Leadership pool - Minimal FX option

[Ferrus_Xeno]

Would it be possible to have a minimal FX option for the Leadership power pool:

Assault

Maneuvers

Tactics

I personally do not like the circling icons that appear when the powers are active.

 

[Solarverse]

4 minutes ago, Ferrus_Xeno said:

Would it be possible to have a minimal FX option for the Leadership power pool:

Assault

Maneuvers

Tactics

I personally do not like the circling icons that appear when the powers are active.

 

I agree, seeing the icons float around my body does tend to retract from the immersion a bit.

[Greycat]

I'm not sure if it matters that those also appear around others it's affecting (as far as having minimal FX or not.) I'm kind of curious about that, since we have other powers (steamy mist, the.... power I'm forgetting from dark miasma, etc.) that also affect appearance of you and others that do not include a minfx option.  (Though those would also be more problematic to have a minimal FX option on, since they're stealth and that would affect escorts, which isn't the case with leadership....)

[MTeague]

I don't mind the leadership auras, so I wouldn't use it. 

But options are always good.

 

For Team-Aura powers, I think it work like

1. Under power customization:  Minimal Fx.  in case you, the person who selected the power, wants minimal Fx.
   • if selected, you see minimal fx (or no fx, depending what they put in place), around you AND you see no fx around anyone else affected by the same power, either. 
   • You would also see Minimal Fx on yourself or anyone else even if they're also affected by someone ELSE with the same power.
   • This would only affect what YOU see.  Everyone else would see things as normal. 
2. Menu - Options - Some Sub Section - Suppress Fx for Team Auras
   • more of a global hammer, this is NOT power-specific.
   • This would be an across the board whammy to suppress any Fx from any team aura power from OTHER players displaying on YOUR screen.
   • Everyone else sees everything as normal on THEIR screen (or at least, subject to their own selection)
   • If set, you can still be affected by Steamy Mist or Shadow Fall, you'll still have the buff icons up in your buff list, and you'll still gain the resistance/defense/stealth. But you won't look translucent or have a pool of darkness at your feet.
   • If set, you see no Fx from leadership. You'll still have the buffs in your buff list, but no floating shields, fire, targeting reticles.

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by MTeague

[AxerJ]

This is actually why I dont take these powers, as silly as it may be - I really dont want to have permanent insp symbols around my cool character.

[Ferrus_Xeno]

15 hours ago, MTeague said:

I don't mind the leadership auras, so I wouldn't use it. 

But options are always good.

 

For Team-Aura powers, I think it work like

1. Under power customization:  Minimal Fx.  in case you, the person who selected the power, wants minimal Fx.
   • if selected, you see minimal fx (or no fx, depending what they put in place), around you AND you see no fx around anyone else affected by the same power, either. 
   • You would also see Minimal Fx on yourself or anyone else even if they're also affected by someone ELSE with the same power.
   • This would only affect what YOU see.  Everyone else would see things as normal. 
2. Menu - Options - Some Sub Section - Suppress Fx for Team Auras
   • more of a global hammer, this is NOT power-specific.
   • This would be an across the board whammy to suppress any Fx from any team aura power from OTHER players displaying on YOUR screen.
   • Everyone else sees everything as normal on THEIR screen (or at least, subject to their own selection)
   • If set, you can still be affected by Steamy Mist or Shadow Fall, you'll still have the buff icons up in your buff list, and you'll still gain the resistance/defense/stealth. But you won't look translucent or have a pool of darkness at your feet.
   • If set, you see no Fx from leadership. You'll still have the buffs in your buff list, but no floating shields, fire, targeting reticles.

 

both are excellent ideas, I would prefer the first option of suppression of the FX under the power.

The second would also be a plus, since there are many team powers that impact seeing your costume, and it would help being able to see/target when you are in a mob.  I loose track of people/spawns when there a lot of powers going off (especially if the power color is set white).

[ShardWarrior]

14 hours ago, AxerJ said:

This is actually why I dont take these powers, as silly as it may be - I really dont want to have permanent insp symbols around my cool character.

This is an excellent reason why in general ALL powers should come with minimal FX options in my opinion.  I would also love to see an option to disable the VFX of buffs being applied to my characters or any/all VFX.  The amount of visual spam on incarnate trials and Hami raids is overwhelming. 

[Lines]

Some of my characters could do without the trumpets too.

 

Wait hot dang I can just silence those sounds myself. Thanks guys!