Post-patch AOE indicators are too distracting

[BlackPriest]

why not just add the option to change the color to whatever we want? A slider or a color palette?

Speaking of the wave animation in the monster skill indicators its dumb. it should be a cast bar that fills up.

[Galaxia]

Why people always find something or critique every single thing that SE add to the game? wow.

Ffxiv have so many custom options to choose and you want more? i'm starting to hate this community, there is someone that always have to type something negative about a good feature or any irrelevant thing. The aoe indicator is supposed to be very distracting. SE should ignore this topic.

[BlueMage]

Why people always find something or critique every single thing they add to the game? wow.

The game have so many custom options to choose and you want more? i'm starting to hate this community, there is someone that always have to type something negative about a good feature or any irrelevant thing. The aoe indicator is supposed to be very distracting. SE should ignore this topic.

I could say the same of everytime people voice their opinions or concerns, there's somebody who rages and says "I HATE EVERYBODY IN THIS COMMUNITY!" like yourself. What a simple and petty reason to "hate" people. I imagine that isn't very healthy for the community either. Heaven forbid people voice that they preferred the way SE had it before, or have trouble seeing yellow indicators on sand.

[toonces_the_driving_cat]

I don't get it. It's supposed to be eye catching enough so that you avoid it (ie. "distracting"). What is it? People don't want to see danger so they can escape it?

[BlueMage]

I don't get it. It's supposed to be eye catching enough so that you avoid it (ie. "distracting"). What is it? People don't want to see danger so they can escape it?

The new indicator is more like having a mirror shined in your eyes to some players, with the bright pulsing, which impacts them negatively, whereas they were fine before. Its totally understandable. We're able to tone down graphic effects for abilities. I don't see the gigantic harm to the game in letting people toggle to the old indicators.

[HEC]

I personally actually like the new AoE indicators so I would be sad to see them nerfed however having the option to customize it will never hurt, just please don't change it back again. People will complain independent of whatever you do and there will be always someone unhappy with the change.

[krazyrs]

just have a colorblindness option....

[ThePersonMan]

The only problem with it that I have is I can't even see it in things like Turn 1 with the colour change, which as a mnk silencing is kinda important not to get caught in the aoe [still not hard but it really is an annoyance]
Much preferred the red as the yellow I find just blends in with fields, snow and even the dirt at different angles.

I just hope Turns 6-9 aren't going to be yellow themed aswell.

[Yukiko]

In 1.x we had not any AoE markers...

[Jeffro]

Perhaps making the AoE indicator 3D would help? Adding a definitive border or making it look cyndrillical or spherical would be cool. But then people would complain about that. The way I see it, you only have two options SE.

1- AoE effects are rainbows and have fireworks blasting out of them. (Can simultaneously show tribute to the LGBT players)
2- Enemies could have the common courtesy to say "Excuse me, but I am about to attack in a fan-shaped area directly in front of me, might try to avoid it best you can good sir."