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Black Dragon Ioun Stone IS UGLY

lnxepiquelnxepique Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited January 2015 in General Discussion (PC)
Hey,

so I just got my hands on a fancy coupon so I was able to purchase this
atleast on it's thumbnail cool looking ioun stone, which is really good cuz
of it's three offensive slots, BUT it is the ugliest thing in Neverwinter so far
on rank 30. I usually have it either on it's first state, where it's barely visible,
or on it's second, which doesnt look too bad, but not too fancy neither.

PLEASE REWORK THE LAST 2 RANKS, IF NOT ALL.

Otherwise I want to praise the excellent work on the whole game's graphics.
Simply beautiful. (This stone doesnt fit in here)

Thanks!
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  • amselamsel Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    it kinda matches the black dragon... i like it.


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  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited January 2015
    Yeah, I also like it. As amsel points out, it purveys something that befits its name. I do believe it is supposed to look like it is all acidic and decaying, again, befitting of an acidic and decay loving black dragon.
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  • burkaancburkaanc Member Posts: 2,186 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    can u post ss, i kind of want to get one for my paladin, google has mostly allure stones
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  • avengingangel93avengingangel93 Member Posts: 192 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    zebular wrote: »
    Yeah, I also like it. As amsel points out, it purveys something that befits its name. I do believe it is supposed to look like it is all acidic and decaying, again, befitting of an acidic and decay loving black dragon.

    Looks like a ball of putrid, floating vomit to me XD
  • lnxepiquelnxepique Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    TBH, it does to me too. And yes I can also agree on it fitting into the concept of the game, but
    the graphics dont fit into all the other beautiful graphics. (Still just my opinion, it could like all
    the other ioun stone have more "glow" and maybe even bright sparks or something, but not this
    floating "vomit")

    Iounstoner25ce.PNG

    EDIT: Just took a screenshot. Looks like horses can fly now. Higher than my tensers floating disk.
    GG -.- (**** I just noticed she said she was just jumping. )
  • carrytiexcarrytiex Member Posts: 231 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Just be glad it's not like the ioun stone of radiance which doesn't even have any real skin.
  • burkaancburkaanc Member Posts: 2,186 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    perpetual motion of HAMSTER hitting the fan :D
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  • myowmyowmyowmyow Member Posts: 1,923 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    It looks like it is supposed to look - Black Dragons breath attack is acid., and they prefer the most putrid of swamps to live. :)
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  • rollingonitrollingonit Member Posts: 1,322 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I saved up and wanted to upgrade from my stone of allure, so I got this ioun stone.

    I really like it :) Looks at least, more "interesting" than the stone of allure. (plus the more offensive stats I was looking for)

    I just wish my stone of allure was account bound though, now its completely wasted :(
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  • actausactaus Member Posts: 64
    edited January 2015
    It's really ugly, I completely agree.

    I'm an art designer, but I would never design something like that lol...
    Here is what I'm going to do:

    1) Change the color (dark, or darkish red).

    2) Reduce its glow, make it similar to the normal Ioun stones (but instead, give it a flame effect, slightly.. ).

    I think the idea behind of the current dragon Ioun stone was to make it look like an evil. Powerful dragon wrath?... But they totally messed up with it.. so sad. I wonder if they change it later... But probably not. Since it's here on live, that means it passed the background check.
  • lnxepiquelnxepique Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    That's kinda what I meant with "glow", make it have a brighter effect like flames, but instead sparks cuz of it's current look.
    Hmm changing the color, yeah a more redish look wouldn't hurt, but I'm cool with the current orange one.

    Ingame it looks a little bit brighter to me as of today, dunno why :OO


    EDIT: It would be cool if the core of the stone had more glow, right now it's just dark brown/almost black without any effect. Then I would love it. I could imagine that the stone will receive this look on it's legendary rank with module 6.
  • lirithiellirithiel Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 2,482 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    carrytiex wrote: »
    Just be glad it's not like the ioun stone of radiance which doesn't even have any real skin.

    I hear on preview shard that the Ioun Stone of Radiance now has upgradable skins that actually look it.
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  • shadevpshadevp Member Posts: 234 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    Totally agree with the OP. The last 2 skins are ridiculously ugly. 2nd is not nice as well but since the 1st one is almost not visible at all, 2nd is the most logical choice (at least it doesn't obscure your vision too much).
  • actausactaus Member Posts: 64
    edited January 2015
    lnxepique wrote: »
    Ingame it looks a little bit brighter to me as of today, dunno why :OO

    I guess you played little too much for today mate xD (jk).

    But yeah.. It has 3 offensive slots and 3 ring slots. Very awesome, but ugh... way too ugly.
  • kattefjaeskattefjaes Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 2,270 Bounty Hunter
    edited January 2015
    avengingangel93 wrote: »
    Looks like a ball of putrid, floating vomit to me XD

    I always think more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02hh3zp
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