As you may have seen in 0.8.1’s Patch Preview or Patch Notes, our most recent content patch included much more new item art than normal. We’d love to hear which you liked the most! We’ve included a couple of polls as those are great at encouraging participation, and we’ll also be keeping an eye on the comments - so keep the feedback coming!
Poll needs more options, it’s too broad, like I like some of the relics but not every single one, there’s great art in all of the categories and some that aren’t as shiny. Assuming you using this for feedback.
Everything looks really nice, especially the Relics, great work team!
Some feedback:
Relics: Simply incredible overall! The Sentinel Relics and the “Damned Souls” Relic looks a little lower in quality, in terms of polish, almost like they’re slightly lower resolution or something, the colours don’t seem as vibrant and details aren’t as clear as some of the others.
Sceptres: I feel like the Sceptres could be a little more creative in their design, a bit more interesting looking. For instance, if you reduced all of the Sceptres to a silhouette, it would be hard to tell much of a difference, as the general shape (for most) is quite similar. But hey, maybe that’s intentional. Perhaps customisable animated weapon effects could be a nice future addition (pleeeease?!)
Shields: Loving these designs, especially the more creative one’s, like the Meruna Shell, Root Sheild etc. I’d like to see even more creativity here, think outside the box. I mean, technically, I could use a giant fish, crab’s shell, scorpion’s tail/stinger, spider’s head or maybe even an umbrella to block
Ultimately I’d love to see most gear transmogrifiable so I can get my character looking exactly the way I want it - i.e. so bad ass that everyone in multiplayer has to stop and stare, ya know? Hate to say it, but PoE has a decent system for this (minus the price tag). Ideally, if I’ve picked up an item with an awesome appearance, I’d love to be able to make my current gear look like that. But I digress, great job on the artwork!
I do not like the Homonculus Bile artifact at all. Looks like a small child trapped in a cage. The effigies I am not even sure what they are. They could use a new look all the way. Really the only one I liked was the chalice. The rest I am not even sure I would want to put on a character of mine.
The only good scepter is the Argent Scepter. I like all the shields with the exception of the Meruna Shield, Root shield, Wooden shield, targe, and Ironglass Shield.
The items you have come up with are all plain Jane. Other games have done this and it’s old to people that have played video games for a long time. Give us something we haven’t seen. Give us something that’s refreshing and new. Give us things like shields made of lava, an armor look that has not been seen before and some skills that are worth playing to get.
Gore and uncanny relics of Accolyte are clear winner for me, but overall all classes (except Sentinel) got something shiny that makes you say- “woah that’s neat!”.
In terms of shields, I think it’s a good mix between fantasy ones like Meruna Shell and more medival, practical ones like Wooden Shield. Overall art on them is great.
As of sceptres I think there is way to many high-fantasy stuff and not so much sinister looking ones like Oak Sceptre or Skeletal Sceptre.
Anywho, keep up great work and try to pour more personality into Sentinel gear!
(pleeeease?!)
Hate to say it, but PoE has a decent system for this (minus the price tag). Ideally, if I’ve picked up an item with an awesome appearance, I’d love to be able to make my current gear look like that. But I digress, great job on the artwork!