What happened to the noisy armor sounds?

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

What happened to the new noisy armor sounds? Seems like they toned it down again. I liked it better when it had all the metal sounds right when Nighfall came out!

Slainster

Slainster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

mmmm good point, i havent heard them for a while..

Emik

Emik

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Belgium

[FaRM] Farm For The Win

N/

Afaikthey are still there.
I just think it differs from profession.
For instance i noticed my necro not amking them anymore however my warrior just yesterday still had the clinging going on.
Maybe that's the reason?

Mammoth

Mammoth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Yakslappers

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Emik
Afaikthey are still there.
I just think it differs from profession.
For instance i noticed my necro not amking them anymore however my warrior just yesterday still had the clinging going on.
Maybe that's the reason?
That's probably it, I remember when they first were in the game, just before the beta event, even my monk's Phoenix made that armor folly noise, seemed quite innapropriate :P

They probably made it only happen for certain armors, and I believe different/lighter sounds for armors that look like cloth etc. But in any case, I still hear it on other people in towns and whatnot.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

well my warriors armor doesnt sounds as heavy, and my rangers armor doesn't sounds as metallic anymore :\

Sid Soggybottom

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
well my warriors armor doesnt sounds as heavy, and my rangers armor doesn't sounds as metallic anymore :\
What ranger's armor is metallic? As far as I know only one set uses metal but most of it is leather.

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

At first I liked it, but eventually I just grew tired of all that noise, almost sounded like I had a bad audio card. I'm sort of glad it's no longer there...

... I thought I was mentally blocking it out

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

some rangers armor has metal parts on it

Lmao Roflus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

NG

R/Mo

Generally Ranger armor isn't metallic, but Studded Leather armor is the only exception because it uses Steel or Deldrimor Steel as crafting materials. I guess Studded Leather Obsidian armor could count but nobody crafts that version anyway.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

they should make the sounds armor specific

Contempt

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

N/

I liked it except it was annoying when it made the noise in town.

labsenpai

labsenpai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/E

I noticed my non-metallic monk makes a jingling sound as she plods along. Used to be just a faint "thmp".

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

it'd be nice if my gavel of nephilim made thos noice, since it has that chain and all..

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Count to Potato
it'd be nice if my gavel of nephilim made thos noice, since it has that chain and all..
rather have a chain sound for that rather than clanging metal.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I remember the wammo i had, I can hear armor sound like chains or something whenever he is running around. But last night, I couldn't hear anything when i moved him around towns.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

I should look up and point you to that big long 13+ page petition against that sound thing because it was too loud. A.net won't change something back to the way it was if one person happened to like it more but +200 people were violently ticked about it.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

I kinda liked the sound on my Ritualist - ya know, with all the dangling coins all over her. It did, after all, sound kinda like spare change.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

they should just make it a tick option in sound options

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Hurray for armor sounds

Sable Phoenix

Sable Phoenix

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

If they're really gone, then hurray!

I can't express how annoying the keyring armor was. Especially on my Mesmer and Elementalist, both of whom have not a buckle on them.

DutchGun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Washington, USA

The armor sounds are still there. As far as I can tell, two things happened:

1) The volumes were significantly reduced, or maybe they changed the sounds. They do seem more subdued in any case. Or to some people, less annoying.
2) A number of bugs were fixed. Specifically, armor sounds incorrectly matched to armor types. They seem much more appropriate, at least on my characters. Also, remember how pets used to jingle? lol

Generally speaking, I've noticed you can't really hear those sounds that much if there's any sort of significant noise or music playing. Try turning down everything but effects and you'll probably hear them.

Oh, and something else... If you turn the audio quality slider all the way off, the armor sounds disappear. If you turn it to minimum + 1, the armor sounds (plus footsteps) only play for you, not your party members. At middle or above, it seems to play for everyone. I haven't been able to figure out if the higher settings do anything more.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

i think they should make the sounds more specific to armor type. i just put on a different paragon chest armor and the sounds are back again. but i dont think that armor should make much plate metal sound.