T5 trouble

[Cynfael]

If i turn off the battle effects, will that cause the frame rate to drop? Will I still be able to see the AoE indicator on stuff like Landslide and WotL?

Battle effects settings don't affect how you see NPC activity. They just minimize or eliminate the bells and whistles of player actions based on how you tweak your settings.

I always turn mine off for fights that make heavy use of overhead indicators or are otherwise visually chaotic. It helps clean up the screen so that you can more easily identify mechanics that require your attention.