Guild Wars 2

one of the minor gripes i have with guild wars 2 are the influence of night and rain on the game.

let’s start with something quite a few people already mentioned: night is simply too bright. i see almost no difference in lighting between day and night (using the highest lighting and shadow options available).
while i understand this is so visibility is not impaired, i feel it takes away from the atmosphere.

proposed solutions:
-make night darker
or
-tinge the light a dark blueish colour.

my second suggestion is about rain. right now, you see raindrops falling and that’s it. no splashes on the ground/in water.

my proposed solutions
-more raindrops in general.
-add splashes on the ground when raining. it doesn’t even have to match the raindrops, but it would make the game feel more immersive.
-overcast weather. when it rains, the sky is usually very cloudy.
-less bright spots during rain. when the sky is overcast, don’t expect sharp shadows.
-maybe add some watershader to spots on the ground to simulate pooling water.

let me know what you think!

what about events attached to it, like a blizzard in the mountaion maps, with save people events, and stop the spource of the blizzard (if its not natural).

i could swaer i once heard the defs tlak about weather affecting certain zones, could be the manifesto , or demons in germany. i cant remember

they want the world to feel alive, weather is a good thing for that.

maybe how the sims seasons work can help with ideas