I get its appeal for beginners or people new to VoH but… why is there no options to disable certain UI elements? Like I want to be able to at least toggle off Vary’s Massacre pop-up, or even just disable the entire Merc UI component altogether.
Why is this not an option in the menu?
Collecting pale marks is the most annoying part. Many unnecessary clicks.
Should be a symbol on their portrait or just go straight to your inventory whenever they level up.
Are you talking about the Party UI? If you disable the Merc UI theres no way to choose your merc skills or select the Barter/Level rewards.
True 
and remove this reputation spam when kill mobs. Who cares how much rep they get
I’m referring to the bars that appear on the left side of the screen in the main game
having to click it is technically more dopamine for the average consumer (mobile game tactics).
And there would be a dopamine hit - if you could spend them on something useful.
Dunno about the rest of you, but I spend my marks on restocking the supply.
Bought a bunch of the packs that appear. Helped level up some aspects early on.
Aspects come naturally since you’re constantly salvaging all the crap you find.
Bartering in its current form simply sucks. Put tributes and opals in there instead.
The only thing I think is annoying is having to click on a button to collect our pale marks the only reason something would need a button from a players standpoint is if it goes into your inventory
I just do not have any interest or need whatsoever to ever see the bars on the left side of my screen again, nor do I care to see my massacre / Varyana pop-up either. I know it’s a little bit of a call-back to the Diablo III massacre system, and I’m sure perhaps a certain segment of the playerbase likes to see their killstreaks… but I am not one of them.