Instead of removing hidden passives
Just to clear up the buff bar, make an option to toggle it on and off. This way people who like them can keep them, and people who find them getting in the way can remove them. This is the best of both; you clear up the buff bar, and players who like the hidden passives like myself can keep them.
I like being a flippin ninja
I like being a mighty pirate
I like being a mighty pirate hunter
