Guild Wars 2

I don’t like the press the same note to cancel the sound. Do you know how many songs use two notes in a row?!

I hate it. Please change it back!

And just waiting for the time it takes for those two notes is viable but NOT GREAT :[

Agreed. Even toys from the Gem Shop are getting time gated.

Well… there goes the two songs I could play.

You can still play repeated notes as a single long note, but I still it would be better to use the “stow” button on your elite to cancel a note. It’s useless since we can stow it with the ~ key anyway.

This is not how musical instruments work. It’s completely counter intuitive. Bad update must be reverted. It has obviously been done by a programmer without any skill with real instruments.

If a.net really wanted to add something meaningful, add a “sustain” butting, much like a piano pedal.

I am quite upset at this change. Alot of the songs I play are, quite frankly, ruined by not being able to play two of the same notes within a short amount of time within each other. I would like to have the Flute reverted back to normal.

Looks like I’m not getting the flute anymore ..

Please revert this change. Thanks!

Agreed. I can’t play my songs anymore.

Does it also apply to the horn ?

Sooo basically no more:
Fear not this Night
Lavender Town Theme
Imperial March
Oompa Loompa Theme
Indiana Jones
SAB Sunny Glade
Twinkle Twinkle (down right impossible now)
To Zanarkand
Melodies of Life
And Simple and Clean.

Anet made this change to what I thought was the horn only because it sounds like awful (whoever made it needs to be slapped) and the players spamming the highest note brought about this change. Why move it to all instruments? Good to see the minority spoil it for the majority.

Edit: you can “play”, badly, very very badly by mastering the fine at of pressing the key then double tapping it in the right time. This just sounds awful and is more annoying than it should be. Remove this on the flute and bell atleast, they sound nice.

Athena.3579:

Please revert this change. Thanks!

+1

Athena.3579:

Please revert this change. Thanks!

Aye! The old flute wasn’t perfect, but it was still better than the updated version.

Please change it back.

Was there any complain that made this change? Whose idea was it?

People spamming the highest note on the horn caused this basically.

NTDK.4897:

Please change it back.

Was there any complain that made this change? Whose idea was it?

I believe people were complaining about the flute not being able to play the same note twice in succession. While it is awesome they moved to fix it so quickly, i wish they had taken their time and been a bit more thorough, or maybe tried to play a few songs on the flute before implementing it, haha.

Iluzija.1798:

Sooo basically no more:
Fear not this Night
Lavender Town Theme
Imperial March
Oompa Loompa Theme
Indiana Jones
SAB Sunny Glade
Twinkle Twinkle (down right impossible now)
To Zanarkand
Melodies of Life
And Simple and Clean.

Anet made this change to what I thought was the horn only because it sounds like awful (whoever made it needs to be slapped) and the players spamming the highest note brought about this change. Why move it to all instruments? Good to see the minority spoil it for the majority.

Edit: you can “play”, badly, very very badly by mastering the fine at of pressing the key then double tapping it in the right time. This just sounds awful and is more annoying than it should be. Remove this on the flute and bell atleast, they sound nice.

omg there was an ompa lumpa tune and indiana jones tunes…. wow never heard those… kitten kitten you trolls… this is why we cant have nice things…

the flute was great the way it was before, change it back pls!!!

Please change it back—thanks! If there was a problem with the horn, change the horn, not the flute.

As a person that has been loving playing all these Guild Wars 2 instruments, I agree with pretty much everyone in this thread that the new flute change sucks. Please listen to your fans Arenanet and change it back please!!

Oh man, I don’t even play the flute and I think it’s a stupid change.

I actually find the sound soothing.

Complete opposite of the horn.

i don’t get why this instruments can’t work as all digital instrument in the world, you can do a note as long as you press the button and stop when the button it’s not pressed…

i guess they are so used to cooldown that they cannot think differently?
ever tryed to play the organ in fields of ruin? it is embarassing!!

