Dota 2
[Skill Icons] Apostle of Decay
McFlail May 2, 2015 @ 10:38pm
Heartstopper's icon seems out of place :/
this whole set is really nice and I give my full props to the creator but I really feel that a better heartstopper's aura icon could be made, it just looks unnatural and very different to the rest of the set. maybe if there was a shading on the heart instead of it being a pure color so it doesn't look cartoony. idk.
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BedShit May 3, 2015 @ 1:27am 
HE IS SAID TOBE A FORMER CARDINAL.IT SEEMS PERFECT ACTUALLY(SORRY,CAPSLOCK BROKEN)
nonno_anselmo May 3, 2015 @ 2:43am 
You watch MLP and you complain about cartoony things, pls go away.
w0w
based&redpilled May 3, 2015 @ 11:34am 
Originally posted by McFlail:
this whole set is really nice and I give my full props to the creator but I really feel that a better heartstopper's aura icon could be made, it just looks unnatural and very different to the rest of the set. maybe if there was a shading on the heart instead of it being a pure color so it doesn't look cartoony. idk.
Maybe... But if you look at standart heartstopper aura`s icon you can see that it has a different coulour icon that th others standart skillz of it hero
I agree w/ OP. Heart Stopper should have a shaded icon.
Kyu May 4, 2015 @ 9:38am 
It's just constructive criticism, nothing to flip tables about.
brave May 4, 2015 @ 9:43am 
Heartstopper would look amazing as is, without the white symbol
White symbol is good as shii, imho it looks better than pulse and exorcism skill pics
motenai  [developer] May 5, 2015 @ 9:49am 
Thanks for your critique, it's very constructive.
Although there is a choice behind making the icon that way.
As a rule i try to adapt the original icon to something new, but as similar to the original as possible. In the process i also try to add some elements taken from my set, in order to make everything more coherent.
So for example in the heartstopper aura, i kept the original heart shape, broke it in a different way, and then added the symbol that my necro has in his back (and on his "unholy bible") on top of it, as to symbolize that the symbol is infact evil and related to what Necro does best.
Also the fact that the hear is completly black makes everything very clear in the icon, the bluish-green glow in the back make the heart very defined, and the black heart make the symbol on top very defined as well. If i added shading the elements in the scene wouldn't stand out as well.
Thanks you anyway for your critique, i appreciate it a lot when people try to be constructive :)
McFlail May 5, 2015 @ 3:25pm 
Originally posted by motenai:
Thanks for your critique, it's very constructive.
Although there is a choice behind making the icon that way.
As a rule i try to adapt the original icon to something new, but as similar to the original as possible. In the process i also try to add some elements taken from my set, in order to make everything more coherent.
So for example in the heartstopper aura, i kept the original heart shape, broke it in a different way, and then added the symbol that my necro has in his back (and on his "unholy bible") on top of it, as to symbolize that the symbol is infact evil and related to what Necro does best.
Also the fact that the hear is completly black makes everything very clear in the icon, the bluish-green glow in the back make the heart very defined, and the black heart make the symbol on top very defined as well. If i added shading the elements in the scene wouldn't stand out as well.
Thanks you anyway for your critique, i appreciate it a lot when people try to be constructive :)
Wow it means alot that you took your time to respond to my idea, and as I said I love this set. It's very cool and fitting for Necro. I appreciate you going into depth over why you designed the icon that way and I can now see it flowing more with the set. Good luck to you and should I see this set in game I'll grab it :)
Odaxelagnia May 6, 2015 @ 9:04pm 
It's not just the heartstopper icon, you should probably consider your death pulse icon by that I mean an edit of it for use in China as it has different rules about the portrayal of skulls/death.
Last edited by Odaxelagnia; May 6, 2015 @ 9:04pm
Bog_Voina May 7, 2015 @ 12:44am 
super
motenai  [developer] May 7, 2015 @ 5:51am 
Ye i went to check the change in the Death Pulse icon for China, i will probably make a similar icon for it.
♥♥♥♥ this set
s0lo May 7, 2015 @ 1:54pm 
wow
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