The bells and whistles are the whole point of fantasy.
And all this time I thought using my imagination was the whole point of fantasy. I guess I'm doing it wrong.
AI computation is a major culprit for the slowness of battle, but excessive animations definitely contribute to a perception of slowness (whether or not they actually take up more time), especially if I have to parse an animation to pick out important details (e.g. did that warhammer glance off my shield or miss me entirely?). The animation that happens whenever I try to dash or cast a spell does slow things down and is quite annoying. As I said earlier, I recognize that some animation is going to exist in a game like this, but my preference is to keep it streamlined - communicate what is absolutely necessary and then get out of my way.
Imagination tends to enhance things, yes. What you said are one and the same. Do you not think it's natural to realize things from your mind that you enjoy?
I genuinely don't understand what you're saying/asking here.
Wouldn't the things I listed benefit you then? Lol you gotta go fast I guess.
Do you speedrun? Not accussing, just curious.
I'm definitely not a speedrunner; it's not at all about speed for me. I very seldom play video games. Its more that I prefer a minimal aesthetic. Give me the details that I absolutely need - everything else is just distracting noise. I get enough information overload in the real world - I don't need to be bombarded with it in my leisure time.
That said, I appreciate that some people want more information - absolutely make it available for those who are curious - just keep it out of my face (I'm fine if there's a setting I need to toggle to turn the extra stuff off).
