Guild Wars 2

Been hearing this a lot since the ToN patch went live, it’s not all the time, but it’s a good deal of the time that I hear either or both NPC’s or other player’s character voices sound like they’re talking inside a tunnel. It’s that vague echoey sound that makes me think this is some king of a glitch introduced by the last patch maybe?

Noticed this aswell

Yes! I hadn’t had this until today.
Opening up the sound panel and dragging the sound buffer option and then putting it back where I had it seemed to fix the problem temporarily (although it also possibly made the sound quieter).

I first experienced it inside my first CoF run and I thought ‘oh cool, they even sound like they’re in an underground cavern – although it’s a little OTT’.. Later realized that everyone in Tyria sounded as though they had their heads in a bucket..

A friend of mine noticed a few weeks ago that your character’s voice echos in Hathari Hinderlands on the Tarnished Coast. Might be the same issue, not sure if it was fixed.

I’m having this issue with a new character all throughout the Norn starting zone. Any and all voices thus far – mine, friendly NPCs, hostile NPCs including grawl – echo as though in a vast building or tunnel.

Keenan, I know this probably won’t help you sort out the bug, but the echoes are random and happen to virtually any voice in the game, but I haven’t heard it on my own toons yet. Usually it’s NPC voices.

Same here with the Norn starting zone (its the only area I’ve been playing in recently) and yeah, it seems to be random for anyone, anytime. I thought I was crazy! Good to know that it’s been brought to attention – it’s really bothering me!

Happens a lot in Southsun for me. As well as other areas.

I’ll try to take note of the areas and post more.

This started about the time the OP stated.

Happens to me too. Mostly on NPC’s I think…

I’ve also been hearing it on pretty much any stock out-loud phrase from NPCs or from players saying things like “Eat my dust!” I’ve noticed it in PS cut scenes as well. I thought it was because I tweaked my dialogue volume up since it had gotten muted.

Almost any vocal line in the game sounds as if it were recorded on a sound stage with bad acoustics now. I don’t mind that much — at least I can hear the words (I’ve even heard my guardian saying things I never noticed before) — but it does break immersion.

For me it happens with all the lines NPCs around the tower of nightmares campsite in Kessex Hills say, when my camera is not facing the NPC speaking and/or I’m a few metres away.

Reminds me of Mercenaries 2; any NPC you weren’t looking at had an echoed voice.

Keenan Sieg.1493:

Hey everyone, we’re looking into this now. Could you name any specific NPCs or lines that you’ve heard this issue occurring with? Thank you!

I’ve noticed it all over the place really. Inside buildings, outside, almost everywhere.

I actually thought it added a nice mood in forests and caves and dungeons, but totally weird in closed spaces like houses. So maybe you could keep the echo in forests and caves?

Keenan Sieg.1493:

Hey everyone, we’re looking into this now. Could you name any specific NPCs or lines that you’ve heard this issue occurring with? Thank you!

It is on literally EVERY voice – my characters, any NPC’s whether it be a random NPC in Divinity’s reach or Ciathe in a dungeon.
Changing the mixing buffer slider fixes it within a map (I just push the slider to the opposite end then put it back).

Has any further headway been made on this issue. Just bought the game yesterday and I have to say, the “barrel” voices are pretty annoying. I’ve started out in the Norn area and I’m hearing this a lot. Any tips?

Hello, any news on this? This is really annoying. Bought the game for the first time a couple of days ago and it sounded strange to me that all voices are echoed. No that I searched on the forums I see this is a bug.

I am relieved and worried at the same time. Relieved that this is not the normal design which would have sucked, but worried that from what I see here this post is 3 months old and still no fix or solution has been found.

Any ideas anyone?