You can generally put spells into two groups:
- PogChamp once every 10 minute spells
- Bread butter, low cooldown spells
I don't mind if my 10min cd spells take a bit longer to cast - because they are usually pretty epic spells so it makes sense.
But I don't like my bread-and-butter spells forcing me to stand still for 2 seconds every 5 steps I take.
So I'd prefer if the latter were minimalistic and simple and not fancy (in terms of cast animation time)
HOWEVER
What about when you first learn a new spell?
When I consider the experience of picking up new spells - the first time you learn a spell is a moment where you are mesmerised by the newness of the spell - which conflicts with minimalistic and simple design, so I can understand the desire for a spell to be fancy at the beginning of its use.
This has implications for the progression of a spell:
Can we have spells that are fancy when we first acquire them, but they progress to minimal and simple spells as we get stronger?
Augments? Spell Experience?
