Guild Wars 2

Let me start by saying this isnt a bug. but a request. The effect Aegis has when someone is buffed with it is so annoying. I dont know if anyone thinks the same but i know that when i look at it when unsheathing my bow on my dragonhunter. It just ruins the epic feel of his look or anything at all for that matter.

Basically: I think that it would be nice if Anet implemented some way to hide the “constant glassy blue shield” that is stuck on my Dragon Hunter Sylvari when I unsheathe my storm-bow.

TLDR: It would be good to be able to toggle off the animation of (Aegis) on my Guardian.

Not to mention the fashion implications the glassy blue shield has on other color and equipment choices.

Place this next to Showing/Hiding color of the Rarity of Weapons
The location of deposit collects
The muting of player chatter

Just one more QoL option to make things a bit more ‘just right’ for those who might want/need it.

+1

I think this is a legacy from a period during development when Arenanet didn’t want their game to be about staring at boons and conditions. Instead they wanted players to be able to identify boons/condis people had by looking at the playing area of the screen.

Sadly, they abandoned this at some point and adopted WoW-style buff (boon) and debuff (condition) bars.

It’s also needed for PvP. But there is no reason why it could not be removed client-side for your own viewing. It’s what’s stopping me making The Flameseeker Prophesies as guard is the only one I use shield on and it ruins the skin. I have Eidolon now and Aegis covering it is a bit annoying.