About the "black skulls"...

I like.
I prefer facing danger without knowing what kind of shittuckles I am getting myself into but many people would like danger warning beforehand without needing to check pants for shittuckles afterward.

 

Don't really care too much.

 

I have no problem with it being there if it's to show a player or npc is currently poisoned. I think it should only emit from the source of the poison (the plants or whatever) after you've identified that it's poisonous (Either through the hard way, or the little magnifying glass investigate tool).

Edit: After watching both videos again, it's clear that the skulls only begin popping out after the mob has decided to not like you anymore. That's a bit too much, if you ask me. Even in noobie mode. When the evil space squirrel starts shooting fireballs at you, you don't need a little stream of skulls popping out of his head to tell you he doesn't like you.

 

I first thought it was a particle effect for poision.

 

I would really like to see an animation for creatures when they first contact you. Like a creature that won't attack you but is curious would have a question mark above its head, and maybe walk over to you after a bit. More hostile enemies would just start targeting you right when they see you, so you know it is hostile. And then that leaves room for shy creatures which would run away when it sees you or if you make too much noise.

If this happens then there would only be one little icon - the question mark - to denote that a creature is nonthreatening.

Either that, or have your pet alert you that a creature is dangerous.

 

I think the effect looks pretty cool, but I understand why some people would be upset if it were in the game.

Perhaps it could be optional, or only applied to enemies that can inflict certain affects, such as some sort of poison.

 

Poison doesn't mean Damage over Time in every game. Take SotN for example, poison meant you took more damage from attacks. Either that or it could be a percentage of health degeneration like down pips in GW1. Numerous things poison could represent.

 

That is correct sir. It just dawned on me that the game was set to n00bie mode.

And you all were worried.

 

Or poison could also have no initial affect, but hurt you later if you don't find an antidote in time.

 

Well, I could care less if its a placeholder, status effect, etc. I could care less about it.

 

Did someone take a screenshot? I missed the stream.

 

Maybe the skulls come up after you identify the plant or whatever as dangerous? it would make some sense.

 

Or you cant see the damage from the poison effect because you only see the damage you will cause

 

You mean you couldn't care less about it.

 

Make it an option. I would rather not have it, so I have to guess if that creature walking to me is aggressive or not.

 

I believe they should do away with the floating black skulls for poisonous plants, spikes, creatures etc. Instead poisonous spikes should have a subtle dripping particle effect and poisonous creatures and plants should have a faint "fizzing" affect around them. The floating black skulls are just way too obtrusive. in the very least, they need to be made almost completely transparent. but i would much more prefer the dripping effect and the bubbling fizz effect I mentioned before.

 

If I recall he was playing on Noobie mode. So it might pertain to that mode only. Also it might have just came from the plants because, that's the only place where I saw the black skull come from. I considered it to be a certain death plant that would be part of farming/alchemy.

 

good post, not at all pointless

 

Well, I'm going to guess n00bie mode is an option. It's probably just like introductory tooltips are an option.

Already said it earlier.

 

Nothing about the skulls pertaining only to the plants and, how they could be used in alchemy/farming.