With the latest patch, I noticed that my Beta Fractal capacitor’s particle effects got dimmed down, to the point where I can now see the square piece in the middle. You can still see the old version in the preview screen.
You can see this with the Shiverstone mace too. It looked great on the trading post, but then once it got in my hands it looks completely different.
Screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/sJISQ
Is this just my graphics settings and can I fix this back to the way they should be? Why would the previews show these differently (affects purchase decisions)?
At first I thought that this was FX culling , but this happens everyone even in low-intensity zones.
Commenting further, I’ve tested unchecking the “Effect LOD” on the graphics setting, which I believe is the way we’re supposed to be able to turn this dimmer off, and it doesn’t work even after logging out and back in.
Is this check just bugged?
What graphics settings are you using? The newest update (not bug fixing patches) reset everyone’s graphics settings, have a tinker with yours and see how you go.
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