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hydraSlav	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:18:00 - [1] Edited by: hydraSlav on 29/06/2006 17:20:15 So... i am preparing an article, and need some survey results. This survey is only for people currently playing without sound and that are at least 6 months into the game. Please do not reply if you are not in the above category, and please, no discussion of pro/against sound. Questions: 1. How long have you been playing without sound? 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? Thank you for your time p.s. no names will be used. You can post with an alt if you want even further privacy. =================================== Above comments are my personal views, and do not represent my corporation or alliance, unless otherwise indicated
Zaxx	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:20:00 - [2] 1) Since a sound bug caused crashes when uisng a certain module (think it was sensor damps, somebody should be able to confirm the date it's over 2 years ago iirc) 2) see above 3) 4 months old 4) yep
Sebastien LeReparteur	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:21:00 - [3] I have a 2.8 gzh and played with sound a few months only. I turn it on when doing AFK jumps or when waiting for a skill to complete.
HippoKing	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:21:00 - [4] 1) First day 2) Annoying warp sound, I had just got a new album and wanted to listen to it. 3) AMD 2800+ XP, Geforce 4 Ti4200, Creative Audigy 4) Yes. Currently: AMD 3400+ 64, Radeon 9550 (working as 9600 pro), Creative Audigy 2
Dark Shikari	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:21:00 - [5] 1. Since sometime in my first few weeks. 2. I had my own music, and while the in-game music is good, it gets boring after a while. 3. A few years. (P4, 2.4Ghz) 4. Yes. --Proud member of the [23]-- -WTB Platinum Technite, WTS Nanotransistors, Heavy Electron II, 100mn AB II-
Mr Bondy	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:30:00 - [6] 1) 12 months + 2) Lag and problems with running 2 clients 3) P4 3.0GHz, 1 Gig ram 4) Yes i did, tried on new computer with sound - still made it laggy, found it didnt really add much to the game and i could live without it - turned it off again MrB
Tuang Pao	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:31:00 - [7] No sound here. Been in game 6 months. 1) Played without sound four months now. 2) Poor sound effects and the sorry condition of the EVE sound engine forced me to turn off sound. The sound engine is extremely CPU dependent and poorly coded. Also, it's going on three years old. It's due for an upgrade that takes better advantage of current audio technologies. 3) AMD Athlon 2600+, 1GB RAM, Turtle Beach sound card 4) No upgrade as yet. My next upgrade is scheduled for August this year.
Talori'i	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:32:00 - [8] Edited by: Talori''i on 29/06/2006 17:32:28 1. Probably after my first month of playing. 2. Warp Sound was not allowing me to listen to my music, I lowered the volume and I couldn't hear anything but the warp sound. A few other sounds can be a bit on the loud side too. I like to hear my music and play the game its difficult though. Sound isn't exactly necessary for EVE unless you don't want to watch the screen the entire time. And running without sound allows me to run two clients. 3. P4 3.0 GHZ 1GB RAM, 9800XT, Audigy2 Dell-OEM 4. No I am like 5 months and like 10 months into the game I think. 4 8 15 16 23 42
Tachy	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:34:00 - [9] 1. a bit over 3 years 2. Crashes, lag and warp sound 3. 2400 Athlon, 512MB RAM, 9800 ATi, Creative Life player 4. Yes, completely (still no sound for the same reasons) --==*-- Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.
CrayC	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:35:00 - [10] 1. Longer than I can remember, which generally means more than a week. In this case, however, I think it's over 2 years... 2. The sound of me warping, while blowing out my speakers, initially. After having turned it on a few times, the new voices made me turn it off again. 3. AMD XP 1800MHz, 512mb ram, Soundblaster Live, GeForce 4 TI4600. 4. Yes. Still turned off!


Suvetar	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:35:00 - [11] 1) since my first month 2) wanted to listen to internet radio 3) Barton 3200+, Geforce 5900 ultra, 1gb Ram, Audigy 2 4) yeah went to a 6800 ultra. I didn't disable audio for speed, it never gave me a problem. but there are no audio clues that give you an advantage by having it enabled so I like to listen to the radio instead forum rules \| [email protected] \| Our new Website!

