So what do you guys think about the visuals for shadow magic?
Ngl, I feel like most games never get the vibe of shadow magic right, as it’s not exactly a physical object or gas, but instead the darkening / shading of a specific object
probably the worst reputation magic in the AO community
as for visuals, I mean idk just some dark orb with spooky particles
It’s cool
its one of the best looking magics ngl
I mean, I get it’s associated with edgelords (
) and stuff like that, but that still doesn’t disregard the fact that it should look as cool as possible
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Theory: The AO community made SO MANY jokes about people using shadow magic just to be edgy that they gaslighted themselves into believing people actually do that and now they hate it
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I always associate it with cringe roleplayers, low level killers, and now “the incident”
I mean sorta but like all jokes contain a little truth within them.
stereotypes don’t arise from thin air, they need a spark to originate from.
So what you’re saying is that the AO community blew it out of proportion
perhaps.
but I feel as if somehow, ironically, those distorted beliefs actually fueled the bad side of shadow magic users MORE and thus made those inaccurate views to become correct.
you know, like the ancient saying goes, “don’t feed the trolls”
all of us do this to seperate ourselves from those who use it because it’s meta.
at least we’re being honest about it unlike those dudes.
is metal magic meta?
(praying so fucking hard rn it’s just good but not meta)
I wouldn’t call it meta but it gets pretty close
shadow’s meta cause of how overall good it is and how it can adapt to any situation
metal, while still amazing, requires a vastly different playstyle compared to other magics due to how fucking slow it is.
spared 
warlock should hopefully help to somewhat relieve this issue
but I mean hey I like getting really close and scaring the shit out of my enemy
its sad that auras dont have an highlight anymore cuz it was the most fitting one imo, but other than that its still one of the best
in a way, its basic, but since shadow is just a concept, theres more freedom with the shapes and particles
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I mean, how does metal look now?
WoM or AO? WoM is alright looking, some attacks don’t really feel like the “Dark and evil energy” that shdow portrays.
AO’s shadow actually looks REALLY nice, it in kind of like a gas, fluid, and energy at the same. Looks way more like an “Evil” sort of energy 
where tf is the shadow showcare 
I’m a tester
On trailer around 1:04