Hello! I would like to start with the disclaimer that I understand that it is a bit stupid and petty request. But as firearms history geek and enjoyer of ‘simple’ relatively realistic armor and weapon models I decided to give it a try.
So, out of several multi-elemental type weapons in the game most of them do not have any particular VFX(for example, Arcanum Sigillis), and in general VFX are quite rare and subtle on firearms which is a very good and logical decision by a designers.
Luminari Sidearm is somewhat of exception to this. It is a multi-elemental damage weapon without any element being more prominent than other two. Yet, it has a very intense spherical cold effect which is a bit out of place on a non-cold non-fantasy-design weapon and makes it hard to enjoy the awesome simple and clean 6-barrel model behind it. With this effect being present, character looks like holding a torch or a flashlight which greatly affects the immersion.
So I humbly ask you to consider removing this weapon effect. Yes, it will make it affectable by visual effects of applied augments, but they are usually quite subtle and player have the agency to select the one he likes more(even if with a little dps loss usually) if it bothers them.
Thank you for finding time to read this.
P.S. Person who designed Phasebreaker deserves a medal.