Guild Wars 2

Attaching the screenshot. C’mon devs, give us an option to turn that green thing off, it’s obscuring the view of the character I spent hours customising. And it’s plain annoying to look at all the time.

[Suggestion] rename beastmode – fartmode.

Pigpen, is that you?

thats an awesome looking aura, no need for flashy legendaries eh?!

If removing it completely isn’t an option maybe it could come up briefly when you first enter beastmode then disappear? Or fade in and out?

Alternatively it could be made more subtle. Remove some of the green haze so it’s mainly just the leaf and vine effects maybe?

Get rid of it. This game does not need more gratuitous particle effects. People should want to play Soulbeast because it’s fun, not because it looks like a chlorine cloud.

It looks good alternative to us poor people that don’t have access to legendaries and infusions.

Keep the aura. Make it bigger and more dense too.

Blackwaltz.7156:

It looks good alternative to us poor people that don’t have access to legendaries and infusions.

Keep the aura. Make it bigger and more dense too.

I propose removing the character altogether and leaving just a green blob to make those legendary wearers eat their own hat.

After spending such absurd amounts of time and money on the aesthetics of your character, you don’t want it completely obscured by an aura you have no choice in using or not. Worse, on Charr it just clips through their body and looks terrible.

I understand the devs spent a lot of time to create it and it may be somewhat necessary as a visual tell etc etc but I hope they give people the option to turn it off, client side at least. Really looking forward to playing Soulbeast, really not looking forward to looking at it.

wilem.9635:

Blackwaltz.7156:

It looks good alternative to us poor people that don’t have access to legendaries and infusions.

Keep the aura. Make it bigger and more dense too.

I propose removing the character altogether and leaving just a green blob to make those legendary wearers eat their own hat.

you maybe new to the game but you can turn them settings down in the game options menu same goes for mini pets and so forth .

but the rest of us can still play our game with all the flashy blobs as you call them .
now I am off to get even more flashy items and loud stuff to use in the game

wilem.9635:

Attaching the screenshot. C’mon devs, give us an option to turn that green thing off, it’s obscuring the view of the character I spent hours customising. And it’s plain annoying to look at all the time.

Apparently, you have not seen the annoyance that is the new elite spec for engineers. It makes your screen go “Boom!” from an overload of effects.

The ranger has by far the lamest effects in all the new crazy effects extravaganza.

I kinda like the aura effects from equipped skills. I mean, not too much ofcourse, but subtle like the firebrand virtues when they are equipped/activated is really nice.

Plus you can toggle in and out of beastmode. You should be glad that you don’t half turn into your pet while doing that.

Ashantara.8731:

wilem.9635:

Attaching the screenshot. C’mon devs, give us an option to turn that green thing off, it’s obscuring the view of the character I spent hours customising. And it’s plain annoying to look at all the time.

Apparently, you have not seen the annoyance that is the new elite spec for engineers. It makes your screen go “Boom!” from an overload of effects.

The ranger has by far the lamest effects in all the new crazy effects extravaganza.

oh come now let him find out the hard way :P

I think it would look better if the “smoke” was temporary and it just had the vine things circling you.

Agreed, the FX aren’t impressive enough on their own to warrant the change (like the Reaper’s shroud, for example)

Get rid of this and the icons under your character when channelling Glint as a Herald.

I hate the vines more than the smoke – the smoke is subtle, and can be sort of ignored. The Vines are these vibrant neon twisting, distracting things curling around the character.

Agreed. The green viney graphics don’t fit the nature of the spec. It should be yellow to red in color, and more “animal-ish” than “plantish.”

Ohoni.6057:

Agreed. The green viney graphics don’t fit the nature of the spec. It should be yellow to red in color, and more “animal-ish” than “plantish.”

I need to upvote this a billion times.

oh yeah, that hideous green aura :-(
The main reason i will never use Soulbeast.

I was hoping for some kind of ghostly animal animation/aura, like u see with GS skill 2 and 3.

