# Barrier strobe animation is giving me seizures **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 20, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074 "2016-05-20T04:14:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AngoraFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/angorafish/32/5106_2.png) [@AngoraFish](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AngoraFish)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/1 "2016-05-20T04:14:15Z")
Seriously, which refugee from bad 1990s web design thought it was a good idea to use a horrendously annoying pulse/flash animation to signal ‘barrier’, constantly attracting the eye while I’m trying to concentrate? I have to resort to sticking a post it note over the flash icon in order to play the game any time this strobe is active. Please find a less irritating way of indicating that barrier is active, or at least, include an option to turn the bloody thing off. ---
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/2 "2016-05-20T04:24:59Z")
This might be better off in Support rather than Chat if the animation is giving you a seizure. Also it might help the devs if you mentioned what kind of seizure you experience, to allow them to better asses how to possibly change the animation. ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/3 "2016-05-20T04:26:07Z")
> [@Ozball](#): > > This might be better off in Support rather than Chat Fixed ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/e/e3036d67ccc3fa793899a5b9d50d9589d58fad34.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/4 "2016-05-20T06:01:35Z")
@AngoraFish Are you truly epileptic or were you just exaggerating for the purpose of hyperbole? I ask because I AM epileptic and it’s always interesting to meet others like me and share experiences. No offense taken if you are simply irritated and not actually seizing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AngoraFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/angorafish/32/5106_2.png) [@AngoraFish](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AngoraFish)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/5 "2016-05-20T07:31:53Z")
My apologies. As you surmise, the post was intended to be amusingly hyperbolic. Clearly things didn’t come across as clearly as I had imagined and I’m sorry if it appeared to be in any way disrespectful or inconsiderate. ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/barrier-strobe-animation-is-giving-me-seizures/7074/6 "2016-05-20T12:35:45Z")
@AngoraFish As I predicated in my reply, I took no offense. I love a good hyperbole! And often jest about my own condition. It always makes me smile when I boot up a game and that warning “flashes”, pardon the pun, warning about seizures. I am fortunate that light patterns are not a trigger for me. After all, it is a bit of joke in and of itself to be a hardcore epileptic gamer! 😄 Happy Hunting @AngoraFish!!