Guild Wars 2

…and group events in general is that as soon as everyone is unloading skills on a mob/boss I cannot see the mobs skills being telegraphed or what they are doing because of the particle effects. Consequently I seem to go down fast as I am not dodging/moving out of the way in time. Some monsters like Giants are very obvious and I have no trouble.
This I find disappointing. In general solo play I love being a melee player and have little to no problems countering what I see monsters doing. I always just end up going to my rifle/bow and play it range when in group stuff. This however leaves a sour taste.
Can you help me get better in any way with some tips on what you do to stay in the melee? I feel pretty desperate about it as it is one aspect of the game that stops me playing with others.

As a side note, but related, I would love to see something like in Warhammer that I could turn off my fellow players spell effects. It made the game so much more fun only seeing my own.

yurtshone.7325:

I would love to see something like in Warhammer that I could turn off my fellow players spell effects. It made the game so much more fun only seeing my own.

Totally agree, would lighten the load that your computer has to render(?) as well.