If Anet is going to introduce musical instruments like this into the game where you have to pay a decent amount of money/gems/gold for them, they need to put some time into them. This change wasn’t implemented the best, and it would have been much easier to have it sustain as long as the button is pressed (this mechanic is in game already for trebuchets/catapults/mortars, etc., so don’t tell me it can’t be coded, Anet).

And kitten it, I want half steps!

Amadan.9451:

i don’t get why this instruments can’t work as all digital instrument in the world, you can do a note as long as you press the button and stop when the button it’s not pressed…

i guess they are so used to cooldown that they cannot think differently?
ever tryed to play the organ in fields of ruin? it is embarassing!!

Exactly!! In LOTRO they perfected this.

also my FREE app for iphone is a better piano than anything you are supposed to pay gems for…

and yes, lotro attention to the music was terrific! i loved how many things and roleplaying you could do there!! and the way they added music is such a fine touch for that game!!

Yeah, I’m not loving this either. Let us repeat notes please!

Iluzija.1798:

Sooo basically no more:
Fear not this Night
Lavender Town Theme
Imperial March
Oompa Loompa Theme
Indiana Jones
SAB Sunny Glade
Twinkle Twinkle (down right impossible now)
To Zanarkand
Melodies of Life
And Simple and Clean.

I want to know the number sheets for those songs so I can play them myself (after they fixed the flute).

And I was just learning myself how to play “Ode to Joy” on the flute as well.

Preferable reverse this terrible change. If not, can we at least get a refund?

I was about to buy a flute….not now. I’m glad I saw this thread!

i think this might be a bug. but yes most if not all of the songs i know are nonplayable. please anet revert the flute back to the glory i hate to think my 10 dollars was wasted

Agreed, please revert back! or at least even holding the note to make it play longer is fine to me but this

ANet:

Cody Crichton.7516:

Hello everyone.

Thank you for voicing your concerns with the flute.

Again, we apologize for your struggles with this instrument after the latest build. I would like to reconfirm that it was never our intention to negatively impact songs you’ve been previously able to play or with new performances. The scenarios described above regarding extreme difficulty playing the same note back-to-back were not reproducible in-house or reported by play testers, even those with musical talent playing popular songs discussed in many other threads.

That said, there will be a fix for the problem, one that reverts functionality to the way it was before. Additionally, by popular request, the ability to stop the currently playing note will be moved to the ‘0’ key. This fix is currently targeted for release with the next Living World update. Thank you for your patience as we address your concerns.

I’d like to add that we are committed to providing a fun experience with each of the instruments and are always open to healthy, constructive feedback.

LHound.8964:

ANet:

Cody Crichton.7516:

Hello everyone.

Thank you for voicing your concerns with the flute.

Again, we apologize for your struggles with this instrument after the latest build. I would like to reconfirm that it was never our intention to negatively impact songs you’ve been previously able to play or with new performances. The scenarios described above regarding extreme difficulty playing the same note back-to-back were not reproducible in-house or reported by play testers, even those with musical talent playing popular songs discussed in many other threads.

That said, there will be a fix for the problem, one that reverts functionality to the way it was before. Additionally, by popular request, the ability to stop the currently playing note will be moved to the ‘0’ key. This fix is currently targeted for release with the next Living World update. Thank you for your patience as we address your concerns.

I’d like to add that we are committed to providing a fun experience with each of the instruments and are always open to healthy, constructive feedback.

^ This I find is an awesome fix to it and welcome it

Those who play it, normally have the 9 button ready to change anyway having the cancel button linked at 0 is perfect.

I AGREE WITH THIS POST!

VictoriousMonk.7150:

Oh man, I don’t even play the flute and I think it’s a stupid change.

I actually find the sound soothing.

Complete opposite of the horn.

Yeah. I like the flute players too. One guy was walking round the Toilet playing the Star Wars and Trek themes, among other tunes. That friggin horn, tho. All I think when I hear it is Vuvuzella, and want to cram it up ppls nether regions.

SIDEWAYS