Just like most of the people, I have it turned off. Then I open WinAmp and listen to my music.
But hey, I do that with every game where I don't need to listen to other people or background music or monsters. So in Quake Wars, UT3 or other such games I just have to wear headset and listen to explosions, footsteps and so on.
Does anyone ever listen to Guild wars music anymore?
Abedeus
Quaboag
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I love it. To me, playing GW without the GW music is like playing it with half the graphics missing. It's part of the atmosphere & identity of the world. If it were poorly made or super repetitive I might listen to something else, but it's fantastically done & there is good variety since I don't need to spend 3hrs in the same place farming..
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). Over the Shiverpeaks gets me every time.But sometimes if I'm doing repetitive grinding or farming I'll listen to an audiobook or a podcast.
Kahlindra
Like many, I expect, I have it on all the time apart from farming or doing something mindless (like levelling number X character). Does everyone like the battle music? I have to say that it irritates me sometimes, for example when the really Wagnerian tune comes on in EOTN... I wanted to LISTEN to that, goddamnit.
Zahr Dalsk
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I won't say how, and I won't give away any tracks, so don't ask
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Sparks Dawnbringer
No, I think it's a waste of time and money that could go to the game. I don't understand the music thing it's distracting and takes away from the game. The first thing I do on any game is turn the music off. I think some of the music is quite nice but actually not my taste. Which is the problem since you cannot make music that everyone likes it just becomes random noise.
Pae
I used to play with GW music on, but I don't when using Vent, which is pretty much whenever I'm playing GW now. It also got a bit annoying with the random "battle" music starting at random in NF. It's on my Winamp playlist, though.
I Dont Do Coke
I turn off the music and have iTunes rocking in the background instead. I'm not saying that the music in Guild Wars sucks, but I've heard the same thing over and over again for goodness' sake.
RPGmaniac
I don't listen to the music anymore. I always have either iTunes or TS up, and sometimes both.
After a while in any game the music just gets old and I'd rather listen to my own stuff. I don't mind the music, and if I absolutely had to listen to it, it wouldn't kill me. I still turn off my music for cinematics though because I like to hear, not read.
After a while in any game the music just gets old and I'd rather listen to my own stuff. I don't mind the music, and if I absolutely had to listen to it, it wouldn't kill me. I still turn off my music for cinematics though because I like to hear, not read.
Shakkara
Not since they introduced combat music.
*soothing music*
*walks into creature mob*
*RAMAMAMABAM!*
*kills all creatures*
*soothing music starts all over again*
*walks into a second mob 10 seconds later*
*RAMBAMRAMBAM!*
You only get to hear the first 15 seconds of each tune and it alternates all the time, driving me insane.
*soothing music*
*walks into creature mob*
*RAMAMAMABAM!*
*kills all creatures*
*soothing music starts all over again*
*walks into a second mob 10 seconds later*
*RAMBAMRAMBAM!*
You only get to hear the first 15 seconds of each tune and it alternates all the time, driving me insane.
Dark Kal
Nope, I get tired of repetitive game music pretty fast. And it allows me to hear the background sounds better which actually gives me information.
MithranArkanere
You forgot when you make an achievement:
*soothing music*
*walks into creature mob*
*RAMAMAMABAM!*
*kills all creatures*
*soothing music starts all over again*
*walks into a second mob 10 seconds later*
*RAMBAMRAMBAM!*
*Kill boss or finish quest or get any other achievement*
*Fanfarre*
They should have made more dynamic music, and resume the tracks where they where when they got interrupted.
A good example of well used music is Gothic, with dynamic DirectX Directmusic tracks that conmbine in a single piece depending on what you do.
*soothing music*
*walks into creature mob*
*RAMAMAMABAM!*
*kills all creatures*
*soothing music starts all over again*
*walks into a second mob 10 seconds later*
*RAMBAMRAMBAM!*
*Kill boss or finish quest or get any other achievement*
*Fanfarre*
They should have made more dynamic music, and resume the tracks where they where when they got interrupted.
A good example of well used music is Gothic, with dynamic DirectX Directmusic tracks that conmbine in a single piece depending on what you do.
bwillcox
I listen to the Guild Wars music whenever I play. I like the musical cues it gives me as things in the game happen/change. Also, I really enjoy the music. If I want to listen to something different, I won't be playing Guild Wars and I won't be using a PC to do it. Sorry, but IMHO, PCs make mediocre to bad audio systems.
I pwnd U
GW still has in game music? Ohhhhhhh.
Ya no, sure don't. Normally have some music in the background that I prefer.
Ya no, sure don't. Normally have some music in the background that I prefer.
Kusandaa
I turned my music way down a couple of months into the game. I didn't like it that much from the beginning (except the Prophecies and Factions opening), it only got worse after hearing it so much. Thus why I run with Winamp, Ventrilo or these days, both of them.
Note: my effects are still up though. I like to hear effects but I wanna be able to choose my music. Wishing it worked like that for console games too...
Note: my effects are still up though. I like to hear effects but I wanna be able to choose my music. Wishing it worked like that for console games too...
c0c0c0
I'm listening to it right now. At the office. I flat love the OST for this game. It's full of place and emotion. Right now, "Gwen's Theme" is playing, and it takes me right back to my first days in pre, rolling up new toons every night and seeing what they were like, discovering new parts of the "huge" pre map. Jeremy Soule is a god, and his music is as much a part of GW to me as is the game engine.
