In Diablo 4, the screen quickly gets flooded with damage numbers and visual effects, especially when other players are nearby. For some, this makes the ARPG “unplayable.”
As soon as you fight monsters in Diablo 4, combat texts fly around you. Additionally, there are various visible effects, such as area attacks. This results in your screen being flooded with colorful numbers, texts, and areas.
Attacks from enemies can sometimes be hard to recognize. And when other players come into the picture, it gets even more chaotic. Since Season 5, you can hide the combat texts, but the visual effects remain. One player finds it “absurd” that hiding is still not possible here.
Which effects annoy the player? On Reddit, “fullmetalretard666” states that Diablo 4 is “unplayable” for him. He considers it absurd that there is still no option to hide the effects of other players. Skills turn into “screen-filling AoE effects,” and especially the fire attacks from wizards look too similar to the area damage effects – such as the rain of fire in the hellish flood, according to the annoyed player.
In his post, he attaches a screenshot displaying fire effects and the rain of fire:
“This is like a Where’s Waldo book”
What do other players say about it? In the comments under the Reddit post, the community discusses the visual effects in Diablo 4. Some users agree with “fullmetalretard666.” “Matitjes” jokes: “What, the small, thin red circle on the dark red ground indicating a monster’s attack isn’t visible enough for you?”
In the comments, “AggravatingType9012” writes: “It’s even worse in the hellish hordes when someone chooses the hellfire rain.” And “Nggalai” explains that his player character died because he couldn’t see him anymore. For him, the hellish hordes are like the Where’s Waldo book.
The “hellish hordes” is a new endgame activity in Diablo 4. You fight against waves of monsters and select “curse and blessing” in between – like the rain of fire. You can find all info about the hellish hordes here.
“Sartura” writes that he would prefer to completely hide the other players. To this, “No_Obligation_1500” adds: “And our own effects. I don’t want to see my own frostballs or fireballs anymore.”
Is there a solution for this? For the visual effects of skills, no – as soon as other players are near you, you will continue to see their effects. But “JulezCHen” has a helpful tip for the annoyed players: “Turn on character visibility in the settings.” While this doesn’t reduce the effects, at least your player character will be more visible.
In Diablo 4, sometimes even small “Quality of Life” improvements can increase the enjoyment of the game. Until Season 4, you had to leave and reset dungeons if you wanted to approach the bosses again. This was not only annoying but also time-consuming, especially when farming uniques. With Season 5, this has changed: Blizzard changes a frustrating mechanic in Season 5 of Diablo 4, players say: “That’s a big win”
