Toggle Weapon Spell Skins

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

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it'd be nice if there were an option to toggle weapon spells changing the skin of weapons. It occurred to me while going to buy my Envoy Scythe that I would rarely get to actually SEE it because Splinter Weapon, being the OP spell that it is, will be on me 24/7. Obviously, if the choice is between performance and aesthetics, I'm going to choose performance. I understand the theme of weapon spells but I think the effect could be done better from the beginning. It's obviously too late for something like that, so I think this would be a nice compromise.

Sagittario

Sagittario

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2010

Czech Republic

The Dragonfly Effect [Phi]

Rt/

Weapon spell is a buff that can't be stripped or ended prematurely.
This comes with a price of your weapon skin.

But I share you feeling. I don't like when weapon spell hides my weapon.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

I don't see them change anything like this at this point anymore, but /signed anyway. Have some effect play around the weapon if a visual is absolutely necessary.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

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Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

I wish they were translucent 'ghostly' skins that overlap with your weapon, instead replacing the skin.

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere View Post
I wish they were translucent 'ghostly' skins that overlap with your weapon, instead replacing the skin.
Uhm probably this. But I don't have so many problems with the current state, even if ugly, probably I don't think it's so useful now changing it.

On a side note, I wish the weapon spell bow was an existing skin, I really like it.

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

It's a PvP thing, I believe. You can see the weapon under effect when the weapon looks "ghostly". Not going to be changed since it's a necessary (or at least used) mechanic.

Lasai

Lasai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2009

R/

I agree. There should be a pve toggle to shut off spell effects on your character.. like toggling capes for pve only.

The maintained buff visual is annoying.. and since I choose weapons not to be large, ugly and stupid looking the weapon appearance effect is very annoying.

I doubt much will change, since most seem to demand effects.. and TBH a large part of GW2 looks like nothing more than bigger, shinier, stupid particle effects.