Darkside Aura is gigantic and an eye sore.

[SnapshotKing]

Why is the new Darkside aura so huge? It extends several character lengths away from my Dark Knight and looks horrible whenever I'm not in battle, and nearly every single Dark Knight I see has it on permanently. I don't remember this effect being present in the benchmark or any of the preview footage, I remember a more subtle black void around the feet, similar in a way to Warriors defiance. Am I the only one so annoyed by it? I'm hoping the devs can turn it down to maybe a similar red aura that's only a few inches off your character.

[TouchandFeel]

I agree that it needs to be improved and suggested in another thread that it should be changed to a more dense and concentrated red mist or red flames coming off the drk's body.
Asides from preference for how it looks, not very good imo, I feel the effect as it is just gets completely lost in all the other effects going off when you are playing in a group negating any visual feedback from the effect as to whether Darkside is on or not.

[Razzorn]

It's not only large, but not even that great looking... I wish it looked more like the aura the trainer gets when you channel into him. I'd even just settle for bright glowing red eyes instead of the terrible looking aura.

[mikudo]

I agree completely make it more epic not all over the place that's all I see drk running around north thana and such lol

[Giantbane]

It is a very ugly effect. Square's effects are usually some of the best out there, this does not live up to that legacy.

[Zyph]

Yes it is. And despite that it's still hard to see in a large party with everyone's effects going off.

It needs to either be reduced in size and intensified to compensate and make it easier to see, or changed entirely.

[Delorean]

i wish it looked better but its really not as bad as this thread would imply

[Nektulos-Tuor]

It needs to be "REMOVED" period. No permanent buff should have an effect attached.

[TouchandFeel]

I disagree that it should be removed, changed yes, but not removed.
I like the visual feedback to let me know it is active without having to search my status effects for it. This is particularly useful since it can turn off if you get low on MP.

[FrejyaAthenes]

It's not only large, but not even that great looking... I wish it looked more like the aura the trainer gets when you channel into him. I'd even just settle for bright glowing red eyes instead of the terrible looking aura.

I can fully get behind this. Sort of like a blackfirey defiance.