Guild Wars 2

I took note of this issue a few days ago but was unable to find why it happens or what causes it. The sound is a rather high frequency mix of static and crackling and it is beyond tolerable. It happens most noticeably in large PvE boss battles, almost as the sound amplifies itself.

Well, after being a bit more vigilant it seems that I’ve narrowed this issue to the greatsword mesmer #1 skill. Every time it connects to its target, this loud static, crackling noise replaces the usual greatsword sound. It almost seems the typical mesmer attack sound file has been corrupted. The noise is unbearable to the point that I have to completely mute my game after a few minutes. I value very much the sound design of this game, and I would like to have it back. What happened to the old sound?

I’ve tried fiddling with the in-game settings, resetting my own sound card settings to factory default, and adjusting my equalizer. So here I am in hopes that someone else has experienced this issue or knows some way around it.

Yep I just 100% confirmed it. Got on my mesmer, equipped my greatsword, and sure enough that annoying sound occurs. How sad. :<