Guild Wars 2

Anet, I’m guessing this is a bug…

While in WvW today, I noticed that I can hear the repetitive phrases spoken by other people’s Replica Job-o-Tron back pack. Today is the first time since it was made available that I actually heard one speak, and I happen to have been in WvW. So either this is a WvW only bug with this back pack or I just haven’t been around anybody with one in the pve zones yet.

I’m guessing the phrases spoken by the Replica Job-o-Tron were not meant to be heard by anybody but the wearer. So that’s why I’m reporting it as a bug. The only way that I can silence this demon that other people are wearing is to completely turn down the Dialog Volume in Options. I prefer not to do this, but it’s the only way that I can presently see to shut-up this back pack, which I do not own.

NOTE: blocking the player(s) with this back pack didn’t silence their Replica Job-o-Tron. Please correct this problem.

Thanks!

It truly is terrible. Imagine running with a group that had 6 or 7 of these things. They are the most annoying thing I’ve seen in the game since the joke box or whatever the hell that thing is.

I am pretty sure the comments are meant to be heared by others. Otherwise some comments such as the ones he makes when you rezz someone, would be pointless.
If it gets changed I want my 500 gems refunded.

Just change his voice cues to go through the Player Instrument Channel. Don’t like it? Tune the channel down.

I made this thread a few days ago https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Muting-Hiding-Other-Player-s-New-Backpack/first#post4539176, because as soon as the backpack was out I had the ‘pleasure" to encounter its happy owner in EoTM.
I was kind of relieved to notice that I wasn’t the only one to find it a pain. But as you can see the thread died fast and no answer about this problem from Anet.
Let’s hope you’ll be heard, because I find it so annoying I usually switch map when someone is wearing that dreadful thing :/

Kinomi.6523:

I made this thread a few days ago https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Muting-Hiding-Other-Player-s-New-Backpack/first#post4539176, because as soon as the backpack was out I had the ‘pleasure" to encounter its happy owner in EoTM.
I was kind of relieved to notice that I wasn’t the only one to find it a pain. But as you can see the thread died fast and no answer about this problem from Anet.
Let’s hope you’ll be heard, because I find it so annoying I usually switch map when someone is wearing that dreadful thing :/

I made a more succintly-named thread and it’s mostly been trolling aside from some realistic responses. I doubt anything will ever be done to it, though. It’s the Annoy-o-Tron.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/The-Replica-Annoy-o-Tron/

Malediktus.9250:

I am pretty sure the comments are meant to be heared by others. Otherwise some comments such as the ones he makes when you rezz someone, would be pointless.
If it gets changed I want my 500 gems refunded.

You paid to annoy the rest of us, so you should get to do it! /sarcasm
Seriously. That’s like saying you bought a CD, so you should get to play it at max volume in a public location.

I saw your thread Ark and was kind of relieved to see I wasn’t the only one annoying by it. I still don’t understand why such item has been designed if not to bother others.

In Silverwaste I counted today at least 5 people polluting others with their backpack. So the argument that it is “only” every 30 seconds is not valid.

I am sure some people who didn’t buy the backpack find it amusing, I am fine with that, as long as I have the CHOICE not to hear and see it, because I didn’t pay to be distracted by this item (the voice is annoying, the jokes not funny and the chat bubble distracting).

Just implement a way not to hear and see it, other than muting dialogue because I want to be able to hear NPCs like merchants or quest ones.

Morsus: good one, that is exactly that xD

Ark Bladesteele.2943:

I made a more succintly-named thread and it’s mostly been trolling aside from some realistic responses. I doubt anything will ever be done to it, though. It’s the Annoy-o-Tron.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/The-Replica-Annoy-o-Tron/