Feedback Wanted: New Audio Cue

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2014

We recently updated the sounds you hear when you attempt to perform an ability, but don’t have enough magicka or stamina. As this sound is significantly more noticeable than what we had previously, we want to get your feedback before we roll this out to everyone. Do you feel like this sound is too loud or distracting? Does it convey the message well? Is there anything we could do to improve the current sound, or do you feel the changes we made are suitable as they are now?

EmeraldEyes · July 2014

I think these new sounds are great. I was immediately able to tell I was out of mana and could adjust accordingly. The sound was not annoying and feels like the right mix of noticeable without breaking immersion for me.

Fissh · July 2014

EmeraldEyes wrote: »

I think these new sounds are great. I was immediately able to tell I was out of mana and could adjust accordingly. The sound was not annoying and feels like the right mix of noticeable without breaking immersion for me.

Actually, it's perfectly annoying

, if you catch my drift. A good thing

Woogawoman · July 2014

Are they different for Magicka and Stamina? If so, my ear wasn't catching it (at least not yet).

Kewljag_66_ESO · July 2014

I noticed them as well and each time i immediatly looked at my bars and saw i was out of stamina. After that when ever i heard teh sound i knew exactly what was happening.

I approve

Targolak · July 2014

It sounds good! Better than the previous one, I'd say, which felt more like an annoyance than a noteworthy announcement. This one is more like, *BAM* "You can't do that," while the previous one was like *HISS-CLAP* "I just whacked you."

I approve.

Cheesetooth · July 2014

It's a nice improvement and definitely not too loud or distracting. I approve as well!

mndfreeze · July 2014

I also think its a perfect improvement and works well and as intended. I actually notice it now when im in the heat of battle when I try to do something and don't have the stam or magicka to fire it off, where as before I would get that half second burst of confusion on why something didn't work as my eyes moved to my bars and noticed I was out of said resource pool and realized that was why.

I also love the change for crystal shards so I know now when I have a free cast. Before I never could tell, ever when it was ready to insta-cast and it really affected my game.

Darlgon · July 2014

Sounds good, literally. Not too loud and tells me I ran out of a resource. Now cant wait for update 3 to have food AND drink work on making those bigger and regen faster.

Oberon · July 2014

Please, please, please, please, please get rid of the retina-burning-orb-of-permanent-player-blinding o.O from Inner Light.

Just remove it from the spell effects entirely--it's crazy bright on many monitors, is totally unnecessary and actually discourages me from logging onto my sorcerer

edit: PS--it's not even the right graphic for the morph. If you want to keep the orb-of-inducing-epilepsy o.O, keep it on the other morph. Inner Light is supposed to be, you know, Inner, not an orb that orbits around you causing blindness.

Mondrely · July 2014

Oberon wrote: »

Please, please, please, please, please get rid of the retina-burning-orb-of-permanent-player-blinding o.O from Inner Light.

Just remove it from the spell effects entirely--it's crazy bright on many monitors, is totally unnecessary and actually discourages me from logging onto my sorcerer

edit: PS--it's not even the right graphic for the morph. If you want to keep the orb-of-inducing-epilepsy o.O, keep it on the other morph. Inner Light is supposed to be, you know, Inner, not an orb that orbits around you causing blindness.

I completely agree. I have been saying this same thing to myself for a while now. Also, the spell effect from Inner Light makes my sorc's eyes glow and it looks kinda weird.

Saet · July 2014

They sound pretty good to me. The OOM has a slightly deeper more dull sound. I can tell them apart no problem.

Defatank · July 2014

I noticed the first time I had it to go off and it was not by me purposely trying to do it. It was not annoying and blended very well with combat, just a little noise to let you know hey you don't have the resources for that.

I think they're good

Ser Lobo · July 2014

Set it so that addons can adjust which sound cue players wish to use. Or set it as an option in the menu.

I want louder sound, but some prefer what is there currently. Options like this that are easy to maintain during future updates are worth keeping, if only for a pleasing a few more customers.

Maximilian · July 2014

perfect, good as gold

Forztr · July 2014

The sounds are fine but does it have to be tied to the interface volume?

You recently added a clicking noise when you zoom in and out of the map which I find really grating. So much so that I turned the interface volume to zero since that was the only interface sound i ever noticed. Now I need to decide what's more important hearing a useful audio cue or avoiding the most irritating sound in game

An option to have map zoomed out to max on opening would be nice. I get that it sort of simulates unfolding a map but the default basically shows you what you can see without looking at a map so you always have to zoom out to get the information you want.

Kego · July 2014

Oberon wrote: »

Please, please, please, please, please get rid of the retina-burning-orb-of-permanent-player-blinding o.O from Inner Light.

Just remove it from the spell effects entirely--it's crazy bright on many monitors, is totally unnecessary and actually discourages me from logging onto my sorcerer

edit: PS--it's not even the right graphic for the morph. If you want to keep the orb-of-inducing-epilepsy o.O, keep it on the other morph. Inner Light is supposed to be, you know, Inner, not an orb that orbits around you causing blindness.

It is fine like it is. You can call it the drawback effect, for getting such an OP Ability for free. Serious, 20% Spell Crit Chance + completly Negate all Nightblades defenses. So OP that Skill.

guybrushtb16_ESO · July 2014

Oberon wrote: »

Please, please, please, please, please get rid of the retina-burning-orb-of-permanent-player-blinding o.O from Inner Light.
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Absolutely agreed. Everybody just seems to hate it and it's really annoying, please just get rid of the orb.

Ser Lobo · July 2014

I find it entertaining how the poster before @guybrushtb16_ESO‌, @Kego‌ completely contradicts the 'everybody' comment.

guybrushtb16_ESO · July 2014

ruze84b14_ESO wrote: »

I find it entertaining how the poster before @guybrushtb16_ESO‌, @Kego‌ completely contradicts the 'everybody' comment.

Did you even read that post?

Regardless, "everybody" is of course an obvious hyperbole. Even if it were sparkling pink unicorns with shiny rainbows not "everybody" would hate, it, just 99.9% of the population. Ok, maybe not even 99% if it were unicorns, but something like that.

But really, if there is one thing we can take from it, it is *make more things optional!*. Maybe some people out there want to have the moving lantern effect, so by all means give it to them in the form of a toggleable item buff, but please don't make it mandatory for the single strongest semi-passive self buff that practically everybody will want to slot.

synnerman · July 2014

I didn't know about the change and it actually made me look at what was going on so it has the desired effect of warning you . A good change indeed.

Evarwyn · July 2014

Approved.

/thumbsup