Animations in RIFT are boring, gloomy and dull

[mystang89]

So, if I'm reading this right. You are thinking about quitting the game because of the lack of luster when they swing their sword, cast a spell or shoot and arrow and not worry about the game play or anything else that is actually the depth of an MMO. IMHO I believe the story, the gameplay mechanics, that little thing one MMO does different than another, customer service and bugs to be more on my list of things that will stop my from playing an MMO. People I can ignore, graphics are just their to make things pretty, not make things fun to play, animations are the same as graphics. With the amount of MMO's that are out there which have horrible gameplay, quests, stories etc why complain about one with good gameplay but bad animations. The board game of dungeons and dragons had TERRIBLE graphics, HORRIBLE animations but that didn't stop anyone from playing it. Anyway, when it comes down to it, you are the one who has to pay the monthly subscription fee so if that is something that kills a game for you than its definitely your choice.

[Fujitasix]

Please keep the rainbow brite vomit for special occasions - I don't want to see unicorn farts and sparkling confetti every time press a key. I'd prefer to see the actual action - the pertinent stuff I'm not supposed to be standing in, etc. In other words, keep doing what you're doing, and thank you.

[potis]

Posts like these, is the reason Asian MMO that are insanely bad, like AION, Tera and any other Asian MMO, even has subscribers.

0 Gameplay but animations.

What do you really want? An animation different for every ability, 0 raids, 0 PvP, 0 playstyle.

Aka, every asian MMO out there.

If you want flashy animations and nothing else:

1)Single player console games

2)Asian MMO's that their end game is leveling.

Sorry to say but thats the hard truth.

Rift has fine animations, i never complained on my Rogue about animations and so did many others, yet these posts pop up, and your link and comparison is "Aion".

AION.. really? The asian mmo that they tried to westernize to sell and it failed completely cause once more it was animations and grind and nothing else like any other Asian game?

[mrSilkie]

Sure, it would be nice seeing better animations especially after seeing AoC's animations but at the end of the day, I don't care excessively about animations and never will, i'd much rather have an enjoyable game (this means good gameplay, lots of content and lots of little niche things aswell for me) with good graphics to keep me distracted.

[Synovia]

The last 3 words in the title are what I feel about this game ONLY because of the animations, they are really pretty boring and it makes the game which is meant to be fantasy, really quite dull and miserable.

Other than that the game is really cool, but that part is pretty major for me and it ruins the enjoyment

I was Melee DPS and every single attack I did, visually, there was no difference at all
I respecced and went Ranged DPS and its the same story there. I was pressing different keybinds, they were doing different stuff, causing different 'numbers' to float above the enemies head, but visually, there is hardly no difference at all and for me, thats a real bummer!

TRION
Do you plan to change and improve the animations at all? Or are you happy with them?
If they are gonna be staying the way they are, it might sound petty, but I think I will have to stop playing because its just boring me far too much with the way it is atm, I have graphics on Ultra btw..
Not expecting an overnight patch for them, but if its not even on your list of things to do, then yeah, Ill be off

Although I wouldn't go as far as to say I'd "be off" if they're not planning any animation improvements, I do agree with your general sentiments. The animations in Rift are indeed dull and lifeless with little to nothing "fantasy" about them.

[Synovia]

Posts like these, is the reason Asian MMO that are insanely bad, like AION, Tera and any other Asian MMO, even has subscribers.

0 Gameplay but animations.

What do you really want? An animation different for every ability, 0 raids, 0 PvP, 0 playstyle.

Aka, every asian MMO out there.

If you want flashy animations and nothing else:

1)Single player console games

2)Asian MMO's that their end game is leveling.

Sorry to say but thats the hard truth.

Rift has fine animations, i never complained on my Rogue about animations and so did many others, yet these posts pop up, and your link and comparison is "Aion".

AION.. really? The asian mmo that they tried to westernize to sell and it failed completely cause once more it was animations and grind and nothing else like any other Asian game?

This isn't completely fair to say, actually. Even WoW's animations are quite a bit more involved than Rift. Most abilities have their own unique motion and colors associated with them. Aion is just very "flashy" as per the status quo in Asian grind MMOs.

[Skidrow Bro]

I' ll take something that looks more medieval over something that causes epilepsy any day. Welcome to the west

[DirtyLarry]

I always thought that about the EQ2 casting animations. Couldn't get into that game because of them. I have no problem with RIFT. Graphically it's one of the best.

[potis]

This isn't completely fair to say, actually. Even WoW's animations are quite a bit more involved than Rift. Most abilities have their own unique motion and colors associated with them. Aion is just very "flashy" as per the status quo in Asian grind MMOs.

You mean the game i play for 7 years and i am still active on it right now?

No, WoW doesnt have flashy or many animations.

Because of the old fluid engine, the animations in WoW are fluid hence better, they arent more evolved or different.

As example their latest change on Colossus Smash animation, its a reworked Mutilate animation with only the main hand, nothing new.

Rift doesnt have bad animations for a western MMO they are fine.

People come from Asian horrible MMO's that are based around flashy animations and leveling for 2 years that have 0 content otherwise, and expect the same from a western MMO.

[Azchire]

I don't think the animations in Rift are bad. Although I think some races got the short stick (Elf melee animations). The animations could really use some more variety as well. Melee abilities should have more definition via unique animations rather than just a different color of their special effects.