Preface this with saying;
- This is my First Forum post.
- I'm a long time fan of the game, I've been playing since launch (with occasional hiatuses).
- I criticize because I want the game to be better... not because I just want a place to whine...
- I know these posts have been made before, but I felt like a needed to reiterate, since this issue seem to consistently go unaddressed.
Gw2 has always had issues with visual clutter, and it has only progressively got worse over the last decade.
The inclusion of more and more flashy skins, whether they be weapons, armour or mounts with blown out brightness, bloom effects and animated textures.
Mechs filling the screen, over the top skills effects , some minis, some novelties and infusion stacking.
It was too much years ago and now it's just getting absurd.
I am mildly light/motion sensitive myself , hell, I avoid playing Mesmer and Guardian for extended periods of time because their skills are a lot brighter and visually overwhelming than most of the other classes and I refused to make any of the legendary trinkets until an option to turn off their effects was eventually added.
I can't imagine what it's like for people who suffer more severely, but still want to enjoy the game.
Please, make it a priority to implement more options into the game to reduce visual clutter and improve accessibility.
These options, if and where possible, would be greatly appreciated by many, and I know have been requested time and time again.
- An option to scale transparency on ally skill effects.
- Option to scale ally mech size.
- Option to toggle off other players infusions/auras. (also removes any unique audio)
- Option to toggle off other players minis. (also removes any unique audio)
Just as some examples.
I understand some people may be against a few of these options, as they want to show off their virtual shinies, and not have them potentially invisible to other players, however I believe accessibility is more important, and would be an overall well received quality of life improvement to the game.
(FYI - I'm aware you can toggle character model limit and quality to lowest (already have it on low), which helps, but I'm looking for some more in-depth options, and would still like to admire other peoples fashion rather than resorting to everyone having faceless default models.)
Hopefully I am not entirely preaching to the void here, It would be a blessing if Anet at least acknowledged the issue and were open to working on fixes to be implemented in the future, however as far as I am currently aware, nothing of the like has been said or promised.
Preface this with saying; - This is my First Forum post. - I'm a long time fan of the game, I've been playing since launch (with occasional hiatuses). - I criticize because I want the game to be better... not because I just want a place to whine... - I know these posts have been made before, but I felt like a needed to reiterate, since this issue seem to consistently go unaddressed. Gw2 has always had issues with visual clutter, and it has only progressively got worse over the last decade. The inclusion of more and more flashy skins, whether they be weapons, armour or mounts with blown out brightness, bloom effects and animated textures. Mechs filling the screen, over the top skills effects , some minis, some novelties and infusion stacking. It was too much years ago and now it's just getting absurd. I am mildly light/motion sensitive myself , hell, I avoid playing Mesmer and Guardian for extended periods of time because their skills are a lot brighter and visually overwhelming than most of the other classes and I refused to make any of the legendary trinkets until an option to turn off their effects was eventually added. I can't imagine what it's like for people who suffer more severely, but still want to enjoy the game. Please, make it a priority to implement more options into the game to reduce visual clutter and improve accessibility. These options, if and where possible, would be greatly appreciated by many, and I know have been requested time and time again. - An option to scale transparency on ally skill effects. - Option to scale ally mech size. - Option to toggle off other players infusions/auras. (also removes any unique audio) - Option to toggle off other players minis. (also removes any unique audio) Just as some examples. I understand some people may be against a few of these options, as they want to show off their virtual shinies, and not have them potentially invisible to other players, however I believe accessibility is more important, and would be an overall well received quality of life improvement to the game. (FYI - I'm aware you can toggle character model limit and quality to lowest (already have it on low), which helps, but I'm looking for some more in-depth options, and would still like to admire other peoples fashion rather than resorting to everyone having faceless default models.) Hopefully I am not entirely preaching to the void here, It would be a blessing if Anet at least acknowledged the issue and were open to working on fixes to be implemented in the future, however as far as I am currently aware, nothing of the like has been said or promised.
