Please let us turn off other player effects

[Zeivu.3615]

People asked for this before, and I still agree now. We don't need the cancer-inducing lights blinding the very CPU...

[The Boz.2038]

We should be able to lower the texture and meshes of non-partymembers; all-or-nothing in a fashion wars game is not a good idea.

[kharmin.7683]

> @"Yggranya.5201" said:

> If people can't make your eyes bleed whether you want that or not, who would bother dealing with RNG/pay a ton of money to get them? At least anet seems to think that nobody would be intrested. Is it the reason? I don't know. Have they ever addressed this in any way?

 

I don't think that Anet has addressed this point one way or another; however, I believe that you pretty much have the gist of it. I believe that Anet thinks people won't want to spend money for shinies if they can't show them off. Forcing other players to see them is how that works.

[Traced.3495]

When the low character model setting is on use I would like to see weapons and back items replaced with basic model and miniatures disabled. Along with any other shinies which may these days exist that I don't know about. Chairs, I believe? I haven't seen them, maybe I can't see them? It's possible I don't see very many people around... which really is exactly as I have planned.

 

I'd like a possibility for displaying all details on party members when those details are otherwise off.

[Yellow Rainbow.6142]

This is really turning me off from game. I can take People with bunch of infusion (able to turn it off would be nice) but blinding light from snowball tonic?, troll gadget on chest and even instances like fractal 100cm, its so blinding.

Sometime, I just think about quitting game altogether because of it. I can't hurt my health to play game. I am gonna wait until PS5 release and gonna have judge this in very detail. Hate to part away from game where I have invested some time but its going out of whack.

[Blude.6812]

> @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > @"Yggranya.5201" said:

> > If people can't make your eyes bleed whether you want that or not, who would bother dealing with RNG/pay a ton of money to get them? At least anet seems to think that nobody would be intrested. Is it the reason? I don't know. Have they ever addressed this in any way?

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> I don't think that Anet has addressed this point one way or another; however, I believe that you pretty much have the gist of it. I believe that Anet thinks people won't want to spend money for shinies if they can't show them off. Forcing other players to see them is how that works.

 

As long as you can see own, that's all that matters. I would still get bling for my own enjoyment, as many others would. Having them to show off in hubs and cities would be sufficient and a good compromise (can't disable effect there) If all one wants to play the the game to fulfill some fashion fantasy and actually ruin the game for others, then they need to reflect on and change their priorities.

[Ashen.2907]

A game designed around active defense where your ability to recognize a threat and respond according....and then spams visual noise to prevent you from doing so is fundamentally flawed. A visual effects slider, or the ability to reduce visual clutter by turning off other players' effects would help.

[Batel.9206]

Turning all player character models to "lowest" makes everyone appear like mannequins dressed identically...*and still with the gigantic flashy effects*. Mounts aren't affected, skills aren't affected, auras and blinged-out weapons aren't affected. It looks like the mannequins had a violent accident in an exploding glitter factory.

Sure, it helps a *tiny bit* to reduce eyesores, but...not that much. Still can't see what's going on in combat if other players are around. The option to turn off effects would be greatly appreciated.

[SinisterSlay.6973]

+1 from me for turning off the effects. It's insane and just makes us all stack because there isn't a hope in hell of seeing an incoming attack.

[TheGrimm.5624]

Why isn't this a thing yet? Why do we still have issues with visuals. Screen noise isn't art. Its screen noise. Coding for AI combat and events has no value if player's can't see the tells because all they see is flashes. Do you play your own game? Did you run the last boss event? It's been years now.

[Black Storm.6974]

I think that hiding every character effect should not be made possible. There are skills that affect allies in some way, those skill should stay visible (seeing them can be even more important than seeing the enemy).

 

The option to hide every other effect would be very nice.

[Sylviana.1085]

I agree with this option tbh. It's kinda sad when you see people with flashy infusions etc but actually can't see the boss you're trying to kill or defend against. (Happens to me at VB meta with matri). I see all players and shiny effects. But poof! Where is the boss, no clue! (Not talking about failed CC and the wyvern flying up xD )

[Acheron.3429]

I think this would be the most importnat improvement to the game at the moment.

 

The whole monetarization is about cosmetics, but I cannot see my character while I play in PvE, because that ridiculous blast of light effects blobbing the screen (and in PvP and WvW my character gets repainted, so PvE is the only place to watch your character...except when you stand in front of the bank).

[VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.]

> @"mezuzel.4987" said:

> > @"Dreamy Lu.3865" said:

> > I'm also quite disturbed by a few gathering tools with very blinding visual effects, like the sickle (I think), that creates big twisters of flames... Don't misunderstand me. They certainly have nice visual effects, but well, sunglasses to play is not so nice! LOL

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> You might be thinking of the unbound magic sickle? That one bothers me so much I actually reskinned mine to the default sickle. I wish I could turn off other players' harvesting tool skins so I wouldn't have to turn the camera away or do some creative zooming in/out to get away from the blinding effects. It's particularly bad at the flax farms in Verdant Brink and Draconis Mons, which are in dark areas so the harvesting tool skins stand out even more.

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do you have your eyes pressed against the screen? or brightness and contrast at 100%? or are you just using hyperbole?

[VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.]

I see all the effects and don't have any problems focusing the boss. Just saying.

 

But I do not sit 5cm from my screen, the settings are balanced and I do not zoom into 1st person view.