Let sweaty PVP be sweaty PVP, don't let it deter from cool flavor for weapons; it's a very miniscule factor when concealment is already a thing and in 99% of cases, knowing your opponent's weapon isn't going to change a whole lot especially with weapons like Narcus getting the axe, not to mention that the skills they use is already going to be an easy factor to determine what weapon they're using exactly.
Just because there's a fringe abuse case that honestly doesn't change a whole lot even in the small scale scheme of things doesn't mean we should avoid adding stuff that could be good for representing our characters, that's genuinely silly.
Not to mention this is your normal attack, not every single attack. How often have you looked at someone with the animation of dead claw and went 'Oh I need to avoid being knocked down?'. Most basic hitting effects are pretty apparent after the first hit too.
Just because there's a fringe abuse case that honestly doesn't change a whole lot even in the small scale scheme of things doesn't mean we should avoid adding stuff that could be good for representing our characters, that's genuinely silly.
Not to mention this is your normal attack, not every single attack. How often have you looked at someone with the animation of dead claw and went 'Oh I need to avoid being knocked down?'. Most basic hitting effects are pretty apparent after the first hit too.
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