Dear Arena-Net,
I noticed for quite a time, that you are changing the attack-sounds of weapons and other skills and I only can tell you: “Please, PLEASE, stop it!“
I know, where are issues with some, weapon sound. But it’s about the volume and not the sound itself. I love, how the sounds are, but you keep changing them, making them sound less … spectacular.
For example the Necrotic Grasp: It was just fitting for a necromancer. Only Problem: Too loud. Nothing more. So, why didn’t you just turned the volume down a bit? Now you completely removed it. It makes almost no sounds at all. On the other hand Rending Claws still sounds the same, because the sound was always a bit muffled.
Second, the beloved Chaos Storm: A unique sound to the game. Now it sounds dull and like the Phantasmal Defender. Ineptitude, too. Also sound like the Phantasmal Defender now. So, 3 skills using the same sound now? That’s just … lame.
Necromancer again: Necrotic Slash, hardly hear anything now.
Mesmer: Spatial Surge, don’t know if the bug or the new sound is better.
Mage: Burning Retreat, seems even lounder now. Doesn’t sound like fire, too.
And so on…
Please, Arena-Net, it’s not too late! Give us back the old sounds! The problem was just the VOLUME not the sound itself, and that’s something completely different in my opinion. And I must say – without being impolite – you don’t seem to take much effort in creating new sounds, but I’m afraid, that you won’t stop. I think, next on your list is the Phantasmal Duelist. But again, it’s just the volume! So, please don’t let it sound like a thief or something. He is firing Magic Bullets, so the sound fits perfectly.