If you haven't purchased the music for this game, go to directsong.com right now and send a few sheckles to the artist. Or steal it - whichever makes the most sense for the kind of person you are. This is great stuff.
If you haven't purchased the music for this game, go to directsong.com right now and send a few sheckles to the artist. Or steal it - whichever makes the most sense for the kind of person you are. This is great stuff.
mrmango
I always have it on. It's really nice.
Ctb
Yes, if only because doing otherwise virtually guarantees that the Creative drivers get utterly hosed. For whatever reason, running a media player or Pandora and the GW client with sound effects on at the same time screws up my sound after awhile as I alt-tab around.
All I can say is this: when it comes time to replace this machine, Creative components will not be on my short list of needed items.
All I can say is this: when it comes time to replace this machine, Creative components will not be on my short list of needed items.
Mr. Undisclosed
Eww no. Its all cool hearing it the first time but after about 5 minutes or so it gets annoying. Whenever I play the music if always turned all the way down.
Shayne Hawke
Not until they let me toggle which song I listen to. To be honest, it's pretty annoying when I like the battle music, or the area music, and I can't just listen to one when I'm going around vanquishing.
Phineas
My GW loads with the -mute switch and I listen to radio or iTunes.
bwillcox
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Not since they introduced combat music.
*soothing music* *walks into creature mob* *RAMAMAMABAM!* *kills all creatures* *soothing music starts all over again* *walks into a second mob 10 seconds later* *RAMBAMRAMBAM!* You only get to hear the first 15 seconds of each tune and it alternates all the time, driving me insane. |
Spirit Of Azrael
I don't. I never have any music running - just sound effects. The crappy laptop I'm, using 'til I get my new machine can't handle anything more.
(gorram vista...)
(gorram vista...)
EternalTempest
I love direct Song, but when I'm in tryia... I'll put on other music from SonicStage or watch tv on the 2nd moninter.
Vanquishing/mapping is very boring at times
Vanquishing/mapping is very boring at times
lietzaum
i only listen to music for the first week of each expansion comes out then it turns into tv or blasting my i pod music
Bryant Again
When I first play games I'll usually enjoy the music. But when I've been investing a lot of time into the game, and seeing little variation, I'll find myself opening my own music library.
It doesn't help that I really don't like the music in GW:EN. Waaay to floaty, and the sudden switches to combat music (which happens about every 20 seconds) really kills the atmosphere for me.
It doesn't help that I really don't like the music in GW:EN. Waaay to floaty, and the sudden switches to combat music (which happens about every 20 seconds) really kills the atmosphere for me.
Rothan Celt
I think the best ever soundtrack created for a game was from gothic 3 the soundtrack itself too 2 years to develop and the them of the song had famous artists creating songs based on the tune of this soundtrack.
I listen to this soundtrack instead of guild wars music because it is just so much better in my opinion
I listen to this soundtrack instead of guild wars music because it is just so much better in my opinion
Voltaic Annihilator
WHen they first put that eotn music in there...i loved it...got bored of it quickly
Coffee Despot
I greatly prefer GW's music to anything contemporary I might have on my computer.
Neo Nugget
Yes, but mostly on my ipod, not so much ingame. Except for pre
Fear Me!
I really liked Nightfall's intro music on the character select screen. I alternate, sometimes gw music, sometimes rl music.
Taurus
KingdomFall Radio FTW
Pandora's box
I turned it off long ago. I find it too bombastic.
nyankee24
Most of the time its turned off but I turn it on for cut scenes sometimes to hear what NPC's have to say during missions.
RTSFirebat
Have all the soundtracks on my iPod. Mainly to play while driving ^_^ But I do also still have it on ingame. The music that plays in LA for example is really nice.
Rothan Celt
You gotta love eye of the north the battle music 
If you fight for about 2 mins....ish a really good score kicks in only bloody thing is that it stops right after you killed a mob :S so its bloody annoying somtimes i leave a guy standing just to listin to it
If you fight for about 2 mins....ish a really good score kicks in only bloody thing is that it stops right after you killed a mob :S so its bloody annoying somtimes i leave a guy standing just to listin to it
Sakura Az
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You gotta love eye of the north the battle music
If you fight for about 2 mins....ish a really good score kicks in only bloody thing is that it stops right after you killed a mob :S so its bloody annoying somtimes i leave a guy standing just to listin to it |
Thorondor Port
I never play any background music in any game very loudly...
I like hearing everything around me
I like hearing everything around me
Delightful Shaz
Nope, i like my itunes on the background
Motoko Chika
While playing GW 80% of the time I'm on Skype, so I keep my sound effects on but my music off usually. I like to listen to the skills =o It helps! Lol especially in pvp. I love the music in pre sear I always listen to it then. But yeah unless I'm listening to my own music or am on a chat program I always have all the sounds on in gw, including the music
I always listen to it then. But yeah unless I'm listening to my own music or am on a chat program I always have all the sounds on in gw, including the music
MasterSasori
Sound effects actually help you focus better on what's going in the field. But then again it rarely matters in PvE anyway. I guess the music helps me stay awake during certain boring mish so yes it does matter.