Make the Warp Ray's attack change animations with more time fired?

How do you think that will look, getting bigger or looking more powerful as it shoots more at its target?

 

Take a good look at the animation on the official website article on the warp ray it does have an effect of sorts.

 

If you watch closely you can see more beams activate as it fires longer

 

I had heard the beam wasn't correctly increasing in size for the animation for the unit. I'm not sure about this, I just remember hearing it and I can't find my source.

I'm assuming they've fixed the problem since there are videos of it firing.... But it's interesting that they had a problem with it. Must mean the rendering is tough.

 

It did get a little brighter and a little bigger but it wasn't all that noticeable but you could clearly see it started out with one beam from the petals then two then three all convergin in the middle

 

yea i like the way it looks now. maybe it could change colors over time? lol jk... that would look dumb.

 

There is a change in the firing animation of the Warp Ray, but I think that it's too insignificant for many people to notice. I think it should be made a bit flashier just so people can recognize just how much damage their units are taking/dealing, since it's difficult to tell now unless you're watching closely.

Then again, if it's TOO flashy then people would watch the beam instead of their own units...

 

It's should get bigger and all crackly like. You know, lightning-ish

 

maybe not change color, but it could get BRIGHTER?... the beam gets so intense in its last stage that its almost white.

 

Definitely should make the color change in intensity

 

Yea, I think it would look rather tacky if the beam suddenly went from blue to orange and then to red. Kinda weird.

But I agree that there needs to be some sort of change that would at least allow you to know that it's time to try to pull that unit away from attack.

Does anyone whether if you pull a unit out of range of the Warp Ray and then back into range whether the attack starts over again? Also, can the Warp Ray fire while "moving"?

 

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Is this what you want?

 

ROFL.... Wow... reminds me of DBZ....

 

o rly? it ook me like 3 minutes on paint, uploading actually took longer

 

yeah something like that, but perhaps its starts with a little bluer blue, and ends up with an almost white blue.
@Joneagle. The warpray has a really good range(dont know if its longer that static defences tho) so going with marines(much shorter range too) back and forth just to reset the ray would actually make you loose MORE units, because fast, low hp units like rines(not saying SUPERfast)wont live to see the final stages of the ray, so its better to just attack with em. And, the ray´s main purpose is to destroy slooow capitol ships and alike, and buildings of course, so enemys moving back and forth is unlikely.

 

3 minutes on paint?

wow *applauds*

i like the warp ray attack animation as it is.

 

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I spare no expenses.

 

Sorry mate, I think Blizzard wins this fight of graphics rendering mightiness.

But you do come a close second

 

i think the concept carries alot of weight

 

Lol definitely. We should ask ArchLimit if he'd be willing to try his hand. But I don't know if he would be up for it what with school clamping down on his leg like a rabid pit bull.