New idle standing position - why?

[SableShadow]

I have a screenshot somewhere of my character fighting Horoth when tod was released and it looks like he's doing a triple axel while he tanks.

Isn't that what Brian Boitano would do?

[Junts]

Isn't that what Brian Boitano would do?

Pretty much yep.

[AMDarkwolf]

its a little thing but maybe it can be a precursor to removing the assinine 360 degree spins in sword/shield and twf combat animations.

Oh please YES, that stupid silly pointless 'oh look i can spin' move in the attack chain has been mostly why I have not played a S&B or TWF toon for 2 years+ now.

[pregnable]

Oh please YES, that stupid silly pointless 'oh look i can spin' move in the attack chain has been mostly why I have not played a S&B or TWF toon for 2 years+ now.

I think they need more spinning and dancing moves in the fighting chains.

In fact, if they remove all the actual fighting animations, maybe we Bards can reach a fighting style not seen since the days of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.

Bring back 80's dance fighting, for the glory of BARD!!!1!

[Junts]

ROFL! very good.

I agree the combat animations need some updating and hope this is a precurser to it. In addition to the odd spin moves, I also don't like that everything is a slash. Some piercing-specific animations would be nice.

One attack in the sword and board chain is a stab, but yeah I agree.

The downside is that with certain curved weapons (kukris worst, then scimitars, and also khopeshes and axes) stab moves look really stupid, even dumber than slashing with the rapier, especially since DDO rapiers mostly look like sabres.

[BossOfEarth]

its a little thing but maybe it can be a precursor to removing the assinine 360 degree spins in sword/shield and twf combat animations.

/signed

I judged DDO very harshly because I saw a gameplay preview that included a 360 degree spin. I think the 360 degree spins need to go -- especialy now that DDO is supposedly cooler than broccoli.

[Xenus_Paradox]

"Behold my awesome tactic of SPINNING AROUND SO MY BACK IS TO YOU! That will surely increase the defensive benefits of my shield!"

[MeliCat]

You know I'd never thought about it but I think that's one the reasons I dislike playing my TWF fighter. I stopped playing my TR horc barb because that animation felt so weird but I hadn't thought this through. Thanks

It would definitely be a win if this was fixed.

[voodoogroves]

What if the Bard's fascinate song was actually "Jazz Hands" ....