Scorpyn	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:38:00 - [12] 1. I don't remember. 2. I couldn't hear TeamSpeak with the warp sound, and it was part of troubleshooting my frequent crashes. 3. I don't remember. 4. Yes, but not the sound card.
Ikvar	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:42:00 - [13] 1. Near when I started EVE. I then played with it on for about 6 months and then turned it off again. 2. It doesn't really add much to the game, you don't need it to play and I'd rather listen to music/Teamspeak/nothing. 3. Uber 4. Yes Originally by: duffmantt the majority of -10's you meet will be highly skilled.
Gen Kumon	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:42:00 - [14] 1. Since about November. 2. In-game music was dull, as were sound effects. 3. P4, gig of ram, fairly recent soundcard. 4. Yes, but not in any way that would effect speed or sound.
Righteous Fury	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:46:00 - [15] 1. I turned my sound off about 4 months into the game. I only ever use it occassionally now when I'm gatecamping while browsing the forums and need to hear activations. 2. I prefer my music library to Eve's (although some of the tracks are on my winamp playlist), in addition to the fact that sounds just get in the way of TS and also reduce performance. 4. AMD64 3200+ laptop, 1gb ram 5. Switched from lower-performance desktop to laptop
Sochin	Posted - 2006.06.29 17:48:00 - [16] Edited by: Sochin on 29/06/2006 17:49:00 1. More then 2 years I guess. 2. Someone told me it decresed lag/increased FPS. I found this to be true. Also, sound is for the most part just a distraction in pvp, since every bit of information conveyed by it is also readily available on the UI. Also, it distract from Teamspeak. 3. Similar to what I have now. Athlon XP 3400+, 1gb DDR400 RAM, Radeon 9800 pro, 4. I added an Audigy 5.1 soundcard. I still play without sound because I'm used to it by now, and when I turn it on during pvp it tends to disrupt my concentration (damn targeting sounds are scary!). Nemo me impune lacessit
Bhaal	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:04:00 - [17] 1) 2 years roughly 2) TS and Lag during PvP 3) AMD Thunderbird 1400, 512 MB RAM 4) Yes, twice... ------------------------------------------------ Current Hobby other than EVE My Hero
Galk	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:04:00 - [18] Edited by: Galk on 29/06/2006 18:07:02 1) Since the exodus patch... was fine playing with sound before then. 2) Stand still lag when entering roid belts with 2 accounts with frequent crashes.. 1 or the other account in random order while mining... also unplayable frame rates in ds missions. 3) 2400 amd 1gig sb 5.1 4) Yes upgraded.. tried sound... same unplayable lagg in ds complexes while running 2 accounts. Turned it off again... all was well. ______ Long ago one gorgeous night, we let the stars grow free. We let Zhuge do that once, he came back carrying a traffic cone, a forsale sign and three empty bottles of dutch lager. He also lost his Zimmer Frame... - Imaran
Ather Ialeas	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:06:00 - [19] 1. Two weeks. 2. Noticed that I get +25fps when I turn sound off. 3. A64 3400+, 1gig 400MHz DDR Ram, gf6600gt. 4. Nope. ________________________________________________ My signature exploded :/
Annya Avishnaya	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:09:00 - [20] 1. Since about 2 weeks after I started playing 2. I love my music and Nightwish > anything sound-related in Eve (no offense ). I tried playing around with leaving the sfx on while turning the ingame music off but it caused my music to change volume whenever stuff activated/deactivated which annoys me. Plus warping and laser beams give me a headache. Though I turn the fx back on once in a while when I'm doing guristas missions once in a while cuz it's funny to hear the constant missile explosions. That gets old after about 10 minutes too though and i turn it back off. 3. p4 2.26g, 512mb ram, geforce ti4600, turtle beach sound card. 4. no _________________________ Originally by: Treelox Originally by: mergblue open door. Step outside. hell no its hot outside, besides jesus kills kittens and puppies when u afk jump in eve.

