Flares - alternate animation gone?

[ninja surprise]

Am I imagining things, or did Flares previously have an animation where you stand like an X with both hands in the air and Flares shoot out?

I can't find that in Power Customization 😞

[Troo]

stand like an X with both hands in the air and Flares shoot out.. while hovering

 

you are not crazy

[Parabola]

Was that the old animation when flares had a longer cast time?

[ninja surprise]

14 minutes ago, parabola said:

Was that the old animation when flares had a longer cast time?

 

Mebbe, wonder if it got the axe for a faster cast animation.

[Garymathers]

I miss the old flares animation!They also changed that crazy barb swipe animation. 

[DrBasics]

This kind of sounds like the "2-Gun-Mojo" animation from Champions Online. Are you confusing it with that?

 

 

!!EDIT!!

 

Hold on a second, I now remember what you were talking about. This was really early on in CoH history. I believe it was charged shortly after CoV released. Where the animation would have the character stand with their hands above(ish) their heads and the fire flares would be sent out. As far as I know, there is no more option to utilize this animation via the costume editor.

 

 

Found a picture of it.

 

Also, there are other animations that I remember were cut from the game, like Spines tier 1 attack looking like a crazy berserker flailing of their arms.

Edited March 31, 2021 by DrBasics

[ZorkNemesis]

It was changed at some point, likely for a better animation.  Some enemies still use the old animation, like CoT Behemoths.