Guild Wars 2

Before I get started, I would like to say that the designers from Anet did an amazing job with the graphics, and details that were put in to GW2. The detail in the terrain, characters and skills are superb. With that said, I would like to suggest that there be an option to toggle on and off skill animations.

For example options along the lines off:

• Only show skills and effects done by the user / used on the user
• Only show skill and effects done by the users party / used on the party
• Show all skills and effects

I have a two main reasonings for this that I’m sure a few of you would agree upon.

1. Performance Issues
2. The feeling of a “cluttered” screen when in large groups.

I’m 100% sure we have all be in a situation with a group 10 – 15+ people around us are all working towards a common goal (WvWvW or Dynamic Events) and all you can see is fire balls coming down from the skies, blue blades hurling in all directions, clouds of smoke being left behind from various places, projectile trails everywhere, fire on the floor… etc Im sure everyone knows exactly what I’m talking about.

For the performance booster side of the argument being able to turn off some, or all of the effects I’m more then sure would be a boost anywhere from 5-15 FPS depending on the situation, and the users computer.

And as for the “clutter” which is my main issue, its just at times too hard to see whats going on even right in front of you. Being able to turn off effects done outside of the members in my group, and the effects being done that dont effect my group at all would be great in the efforts that i can see whats in front of my character, whats facing me, what im facing, how many things are directly in front of me things along those lines.

This is just my 2 cents on the topic, I love the idea of seeing all the effects of what everyone is doing but at times it can just become a little too much in my opinion.