As we know the Crown Pavilion is like WvW zerg with no culling, but there’s no way to turn down the effects like individual character models like there is in WvW. Constant barrage of graphical effects is very demanding on both CPU and GPU. I have my graphics set to lowest the game GUI allows me to set them (which were incorrectly reverted to previous higher setting in the patch!), and I feel I can’t participate in this content unless this ridiculousness is fixed.
Have you ever had your CPU fan going at 6000 rounds per minute? This is the price I pay for playing your game. Why would you think anyone cares to watch the fireworks when there’s 50 people firing them? You really need to separate functionality and eyecandy. Functionality goes first, always. Nothing is fun to play if it lags and kills your computer.