As annoying as the musical instruments can sound, the flute actually isn’t so blaring (and the note-playing animation doesn’t reset with every note). Noticing this, I got one and have been fiddling around with it.
Given that there are already 3 instruments in the game (bell, horn, flute), there is a potential for people to start in-game bands. And given the involvement of the GW/GW2 community in events-holding (Frozenwind, Malafide, various guilds, etc.), that potential is definitely there. So! A few suggestions on how to improve the musical instruments:
- more musical instruments: This one’s a given, and I bet more will be added in time, but a drawn string instrument and plucked (e.g. lute) would be cool additions!
- improved intonation: The instruments have a great range of notes, but the ability to play a sharp/flat note would improve its range and melodic potential greatly.
- accurate skill-activation: The time that you hold down a key and the duration of a note don’t correspond as well as they could, given that the skill-activation adds some time-padding at the beginning/end of playing a note. This limits the duration of a note to slightly longer than what you may want.
EDIT1: Regarding the “accurate skill-activation”, this was due to my internet connection. Just wanted to clear that up.
