Costume changing animation removed

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

So i have tested this profusely but after the patch there is no more animation for changing to a costume. It's just poof and youre in a costume, it looks so lame.

I can't be the only one noticing this or is there some setting i'm not seeing?

shadyjane62 · November 2023

I think they have been trying to eliminate useless content. I noticed also now in PvP when I'm doing scouting report, i no longer am seen writing on a clipboard. I only know I'm finished when I'm told to go back to base.

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

I refuse to accept that animations are purposely being removed, this has to be a bug. Can we get an official response for the disappearance of this cool animation?

TaSheen · November 2023

Personally, if it's gone I'll be very happy. Silly animation to begin with.

Brakkish · November 2023

I haven't counted; but I have at least 50 costumes; sometimes I sort through them just to see how they look on my other toons or can't remember what outfit was what.

Not going to miss the animations if it means I can cycle faster. But yes, I can understand how others might feel it lacking now.

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

Let's remove the door opening animation too since we encounter so many doors and so we can open them faster. And remove the mounting animation too while were at it, let's just intantly get teleported on top of our mounts! /s

In my opinion it's a cool animation that adds flavor to the game, why remove it?

Brakkish · November 2023

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

Let's remove the door opening animation too since we encounter so many doors and so we can open them faster.

Wait what!? Am I missing something?? - not sure what Tamriel you are currently living in, but on PS5 door animations consist of... well nothing, you just warp inside. Is this not the case for you already?

Trying to gauge the validity of your argument, or use it to solidify the point that it's not missed, cuz it already doesn't exist (doors).

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

You console players are really missing out haha, must be performance thing or something else. I guess we're gonna have to say goodbye to the costume animation :'(

If anyone important reads this and wants to make some random dude very happy, please reinstate the animation...

spartaxoxo · November 2023

I see door animations on PS5. This animation change sounds pretty lame.

Brakkish · November 2023

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I see door animations on PS5. This animation change sounds pretty lame.

Okay, now it's a mission for when I get home - will pay EXTRA attention.
Though - I think I've made my own point, with me at least! - if I can't remember, I'm obviously not missing it

Wolf_Eye · November 2023

Brakkish wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I see door animations on PS5. This animation change sounds pretty lame.

Okay, now it's a mission for when I get home - will pay EXTRA attention.
Though - I think I've made my own point, with me at least! - if I can't remember, I'm obviously not missing it

Certain places, such as Imperial city and Cyrodiil, do not have any door animations. I reckon they did this to make the PVPing fights more fair, so that players aren't wasting their time in an animation when they're vulnerable.

Sometimes there's PVE locations that don't have door animations, but they're a lot rarer and off the top of my head I can't remember which places.

Erickson9610 · November 2023

This isn't the first time a cool aesthetic feature was removed. I wish there was a written explanation as to why it was disabled, but until then, I'm going to assume it was for performance reasons.

Araneae6537 · November 2023

shadyjane62 wrote: »

I think they have trying to eliminate useless content.

Then why do they keep coming out with new mementos and dumb emotes like drinking out of a boot? Note that I like some mementos and definitely emotes that fit with the world of Tamriel and I’m glad we’re getting a sit-and-drink emote but others seem pointless, especially if they mean sacrificing normal animations, more personalities, or future new classes.

Brakkish · November 2023

Erickson9610 wrote: »

This isn't the first time a cool aesthetic feature was removed. I wish there was a written explanation as to why it was disabled, but until then, I'm going to assume it was for performance reasons.

Yes for example; there is well known and talked about "bar swap lag". Any visual that is an instant on demand load (thinks spells and momentos) and can't be loaded to your client within the environment zone load requires additional CPU processing.

Short version in the bar swap example: The visual change from front bar to back bar has to be visually drawn each (since it's introducing new textures/pixels) swap for everyone else in viewing range.

Same with the costume change animation: Needs to be drawn/rendered (since it's introducing new textures/pixels) for everyone in visual range and cannot be preloaded like the environment is.

In short, yes; it's just another way to cut down on overhead without a huge noticeable impact to anything, except a few, and certainly not to new players who wouldn't know any different.

wilykcat · November 2023

I haven't noticed this.

Ra'Shtar · November 2023

I'm pretty sure it's a bug, Shrouded Armor costume still has the smoke bomb costume animation.

Paralyse · November 2023

I'm ok with this change, intended or not

I have dozens and dozens of costumes, and I can't remember what they all look like since there is no preview function.

it's slightly annoying having to sit and wait for a few seconds as i click each costume on and off, just so I can remember which ones I want on which toons.

For that matter, I don't understand why ALL cosmetics can't be previewed (major/minor adornments, skins, polymorphs) without being required to use them...

zaria · November 2023

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

Brakkish wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I see door animations on PS5. This animation change sounds pretty lame.

Okay, now it's a mission for when I get home - will pay EXTRA attention.
Though - I think I've made my own point, with me at least! - if I can't remember, I'm obviously not missing it

Certain places, such as Imperial city and Cyrodiil, do not have any door animations. I reckon they did this to make the PVPing fights more fair, so that players aren't wasting their time in an animation when they're vulnerable.

Sometimes there's PVE locations that don't have door animations, but they're a lot rarer and off the top of my head I can't remember which places.

If game is a bit lagy doors is already an issue as you might double tap and end up outside again.
Also the animation is shared who is an issue you notice then group tries to enter an trial at once and this would probably be true at an keep to.

