Guild Wars 2

After playing in all of the betas since prepurchase opened up, I’m incredibly surprised this bug hasn’t been addressed anywhere. After taking a break from release, I returned to play a bit more lately and still have this incredibly loud popping noise come from the client. I can almost guarantee it has nothing to do with related events ingame, because it even occurs when the client is alttabbed (not in focus) with the sound option for alt tab OFF.

The loud popping occurs from the client whether or not the client is in focus and whether or not the sound is on or off.

I have no idea what could be causing this issue, but it has been happening since before release and it is still occurring now. I just wish someone would address it somewhere, as I have done some searching and haven’t found anything about it since. It seems people have just started dealing with it.

Example shown on youtube: http://youtu.be/OkavVdhdPeo

This is one of the quietest examples I’ve heard of the bug, but it’s there none the less.

What’s the frequency with what this sound plays? Sounds just like that bug with someone’s pet’s footsteps/wings.

Beyreva.8769:

What’s the frequency with what this sound plays?

I get this generally 4-5 times in an 8 hour session, maybe more, and usually a lot louder, regardless of what character I am playing or where I am in the world.

I find that it happens more frequently when alt-tabbed out of the game (which is played in fullscreen).

Darmikau.9413:

Beyreva.8769:

What’s the frequency with what this sound plays?

I get this generally 4-5 times in an 8 hour session, maybe more, and usually a lot louder, regardless of what character I am playing or where I am in the world.

I find that it happens more frequently when alt-tabbed out of the game (which is played in fullscreen).

My girlfriend has the same issue, but I don’t. Our computers are identical except that she has a soundblaster card while I’m just using the onboard sound. She says it’s incredibly loud when she’s playing with headphones on.

it happens so infrequently for me that it’s hard to map, but it definitely happens more when i’m walking (not swimming) in the water or an ele is using earth spells. i have all my in game volume sliders at 0, the game is in focus, and it’s louder than anything even outside the game. it sounds like a flat board being slammed on a concrete floor with an echo. i’m using onboard sound, all my drivers are up to date, and it’s happened since beta on win7 and win8.

Yeah it happens to me. It sounds like an echo gone out of control.

The strange thing is, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard it while the game is alt-tabbed out. All of the other sounds are muted when alt-tabbed but this still gets through.