I imagine it’s both to let you know what mode you’re in (I even have trouble remembering with that huge effect!) and for PvP for enemies to know as well.

I feel it needs to be said, but Holosmith would do with this treatment aswell, maybe a light golden aura, but not the current one they get bleh.

Hawken.7932:

I imagine it’s both to let you know what mode you’re in (I even have trouble remembering with that huge effect!) and for PvP for enemies to know as well.

That’s it.
But still there could be an option for the user to disable the animation for himself.

It is right for the enemy to know if you enter ( or you currently are ) in beast mode, but really could be annoying for the user.

Hawken.7932:

I imagine it’s both to let you know what mode you’re in (I even have trouble remembering with that huge effect!) and for PvP for enemies to know as well.

Then they need to change it to something that’s not a complete eyesore that murders all attempts at fashionwars even when you do keep to the class’s theme, (Such as by wielding the legendary (Gold,Black, And Red) Chuka & Champawat.

Sartharina.3542:

Hawken.7932:

I imagine it’s both to let you know what mode you’re in (I even have trouble remembering with that huge effect!) and for PvP for enemies to know as well.

Then they need to change it to something that’s not a complete eyesore that murders all attempts at fashionwars even when you do keep to the class’s theme, (Such as by wielding the legendary (Gold,Black, And Red) Chuka & Champawat.

Sure, I understand and don’t disagree. I would have preferred that it was much more subtle myself, though I can also understand from a design perspective why it’s not.

dagrdagaz.4913:

oh yeah, that hideous green aura :-(
The main reason i will never use Soulbeast.

I was hoping for some kind of ghostly animal animation/aura, like u see with GS skill 2 and 3.

Same. Why is it green? How many Ranger pets are green? Maybe a couple of the drakes? It’s SOULbeast. SOULS are normally depicted as white, not as green…white is at least considered a neutral color.

Djinn.9245:

dagrdagaz.4913:

oh yeah, that hideous green aura :-(
The main reason i will never use Soulbeast.

I was hoping for some kind of ghostly animal animation/aura, like u see with GS skill 2 and 3.

Same. Why is it green? How many Ranger pets are green? Maybe a couple of the drakes? It’s SOULbeast. SOULS are normally depicted as white, not as green…white is at least considered a neutral color.

Most likely because green is the ranger color, nature magic is generally green.

Djinn.9245:

dagrdagaz.4913:

oh yeah, that hideous green aura :-(
The main reason i will never use Soulbeast.

I was hoping for some kind of ghostly animal animation/aura, like u see with GS skill 2 and 3.

Same. Why is it green? How many Ranger pets are green? Maybe a couple of the drakes? It’s SOULbeast. SOULS are normally depicted as white, not as green…white is at least considered a neutral color.

It grants you survival

“Oh god a Reaper. Run!”

But instead, it was a SoulBeast.

I suppose that the visual effect should be the tell but maybe they can make a selectable show/hide aura effect option for the player only.

I would like it if they change it to something similar to revenants legend swapping where you get an image above you representing the pet family for about a sec when you soulmeld (not gonna call it beastmode).

It’s pretty awful. Minimalism is key with things like this.

I am sorry to whoever implemented this, but agree this needs to go or another representation that a player is in beast mode should be used. This was the running joke during beta, form of skunk! Player draws in pets musk and rawrs it battle cry as their smell makes the first attack!

Ohoni.6057:

Agreed. The green viney graphics don’t fit the nature of the spec. It should be yellow to red in color, and more “animal-ish” than “plantish.”

Agreed.

Didn’t try the spec during the weekend/stress test, but the OP’s picture says it all.

Nothing about that twisting green blob says “beast” or “aesthetic” to me.

Rauderi.8706:

Ohoni.6057:

Agreed. The green viney graphics don’t fit the nature of the spec. It should be yellow to red in color, and more “animal-ish” than “plantish.”

Agreed.

Didn’t try the spec during the weekend/stress test, but the OP’s picture says it all.

Nothing about that twisting green blob says “beast” or “aesthetic” to me.