Wrayth Osu	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:11:00 - [21] Edited by: Wrayth Osu on 29/06/2006 18:13:40 1) 99% of the time for the past 1.5 years 2) The warping sound is WAY too loud 3) n/a - I've never really used sound, so I don't know what if any impact it would have on my performance. 4) n/a - see above The other thing is that if I'm not using TS / Vent, I'm listing to eve-radio, and I can't think of any other reason to have the sound on. _____________________________ Nukem from orbit... It's the only way to be sure.
Caleb Paine	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:14:00 - [22] I play the game WITH sound, never had any problems with it. Yes I use TS, yes I listen to eve-radio at times. I might turn the volume of the game down to almost backgroundlevel. But playing without sound just feels wrong. ----------------- Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back. My sig edit button is cloaked, it can't be touched!
Talidorn	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:22:00 - [23] There is sound? Oh yeah... I forgot that... I turned it off day one, turned it on to hear what all the ppl complained about with the new voice, turned it back off... I play on 4 systems... they range from a laptop to an alienware beast. I've been playing for over 2 years.
Andros vonBek	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:23:00 - [24] 1) I think I'm about 1 and 5, so probably no sound for a year and 3 months. I occasionally put the sound back on but it never stays on. 2) I tried running 2 clients at once way back in the day and was told to turn both clients' sound off. Sadly it didn't help cos my pc was too crap... I kept it off I think to avoid the evil OMGWARPWHOOOOSHRAWRZOOM sound which deafened me and would always stay super loud regardless of what I did with the sound settings. I never knew what the problems with the sexy/stoned chick voices were as I never heard them 3) Same as present - P4 2.5Ghz; nVid MX420 graphics; On-board sound, no idea of codecs or owt... AC97?, and a mighty 512Mb of RAM (Yeah I need to upgrade, see below) 4) New machine en-route as we speak... type... read... SOONÖ Filesize too big. Mail [email protected] for info - Cathath What happens if I do this? - Andros
Go Team	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:26:00 - [25] playing since early-mid 04, had no sound since early mid 04, FPS increase and weird noises (also unbalanced sound lvls, warp noise, AI voice etc). Had a P4 1.8, 1.5 gig ram, FX5200 128mb, soundblaster live. Upgraded to a decent lappy and still don't use sound and i don't miss it, tried to play with sound and it annoyed me, so i turned it off. Won't tell you what I found in my basement, if I had one :( - Cortes My other sig?? GIMME!!! -GT

Pirlouit	Posted - 2006.06.29 18:26:00 - [26] 1. Turned it off after two weeks playing 2. sloppy computer performance 3. Athlon 1800+, 512 ram and 9800 pro 4. added some extra memory soo nice for eve The sound is not soo imersive in eve and when you play with TS, it is better to turn it off. Sometime i turn it on again but then again i don' miss it. Beside in space you are not supposed to hear noises in your capsule? forum rules \| [email protected] \| Our Website! Want to be an EVE-Online forum moderator? click here!

Apertotes	Posted - 2006.06.29 19:07:00 - [27] 1. one year (since i started playing) 2. lag when entering mission deadspaces, imposibility to just listen to the music (which i love) but turn off sound effects (specially explosions, incoming missiles and weapons firing). its either all or nothing. 3. P4 3066, 1024 mb, ATI Mobility Radeon 9000, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 4. no, but i upgraded some drivers, and recently i tried turning sound on again, but i only lasted 10 minutes, just until i entered the first deadspace and my screen froze during 40 seconds while the speakers went mad with laser sounds. Apertotes, the Guybrush Threepwood of New Eve
hydraSlav	Posted - 2006.06.30 13:30:00 - [28] Thanks to all that replied Any more replies? =================================== Above comments are my personal views, and do not represent my corporation or alliance, unless otherwise indicated
Rod Blaine	Posted - 2006.06.30 13:35:00 - [29] Edited by: Rod Blaine on 30/06/2006 13:35:28 1. about two years 2. lag and client/system instability 3. p2 1gh, 256mb, later pent 3.4gh, 512/1024 4. Yes, still need to have it turned off to have a stable cleint/system and reduce lag (especially when using multiple accs) Old blog
D2O HeavyWater	Posted - 2006.06.30 13:36:00 - [30] Questions: 1. How long have you been playing without sound? Prob 2 years or so 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? My Pc is in the living room and the missus goes nuts. 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) No idea. Nothing to do with why I turned sound off. 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? Yep got sommat nuttybustin now 64 bit CPU, 1 GIG of ddrII ram, 2 x 80g SATAII HD's in raid 0 stripe & 2 x 6800GT's in SLI.

