Disco/Rave Graphics - TURN IT OFF

Vampryss

I’m finding the combat graphics more and more ridiculous. It’s to the point that group events are almost unplayable. I CANT SEE what’s going on. All I can do is stand there, throw down an AOE and hope for the best.

It was disappointing enough when you introduced the Voriplasm with that cartoonish fluorescent green that clashes with everything. Now there is nothing but those horrible blinding colors everywhere. This is Elder Scrolls. Not a rave or a disco dance party.

I want the ability to turn them all off or mute the fluorescent flashy colors and get back to playing in old world style. Vibrant is fine. The disco rave party, not so much.

Last'One

Players have been asking for that for so long… Did ZOS say anything about it? No. Why? Because letting players actually see what’s happening in the fight would make too much sense. Imagine a game where you can see the fight and engage properly. Yeah, that would be amazing. And that’s exactly why ZOS doesn’t care.

But if players like it and go, "Wooo, such a nice system/item/animation/whatever…" then it will be changed, nerfed, replaced, whatever.

As long as players don’t like it, everything is fine!

Gabriel_H

Not so long ago I posted something similar, pointing out that the over-abundance of effects cause me actual pain and ZOS' contribution to that thread ... zero.

For reference: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/682014/request-turning-off-visual-effects-an-accessibility-issue

liliub17_ESO

Vampryss wrote: »

I’m finding the combat graphics more and more ridiculous. It’s to the point that group events are almost unplayable. I CANT SEE what’s going on. All I can do is stand there, throw down an AOE and hope for the best.

It was disappointing enough when you introduced the Voriplasm with that cartoonish fluorescent green that clashes with everything. Now there is nothing but those horrible blinding colors everywhere. This is Elder Scrolls. Not a rave or a disco dance party.

I want the ability to turn them all off or mute the fluorescent flashy colors and get back to playing in old world style. Vibrant is fine. The disco rave party, not so much.

One of the WB fights - of course, I can't remember which one at the moment! but it's in one of three lands currently being "celebrated" - has so many player light effect skills going on that I honestly cannot see the boss itself for several seconds (half life bar). The *only* way I know it's there is the life bar at the top of the screen. The Imperfect in Clockwork is another which attracts folks who like to compare the size of their sparklies, and it's in a very contained dark space which makes it all worse.

My video card may not be the bestest possible, but it's decent, so it no longer lags out completely as it once did with all the fireworks. But on occasion the lightshow triggers a migraine, and that's not great for being a productive member of society in real life.

@ZOS_Kevin - do the devs realize this level of bright animation effect causes some people very real pain? Can be physically, medically, episode triggering? Devs figured out a toggle for overall number of pets/mounts in towns and a toggle for the amount of companion chatter - why can't they also implement a toggle or slider for animation effects in group areas?