Wanted to second this. I know the topic has come up in the past, and I don’t have high hopes for change, but for the love of Dwayna I want some new audio. 80% of the music feels recycled from GW1 games (Prophecies and EotN specifically, not the cantha/elona stuff), and while I loved it then, after so many years its really get on my nerves. Also, it just isn’t unique enough. There’s a big variety of zones and I would like the music to add more of an atmospheric feel to those areas rather than just a generic game score that is pretty persistent throughout the world.
I hate to compare (really, I do) but music was one of the things that I loved about WoW. Zones have really different music in that game, and it added a lot for me. As it is, the GW2 audio is kind of lulling me to sleep, and I find myself muting the music and playing my own a lot of the time. Custom playlists are great too, but they aren’t functional enough to differentiate zones, and while its a great option, I just think GW2 can do better.
Voice acting is good and passable, but there’s always room for improvement there too. It’s more problematic with VA because diversifying voices means a TON of re-recording, so I get why we may not ever see much change on that front. Still, even 1 more choice for ever race/gender combination would be amazing. I hate rolling humans because every time I make one I flinch the minute I see my character start talking with voice that so obviously doesn’t fit his appearance. Same with the male asura voice, which actually made me quit playing that race.
And yeah, yeah, if wishes were horses…
Like I said, I don’t have much hope for improvement in this area, but I can dream! Just thought I would add another voice to the discussion.
