Guild Wars 2

Good day, fellow players!

After quite a few hours of playing the elementalist (having a blast, by the way, even if they are a bit too much glass for not enough blast), I’ve come across a problem that’s been nagging at me, which I hadn’t identified till now. when you start out, you get special effects around your hands for each attunement! Man, that was sweet! But as time went on, you realized just how small and not noticable they were.
this brings me to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kEbzUpKkFE . Skip ahead until about a minute in, and look at fire effects there. THAT would make me feel awesome, and add some noticeable flair to the ele. You can even tie it to level if you want, like, only level 80’s can peep that power level.
TL;DR = My question is two pronged. One, is this level of awesome effects possible in GW2? And two, was this decision to make understated elementalist attunement effects a pvp design decision? So you wouldn’t know what type of ele you were against until spells were thrown?

Just food for thought. A net, besides tiny balance issues, you’ve made a bloody fantastic game. Props.

The only one that seems too minimal to me is Air. The lightning effect is a bit faint, and it could do with some wind effects as well as lightning (like a brighter streak of lightning inside a ring of wind). Or maybe even a thundercloud looking effect with lightning flashing through occassionally.

Other than that, I still notice them and they look really nice. Though I can’t say I’ve ever noticed the effect on other players, don’t know if its only visible to the Elementalist themself or whether I just never see it on others.

Making them a bit bigger and more noticable wouldn’t be bad, but I wouldn’t want it to look like the video clip you linked. The fire in that clip doesn’t look controlled, it looks like your arms are just on fire. The ring effect they use in GW2 makes it seem like you’re really in control of the element, so much that you can just make it circle around your arm in a controlled ring. In the clip its more like your power is backfiring and burning your arms up or something. IMO, anyway.

The game already shows you what attunement you are in on the GUI. It also shows what attunement your opponent is in on the GUI, if they happen to be an ele. The visual effects are purely aesthetic.

Fantastic points everyone. I tend to be a bit of an aesthetics kitten, and I realize what is nice to one person, may not be the same for the other. I like Electro’s point about it showing complete control over the element. And Highlet, thank you very much for pointing out my oversight. I tend to focus on my bar in combat, and not on the enemy, where my attention really should be.
Thanks for the input!

How about, gear customizer that changes the look of you element you are attuned to (applies to the gloves, but keeps the gloves appearance)