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New block animation needs to go.. seriously.

Taruha
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I mentioned this on the PTS forums and it was completely ignored by the developers.
I'd love to know the reason for adding a immersion breaking shield animation on top of the already existing animation.
Please help me get some attention to this, because it's ugly and unnecessary.
Please do not continue to ignore my plea to remove this.
As an RPer I am super disappointed that it went live.

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  • MissBizz
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    Yes, I understand showing it on other characters, but I feel there should be an option for if you see it or not. I personally find it to be the most offending when you are in first person and suddenly this glowing gold thing is taking up a ton of your screen.
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  • Taruha
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    MissBizz wrote: »
    Yes, I understand showing it on other characters, but I feel there should be an option for if you see it or not. I personally find it to be the most offending when you are in first person and suddenly this glowing gold thing is taking up a ton of your screen.

    It looks terrible! They could atleast have added a toggle for it.. I have no idea why they added it.. Did anyone ask for it?
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  • MissBizz
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    Taruha wrote: »
    MissBizz wrote: »
    Yes, I understand showing it on other characters, but I feel there should be an option for if you see it or not. I personally find it to be the most offending when you are in first person and suddenly this glowing gold thing is taking up a ton of your screen.

    It looks terrible! They could atleast have added a toggle for it.. I have no idea why they added it.. Did anyone ask for it?

    No idea, but I'm a large supporter of options. I can understand why it would be added, as I imagine it helps players in competitive environments such as pvp, but making a switch so you turn off what you see wouldn't wreck that at all, you could make the choice.

    I never saw anyone ask for it, but that doesn't mean people didn't ask. I just wish a toggle was made for it.
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  • Joy_Division
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    Just like training trait dropping on end-game gear, just like not being able to harvest different level potency runes, this was another change that received a lot of negative feedback that ZoS decided to implement anyway.

    The PTS is, and has always been, mostly a way for ZoS to outsource quality control and to find bugs.
  • Ajaxduo
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    There's one solution which will keep everyone happy, toggle. Come on ZoS!
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  • SwaminoNowlino
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    Just like training trait dropping on end-game gear, just like not being able to harvest different level potency runes, this was another change that received a lot of negative feedback that ZoS decided to implement anyway.

    The PTS is, and has always been, mostly a way for ZoS to outsource quality control and to find bugs.

    Quality control? I was under the impression they simply used it to advertise for the next DLC. If they wanted it to truly be a PTS it would be up all the time and they'd release all of their small changes in there to test throughout the development of the next patch.

    "Oh, people are reporting that gap closers are not working. There's a fix out on the PTS for people to try, did that take care of it?" Instead of just dumping everything in all at once.
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  • Haydenmango
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    Please add a toggle to this.

    There are already to many particles and special effects distracting me in combat. I don't need a redundant shield effect plastered everywhere when people are blocking. I've never had an issue with being able to tell if someone is blocking or not so this is just more unnecessary junk that is getting in the way.
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  • Taruha
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    Agreed, toggle is where it's at!
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  • Voxicity
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    I don't mind it much at all but toggles are always nice
  • kadar
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    Just like training trait dropping on end-game gear, just like not being able to harvest different level potency runes, this was another change that received a lot of negative feedback that ZoS decided to implement anyway.

    The PTS is, and has always been, mostly a way for ZoS to outsource quality control and to find bugs.

    Or like making gap closers "more reliable" by adding a 100% snare to the player getting closed on. No one asked for that either. They fixed something that wasn't broken and had to spend valuable time and energy fixing the "fix" that no one wanted in the first place...

    Seems to be a pattern.
    Edited by kadar on May 31, 2016 8:21PM
  • Lord_Wrath
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    Doesn't this have to do with animation prioritization? I recall seeing many complaints over not seeing people blocking when they really were.
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  • Taruha
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    Lord_Wrath wrote: »
    Doesn't this have to do with animation prioritization? I recall seeing many complaints over not seeing people blocking when they really were.

