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Ability to Dismiss Buffs/Graphical Effects

Diggis

By Diggis,
Posted on: 2011-07-13 04:25 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

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-- First request, the ability to completely dismiss a buff.

With the change of several buffs to PBAE ( like SB ), some people may want to dismiss the effects. In certain maps, especially caves, SB can be a annoyance.

-- Second request, the ability to turn off graphical effects from buffs.

I know in the last 3 costume contests in AP I've been involved in, Ice Armor griefing has been occurring. Also, I have several characters where the self buffs are nice, but thematically I could do without the graphical effect.

This could either be a global setting under options OR preferrably a per-power option.
Yes, some powersets have a minimal option - but this needs to be expanded to epic power sets as well. At a minimum, allow me to turn off the graphical effect on demand.

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Originally Posted by Hercules View Post
-- First request, the ability to completely dismiss a buff.

With the change of several buffs to PBAE ( like SB ), some people may want to dismiss the effects. In certain maps, especially caves, SB can be a annoyance.
Have you not heard about Null the Gull?

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Originally Posted by Hercules View Post
-- Second request, the ability to turn off graphical effects from buffs.
You not having heard about Null the Gull is the only reason I can think of for this to be the second request instead of the first.

Issue 16 made me feel like this.
Warning: This poster likes to play Devil's Advocate.

 

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Originally Posted by Vanden View Post
Have you not heard about Null the Gull?


You not having heard about Null the Gull is the only reason I can think of for this to be the second request instead of the first.
Nope, but just read the wiki page - seems to be limited to:
Speed Boost, Increase Density, Inertial Reduction, Enforced Morale, Accelerate Metabolism, Group Fly/Group Energy Flight/Team Teleport,
and Mystic Fortune.

A good start but my suggestion would be a bit more global. Also, dont see anything about just not showing the graphical portion while accepting the actual buff.

131430 Starfare: First Contact
178774 Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name ( 2009 MA Best In-Canon Arc ) ( 2009 Player Awards - Best Serious Arc )

 

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Null the Gull allows you to cancel the movement-affecting portions of powers, i.e. the only parts that could negatively affect your experience. With that in place, why would you ever want to entirely dismiss a buff rather than just suppress it's visual effects?

Issue 16 made me feel like this.
Warning: This poster likes to play Devil's Advocate.

 

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Originally Posted by Hercules View Post
A good start but my suggestion would be a bit more global. Also, dont see anything about just not showing the graphical portion while accepting the actual buff.
I think what Vanden means is your first suggestion has been done already, so your second suggestion should have been your first one. Null doesn't fix that problem.

As for totally removing buffs, the devs have said in the past (castle I belive, but I can't back that up) that there is no engine difference between a buff and a debuff except for the value of the number. So a Buff has a positive number and a debuff has a negative number. To allow you to remove buffs they'd have to allow you to remove debuffs... not a great idea.