Requesting more pronounced damage over time visual effects

I'd like to ask for the option to have a more pronounced visual effect when a player is taking damage over time.

In the heat of action, it is extremely difficult to pay attention to either the bottom left of the screen or the tiny health bar (if enabled) at all times. The health orb doesn't really contrast either and is difficult to notice with peripheral vision alone (but IMO, the colour is fine despite the lack of contrast).

In the case of say, a first person shooter, taking damage usually causes the screen edges to turn red as an example.

Based on this example, I'd like to ask if a similar visual effect for each damage type can be implemented: dark red for bleeds, orange for burns, and green for chaos (perhaps purple for a spell such as essence drain?).

I am only suggesting that this be made into an option, not a feature that's "always on" and unable to be switched off. Transparency should also be customizable; some players need to be able to see the very edges of the screen clearly for threats.

Please do this GGG!

I think if anything, the health globe (and maybe mana globe for MoM users) should have effects depending on the type of DoT, as you said. Maybe whitish bubbles for bleeding (or burning), green health globe for poison, and icicles on the left side of it for cold damage over time (a la Vortex, the new Cold Snap DoT coming soon, Hopeshredder). Something subtle but noticable enough that you can kinda see it out of the corner of your vision. The visual effect on the globe can be queued based on whatever type of DoT is dealing the most damage.

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I think if anything, the health globe (and maybe mana globe for MoM users) should have effects depending on the type of DoT, as you said. Maybe whitish bubbles for bleeding (or burning), green health globe for poison, and icicles on the left side of it for cold damage over time (a la Vortex, the new Cold Snap DoT coming soon, Hopeshredder). Something subtle but noticable enough that you can kinda see it out of the corner of your vision. The visual effect on the globe can be queued based on whatever type of DoT is dealing the most damage.

On widescreen (16:9 or even more) monitors the globe is in the peripheral vision and is almost completely irrelevant in gameplay.

The best solution would be (in my opinion) something in the shoes of Borderlands 2 / Torchlight 2 / GuildWars 2 - colored DoT numbers/symbols spraying over the character's head.
You can't get better visibility than that.

I like this idea, i have had alot of close calls by taking some dumbass degen while i wasn't aware. The amount of degen/dot damage you run into is staggering, more so than any other game i know of.

I like this idea. I remember back from the CS days, that full screen dmg indication helps a lot when avoiding something or performing some quick counter action, like flask press.

Sure, it would have to be quite settle to avoid seizures in the player base. (so probably optional UI setting perhaps?)

I am not sure how difficult it would be to implement as this would be basically in the buff layer which is above the other content.

pretty please!

I like the idea.
However, by being better informed, the game would thus become easier and "we" cannot let that happen. Many forum warriors will keep telling you that.

Still keeping that "incoming damage structure in past 30s" dynamical "cake graph" dream close to my chest. After so many years, foolish me.

+1

Awesome suggestions(health globe one would be more "original", since screen effects happen in many games).

It would a be welcome addition.

Please GGG, consider implementing this to the game.

I'm agreed that some kind of change like this would be helpful and appreciated.

+1 to various ideas given in this thread.

doesn't matter the solution, we can all agree that the visual effects for DoT damage are not obvious enough and some form of change is required.