Suggestion : Switch off skill effects.

[Ellyidol]

Was wondering if it was possible to add an option to "Disable Skill Effects"?

I'm pretty sure they've optimized graphics since before. My iPad wasn't able to play PL at all without using double-pixel (which was so ugly).

Now that its playable, I was wondering if it was do-able to have that option.

Maybe remove the effects of attack skills and some buffs?

I was thinking:

For Bears:

Remove "Stars" when Slashes/Crushing Blow is casted.
Reduce the "rings" from Hell Scream.

For Birds:

Reduce the "rings" from Shattering/Avian Scream.

For Mages :

Reduce the green aura from Revive.
Reduce the green aura from Heal.
Reduce the auras from buffs.

In general:

Remove any combo effects other than the word "COMBO".
Remove sparkles/auras from sets/armours/weapons.
Remove the "fire" from AoE-based type attacks. (mobs and players)
Remove the "Blasts" from grates/barrels (like the barrels blowing up in Roach's Lair)

I suggest as an option to tick on/off since I know some people would rather have the effects on, despite the screen slowdown, though I also know some people (including myself occasionally) who just wants to play it smooth.

I also suggest these particular ones from the classes/general because these, IMO, cause the most when compounded. If all of these are removed/lessened, I'm almost sure that gameplay would be really smooth without having to sacrifice the majority of graphics quality.

Other games I've played (Ragnarok for example) have this option, completely remove effects. It definitely hinders gameplay or strategy, but for those who know what's being done or what's being cast, I see this is a really useful feature.

tl ; dr:

In a nutshell, suggesting to have skill effects reduced/removed without having to sacrifice essential teamwork effects (roots from birds for combo, ! sign from bears for taunted, frozen from mages for combo).

What do you guys think? Hope its reasonable

Edit:

Oh and I just remembered, with the Global Skill Cooldowns coming, this option would definitely help with client-side graphic/connection lag since less skills would be spammed anyway.

[Conradin]

I think it is a good idea- you can only hinder yourself with this- becuase other players can still see you. Good thinking, it Could help take lag off our servers

[Ellyidol]

I think it is a good idea- you can only hinder yourself with this- becuase other players can still see you. Good thinking, it Could help take lag off our servers

Yeah, definitely just for your own privilege.

It'd really help players (like myself included) who have higher than good ping (300-500) as I've heard ping might be a factor in graphics.

Added:

Edit:

Oh and I just remembered, with the Global Skill Cooldowns coming, this option would definitely help with client-side graphic/connection lag since less skills would be spammed anyway.

[Vafie]

this is a great idea, im sick of dying from lags. Literally 90 % of my deaths are from lagging

[StompArtist]

Animations should reside on your device not on the server... This could help out your graphics processor.

[Ellyidol]

this is a great idea, im sick of dying from lags. Literally 90 % of my deaths are from lagging

Especially on maps like Catacombs/Roach when a group of mobs attack you with their AoE-Fire attacks.

It goes a few frames of being hit by fire to dead =/

[superglut2]

Would be rly nice for older devices.

[Kossi]

this is a great idea, it would help minimize my lag so much