Major sound issues with new patch. :(

Phinix1

Like many others I am having terrible sound issues after the patch, to the point I can't play because it gives me headaches.

It seems to be related to some "under the hood" change to directional 3d sound as certain angles make things way worse. Basically though, it is like everything has this awful reverb squelch and cut-outs are abundant. It literally sounds like all my abilities are are powered by chalk on a blackboard, or like steel scraping over steel.

Example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrmhQ2RLdU

At the beginning you hear the obvious cutouts. Effects don't play completely or only parts of them do. Then you can hear the sound of metal scraping bleeding into everything, especially at the end when the buff wears off, you hear a cutout AND the awful "ubiquitous steel scraping" squelch.

Having a brain cavernoma (somewhat like an aneurism) I may be particularly sensitive to neurological stimuli, but this is unplayable for me.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom @ZOS_GinaBruno

Can we please have this looked at ASAP?

Samsayia

I'm glad to see this is a known issue.

I usually play without music, but the sound files with the skills Relentless focus and Mirage are corrupted and it's causing this high-pitched grinding sound. First few times I wasn't sure what it was because I still heard the normal skill activation sound, but the more I kept hearing it the more it quickly made me very nauseous. I'm hearing what you're talking about! It's like this high-pitch grinding sound and it makes one single spot on the back of my neck tingle each time I heard it on top of the nausea. I've turned my effects volume off at this point and I'm feeling better not long after. Hope they fix it

Drungly

Yep, noticed the same.. it's most obvious for me when I use eruption or engulfing flames on my mag DK. There's this very high pitched sound which hurts my ears and triggers my tinnitus after having played for a while.

Funkopotamus

So is this on PC?

If so .. The console has been having sound issues from the last patch..

ZOS.......... whatever you are doing.... You need to stop and get this fixed.. People cannot enjoy this game with stuff like this going on..

I know on console it is really bad.. As we do not have Text chat yet so trying to find a group when the Mic does not work is impossible.

petraeus1

I thought it was related to knockdown effects, happens to me often when I effectively cast Stone Giant. It is really unpleasant.

ZOS_GinaBruno

Thanks guys, we are investigating this issue and working on determining the exact cause and which abilities are affected. Will let you know as soon as we have an update.

Phinix1

*runs to google night owl soon meme for Gina*



EDIT: Wait... Holy lord it's 7:30 on the East Coast already.

I must need coffee...

ZOS_GinaBruno

You and me both

Bryanonymous

Yea, half the time I cast surge, it screetches.

jrgray93

Thank you for posting this. Now I know I'm not alone.

xXMichonneXx

For me this sound issue is about a month old and is not associated with abilities but more with traveling from zone to zone and even through doors. I am on console, xbox one. Turtle Beach wireless , I get either dead silence or loud buzzer type sounds THEN dead silence. I have to unplug my USB and plug back in many times per day. I love this game but its wearin' on me @ZOS_GinaBruno

Wow

@ZOS_GinaBruno I'm also having sound issue here and although it's different i'll just post here just in case.

My sorcerer pets talked to me!
Basically Quen was talking to me then a few milisecs later my pets start repeating the same lines. Never had my clannfear talk to me like that (you can check the chat logs)

that surprised me a bit

milesrodneymcneely2_ESO

And that new weirdness on Shadowy Disguise is AWFUL.

Like, stick-a-butter-knife-in-your-own-eye awful.

Smasherx74

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks guys, we are investigating this issue and working on determining the exact cause and which abilities are affected. Will let you know as soon as we have an update.

Vigor, Guard, Netch Death sound.

waterfairy

The sound has been bugged in other ways on Xbox for the longest time that either ZOS isn't aware of or can't fix. It's not a major issue to me, I really want them to fix Orsinium so I can play the main quest.

Mashille

THANK GOD.

I was so certain my Headphones were broken.

Phinix1

Any ETA on this?

I don't mean to sound rude but I honestly don't understand how sound gets broken so frequently after patches and takes so long to remedy.

It is incredibly irritating playing with no effects.

ZOS_GinaBruno

So, it looks like there are multiple issues being discussed here.

There's an issue currently on PC where activating certain abilities will cause a buzzing/screeching/hissing/awful noise. This will be fixed in Monday's incremental patch.

There's also an issue we're currently tracking for console where the audio heard through headphones creates a buzzing noise. We're still investigating this issue, and are trying to determine the exact cause. To be clear, this issue is separate from the one that went live on PC with Update 11.

Phinix1

Thanks Gina.

Sorry if I sound overly gruff. Apparently I fail at emotional transcendence when it comes to irritating noises.

I have been hyper-sensitive to sound since my brain Cavernoma first erupted. Every time a car goes by it sounds like an earthquake in my head and my whole body gets a deep muscle tension response.

Good to hear it should be solved on Monday.

Asata

The most annoying issue for me is that a templar with a restoration staff will have the staff glowing like a huge light and humming constantly. I can't even play my healer anymore because that crap just gives me a headache.