Whats your favorite visual special effect in game?

Odovacar · May 2019

Are you a special effects lover like I am? There are so many temporary and permanent gear effects in game. I always get excited ...when for instance I pull out my AY daggers. Their brief yet bright shine reminds me of how many G** ***N farm runs I had to run to get them, lol. I know SE's are not to everyone's liking (some cannot stand them period, or care).

For me I have many I adore but Alkosh/Moondancer special effects are some of my favorite. My least favorite (more of an motif that SE but w/e) is dro m'athra gear...I've grown to find this style repulsive. These are just my opinions, lol.

If you do enjoy...what's your favorite? If you don't like them...what's your least favorite.

Photos welcome

FierceSam · May 2019

I particularly like the stop frame animation that accompanies my every journey through Alinor

The 1 - 6 FPS stop motion effect is a constant joy and serves to brighten up any trip to Summerset.

I also enjoy the ‘trails his weapons behind his arse’ effect that makes my character look like he can drag things about with the power of his behind.

GeorgeBlack · May 2019

Ima highjack your topic and say what's my least fav effects.

Medium armor buff
Dragon Blood.
Dark Cloak
Hurricane
Blade Cloak
Bloodspawn
Stone Giant
Rally
Mechanical Acuity.

All these abilities could have AWSOME visual effects projecting power yet they make characters look like paint was thrown on them.

Compare Igneous Weapons to various crown store weapons as well.
That is the difference of quality right there.

On topic:
AY weapons
Wings
Leap
Standard of Might
Old FoO
Toppling Charge
Templar Javelin.
Goliath

Too bad that combat is very floaty without gravity and impact, looking glitchy with AC, which some defend as skill even tho it takes 10mins of practice.

StormeReigns · May 2019

Elemental Blockade / Unstable Wall / Engulfing flames prior their visual changes.

DreadDaedroth · May 2019

Embershield has a cool effect when it procs shame the set itself it's meh.

Bouldercleave · May 2019

FierceSam wrote: »

I particularly like the stop frame animation that accompanies my every journey through Alinor

The 1 - 6 FPS stop motion effect is a constant joy and serves to brighten up any trip to Summerset.

I also enjoy the ‘trails his weapons behind his arse’ effect that makes my character look like he can drag things about with the power of his behind.

Interesting - it must be your potato. I never drop below 60 FPS anywhere in the game (not including Cyrodil) and I have my graphics setting on max. Game looks like I'm playing a movie.

For me the best visual effect is Elemental Blockade on my Sorc. The Flame and the Shock versions are both great. That is if your potato can handle it...

Noblis01 · May 2019

I like the Blade of Woe animations.

ghastley · May 2019

None.

I want visual feed-back that something I requested has happened, or warning that an opponent has started an attack, and FX that just get in the way of those notifications is counter-productive.

hakan · May 2019

Can anyone post mech acuity effect? Never seen it in the works.

Odovacar · May 2019

hakan wrote: »

Can anyone post mech acuity effect? Never seen it in the works.

Grandma · May 2019

I feel like everyone is sleeping on the long forgotten Bound Armaments passive toggled on. It was my FAVORITE thing and seeing a picture of someone using it was like.. 20% of why i made a magsorc all those years ago.

i miss that very much.

I like a lot of the necromancer vfx. I forget which one it is, I think the basic heal that surrounds you in purple fog when you use it? love that.

yurimodin · May 2019

the blue splashing orbs at the mid-boss in Banished Cells 2

Tasear · May 2019

Dragon that breath of death that comes right down middle. It makes you feel gald to be alive while you look at poor saps who died to it.

Jaraal · May 2019

Noblis01 wrote: »

I like the Blade of Woe animations.

And if you have Kra'gh equipped, the cut scenes have dreugh limbs shooting out of your back when you thrust the blade in and the set procs.

Sheezabeast · May 2019

I like the rain clouds that the storm antronauch walks around with as he waters the crops in Artaeum, absolutely adore the detail put into it.

Gilvoth · May 2019

casting and using
Invisibility

susmitds · May 2019

Twice Fanged Snake, that hiss OMG.

kargen27 · May 2019

When the wall comes back at the end of Maw of Lorkhaj.

For skills I like seeing Budding Seeds.

yRaven · May 2019

Bound Aegis effects on ScreenShots looks amazing

MakeMeUhSamich · May 2019

The Worm Wizard emotes.

russelmmendoza · May 2019

Floating orbs, makes me feel like naruto.

Wish there black orbs in the game for players.

And make it 6 orbs.

Taleof2Cities · May 2019

Equilibrium (mages guild skill) and morphs are probably my favorite ... at least of the skills.

LeHarrt91 · May 2019

Wardens Wings

Ysbriel · May 2019

Getting hit by time stop.
The Mad Architect’s dome with the Rune
When Nerieneth gets somebody with the blade go into 1st person and look at their face.
When the wall in Maw of Lorkaj gets restored.
Celestial weapons effects.

ArchMikem · May 2019

Tharn and Mannimarco's duel. The Magic beams are the best visuals I've seen in this game and it's literally the third or fourth quest in the Main Storyline.

phaneub17_ESO · May 2019

The kind that doesn't drop my FPS from 100 to under 30, there's a few of those, most stuff doesn't even scratch it.

ArcaneBlue · May 2019

vaults of madness final boss, windows shattering

Ildun · May 2019

ArchMikem wrote: »

Tharn and Mannimarco's duel. The Magic beams are the best visuals I've seen in this game and it's literally the third or fourth quest in the Main Storyline.

If you like this, i think you will like final battle of Elsweyr, although it is shield against fire breath

efster · May 2019

My favourite is the level-up animation. The sound it makes and the light make for a really satisfying combination, and I wish they'd re-enable it for every champion point past 1000.

IonicKai · May 2019

I really liked the aura from bound aegis (it's too short now as an active skill) and the infal/alkosh weapons look fantastic. I would like to see more of these kind of things as a cosmetic add on instead of being tied to gear.

Llaren_Uvayn · May 2019

Warden's Ice Fortress