Multiplayer - On-Screen Visual Effects

I’ve been playing PoE2 a lot with friends—probably more than I should and as we’ve reached endgame, one issue has become increasingly noticeable: it’s extremely difficult to play together due to the overwhelming amount of on-screen visual effects.

Between spells, abilities, and flashy animations, the screen becomes so chaotic that it not only impacts performance on my computer, but also makes it genuinely hard to understand what’s happening in a fight. Important mechanics get lost in the visual clutter, and the experience becomes more frustrating than fun.

It would be incredibly helpful if you could implement options to hide or limit other players’ spell effects, ability visuals. Right now, playing in a group feels unnecessarily challenging because of how visually overloaded the game becomes.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope this feedback is helpful.
Last bumped on Mar 17, 2026, 11:21:42 PM
Almost all the builds I played in the endgame transformed the battlefield (especially in the boss arena where it is important to see the ground) into something shiny and messy, where you can barely identify enemy moves and/or scene mechanics... simply impractical to play properly, especially for hardcore characters, where there is no second attempt

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