Dark_Lord_Kuro · November 2023

Brakkish wrote: »

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

Let's remove the door opening animation too since we encounter so many doors and so we can open them faster.

Wait what!? Am I missing something?? - not sure what Tamriel you are currently living in, but on PS5 door animations consist of... well nothing, you just warp inside. Is this not the case for you already?

Trying to gauge the validity of your argument, or use it to solidify the point that it's not missed, cuz it already doesn't exist (doors).

False there is a lottle animation. The doors open a bit.

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

You can very clearly see in the collection menu from the preview pictures what type of outfit/adornment is going to be selected. There is no need for you to cycle through them at lightspeed. If this animation was intentionally removed (and is not a bug) it must be purely for performance reason's which i personally really dislike. There has to be a better way to increase performance than removing very minor animations from the game right? Whats next a limit on the amount of emotes i can use per day?? NO THANK YOU!

This costume animation is just gone forever, its not even an existing emote... If this animation can get added as an emote i will personally learn to code an addon that auto-plays it whenever equipping an outfit!

P.S. I dont know if you guys are trying to be funny or are trying to derail the thread but with door animation i mean your character touching the door with his right hand whenever you open a door (at least in the PVE overworld).

Soarora · November 2023

When I cycle through costumes I do not mind the animation. I actually like the spam when I see other people cycle through. Not having it seems like it’d be jarring.

IgnisDrakkon · November 2023

I always hated that animation as it looked wonky... if they want to have an outfit changing animation, I hope they replace it with a better looking one.

Jaraal · November 2023

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

If this animation was intentionally removed (and is not a bug) it must be purely for performance reason's which i personally really dislike.

If they didn't say that it's intentional, then everybody (who liked it) needs to report it as a bug.

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

Submitted another ticket today, lets see where this goes...

BigMakatak · November 2023

lol very funny op, but let's all be serious for a moment, we're all glad that useless animation is gone now, yes?

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

Let's remove the door opening animation too since we encounter so many doors and so we can open them faster. And remove the mounting animation too while were at it, let's just intantly get teleported on top of our mounts!

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_JessicaFolsom Please make this happen!

Paralyse · November 2023

There is a law somewhere: If something exists, someone must also exist who will complain about it.

Soarora · November 2023

BigMakatak wrote: »

lol very funny op, but let's all be serious for a moment, we're all glad that useless animation is gone now, yes?

No.

Kiralyn2000 · November 2023

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

So i have tested this profusely but after the patch there is no more animation for changing to a costume. It's just poof and youre in a costume,

Oh, thank god. That was so annoying when I was wanting to go through & compare a bunch of costumes.

KapiteinBoterham · November 2023

It is a FACT that switching to a costume now looks more lame compared to when there was an animation. It's just poof and makes the game feel less alive/cheap and reminds me that i'm playing a computer program instead of an immersive fantasy adventure. I would be heartbroken if they took away eating/drinking animations for example.

I cannot understand all the "cup half-full replies" that now you can cycle between costumes faster. If you are fine with them watering down the game then please go ahead and post more about how you cannot wait 2 extra seconds between switching costumes. As far as i can recall nobody asked for this/complained about this before...

I will not be buying any further costumes anymore out of principle, you cannot just offer a product and take a part of it away years later.

Wolf_Eye · November 2023

The costume change seems to take the same amount of seconds it did before, just that it has the illusion of seeming faster without the animation.

ArchangelIsraphel · November 2023

KapiteinBoterham wrote: »

It is a FACT that switching to a costume now looks more lame compared to when there was an animation. It's just poof and makes the game feel less alive/cheap and reminds me that i'm playing a computer program instead of an immersive fantasy adventure. I would be heartbroken if they took away eating/drinking animations for example.

I cannot understand all the "cup half-full replies" that now you can cycle between costumes faster. If you are fine with them watering down the game then please go ahead and post more about how you cannot wait 2 extra seconds between switching costumes. As far as i can recall nobody asked for this/complained about this before...

I will not be buying any further costumes anymore out of principle, you cannot just offer a product and take a part of it away years later.

I'm with you, OP. I think the absence of the animation makes the UI feel as though it lacks polish. Its the sort of little detail that makes a character seem more alive, and makes the game feel 'loved' by its dev team. I always found the little animations that were included in ESO one of its more endearing aspects, one that makes it feel more immersive. (I also don't feel as though I have to do everything as fast as humanly possible, so seeing my character dress up to go on an adventure, so to speak, was appreciated by me.)

I genuinely hope this is a glitch. If not, I hope that the dev team might consider giving us a toggle, in order to make both sides of this argument happy. This doesn't have to be an all or nothing thing.

I don't think ripping little details out of the game is a very good idea. It feels like they always make decisions that take the "roleplay" out of the "MMORPG".

I also don't honestly understand the sheer amount of negativity you're receiving for this post. It seems completely unwarranted, and disproportionately vicious. It also makes me wonder why some people even bother playing the game if they cannot appreciate certain aspects of it, or extend even a moments compassion towards someone who fears that an aspect they once enjoyed has been lost.

It's hardly a good example of the community and what we're capable of when we come together in support of a cause. But don't let it discourage you, OP. I'm glad you drew attention to this, so that those who care about it can also submit a bug report. Fight for what you believe in and what you care about in the game, even if others look down on you for it.