Guild Wars 2

So yesterday I was hanging with my neighbour and decided to show her GW2. Boy was i wrong. The moment i logged in i was greeted by supernova explosion of skill flashes (logged out in World Boss place). She was so impressed she had a seisure cause she had epilepsy – a condition i was not aware before that. So after getting her to hospital i had a few thoughts:
1. Why is there NO EPILEPSY WARNING? The game is so flashy it HAS to have it in big bold letters at the start screen.
2. I checked options panel and did not find a suitable tool to tone down the brightness of skills only. Can we have that option?

Sorry to hear that,hope your friend is ok now.Anyway,people have been asking for an effects slider since first year of gw2 i reckon..since its a clusterkitten of effects in boss events/wvw but even in smaller fights it can be a pain to see what’s going on at times because of all the flashy stuff.I would love an effects slider myself aswell.

The best we have is the LOD limit checkbox under settings. that will reduce the effects on screen by a small %.

we do need an effects slider for SOO MANY REASONS. The OP’s issue is the MAIN reason.

If your friend has been diagnosed with Epilepsy make sure shes taking her Dilantin
Pronunciation (http://www.drugs.com/dilantin.html). My dad had epilepsy and he would only go into seizures when his levels were very low. Those meds DO work.

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sirsquishy.8531:

The best we have is the LOD limit checkbox under settings. that will reduce the effects on screen by a small %.

we do need an effects slider for SOO MANY REASONS. The OP’s issue is the MAIN reason.

If your friend has been diagnosed with Epilepsy make sure shes taking her Dilantin
Pronunciation (http://www.drugs.com/dilantin.html). My dad had epilepsy and he would only go into seizures when his levels were very low. Those meds DO work.

Thank you for this very helpful information.

sercommander.6817:

So yesterday I was hanging with my neighbour and decided to show her GW2. Boy was i wrong. The moment i logged in i was greeted by supernova explosion of skill flashes (logged out in World Boss place). She was so impressed she had a seisure cause she had epilepsy – a condition i was not aware before that. So after getting her to hospital i had a few thoughts:
1. Why is there NO EPILEPSY WARNING? The game is so flashy it HAS to have it in big bold letters at the start screen.
2. I checked options panel and did not find a suitable tool to tone down the brightness of skills only. Can we have that option?

Your friend is responsible for understanding what triggers her epilepsy and not Anet. I don’t wont too see big bold letters on the start screen either.

infinityandbeyond.9652:

sercommander.6817:

So yesterday I was hanging with my neighbour and decided to show her GW2. Boy was i wrong. The moment i logged in i was greeted by supernova explosion of skill flashes (logged out in World Boss place). She was so impressed she had a seisure cause she had epilepsy – a condition i was not aware before that. So after getting her to hospital i had a few thoughts:
1. Why is there NO EPILEPSY WARNING? The game is so flashy it HAS to have it in big bold letters at the start screen.
2. I checked options panel and did not find a suitable tool to tone down the brightness of skills only. Can we have that option?

Your friend is responsible for understanding what triggers her epilepsy and not Anet. I don’t wont too see big bold letters on the start screen either.

How is someone supposed to know if a game has their trigger or not if they aren’t aware of what’s in the game?

The OP was not aware of the neighbor’s epilepsy and therefore could not ask “Hey will flashy lights trigger you?”.

infinityandbeyond.9652:

sercommander.6817:

So yesterday I was hanging with my neighbour and decided to show her GW2. Boy was i wrong. The moment i logged in i was greeted by supernova explosion of skill flashes (logged out in World Boss place). She was so impressed she had a seisure cause she had epilepsy – a condition i was not aware before that. So after getting her to hospital i had a few thoughts:
1. Why is there NO EPILEPSY WARNING? The game is so flashy it HAS to have it in big bold letters at the start screen.
2. I checked options panel and did not find a suitable tool to tone down the brightness of skills only. Can we have that option?

Your friend is responsible for understanding what triggers her epilepsy and not Anet. I don’t wont too see big bold letters on the start screen either.

Actually this is not true. Anet is just as responsible as the OP’s friend for this. Anet has a responsibility to warn its players that some of the content is ‘known’ to trigger epilepsy.

And we do not need it on every login. Just during the EULA acceptance and/or during the first time login after a fresh install or a major/major update.

But there needs to be this warning.

ArenaNet may offer an explicit epilepsy warning, but until that time, users do agree to this:

User’s Agreement Section 11(a)(v)

You warrant and represent that You have no economic, physical, emotional, psychological, or privacy related considerations that would be adversely impacted by Your use of the Game.

Thus, there is a warning of sorts.