My vote goes to make it dyeable!

Sounds like the effect is putting a thorn in your side

dagrdagaz.4913:

I was hoping for some kind of ghostly animal animation/aura, like u see with GS skill 2 and 3.

Me, too!

So disappointed with most of the new effects, which are either wrong (like the ranger’s) or completely over the top (like the engineer’s).

The only effects I enjoyed during the demos so far were the guardian’s, even though they are a bit too much as well IMO (but at least pretty from an aesthetical point of view).

It most likely won’t be changed, a lot of people didn’t like the herald spec effects on the ground and wanted a way to turn it off but never got acknowledged.

I like it, don’t take it away.

Akrib.4297:

It most likely won’t be changed, a lot of people didn’t like the herald spec effects on the ground and wanted a way to turn it off but never got acknowledged.

Oh yeah, Herald’s ugly thingy on the ground is the worst I’ve seen in GW2.

Zenith.7301:

I like it, don’t take it away.

The post actually asks for an option to turn it off.

wilem.9635:

Zenith.7301:

I like it, don’t take it away.

The post actually asks for an option to turn it off.

I revert to my early post . you can turn them settings down in the game options menu same goes for mini pets and so forth

mean while the rest of us other players can have all our flashy stuff on and all our minis out and load :P

WARIORSCHARGEING.2637:

wilem.9635:

Zenith.7301:

I like it, don’t take it away.

The post actually asks for an option to turn it off.

I revert to my early post . you can turn them settings down in the game options menu same goes for mini pets and so forth

mean while the rest of us other players can have all our flashy stuff on and all our minis out and load :P

There is no setting to disable or tone down the character buff effects specifically. If you mean the settings that will affect every single thing in the game, well yeah, no. Try telling someone to cut off their leg because they don’t like the color of the shoe laces.

I’m evidently in the minority, but I really like it. I hope they do not remove it. That said, I would be fine with a graphical toggle for those that do not like it. That way those that enjoy it can keep it, and those that do not can turn it off.

yeah add a graphical toggle for death shroud too lol.
And remove holosmith’s fx, and berserker’s fx too..
If this actually happens it will go on and end with all classes having no fx and a stupid amount of dev time would be wasted.

At most, it should just be something like the Ele and Rev bracelets, imo. Visible when the weapon is drawn.

Kumouta.4985:

yeah add a graphical toggle for death shroud too lol.
And remove holosmith’s fx, and berserker’s fx too..
If this actually happens it will go on and end with all classes having no fx and a stupid amount of dev time would be wasted.

There are effects that are nicely done (like the Death Shroud or Berserker’s fire), and then there are effects that are giving you a severe headache and melting down your eyeballs (like the Holosmith’s).

And then there are effects like the Soulbeast’s that are just lame.

Kumouta.4985:

yeah add a graphical toggle for death shroud too lol.
And remove holosmith’s fx, and berserker’s fx too..
If this actually happens it will go on and end with all classes having no fx and a stupid amount of dev time would be wasted.

It would save a lot of dev time if they just didn’t make overwhelming auras you cannot turn off in the first place. There is already enough visual pollution without adding more superfluous clouds for the sake of it.

Soulbeast already has great animations for merging and the stance skills, they are just ruined by your whole character being obscured by a green mist which is totally unnecessary and serves no purpose.

The aura is not needed as a tell for PvP, anyone with half a brain can see the Rangers pet is not there and there is a big blue icon under their health bar without even looking at it. The act of merging has a big tell, so being in beastmode does not require one.

The aura is obnoxious.

wilem.9635:

Attaching the screenshot. C’mon devs, give us an option to turn that green thing off, it’s obscuring the view of the character I spent hours customising. And it’s plain annoying to look at all the time.

Sartharina.3542:

Hawken.7932:

I imagine it’s both to let you know what mode you’re in (I even have trouble remembering with that huge effect!) and for PvP for enemies to know as well.

