphic, and trap out enemies between ice, lightning, and flame!
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  • kimboh
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    The skill used to have a wall of flames but it was removed and replaced with the cracked floor animation.
    I think It was to make it easier to tell apart from other flame effects.
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  • Phinix1
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    Flame Wall was SO much better before they changed the graphic "to better differentiate it from enemy abilities."

    I had no trouble telling them apart and the flames looked damn cool in this game. I too was pretty disappointed in the scorched earth effect we ended up with. I think all the elemental visuals for this spell were better before.

    EDIT: Part of it might have been to do with performance balancing. The old effects were probably more resource intense. Also, they were more visible, so perhaps the mindless ability spamming griefers at every bank and crafting station had a role in their decision.
    Edited by Phinix1 on August 5, 2014 12:38AM
  • arkansas_ESO
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    kimboh wrote: »
    The skill used to have a wall of flames but it was removed and replaced with the cracked floor animation.
    I think It was to make it easier to tell apart from other flame effects.

    Wait, that's intentional? I thought my bad computer was having trouble rendering the flames, lol.

    The old animation looked much better.


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  • kimboh
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  • TtalonWings
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    For the love of god I bought the 80 dollar game from the fire animations from youtube this got to get fixed the animation looks so stupid its more like ground of orange soda. making it hard to even see what is inside the wall I am very upset and regret my purchase if this is not fixed I am dropping my monthly come on wall of flames should be a wall of flames.
  • Chuggernaut
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    Doesn't ice make a wall?
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  • Gorthax
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    no
  • smeeprocketnub19_ESO
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    For the love of god I bought the 80 dollar game from the fire animations from youtube this got to get fixed the animation looks so stupid its more like ground of orange soda. making it hard to even see what is inside the wall I am very upset and regret my purchase if this is not fixed I am dropping my monthly come on wall of flames should be a wall of flames.

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