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[Lakmoots]

I am one of the few people who got their Arcane Warrior to the end of the talent chain and was, well, dissapointed...

I must say that the Fade Shroud talent, while very useful, kinda ruins the look of the character.

Almost all AW spend their whole time in an active Combat Magic, and do not ever turn it off. It has a very subtle magical aura that does not interfere with the look of the character...

... but Fade Shroud makes us look like Casper the Freakin Ghost.

Oddly, it does not click off for dialogue sequences or even kissing sequences.

I disliked it so much that I reloaded an earlier save and have skipped it entirely.

Combat Magic is an excellent talent, and the whole AW class is very, very popular, but I really do not want to look like a wisp.

So... I had a question for the community... feel free to disagree strongly.

Wouldn't Fade Shroud be better as an *extra* sustainable rather than a passive talent?

There are other talents that increase mana regen and are sustainables... but the wisp effect takes over the Combat Magic talents and makes them all bundled together.

I would use the Fade Shroud talent if it were an extra sustainable... but I cannot countenance it if it takes over my regular Combat Magic.

Who here agrees/disagrees?

[Sarielle]

If you played on PC I could give you a link to fix that.

[Daerog]

I agree that making your character look like a ghost with combat magic was disappointing. Though, I get it anyway on my Arcane Warrior, but by adding Rock Armor after applying Combat Magic, I just look transparent, which I found pretty neat, gets rid of the white and adds color back.

So, the first sustained buff I put on is combat magic, then others to get rid of the white, but that can get annoying. I believe there is a mod to change that, but I don't really care to download mods atm.

Modifié par DaerogTheDhampir, 25 janvier 2010 - 04:41 .

[Abriael_CG]

Sarielle wrote...

If you played on PC I could give you a link to fix that.

I would actually like that link Sarielle

[Sarielle]

Abriael_CG wrote...

Sarielle wrote...

If you played on PC I could give you a link to fix that.

I would actually like that link Sarielle

personal annoyance remover

Makes all the sustain spell effects last only a second. That's the one I use. I also found this one that specifically just mentions the fade shroud effect: annoyance remover. Says it's not being updated anymore, but if you like some of the maintain effects that might be more your cup of tea.

edited because I can't type tonight

Modifié par Sarielle, 25 janvier 2010 - 04:44 .

[Lakmoots]

Thanks Sarielle... you have always seemed mighty helpful! 

Unfortunately, I am a PS3 user...

*all point at Lakmoots and laugh*

Shut up!!

Also... the Rock Armor trick is a good one... I used that for a day or two...

Then reloaded and gave FS the flick... It is still too ghostly for me.

[Sarielle]

Yah, I can't imagine playing these games without cosmetic mods.

And thank you.   EDIT: This season things are super slow at work, so I have a lot of downtime. Since I have to wait for games to end n such there really are lots of times I have absolutely nothing I can work on, hehe. So I troll DA:O forums intead. >.>;

Modifié par Sarielle, 25 janvier 2010 - 04:50 .

[Abriael_CG]

oooh yeah I saw that one, good call Sarielle, I never got around applying it, but I think it's about time

[Lakmoots]

Well... if Trolls looked like *that* I would spend more time under bridges...



Hmmm... how bout "Self deprecating, smooth talking, self interested, good girl Troll".



You may need a bigger desk for that plaque though... or a double wide bridge!

[Larry L]

I'm on the PS3 version and running an Arcane Warrior as well. I have to say I disagree with you. I absolutely love the ghost look. In fact before I enter dialogue sequences I love turning on Blood Magic, Rock Armor and Shimmering Aura too. Just because I love having all those particle effects going on around my ghost, lol. It was very interesting in the love scene with Lilliana. I guess it's just a personal taste thing.



And a side note about this class. Is it normal, or a bug that Blood Magic deactivates after every single battle?

[metatheurgist]

Yes, I had to laugh when Morrigan performed teh ritual on my AW in Ghost Form. I wondered if that meant there was a 25% chance that the ritual would fail.

[General Balls]

Am I the only one who likes the ghost look?







Stab Stab

[Dermain]

Well if you use rock armor with combat magic you look like a faded see through version of what you look like without combat magic active.

[Eudaemonium]

I was actually rather fond of the transparent look. I didn't even realise it was due to the Rock Armour additional effect. I thought that was just how FS made you look. I don't have my mage anymore, but does it normally just make you look white and solid?

[bluecapsule6]

Not a fan of the look. Good thing there are PC mods to remove the effect for people who don't like it.

[Lakmoots]

I am not saying that it should be done away with...

I am saying that if it was an *extra* sustainable ability, then you could still have the power - but that it would not "overwrite" the Combat Magic talent...

Some of us wander around in CM all the time... in fact every AW I know does... and many do not want to be the wisp all the time.

If it was an extra sustainable, and not a passive add on... then you get the best of both worlds.

[miltos33]

The solution is simply to use rock armor which is a must have spell for an arcane warrior anyway. I don't think that fade shroud should be an extra sustainable instead of a passive upgrade because in that case would cost more mana and cause more fatigue.

Modifié par miltos33, 25 janvier 2010 - 12:40 .

[AntiChri5]

Sustanable talents should not be visible during conversations (like with helmets).

[Lakmoots]

miltos33 wrote...

The solution is simply to use rock armor which is a must have spell for an arcane warrior anyway. I don't think that fade shroud should be an extra sustainable instead of a passive upgrade because in that case would cost more mana and cause more fatigue.

Rock Armor is not a solution.

It simply makes you look like a ghost instead of a wisp.

Plus...

If Rock Armor *was* the solution... then aren't you already using an extra sustainable and getting more fatigue... sorta self-contradictory!!

My solution is pretty much the same... and it is a "best of both worlds" solution.

Of course, highly unlikely.

[Abriael_CG]

The fact that it looks good or bad is just a matter of taste. some will like it, some won't. Actually, given the number of endorsements/download for the personal annoyance remover, there are a LOT of people that don't. That's why I'm happy that there's a mod to remove it.

The lovely freedom of chosing the look you prefer

[Lakmoots]

Abriael_CG wrote...

The fact that it looks good or bad is just a matter of taste. some will like it, some won't. Actually, given the number of endorsements/download for the personal annoyance remover, there are a LOT of people that don't. That's why I'm happy that there's a mod to remove it.
The lovely freedom of chosing the look you prefer

Ummm....

Ummmm...

Y'know...

This *is* multi-platform...

Where can I get that for PS3... hmmm?

That is why I am demanding that my personal tastes be catered to in a fundamental way, based off my opinion only.

Surely you see the justification of that?

Oh... right... d'oh!

[Abriael_CG]

Lakmoots wrote...
This *is* multi-platform...

Is it? Well, yanno, it wasn't supposed to be, til Bioware decided to delay it 6 months to get a console version going. So be happy that you CAN play it

[QuiTamGogh]

I like living with one foot in the fade, but I don't like the comet trail that follows you around. So it's a wash for me.

[Treason1]

I actually like the effect.

[Caozen]

I'm pretty annoyed at this as well. I made Wynne an Arcane Warrior once, only to obtain that talent and have her annoying aura murdering all of my cut-scenes. It really is hilarious how dramatic the look is.

General Balls wrote...
Am I the only one who likes the ghost look?



Stab Stab

If only it looked like that on the 360. The glow isn't as subtle, and the partlicles look like magical floating lint balls on my console. Not to mention the huge comet-tail that follows you as mentioned by another poster. <Sigh>