Quote Originally Posted by Alpheus View Post
Yes if its simply a circle like in Boja or Palace of the Dead, it's so that melee DPS combo finishers (that usually require they be executed from the target's back) will hit for the full amount of damage. If you want to make the fights visually less hectic go to Character Config > Filters there should be a # of groups of effects filters for: you, party members, everyone else. Even if the party members category has the effects turned off, exceptions will be made for things like Asylum and Sacred soil so you can still utilize them.
To add to this, you will want to make sure that you set the effects to Limited so that ground effects like Asylum, Sacred Soil, Earthly Star, Doton, etc., continue to appear for you. Setting them to OFF will turn off all effects, including these. I tend to have mine set to ALL for myself, Limited for party members, and then OFF for everyone else.