The staff cast animation looks weird, doesn't it ?

[Aodlop.1907]

I'm playing a male sylvari mesmer, and every time he stats auto-attacking with his staff I can't help but think the animation looks silly.

Am I alone on this one ?

[GrubySzymek.1362]

Most staff casting looks stupid. Why using staff when my character throws fireballs with his hand? There are very few good looking staff related attack animations. It's especially bad on ele and necro staff. Skill 1 - wave a hand. Skill 2 - Wave a hand. Skill 3 - Wave a hand. Skill 5 - wow he actually flipped the staff. Why no hand tho?

 

I call it tasteless design.

[chrisjfinlay.5614]

Try using a greatsword. You sit there doing a hadouken while your sword floats between your hands shooting a laser

 

It's actually pretty sweet.

[Westenev.5289]

I wouldn't mind a little more staff twirling for casters, kind of like Revenant and Daredevil staves - turn casting into a martial art. Or perhaps I've been playing a little too much Dragon Age.

[sorudo.9054]

ask yourself this, when you walk with your staff why does it hold the staff like a sword?

i mean, look at gandalf for instance, when he walks he actually uses the staff to support himself for walking.

[chrisjfinlay.5614]

> @"sorudo.9054" said:

> ask yourself this, when you walk with your staff why does it hold the staff like a sword?

> i mean, look at gandalf for instance, when he walks he actually uses the staff to support himself for walking.

 

in fairness, Gandalf is about 235346324 years old. Sylvari are around 25 at the oldest.

[RoseofGilead.8907]

I'm more concerned about my Asura guardian's tendency to pole dance when she uses certain staff skills.

[Aodlop.1907]

> @"RoseofGilead.8907" said:

> I'm more concerned about my Asura guardian's tendency to pole dance when she uses certain staff skills.

 

Haha, time to make an asura guardian and go directly to the Mists to test that out

[Anchoku.8142]

I can see staff being a magical focus to support much hand-waving and that is the case for a lot of the core staff skills but animations are more complicated in elite staff use. I still hope for a melee land spear on Necro that functions like Daredevil's staff.

 

Despite Scourge being a condi elite, Necro is still stuck with main hand scepter as the only true condi dps weapon. A melee bleed weapon to swap to has been on my wish list for at least 5 years. And, no, greatsword is not good enough to go full condition damage.