Guild Wars 2

I think auras are really important buffs to know but their current visuals are simply too weak in an ultra chaotic environment.

I know Anet was trying to reduce visual noise but auras were not the problem. I would really love to get the old aura visuals back.

I agree 100%. It’s too hard to see them now.

Definitely. Made it far harder to see and the first ones didn’t cause that much noise, imo.

I agree, auras are annoying. Just remove them so the OP doesn’t have to look at the ugly new visuals anymore.

I also miss old auras and they weren’t main reason of visual noise imo.

Imo, herald is prime example of excessive animations that could be reduced.

Also, i think it would be all not that bad if HoT didn’t make everything so spammy with lot of AoE. And then we have things like condichrono and reapers with load of AI flooding the screen.

Agreed. It’s basically impossible to notice auras now unless looking at the buff bar. The aura animations were never the source of the excess visual noise people complained about and I was surprised when they were changed. They should definitely consider bringing the old auras back or having them on a toggle at very least.