<ul><li>Divorcing the visuals of a character’s abilities from the mechanical effects is a good thing for MMORPGs.</li><li>Visual customization has remained limited due to developers’ inability to catch up to the degree to which City of Heroes offered these capabilities.</li><li>Limitations to visual customization still persist as some powersets may only allow certain weapons or mechanics.</li><li>Players should have more options for visual customization.</li><li>Visual clarity should not be an issue for developers.</li><li>The main issue for why customization options are not offered more frequently is that it’s complicated to code and requires a lot of time and effort.</li><li>Adding customization options is not a priority for some developers as the effort may not be worth the return on investment.</li><li>While it may not be a dealbreaker, visual customization is a good thing, and ideas are always moving targets for future consideration.</li></ul>

Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability customization in MMORPGs

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