The_One wrote: Could the ball have some kind of obvious ambient glow the size of the current rings?
A combo of Inphidel and The_Ones could be explored. I not sure a bigger ball will look good at all or fit with the models and gun. The rings work - you just need something different.
A round glowing/pulsating/radiating something that goes around the ball. Maybe something similar to the shield effect that is around the power core in ONS - just in a sphere and different color. Or a similar effect to an engine flame. Toned down with no white but something that feels like the ball is radiating power. A intense yellow (or what ever color) that radiates outward in all directions and fades out.