Rewording the spell critical messege

[Hellcommander]

The spell critical hit message "xxx's spell looks more powerful" should be reworded to something like : "xxx's spell looks like it scored a critical hit."

[Grey]

Scored? I really don't like the sound of that - doesn't really make any sense with spellcasting. I agree that the wording could be better though.

[edge2054]

I had the same thought when yufra first suggested it... but I couldn't think of anything better so I kept my mouth shut

Still can't think of anything better.

[eulf]

Given how spells like healing light can crit, the initial message seems fine.

[edge2054]

How about..

Foo's spell was cast with greater effect!

I think it's the 'looks' part that I really don't like. I'm not sure every spell would have a visible effect and I'm not sure every one would know what a greater effect would look like. Is a skeleton mages crits just as powerful as a liches normal casts? Probably and most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference from a rank 1 mana thrust crit and a rank 5 mana thrust non-crit.

[Nagyhal]

Yes, it's a bit weird- it took me a while to figure out.

It suggests the caster's spell starts out at normal power, and becomes much stronger on impact or a little after casting.

First time I played, it had me raving, thinking "Why I am suddenly weak to this spell?" or "Who the hell amplified that mob's magic?"

It would be quite easy to keep the word "critical" within the log printout, e.g.:

<CASTER>'s spell attains critical power!

<CASTER>'s magical energies reach a critical level!

<CASTER>'s spellcasting focus exceeds a critical point!