Guild Wars 2

The sounds for the storm bow are too quiet. I can adjust my sound settings (effects max, master volume max everything else off and turn up my PC volume so I can hear the bow effects. But then I try to glide and get deafened by my Glide-r-tron.

I love the skin, it’s just that the effects volumes are virtually inaudible at normal volumes, please can the volumes be raised so that they can be heard at a normal volume.

I agree on the sound being too low. I hear no sounds upon drawing the weapon, only when it is sheathed.

Yep. I turned all my sound down to half, and effects to full volume and still had trouble hearing it. I think this is an issue with a lot if sound effect weapons though.

With various weapons having sound effects you could suspect that Anet doesn’t want to turn this game into Sound Wars.

Gehenna.3625:

With various weapons having sound effects you could suspect that Anet doesn’t want to turn this game into Sound Wars.

This is probably the reason. Things like The Dreamer are loud because it’s hard to get and not many have it so you should be noticed. Well, that was the original idea anyway.

Maybe we need a slider for personal sound effects? So we can set our own sounds higher without getting an earful of super minis …

I thought only the users can hear the sounds gem store weapons make. (different from legendary)

If that’s not the case, then they could just tie them in with player instruments

If it is just users, yes, I’d like the bow amped up a bit. I only knew it made special sounds thanks to Dulfy’s video. Then I shot it a few times in a quiet place and could barely hear it.

Though the fact that the last two nights had a lot of RL thunder in my area might have made me discount any bow sounds

I’m deeply disappointed, the sound is even quieter than my basic attack on the dragon hunter, i don’t know if dulfy is to be blame that she max the sound effects and silence all others, i feel really decieved. My super adventure glider is loud as hell but the storm bow cant be. A personal sound slider will be nice, but for now I regret buying it, too bad there is no refund :/

I agree.. The reason I bought the bow was awesome sound it makes but omg..its so So low!!
Very dissapointed as well

i have to wait till i get some money but i want it more for the bow it self and i think it’s visually minimal, just look at the storm bow in GW1 and compare it to GW2.
(pictures are from GWW and dulfy)

Yea I am disappointed too. Sound is so low. ;(

Definitely wouldn’t mind the volume being a bit higher, with in-game music set to 50% and general ambient audio in most maps, I can’t hear any of the rumbling thunder sounds that play when you draw the bow.

Just wanted to add myself to the list of people who think the bow is too quiet.

sorudo.9054:

i have to wait till i get some money but i want it more for the bow it self and i think it’s visually minimal, just look at the storm bow in GW1 and compare it to GW2.
(pictures are from GWW and dulfy)

The bottom pic looks cool, I didn’t buy Stormbow because it looked so much like Azureflame in the Gem store pic but seeing this it looks a lot better.

I just wanted to add myself to the list of people who think the sound effects are too discrete to be even worth implementing (Dulfy’s video was rather… misleading).
Moreover, the Unsheathing sound effect is only hearable when Sound quality is set (at least) one tick after Medium Sound Quality (Between medium and max)

I agree. Stormbow should be louder, even if just by a little bit.