Guild Wars 2

Not sure if this is the place for sound glitches/bugs but I have a very annoying, random and persistent sound bug that I’ve had since release. I’ll try my best to explain it.

It occurs randomly. Sometimes it happens 20+ times a day and sometimes it will happen as low as 5 times a day.

The sound is different almost every time but it usually sounds something close to a loud thud or a loud pop with some echo. Although, sometimes it sounds like a gunshot going off in a closed room. It really hurts the ears because the bug is infinitely louder than everything else in the game. I’m not kidding when I say it’s loud. It really does sound like dynamite detonating sometimes.

It seems to occur more often in crowded areas like Lion’s Arch or big world events like dragons. I’ve updated all drivers, uninstalled and re installed GW2, used different sound hardware, changed sound settings to all types of combinations, and this bug persists. I can still hear the sound even when the game is minimized and you can’t hear the ingame music. I’m assuming this is hardware related but if someone could help me pin point this bug I would be really grateful. Thanks for reading.

EDIT: Found a video of the popping sound with echo. This is just one of the sounds.

This has happened to me since I got the game. I would love to know if there’s a fix. I’m pretty tired of being startled while trying to relax playing a game.

Using SB Audigy and Windows 7

I have had this bug since launch or near launch. I can never use headphones because the sound is sooo very loud. I have noticed it happens even if I have the audio turned all the way off in-game. I wish they could find a fix for it. =(