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[Bug] Why did the Dwarven Spider Mount's sound effects change?
Ratzkifal
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I logged in today on my Sorc to do the event and noticed very soon that the sound it makes when it "rears up" is completely different and doesn't sound in line with its usual sounds. Now I am wondering if I am the only one experiencing this, because I didn't read anything about that in the patch notes or something.
So is this a bug? Was this intended? Anyone knows? Personally I hope it's a bug because I don't like that new sound at all. It's a downgrade.
For comparison: at 0:18 and 0:57 is what it used to sound like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzstPoxSNDI]
EDIT: By courtesy of @Fischblut here is what it sounds like now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbkieeuAqk&]
Edited by Ratzkifal on December 14, 2019 8:06PM So is this a bug? Was this intended? Anyone knows? Personally I hope it's a bug because I don't like that new sound at all. It's a downgrade.
For comparison: at 0:18 and 0:57 is what it used to sound like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzstPoxSNDI]EDIT: By courtesy of @Fischblut here is what it sounds like now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbkieeuAqk&] This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.
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MrBrownstone✭✭✭✭✭
✭They've changed it for no damn reason...
We paid for it... The old sound was much better.8 -
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✭✭✭✭✭MrBrownstone wrote: »They've changed it for no damn reason...
We paid for it... The old sound was much better.
Well hopefully it's just a bug introduced by the addition of a new reskinned version of the spider mount and the soundfiles getting mixed up or something...
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✭New sound is trash!(AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanistElectric-Burn/Stunhttps://media.giphy.com/media/Av0zcKH3i2BkaY1GXW/giphy.gif/https://c.tenor.com/jQHdFftrgwMAAAAC/tenor.gifElectric-Heal- Damage Dealing Build.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Inferno/Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Rage of the Ursauk jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Twilight Tormentor (Twilight Matriarch for solo roleplay variant of build), and Power Overload.
- Ability-Bar 2: Crushing Shock/Storm Pulsar, Streak, Flame/Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Fire/Storms, Twilight Tormentor (Twilight Matriarch for solo roleplay variant of build) and Fiery/Thunderous Rage.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5ibGIHneWS6ek/giphy.gifElectric-Ward- My Healer Build.
- Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
https://media.giphy.com/media/Wa0TGmtDvwW3e/giphy.gifElectric-Vamp- My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
- Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Mother Ciannait's (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Max Mag Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), CP restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and CP ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
https://media.giphy.com/media/ukDQiYZzRAxMZKcK86/giphy.gifDawnfang- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact for regular and NoCP build/Oblivion's Foe for dot build (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable. Max Mag Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Max Mag Enchants). Knight Slayer/Pariah jewelry/Plaguebreak for dot build (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant for regular and noCP build/absorb magicka enchant and Sharpened for dot build. Sharpened for dot build)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant regular and noCP build/absorb magicka enchant and Sharpened for dot build).
- Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
- Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Empowered Ward, and Shatter Soul.
https://media.tenor.com/ogWfvDdsqBIAAAAd/anime-black-clover.gifDuskfang- My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that only utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (Infused/shock enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward, and Crescent Sweep.
https://media.tenor.com/Jo8aG_ouy_oAAAAd/ac-odyssey.gifPvE Starter Gear- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on head and everything else Magicka Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Max Health Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant/Stealth-Draining Poison IX), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1:Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver (Shatter Soul).
https://media.giphy.com/media/6CovzgyTig7M4/giphy.gifRace- Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
- Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
https://media.giphy.com/media/sdEkeWpiaGz0A/giphy.gifMundus Stones- High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
https://media.giphy.com/media/cT3wMhLGQWdKU/giphy.gifCurrent Champion Points- PvP: The Lover for penetration when playing a sorc or temp.
- PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
- PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGDAx6u3hthMhgI/giphy.gifFavorite Foods and Potions- DPS Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Biting Aura, Thaumaturge, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
- PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvE Temp: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Weapons Expert, Biting Aura, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvP Temp: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoTggaYFNd1FdAI/giphy.gif- Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
- Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
- Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
- Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
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✭I like it. Sounds funny. To be fair, I only use it one 1 character that's a bit of a joke.Veit ég aðég hékk vindga meiði á nætr allar níu, geiri undaðr og gefinn Oðni, sjálfr sjálfum mér, á þeim meiði er manngi veit hvers hann af rótum rennr.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Nord_Raseri wrote: »I like it. Sounds funny. To be fair, I only use it one 1 character that's a bit of a joke.
Like it or not, it's not okay to retroactively change items that aren't "clearly not working as intended" which people spent real money on without as much of a headsup or refund option.
My guess is that it's only a bug, because ZOS has been very careful with issues like these in the past.
