AQ3D Character Animation/Motion

I'm sure more variety in attack animations could be done. It would be interested to see critical attacks have their own animation apart from how attack animations work, and see unique animations depending on weapons. It would be strange swinging a polearm item around slaying monsters.

I just think that AQ3D has too much to do that more character animation is the least of their concerns. Korin, the animator, has other animations to focus on like animating monsters. It could be possible one day to see more implementation of animations.

 

Right now AQ3D team has other things to work on so maybe at some point, we could see new animations come to the game and i would like to see it happen. One example i can give is use animation like when you consumables should be redesigned so it looks like you actually use them let's say a potion and your character drinks it.

 

Unique animations are welcome... like legendary items have unique animations or stuff like that.. but I think it would be a long ways off before that happens

 

Same idea Diov suggested to AE a while ago hope they make this a real thing

 

the dragonslayer class has different attack animations as far as I heard, so I guess that's some kind of step in the right direction? though I know its better if different weapons have different animations

 

Well with each new class, I'm sure there'll be new, unique skill animations, but that's different than weapon combat animations. For instance, whether you have a staff, a sword, or a dagger equipped, the player still does the same animation. I don't see that being too much of a concerning issue since I find skill animations to outweigh weapon combat animations, and there's going to be a lot of complexity if the AQ3D team tried to combine both animations. I mean, the team could make it so that classes wield appropriate weapons like a staff for a Mage, and have the animations be driven by the class instead of by the weapon, but that limits the immersion of the game. I just don't think it's an optimal solution to have certain animations.

 

Dragonslayer class holds the weapon with both hands right? If so their normal attack animations are definitely different from the base classes... Hopefully, guardian gets a rework on their attack animations just because we paid for the dang thing lol

 

Actually, I'm not too sure since the PTR testing is closed now, but whatever animation it is, it's a class-specific animation. I don't think an animation where DragonSlayer class holds a weapon with two hands make too much sense, because that wouldn't seem to fit most other weapons that the player might equip. Guess we'll find out when the class is released in game; otherwise, there might be some footage of players testing out DragonSlayer.

 

I did some testing on PTR and i can confirm that Dragonslayer does handle weapon with two hands using auto attacks and few other skills. I didn't record it but i did take screenshots out of all skills in action, but i didn't consider taking screenshots out of auto attacks unfortunately. Well, i guess i get to do that after it gets released to live servers then.

 

It would be funny seeing dragonslayers weild daggers with two hands lol

 

i think i remember from a design note someone recorded artix and dage fighting with weapons and used the poses for animation

 

I heard that they’re gonna make different animations for different weapons in the future

 

I still don't really see that happening since animations are tied in with classes. Perhaps if weapons were class-locked, so only certain weapons can be equipped in accordance to your class, it could work, but that doesn't sound fun. Now if they do revamp classes, they could probably set up different animations for different weapons more easy.

 

but they already did a rework of the classes so I dont see that happening soon...

 

A class re-rework could always happen, especially if it means making improvements to things, even new character animations. I've heard players mention how they aren't really into the new class rework because they don't like how skills work, so anything could happen. The game's still in Beta after all.

 

Lets hope that does happen... i dont really feel most of the classes' skills are right for them (except rouge)

 

It very well could, if players express their thoughts. Artix did encourage people to give certain feedback on some document about making 2018 a better year for AQ3D. I did mention about how classes could be reworked, maybe with combo skills instead to give a variety. With that, there would probably be a lot more animation variety.

 

Yes, already submitted feedback regarding it

 

true in that way the game would be more entertaining but ofcourse too much would not good