I agree. I like the "eye candy" as well. It makes the game for me. If
you recall ( or maybe not if you didn't play ) but UO didn't have anything
exciting except some dorky noise and when you failed at your spell casting
it sounded like your guts were backfiring on you. :)

At 02:44 PM 5/12/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: "Marziani, Michael D." <Michael.Marziani@...>
>
>Well everyone knows that ice comet does 1100 damage or so its been said.
>But what is the most powerful DD spell before ice comet?
>
>And is it only me are there certain spells (3rd circle column of frost comes
>to mind) that when you cast them there is NO animation for? When I was a
>ranger I noticed this with invoke lightning as well. You would cast and see
>the monsters get hit for damage yet no animation. Pretty sucky if you ask
>me.
>
>So far the coolest animation I think we have on any spell throught the 3rd
>circle is the measly little 1st circle spell, numbing cold. The ring of
>frost around the opponents slowly rising up into the air is way cool. Our
>rain spells look incredibly gay. Shock of Lightning looks like a million
>other spells including shock of blades (magician) and all the cleric spells
>(strike, furor, smite). I am big time in favor of seeing more unique
>animations for spells. Some might just call it eye candy and who cares, but
>I think it add a lot to the RP aspects. Unique looks for spells is what
>makes them what they are, and what gives the caster that mysterious and
>powerful air.
>
>Comments?
>
>-Solric
>