Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,
I’ve just returned to GW2 after a few months and I’m assuming there’s been some new graphical updates?

I reason I say this, is purely because my Staff Ele, is now firing spicy ping pong balls, rather than his usual actual “Fireball”.

I’ve looked in the menu and can’t seem to find a way to revert to the old option.

I’m assuming there is an option, as there’s no way this can be an actual change, where a designer actually said “Yes, this is fine, I like this”.

Right?
RIGHT?!

Hate to be the one to break it to you, but they reduced the size of the fireballs and auras as a way to cut down on visual clutter so that when you’re in world content (maw, behemoth..etc) the screen is more readable. To my knowledge there is no way to change back.

Seriously?
That’s what they picked? Why not just tone down the explosion/impact?
Or maybe, here’s a thought, tackle the guardian’s “clutter”.

I’m not 100% on all of the changes they made, but the ele change weren’t the only ones. Orbital strike for engi got reduced so much you couldn’t even see it. You’d have to look back to get a full list.

Yeah, there’s no way to adjust or correct this. And yes, it was intentional. They also nerfed wells and Dragon Hunter traps. There’s already a merged thread about this. 18 pages, and no reply from Anet yet. Please leave a comment there, and help us keep it alive.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Visual-nerfs-Merged/first