ESO Music on or off?

babedenny

Do you play ESO with the music on or off?

Recremen

On

I love the normal sounds of a game, with the extremely rare exception for when I'm grinding something repetitively, which happens so rarely in ESO. Then I put on some podcasts.

babedenny

Sometime on, sometimes off

I love the music, but sometimes I just want to hear the environmental sounds better. I was just curious what others do.

wayfarerx

Sometime on, sometimes off

It varies. Sometimes the music is fantastic and I hate playing without it (looking at you Orsinium). Other times audio cues are a pretty critical part of gameplay (i.e. vMA).

DRXHarbinger

On

Playing with it off would be like watching jaws or star wars on mute. The sound tracks without question makes TES games what they are. They are a huge part of it.

Rohamad_Ali

Off

I play with it off because the ambiance is very good . I feel more immersed with it off .

mb10

Off

got sick of hearing the same audio because i was usually in the same zones before 1 tamriel so turned mine off ages ago

Nestor

Off

While I love the TES Sound Tracks and own most of them on CD, I don't like to hear the music while I am playing the game. It drowns out the other sounds that I like and want to hear, plus the dialogs. Also, I don't like the combat music telling me I am in combat, although this game has other cues for that.

Most of the issue comes from if I turn the music up enough to appreciate it, that is when it drowns out other audio. When I lower it down enough to be able to hear the other audio cues, it becomes an annoying background buzzing that still interferes with what I want to hear. I don't know how movie people who do the audio can balance music and dialog and sound effects so well, probably adjust levels every frame or sequence.

I also got into the habit of turning off music back in the 8 bit days. You think nails on a chalkboard (if anyone remembers those) is annoying, just listen to Super Mario Brothers for 6 or 8 hours while playing that game. And, the Final Fantasy 8 bit was not much better, and don't get me started on the original Zelda games music.

ArchMikem

Off

I would 100% keep the music on, if there was a way to turn the battle music off. When you're constantly fending off mobs wherever you step, it gets really annoying to have the battle music interrupt the ambiance every ten seconds.

So I just turn the music off and launch Pandora instead.

Reverb

I play my own music

Sound fx on always, but game music usually off while I stream Pandora. I really like the ESO score, but it's been almost 3 years now, I just don't want to listen to it every night anymore.

Kram8ion

On

Yes it breaks up the monotony of trebs and balistas in pvp
I've even swapped my mount to doom wolf coz he's very quiet and stealthy

mildlylucid

Sometime on, sometimes off

If I'm doing crafting I'll generally play my own music but for most of the time I listen to the in-game music.

Gilvoth

Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULTMMgwLuo

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KimberlyannKitsuragi

Sometime on, sometimes off

I love the music but sometimes I prefer my own because at times it gets me in the zone to play (no pun intended)

When I used to PVP in the IC sewers though I'd have all sound off except for footsteps so I could hear the banner boss coming. Kind of liked the silent ballet with footsteps hitting grates and such more relaxing

MattT1988

Sometime on, sometimes off

One thing that Elder Scrolls games do right is the music, it's always top notch, I'll have it on unless I've either got my music going or I'm doing something with a group that requires me to actually listen and coordinate.

Slylok

On

On. I love it. The boss music gets me pumped every time.

Jimbullbee85

On

I love the music. It's timed perfectly. Calm and beautiful for a bit of light wandering around farming materials, dark and haunting in dungeons and powerfully epic in battle. Wouldn't be the same without it

Sigma957

On

I play with it on but at a low level so while I can still hear it, it doesn't interfere or over power all the other sounds.

RebornV3x

Sometime on, sometimes off

depends the music in this game is pretty bland and uninteresting I wish I could go into the sound files and replace the combat music with something more amped or have the normal idle music more soothing and elegant

CapnPhoton

On

Jimbullbee85 wrote: »

I love the music. It's timed perfectly. Calm and beautiful for a bit of light wandering around farming materials, dark and haunting in dungeons and powerfully epic in battle. Wouldn't be the same without it

More music selections are needed in the mix but I can't play it without the in game music even though it repeats. Most games I am like that even if the music is not great. I can't listen to a CD or something because it seems out of place.

nine9six

Sometime on, sometimes off

On when I'm BSing and not doing anything serious.

Off, and sometimes replaced with other music, when I need to get my mind right.

dem0n1k

Off

Love the music but with Teamspeak & game sounds there is just too much going on for my tired ol' brain

Abeille

Sometime on, sometimes off

I keep it off when I'm exploring because I find it more immersive to hear just the voices and the ambiance sounds.

But I turn it on for epic boss fights. I especially like the music on the Minotaur Boss fight in the Gold Coast.

Lylith

On

always on, but i have it turned down.

Alucardo

Off

I used to have it on, but not anymore as it got a bit annoying. Beautiful soundtrack, just not into music when playing MMOs because I like to hear everything around me in game.

RiddleDiddle

Sometime on, sometimes off

i LOVE the music and sounds, but when i am just doing some dungeons or grinding i tend to play my own music, because somehow i just have more feeling to keep going with the grind

Alucardo

Off

It bugs me that On is red and Off is blue. Can a moderator fix this please?

agegarton

On

On. Surely it's not music or sfx, surely it's the sound of Tamriel.............? Immerse yourself man!

hrothbern

Off

dwemer_paleologist wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULTMMgwLuo

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+1

When roaming Overland

Morrowind gives me more immersion.

Baldurs Gate music was also great for immersion.

ItsGlaive

Sometime on, sometimes off

Some of the music is fantastic, some is very "meh". I'd love an addon that allows us to assign certain tracks for certain situations. For example:

Battle music 1
Battle music 2
Travel music 1
Travel music 2
Delve music 1

and so on...

Flameheart

On

The normal game sound, because it's pretty atmospherical and well made and it just suits to Tamriel.

If I am in the right mood or maybe play PvP (rarely), I listen to http://www.twostepsfromhell.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwJj2EpC8vg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-QLl5qjLg

and here a personal favorite of the newer album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDMFwG8A5SU

Two Steps from Hell is definitely my most favored music I abuse as a personal sound track for gaming backgrounds or just daydreaming while I go home by train from work. There is some other stuff I hear occasionally like true classical music or some other movie sound tracks (LotR sound tracks are pretty nice for example).