diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseScoreCounter.cs
index 1f6aa236e8..f74e3471cd 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseScoreCounter.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Margin = new MarginPadding(10),
-                InnerCountMargin = new MarginPadding(10),
                 Count = 0,
                 TextSize = 40,
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/HitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/HitExplosion.cs
index a3067a1eab..013da59211 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/HitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/HitExplosion.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            line1.TransformSpacingTo(14, 1800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            line2.TransformSpacingTo(14, 1800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            line1.TransformSpacingTo(0.7f, 1800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            line2.TransformSpacingTo(0.7f, 1800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuComboCounter.cs
index 39f76bf280..dc90ee2779 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuComboCounter.cs
@@ -16,25 +16,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
 
         protected virtual float PopOutSmallScale => 1.1f;
         protected virtual bool CanPopOutWhileRolling => false;
-        
-        public MarginPadding InnerCountMargin
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return DisplayedCountSpriteText.Margin;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                DisplayedCountSpriteText.Margin = value;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        public OsuComboCounter()
-        {
-            PopOutSpriteText.Origin = Origin;
-            PopOutSpriteText.Anchor = Anchor;
 
-            Add(PopOutSpriteText);
+        public Vector2 PopOutScale = new Vector2(2.5f);
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            PopOutCount.Origin = Origin;
+            PopOutCount.Anchor = Anchor;
         }
 
         protected override string FormatCount(ulong count)
@@ -44,15 +34,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
 
         protected virtual void TransformPopOut(ulong newValue)
         {
-            PopOutSpriteText.Text = FormatCount(newValue);
+            PopOutCount.Text = FormatCount(newValue);
 
-            PopOutSpriteText.ScaleTo(PopOutScale);
-            PopOutSpriteText.FadeTo(PopOutInitialAlpha);
-            PopOutSpriteText.MoveTo(Vector2.Zero);
+            PopOutCount.ScaleTo(PopOutScale);
+            PopOutCount.FadeTo(PopOutInitialAlpha);
+            PopOutCount.MoveTo(Vector2.Zero);
 
-            PopOutSpriteText.ScaleTo(1, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
-            PopOutSpriteText.FadeOut(PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
-            PopOutSpriteText.MoveTo(DisplayedCountSpriteText.Position, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
+            PopOutCount.ScaleTo(1, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
+            PopOutCount.FadeOut(PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
+            PopOutCount.MoveTo(DisplayedCountSpriteText.Position, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
         }
 
         protected virtual void TransformPopOutRolling(ulong newValue)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/UI/CatchComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/UI/CatchComboCounter.cs
index 685516f352..ac30beba18 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/UI/CatchComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/UI/CatchComboCounter.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Catch.UI
         {
             if (!IsRolling)
             {
-                PopOutSpriteText.Colour = DisplayedCountSpriteText.Colour;
+                PopOutCount.Colour = DisplayedCountSpriteText.Colour;
                 FadeOut(FadeOutDuration);
             }
             base.OnCountRolling(currentValue, newValue);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Catch.UI
         /// <param name="colour">Last grabbed fruit colour.</param>
         public void CatchFruit(Color4 colour)
         {
-            PopOutSpriteText.Colour = colour;
+            PopOutCount.Colour = colour;
             Count++;
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/UI/ManiaComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/UI/ManiaComboCounter.cs
index dccd871def..2be3f7df2e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/UI/ManiaComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/UI/ManiaComboCounter.cs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Mania.UI
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            PopOutSpriteText.Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre;
-            PopOutSpriteText.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-            PopOutSpriteText.FadeColour(PopOutColor, 0);
+            PopOutCount.Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre;
+            PopOutCount.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+            PopOutCount.FadeColour(PopOutColor, 0);
             OriginalColour = DisplayedCountSpriteText.Colour;
         }
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Mania.UI
         {
             if (!IsRolling && newValue < currentValue)
             {
-                PopOutSpriteText.Text = FormatCount(currentValue);
+                PopOutCount.Text = FormatCount(currentValue);
 
-                PopOutSpriteText.FadeTo(PopOutInitialAlpha);
-                PopOutSpriteText.ScaleTo(1.0f);
+                PopOutCount.FadeTo(PopOutInitialAlpha);
+                PopOutCount.ScaleTo(1.0f);
 
-                PopOutSpriteText.FadeOut(PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
-                PopOutSpriteText.ScaleTo(PopOutScale, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
+                PopOutCount.FadeOut(PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
+                PopOutCount.ScaleTo(PopOutScale, PopOutDuration, PopOutEasing);
             }
 
             base.OnCountRolling(currentValue, newValue);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/ComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/ComboCounter.cs
index d371110308..0d34d5dd9a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/ComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/ComboCounter.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
             get; protected set;
         }
 
-        protected SpriteText PopOutSpriteText;
+        protected SpriteText PopOutCount;
 
         protected virtual double PopOutDuration => 150;
         protected virtual float PopOutScale => 2.0f;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
             {
                 textSize = value;
                 DisplayedCountSpriteText.TextSize = TextSize;
-                PopOutSpriteText.TextSize = TextSize;
+                PopOutCount.TextSize = TextSize;
             }
         }
 
@@ -103,13 +104,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
                 {
                     Alpha = 0,
                 },
-                PopOutSpriteText = new SpriteText
+                PopOutCount = new SpriteText
                 {
                     Alpha = 0,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding(0.05f),
                 }
             };
 
             TextSize = 80;
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
 
             DisplayedCountSpriteText.Text = FormatCount(Count);
             DisplayedCountSpriteText.Anchor = Anchor;
@@ -192,13 +199,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
 
         private void updateCount(ulong value, bool rolling = false)
         {
+            ulong prevCount = count;
             count = value;
 
             if (!IsLoaded)
                 return;
 
-            ulong prevCount = count;
-
             if (!rolling)
             {
                 Flush(false, typeof(TransformComboRoll));