[IMPLEMENTED][Icon/Animation] Forked Lightning

[Zack1996]

Originally Posted by Zirath

At least remake the Forked Lightning properly so its more orange. The yellow-orange Spirit Link is freaking me out.

Also the icon could be recolored a little better (orange glow on the hands).

No offense, but the whole thing looks kinda lazily done. I'd give more support if it was a little better looking, which it can be.

Ok, I tweaked the icon slightly. Had no idea how to make an orange glow, so I just gave it an orange tint :S

I'll try and do something about the Spirit Link thing. Hopefully, I'll make something better.

EDIT: I've updated the first post. I managed a simple Tinted Forked Lightning. Here's a screenie for those who are interested or are lazy to go to the first page.

[Zirath]

That's much better. I like that a lot.

[Pengwyn]

id like the icon to be slightly higher quality but the in game animation and the theme look great

[Ro W]

Woah, the new one looks awesome!

[Zack1996]

Originally Posted by Pengwyn

id like the icon to be slightly higher quality but the in game animation and the theme look great

Sorry about the Icon, I think I blurred it to make it blend or something :S
I'll increase the quality of the icon soon, don't worry about it

Thanks for the support! The Lightning Effect should take less than 1kb from what I know, its epic 0_o

PS: The new Lightning Effect remind me of Shackles 0_o

[Tresrosas]

Wooh! I would support this. Anything added that's more consistent with the theme is always a T-up.

[Zirath]

The icon is kinda wonky, so I made a slightly better one (i hope):



Also change the alpha a little bit so there is a little bit of light in the center of the bolt. If you don't know what I mean, I'll put up a screenie a little later with values.

[AmplifyDamage]

Yes indeed he is a shadow hunter, and uses voodoo magic...


BUT

He is also a shaman, calling forth the elemental spirits for guidance, it is very logical for him to control lightning.

Originally Posted by Light-Coke

Forked is edited version of Chain Lightning (Arc Lightning).

forked lightning is the naga sea witch's skill, a neutral hero from ladder wc3

[Zack1996]

@Zirath
Your icon looks great! Will be using it in the first post, you'll be credited, of course
@AmplifyDamage
A Shaman:

sha⋅man  /ˈʃɑmən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæmən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn] Show IPA
Use shaman in a Sentence
–noun (esp. among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.

I seriously doubt Tribal People use Lightning Offensively. Also, it is generally Orcish Shamans who control lightning.

Thanks for the feedback/Support! Really appreciated

[AmplifyDamage]

@AmplifyDamage
A Shaman:

I seriously doubt Tribal People use Lightning Offensively. Also, it is generally Orcish Shamans who control lightning.

Thanks for the feedback/Support! Really appreciated

although i do agree with your terminology and copy pasta, IN the world of Azeroth, Shamans can commune with the elements.
elemental shamans especially have vast control over lightning.

Lightning shield, purge, shaman's theme is based upon controlling the elements.


although i do agree with you that it's more of an orcish theme.

orcs=elemental shamans
tauren=enhancement shamans
trolls=voodoo/resto

[king_james]

It looks even better now, Support.

[S.o.I.]

Originally Posted by Zack1996

Shadow Shaman just means that he practices Voodoo magic, something that many would consider to be "Dark Magic". I don't see him having any abilities of the Darkness/Shadow Theme.

I am 101% aware that it is used for Multi-cast. I am searching for a better icon, please do provide one if you can.

Anyway, I have a possible icon for this. What do you guys think?
Attachment 3336

My point was that it doesn't look powerful,
looks a little too much like chain heal imo,
besides vodoo magic can be all colors of the rainbow as far as we know.
i see your point that forked lightning doesn't fit rhasta, but i just don't think that your idea does too.

[ZGiSH]

Originally Posted by CrYn00b

Looks like a heal.

Yeah that's true but T-U for new name, lore, and icon.

[virtviuz]

Now, the hex icon is out of place.

[Zirath]

Originally Posted by AmplifyDamage

although i do agree with your terminology and copy pasta, IN the world of Azeroth, Shamans can commune with the elements.
elemental shamans especially have vast control over lightning.

Um, in the Warcraft lore, shamans are still intermediaries between the Elemental Spirits (Fire, Water, Earth and Wind) and the physical world. Communing tends to imply interaction with unseen or higher forces. Shaman just direct the power of the spirits to aid them. At no point has the definition changed in WoW. Many people simply ignore this fact because they think that warcraft has its own new lore.

