Guild Wars 2

I do like a decent amount of music in Guild Wars, especially lots of the songs that play in instances during boss battles. This also carries over to a lot of world bosses, where it’s suitably epic. However I’m wondering if I’m one of the minority that feels like the music that plays in large scale event battles is lacking? Silverwastes is a desperate battle to control various forts, and let’s not forget Orr thrives on chains of large battles.

However the music that plays in these melees, especially since they’re in very intense battle zones, is no different than when I accidentally aggro 5 enemies. It was alright for some lesser battles, but when you’re talking about battles where you’re now getting all kinds of artillery support against foes that require multi-racial armies, you should have some music that’s suitably epic and the standard battle music doesn’t cut it. I know some people just mute the music and play their own, but I feel like you shouldn’t have to do it in this game to get into it.

I hope this problem is fixed in more events in Heart of Thorns; I would be elated if they do something about it in the standard game too, but for right now it doesn’t grab me, or fits the atmosphere of the grander battles.

Don’t forget that you can add your own playlists to the game! Search for it It’s fun and allowed by the company (one of the devs explained it).

I’m glad someone touched on this topic!

I’ve imported music from other games to enhance my battle experience. From early on, I felt that the base combat music is sort of muted or subdued for the action. It didn’t make me want to get into large battles. The imported music encourages me to pick fights.

for world boss fights, this is my jam.

Never fails to make it seem hectic and fast paced instead of the stack em up and knock em down mentality

I shut the music off in all games. Just gets on my nerves.

I havent found yet a suitable battle playlist, I might try again someday.

But I can suggest a few pieces for boss battles I particularly enjoy :
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg0efHvdXw4
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIrjgE2-C-s
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DE5zyRI6U

Order matters when you’re doing a playlist since the game will always apply this order.

Crystal level-Combat phase is my favorite intense music for boss fights, it just suits perfectly any serious fight IMO so that’s always a perfect start in my book.

Tragic decision only occurs when the fight lasts for a while and I feel like the song is inspiring some sort of struggle so it’s most of the time fitting : whenever a fight is long in GW2 it’s most likely a struggle.

Finally Unfinished battle coming right after Tragic decision makes for a moral boost, the song feels like a “Come on you can do it !” so I like it a lot too.

This is the kind of thing I’d like to build for the battle playlist I’m still searching.

Lyndis.4653:

Order matters when you’re doing a playlist since the game will always apply this order.

It does a random sort after the first song, but always plays the first. The key is to have a blank, short (1-2 sec) piece at the top of the playlist. It will play the ‘nothing’ first, then go right into the random shuffle.

Rauderi.8706:

I’m glad someone touched on this topic!

I’ve imported music from other games to enhance my battle experience. From early on, I felt that the base combat music is sort of muted or subdued for the action. It didn’t make me want to get into large battles. The imported music encourages me to pick fights.

Never saw the function, and still don’t think it’ll do it for me. Importing music from elsewhere will bring me into the world the track came from, not GW2.

It’s also no excuse for not giving an appropriate theme for some of the insane battlefields.

A number of youtubers have created “epic” play lists predominantly from groups that make trailer music like
Immediate Music
E.S Posthumous
Two steps from hell
Trailerhead

Some of those are very suitable for large scale battles. I used to play those when I WVW’d regularly. Gets the blood pumping it does

Rauderi.8706:

Lyndis.4653:

Order matters when you’re doing a playlist since the game will always apply this order.

It does a random sort after the first song, but always plays the first. The key is to have a blank, short (1-2 sec) piece at the top of the playlist. It will play the ‘nothing’ first, then go right into the random shuffle.

O I didn’t know, I don’t recall having my intended order messed up but ofc with 3 pieces it’s harder to notice^^