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Seriously. I've gotten to hate staff on my elementalist because of these stupid graphic changes some weeks ago.

Effects clutter isn't an excuse, when revenant has effects for any sh*t, even dodging. The specializations are full of flashy stuff too. There's no freaking excuse.

Just please, give us the old fireball back. Same for the auras, they suck now and are barely even visible.

If you're so worried about graphics performance, add extra options to remove specific effects, but don't screw with pretty much everyone else.

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about 8 years ago - /u/ArenaColin - Direct link

Just wanted to quickly pass along we asked the skills team to hold off on making any more FX changes until a system was in place to allow people to toggle them on/off as a selection. They've been continuing to work on the project of making combat less visually noisy, while also ensuring there will be options for players to pick from.

More info on this with the spring update but I did want to say you'll see the old FX restored soon along with some visibility options for those who want to use them.