I was disappointed to see that the Pheonix spell still had not been fixed after Celestia came out. It still freezes halfway through the spell animation, and it's extremely ugly and unrealistic to look at. Honestly, I preferred how the Pheonix spell used to look. The original version was better then the new version of the Pheonix spell that you've came out with. KI, please either fix the Pheonix spell so that it does not freeze, or change it back to the way it used to be.
I must admit that I haven't used the Phoenix spell in quite some time; but haven't it always been freezing in the middle of its animation (where blades, traps and stuff like that are used)?
No, the phoenix spell has not always been broken. Before it didn't freeze, it continued to flap as the blades and traps activated. Now it freezes right before blades and traps activate, and while they activate too. It's a problem, and it didn't use to be this way. It needs to be fixed.