Clarian Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 As the subject says...has anyone found an option to turn off the Dark vs. Light alerts? I've never seen Bioware definitively state that there's no option to turn them off, so for all I know there could be one hidden somewhere in the menus. I've seen people ask about this before, both here and on reddit, but I've never seen anyone say they had found a way to turn them off. Still, it's been a while since 5.0 launched and the alerts were introduced, so I thought I'd ask again (also since my sub is almost done and I won't have a chance to ask here after that). And I don't mean closing the alerts after they've already popped up - by that time the annoyance has already happened (see below), and clicking something to close them is just another annoyance in itself. I mean an option to block them from popping up in the first place. If there is a way to turn off the alerts, it would majorly improve my experience of the game. The crown jewel of this game is story, and by 'story' I don't mean just cut-scenes - I mean story as it's delivered in a video game, which includes exploration, battles, reading the codex, etc. The alerts distract from all of this. They take you out of the story. As alerts, they were designed to divert your attention, and they do. But they do it for something that has absolutely nothing to do with the story. They break the experience. They're intrusive and obnoxious. I love the story in this game and I'd love to get back to playing (and spending ~$100 a month on CCs)...but not if I can't turn off alerts. If someone has found a way I'm ready to renew my sub, but if not...not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yep, stop playing. Same with the ridiculous conquest banners that always bug out and never disappear without CTRL+U-ing twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 As alerts, they were designed to divert your attention, and they do. . I highly doubt they were designed to "divert your attention". They probably were designed to inform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatLord Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 It does not bother me, but that's just me I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdatt Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I like the abilitu to fully customize in the UI editor, but didnt find a way. At a minimum they shouldn't pop up during combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordNythrax Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I've leveled to cap twice since I started playing late last year. I have no idea what that Dark vs Light popup means, and furthermore I don't care. Get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarian Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 I like the abilitu to fully customize in the UI editor, but didnt find a way. At a minimum they shouldn't pop up during combat. I agree, overall they did a great job with the UI customization in this game. And that's exactly what I did the first time I saw a DvL alert - opened the UI editor and tried to find a way to disable them. But, I haven't found one yet...hoping I'll hear from someone who has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarian Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yep, stop playing. Heheh, that's been my solution so far! I haven't played since 5.0 hit due to these. Same with the ridiculous conquest banners that always bug out and never disappear without CTRL+U-ing twice. Yeah, I'd love to know if there's a way to disable those also. I don't find them as bad as the DvL alerts because they only pop up at a predictable time, and not unexpectedly in the middle of other things that I'm doing. But, I'll certainly use the option to get rid of them if someone knows of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamiSongheart Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Heheh, that's been my solution so far! I haven't played since 5.0 hit due to these. Yeah, I'd love to know if there's a way to disable those also. I don't find them as bad as the DvL alerts because they only pop up at a predictable time, and not unexpectedly in the middle of other things that I'm doing. But, I'll certainly use the option to get rid of them if someone knows of one. There is not a way to disable these as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarian Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 There is not a way to disable these as of yet. Just curious, did Bioware officially confirm that somewhere? Or do you say that because you've never seen a way to disable them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casirabit Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I barely give them a second glance anymore. They really don't bother me that much. I do like knowing when the light or dark side wins for various reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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