Shamans in WoW only have control over lightning because lightning has many connotations with violence and is considered either a manifestations of fire or a mutation between fire and air.

A small comment related to what I was saying yesterday. You are using color values of the lightning like (1.0, 0.7, 0.0). If you add a little bit of a blue value, it will add more volume to the bolt. I've attached an image where I used (1.0, 0.7, 0.1). The top is the current one with no blue, the middle is Shackles for comparison and the bottom is my version with the slight blue tint:



See how the bolt doesn't look as flat now. If you change the blue down to 0.05, it actually looks even better actually.

[JJE92]

^ Awesome, looks great.

Btw, TUp for new icon, now full TUp from me

[AmplifyDamage]

Originally Posted by Zirath

Um, in the Warcraft lore, shamans are still intermediaries between the Elemental Spirits (Fire, Water, Earth and Wind) and the physical world. Communing tends to imply interaction with unseen or higher forces. Shaman just direct the power of the spirits to aid them. At no point has the definition changed in WoW. Many people simply ignore this fact because they think that warcraft has its own new lore.

Shamans in WoW only have control over lightning because lightning has many connotations with violence and is considered either a manifestations of fire or a mutation between fire and air.

A small comment related to what I was saying yesterday. You are using color values of the lightning like (1.0, 0.7, 0.0). If you add a little bit of a blue value, it will add more volume to the bolt. I've attached an image where I used (1.0, 0.7, 0.1). The top is the current one with no blue, the middle is Shackles for comparison and the bottom is my version with the slight blue tint:



See how the bolt doesn't look as flat now. If you change the blue down to 0.05, it actually looks even better actually.

so what are you trying to point out in your wall of text?
lightning is not a mutation of fire and air, stop making up your own lore.

Originally Posted by WowWiki sub forum: wc3shaman

Thrall banned the use of Warlock magic and necromancy. Now, all Orc magic users practice Shaman magic which draws its power from the natural world and the elements.

they use MAGIC that draws power from the natural world and elements to create spells like CHAIN LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING SHIELD, PURGE.


Shamans can commune and control air elementals, and manipulate bolts of lightning as if it's his own magic.
shaman=commune/harness elemental energy/spirits.
rhasta using forked lightning= logical and fitting.

[Zirath]

Originally Posted by AmplifyDamage

so what are you trying to point out in your wall of text?
lightning is not a mutation of fire and air, stop making up your own lore.

they use MAGIC that draws power from the natural world and elements to create spells like CHAIN LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING SHIELD, PURGE.

First, there is a different between Divine Magic and Arcane Magic. Shamans are divine casters; they draw their power from deities (in this case elemental spirits) not from another medium.

Secondly, I said manifestation of fire. Read more carefully. Just because you play WoW like an addict, doesn't mean you have the first authority of the lore. Notice that the elements are Fire, Water and Wind. Lightning is not one of the original elements. Lightning is attributed either as Fire, Wind or a combination of the two. In warcraft, they have made it an attribute of Wind because Wind as a weapon is usually very difficult to imagine. Last I checked, Far Seers had Earthquake, Far Sight and Spirit Wolves, none of which are Lightning.

[AmplifyDamage]

Originally Posted by Zirath

Last I checked, Far Seers had Earthquake, Far Sight and Spirit Wolves, none of which are Lightning.

Last time i checked Farseers had...
CHAIN LIGHTNING!!!!


ARE YOU RETARDED?

FYI: i havent played fucking WoW in 2 years.

the shamans are a medium of nature's wrath, the air element grants shamans vast control over lightning.

"EVER GET HIT BY LIGHTNING WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE?"-WC3 Shaman

[Zirath]

Originally Posted by AmplifyDamage

Last time i checked Farseers had...
CHAIN LIGHTNING!!!!


ARE YOU RETARDED?

FYI: i havent played fucking WoW in 2 years.

the shamans are a medium of nature's wrath, the air element grants shamans vast control over lightning.

Wow, one lightning skill. I guess that makes me 100% wrong. Shamans are all about lightning. Its the only thing they do obviously. Get over yourself.

Do you really think Blizzard would make lore independent of the core of fantasy gaming?

Sorry but throwing the WoW card game and a number of pictures based on WoW at me doesn't say much else.