@ZOS_GinaBruno PC EUEdited by Ratzkifal on November 30, 2019 10:44PMThis Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Another thing we should confirm. Where is everyone playing on? PC EU here.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.0 -
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✭✭It's the same with the Hollowjack Wolf a few months ago. It used to have a different, sinister laugh, both for male and female, when galloping away. Now, it just has a generic, detuned, fake Freddy Krueger laugh.3 -
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✭✭It would be helpful to also show how it changed, because not everyone has a spider mount. I don't have it on my EU, but I've captured current version on PC NA:https://youtu.be/vcbkieeuAqk
I am not fan of both old and new versions, but in new version I really like the soft sound when the red light turns on - I didn't like the loud "bump" in old version. Also new version sounds more clean and "futuristic", in my opinion.
I also noticed change to Hollowjack mounts when these crates returned and I bought a wolf, and I personally love it
They used to have different voices for argonian, khajiit, human characters. Most of my characters are argonian and khajiit, and I really hated their versions 
I was also not a fan of female version (and my main characters are female)... 
Now they all have same sinister voice (male human version), and I'm pleased that I can use this mount on any of my characters - and hear same cool voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=552bONxi9SQ
I can understand that it's matter of taste, but in my case it was positive change.
I'm also waiting for better sound edits for many mounts, because so far voices are the weakest point of special mounts. Except for amazing Flame Atronach Senche and Horse voices, of course 2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭It would be helpful to also show how it changed, because not everyone has a spider mount. I don't have it on my EU, but I've captured current version on PC NA:https://youtu.be/vcbkieeuAqk
I am not fan of both old and new versions, but in new version I really like the soft sound when the red light turns on - I didn't like the loud "bump" in old version. Also new version sounds more clean and "futuristic", in my opinion.
I also noticed change to Hollowjack mounts when these crates returned and I bought a wolf, and I personally love it They used to have different voices for argonian, khajiit, human characters. Most of my characters are argonian and khajiit, and I really hated their versions I was also not a fan of female version (and my main characters are female)...
Now they all have same sinister voice (male human version), and I'm pleased that I can use this mount on any of my characters - and hear same cool voice:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=552bONxi9SQ
I can understand that it's matter of taste, but in my case it was positive change.
I'm also waiting for better sound edits for many mounts, because so far voices are the weakest point of special mounts. Except for amazing Flame Atronach Senche and Horse voices, of course
Thanks for putting that video here! I don't have software to record the footage myself and didn't want to have to get it just for this. That is the exact same sound it makes on PC EU.
While I'm happy for you that you enjoy this change, I personally don't like the "clean" and "futuristic" sound at all. It's not supposed to sound like that imo. It's supposedly ancient technology after all nor is it in line with the rest of the sounds it makes - for example while galloping.
What I think we can agree on though is that it shouldn't have been changed later down the line. The original was perfectly functional and nothing indicated that it would be changed in the future, so this comes as a surprise to every person who bought it before this change.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.4 -
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✭I haven't used mine in ages, so hadn't noticed, but that is actually a big difference in sound.PC EU & NA1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Ragged_Claw wrote: »I haven't used mine in ages, so hadn't noticed, but that is actually a big difference in sound.
I know right? Feels completely different... and not in a good way for me at least. Pretty bummed out about that, so I hope they fix it.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.4 -
eklhaftb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭There's some crunching, like frozen snow, and a little "cling" in the end that sounds like an icicle from a kids' cartoon. So my honest guess is that the sound belongs to the new "frost atronach" spider variant that's coming with Christmas crown crates. Someone messed up.
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✭✭✭✭✭eklhaftb16_ESO wrote: »There's some crunching, like frozen snow, and a little "cling" in the end that sounds like an icicle from a kids' cartoon. So my honest guess is that the sound belongs to the new "frost atronach" spider variant that's coming with Christmas crown crates. Someone messed up.
That could actually be what's going on. The sound definitely fits the spider made of ice more in my ears, so I hope you're right and this will all be resolved soon.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.3 -
SRTtoZ✭✭✭I actually think the new sound sounds WAY better. The old version sounds like a the mounts about to break.2
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Ratzkifal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I hope this is not gonna get burried here. The new sound really annoys me still even after I had time to "get used to it" which is especially bad considering it is a crown store item that's broken. I feel like broken is the right word because this bug turned me from a happy customer into an unhappy one : (This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Just want to point out that this bug is still in the game and I am really unhappy with it.
I also had some people with the Frost Atronach spider mount demonstrate that their correct animation has an identical sound to the bugged Dwemer spider mount. So that's definitely the root of the problem.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.0
