Guild Wars 2

Spell effects, specifically burning, are big and bright and make the game hard for me to watch at times. Spell effects frequently hide mob animations. Sometimes I can’t even see what way a mob is facing since they’re just a blur of flame.

Is there an easy way to turn them down in the graphics options? They’re plagued me for a long time now and I’m sick of them.

There is the “Effect LoD” switch, but no, you cannot tone them down enough, unfortunately.

Yeah, biggest problem I have with the game.

Sometimes it all just dissolves into a big blur of bright light. Obviously the game designers think it’s ‘kewl’.

Turn down post-processing if you anticipate a big fight. It’s the option that controls bloom and such, and I’ve found that having it off meant less brightness and flash.

I’ve got it off – it makes little or no difference.

The worst thing is the fact that the mouse cursor just disappears completely in all the brightness, making targeting even more difficult.