    It still should be optional, a toggle for RP sake shouldn't be hard to do, they did it with the Inner light abillity back in the day. And you can turn on and off combat cues on mobs.
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  • ADarklore
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    Lord_Wrath wrote: »
    Doesn't this have to do with animation prioritization? I recall seeing many complaints over not seeing people blocking when they really were.

    Then add it ONLY in Cyrodiil... but it's ridiculous for solo questing players having to be 'notified' when they're blocking. DUH... I'm holding the block button, I think I KNOW that I'm blocking.
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  • Lord_Wrath
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    Right I get it, im just trying to add some insight to this. Maybe theyll change it later on.
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  • acw37162
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    It's a messaging issue.

    So you know if PVE when you've animation cancelled something and are/or should be taking reduced blocked damage while the animation plays out.

    And in PVP so other players have a visual reference for a character blocking while an animation is still playing out.
  • acw37162
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    ADarklore wrote: »
    Lord_Wrath wrote: »
    Doesn't this have to do with animation prioritization? I recall seeing many complaints over not seeing people blocking when they really were.

    Then add it ONLY in Cyrodiil... but it's ridiculous for solo questing players having to be 'notified' when they're blocking. DUH... I'm holding the block button, I think I KNOW that I'm blocking.



    While I appreciate a dissenting opinion if you think just because you push the button your blocking I would suggest you really are not paying attention to combat
  • Waffennacht
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    If anything can be based on what has happened already. If it truly is visually distracting etc... eventually they will provide the option.

    I gotta say, for good or bad, ZOS does seem to listen and change such things for the populace (bound armor for example) just takes a while.
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  • Aleraon
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    @ZOS_KaiSchober @ZOS_JessicaFolsom
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    Can we please get a toggle for this as it's a rather pointless and obtrusive visual that only serves to irritate and add clutter to the screen.

    If not then can we at least have the blue glow effect from inner light on all the time as it used to be as that at least looked good on my magicka based characters. This new visual when blocking is horrendous.
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  • SanSan
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    I love it.
  • Lylith
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    get rid of it.

    completely unnecessary and clunky.
  • sirskol
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    Even lost the desire to play with my nightblade , it has to become optional
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  • Van_0S
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    Its to make others know whether the players are doing animation cancel or exploiting.
  • Aleraon
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    Van_0S wrote: »
    Its to make others know whether the players are doing animation cancel or exploiting.

    In pvp you could already see it on other players, just not yourself. In pve being shown on your own interface is pointless.
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  • Taruha
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    Hear our plea! All we ask for is the option for it to be visible :)
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  • Taruha
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    Still wanting a comment on this, I'd love to see this be made a toggle :) I am sure the majority agrees!
    And my roleplay friends most certainly do! ^^
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  • TamrielDrifter
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    I play most of the game in first person view, especially for my RP characters where I play with the UI off for full immersion. For my game the shield animation is an unnecessary intrusion. Please add a toggle on/off option soon.
  • Autolycus
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    I'm probably the only one I know who legitimately likes this animation...

    For probably over a year I've wanted the set that used this animation. It was predominantly a pvp set (if I remember correctly) and was always geared towards lower levels than what my character actually is/was, so I could never justify using it as a pve tank. But man, I've always thought it looked cool.

    I completely understand why people don't like it. As such, I totally support a toggle option.
    Edited by Autolycus on June 2, 2016 8:04PM
  • Nestor
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    This needs to be a toggle.


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  • Aleraon
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    I can't believe the number of threads regarding this thing since it hit the pts and the new threads that are still springing up now, and thus far every single one has been ignored.

    It really would be nice to get at least some acknowledgement that any of the threads regarding the visual have been noted and that a toggle is being considered, or indeed some explanation as to why it was even implemented in the first place.
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  • Taruha
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    Aleraon wrote: »
    @ZOS_KaiSchober @ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_RichLambert
    I can't believe the number of threads regarding this thing since it hit the pts and the new threads that are still springing up now, and thus far every single one has been ignored.

    It really would be nice to get at least some acknowledgement that any of the threads regarding the visual have been noted and that a toggle is being considered, or indeed some explanation as to why it was even implemented in the first place.

    I agree, it would be good to know that we are not being ignored.
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