How will the current skill styles work once the class etc. skills are updated?

Katelin · January 8

This is probably a silly question and may have already been answered...

For any existing skill styles we've earned or purchased, how will these work after the class etc. skills are updated? Since a visual rework is part of these updates, and since some skills may be changed significantly (cast times or skill length times could change, or the entire animation could change like how the Templar Jabbies were previously changed from 4 jabs to 2 jabs + 1 sweep, or some skills may even go away and be replaced entirely like how the Templar beam replaced a skill called Blinding Light many years ago), will existing skill styles be updated to match?

Thanks,
Katelin

tomofhyrule · January 8

Based on how we've seen them so far (i.e. the blue Templar jabs), it seems like the simple recolors will just use the new version. They did show off a bunch of the blue DK skills in the reveal video to show them using the new animations, just blue flames.

The more elaborate replacements that use a different effect will likely keep the unique effect, up to and including the new animation they put on the Malacath Grim Focus. It's likely that things like the new Honorfeather jabs will use whatever animation that the base Templar jabs ends up getting next year (I'm not expecting that one to change, honestly), but with the prismatic effects.

Katelin · January 8

Thank you for the reply! I've been eyeing the Honorfeather jabs (I think it is beautiful), but I do not want to spend the endeavors on it if it will no longer work after Templar is updated.

Seraphayel · January 8

Katelin wrote: »

Thank you for the reply! I've been eyeing the Honorfeather jabs (I think it is beautiful), but I do not want to spend the endeavors on it if it will no longer work after Templar is updated.

I think you‘re absolutely safe in that regard. They won’t sell you staff that isn’t usable anymore later on. I think this wouldn’t even work legally and if they’d do they have to reimburse you.

Katelin · January 9

Makes sense to me, thanks all!

heaven13 · January 9

Seraphayel wrote: »

Katelin wrote: »

Thank you for the reply! I've been eyeing the Honorfeather jabs (I think it is beautiful), but I do not want to spend the endeavors on it if it will no longer work after Templar is updated.

I think you‘re absolutely safe in that regard. They won’t sell you staff that isn’t usable anymore later on. I think this wouldn’t even work legally and if they’d do they have to reimburse you.

I wouldn't place 100% trust in this take. For example, the Gloambound weapons and Nightblade grim focus. There were tons of complaints about this exact issue where people had purchased these weapons to have them hidden when sheathed but the glow from grim focus made them still visible. It took 2(ish) years for grim focus to be changed so the glow wasn't always on but only on when the stack is full, but I'm not sure if Gloambound still is outlined/glows under these conditions.

We often see situations in which one team seems to not know what the other is doing and work seems contradictory or at least somewhat conflicting so while I hope the redesign would take skill styles into account, I don't know that I have the faith that it will.