Then they need to change it to something that’s not a complete eyesore that murders all attempts at fashionwars even when you do keep to the class’s theme, (Such as by wielding the legendary (Gold,Black, And Red) Chuka & Champawat.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

After spending such absurd amounts of time and money on the aesthetics of your character, you don’t want it completely obscured by an aura you have no choice in using or not. Worse, on Charr it just clips through their body and looks terrible.

I understand the devs spent a lot of time to create it and it may be somewhat necessary as a visual tell etc etc but I hope they give people the option to turn it off, client side at least. Really looking forward to playing Soulbeast, really not looking forward to looking at it.

IndigoSundown.5419:

Get rid of it. This game does not need more gratuitous particle effects. People should want to play Soulbeast because it’s fun, not because it looks like a chlorine cloud.

Would this not also apply to Death/Reaper Shroud, Lich Form, Norn Animal Forms, and any other temporary appearance change? I really don’t understand people anymore.

Leave it alone Anet, thing looks good enough.

The Greyhawk.9107:

…Would this not also apply to Death/Reaper Shroud, Lich Form, Norn Animal Forms, and any other temporary appearance change? I really don’t understand people anymore…

No, because those are, as you said, temporary appearance changes and forms not merely an aura surrounding a character, Beastmode can be up 100% of the time.

I agree that you don’t understand people, you can’t seriously be comparing Reaper Shroud to fart shroud can you? Who plays reaper and doesn’t love Reaper Shroud visuals? Yet the vast majority of the people who comment on the SB aura do not like it.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

The Greyhawk.9107:

…Would this not also apply to Death/Reaper Shroud, Lich Form, Norn Animal Forms, and any other temporary appearance change? I really don’t understand people anymore…

No, because those are, as you said, temporary appearance changes and forms not merely an aura surrounding a character, Beastmode can be up 100% of the time.

I agree that you don’t understand people, you can’t seriously be comparing Reaper Shroud to fart shroud can you? Who plays reaper and doesn’t love Reaper Shroud visuals? Yet the vast majority of the people who comment on the SB aura do not like it.

I absolutely can compare them, because taste is subjective. I’ve no real problem with either version of the shroud, that doesn’t mean someone else may not like it.
Also, you used the phrase “majority of people who comment”. Can you with any honestly claim that that is the same as “vast majority of players”? Comparatively little of the player base bothers posting on these forums. ON just about any subject was you have are a bunch of loud minorities.

The Greyhawk.9107:

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

The Greyhawk.9107:

…Would this not also apply to Death/Reaper Shroud, Lich Form, Norn Animal Forms, and any other temporary appearance change? I really don’t understand people anymore…

No, because those are, as you said, temporary appearance changes and forms not merely an aura surrounding a character, Beastmode can be up 100% of the time.

I agree that you don’t understand people, you can’t seriously be comparing Reaper Shroud to fart shroud can you? Who plays reaper and doesn’t love Reaper Shroud visuals? Yet the vast majority of the people who comment on the SB aura do not like it.

I absolutely can compare them, because taste is subjective. I’ve no real problem with either version of the shroud, that doesn’t mean someone else may not like it.
Also, you used the phrase “majority of people who comment”. Can you with any honestly claim that that is the same as “vast majority of players”? Comparatively little of the player base bothers posting on these forums. ON just about any subject was you have are a bunch of loud minorities.

Sure, you can compare them, but to do so is not accurate because they are not the same thing. A temporary appearance change like Reaper Shroud is fine since it is temporary.

Regardless of whether or not people actually like the look of them, the option to not totally obscure your character with an aura should exist. Imagine if it were the opposite? “Whenever you use enter beastmode, your character will use the standard PvP character model”. Would that be acceptable?

I can honestly claim that the majority of people who comment is the same as the vast majority of players in just the same way that you can honestly claim that what we have is a bunch of loud minorities. Anecdotally.

When you conduct a poll, you can’t ask everyone, but just take a look at the overwhelming negativity about this aura over the whole internet, not just this forum.
google -> gw2 soulbeast aura
or for just this forum
google -> site:https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/ soulbeast aura