Liusad	Posted - 2006.06.30 13:42:00 - [31] 1. Turned it off in the first few hours 2. Because I prefer to listen to my own music 3. P4 3.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Audigy ZS 4. Nope, not yet.
Savage Creampuff	Posted - 2006.06.30 19:22:00 - [32] 1: there's sound? Since may '04 2: better fps with multiple accounts 3: p3-500, 512mb ram, fx5750 4: Yes. amd 4k, 4gb ram, 7800gtx, 900gb sata2 raid, blah blah
Andrew1138	Posted - 2006.06.30 22:12:00 - [33] 1) Approx. 4 months 2) Corrupted sound when running 2 instances of EVE and causing issues with Teamspeak. 3) Athalon 64 3200+, 1GB RAM, X800 grpahics card 4) Yes added 1GB of RAM to go to 2GB.
Imas Pi	Posted - 2006.06.30 22:44:00 - [34] 1. Without sound for about a year now. 2. Crash to desktop with two instances of eve 3. AMD3400+, 1 gig ram, xt850 video card 4. Did not upgrade 5. I listen to ambient music 6. Oh, sorry, only 4 questions
Kldraina	Posted - 2006.07.01 04:11:00 - [35] 1. I turned off sound, not long after I started playing. I often forget there are sound effects. 2. Didn't like the music, didn't like the sound effects. The few sounds that were useful (autopilot, combat, mainly for when I wasn't actually paying attention) weren't useful enough to make up for the annoyance of the other sounds (like the warp sound). 3. AMD Duron 950mhz, 512mb RAM. 4. Yes, (a few months ago) I now have a Pentium 2.0ghz, 512mb RAM (a friend gave me their old comp).
Franky B	Posted - 2006.07.01 04:25:00 - [36] Edited by: Franky B on 01/07/2006 04:26:48 1. How long have you been playing without sound? year and a half 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? Warp drive noise, system performance, interference with teamspeak/ventrillo, quality of sound was sub standard (tinny enough to destroy immersion rather than improve) 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) AMD 2400+, 1GB ram, radeon 9800SE (128mb ram) 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? yes, AMD64 3200+, 1GB corsair memory, radeon 800GTO (256mb ram) PS: i still play with no sound for the same reasons stated in point 2.
Ricdic	Posted - 2006.07.01 05:04:00 - [37] 1. How long have you been playing without sound? About the past year 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? Major lag when running multiple clients. Also horrible lag when going into deadspace/complex areas with large amounts of NPC's. Fleet battles also 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? Amd Athlon XP 2500+ 1 gig ddr ram 2 * 120g HDD 128mb Radeon 9600 Pro SB Live 5.1 Sound Card 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? Only the motherboard and power supply when last ones blew up. High quality power supply purchased, and better motherboard. No change at all to quality with/without sound.
Blind Man	Posted - 2006.07.01 05:49:00 - [38] 1. about a year 2. to talk/hear people on teamspeak 3. was an athlon 2400+ with a radeon 9250, 512mb ram 4. yeah, to dual core 4400+, 1g ram, radeon x850 XT PE
MrBadidea	Posted - 2006.07.01 06:01:00 - [39] 1. Since about 2 months after I started (Febuary last year) 2. The sound was starting to get REALLY annoying, and I had a lot of CTDs/BSODs. Turning the sound off fixed a lot of the CTDs/BSOD's I was having at the time. 3. A64, 1Gb Ram, 6800GT 4. Yes, now running with 2Gb Ram.
hydraSlav	Posted - 2006.07.01 18:04:00 - [40] Alright. Thanks all. I will be freezing the results after this post. I will post a link to the article when it will be out. =================================== Above comments are my personal views, and do not represent my corporation or alliance, unless otherwise indicated

Wendat Huron	Posted - 2006.07.01 20:29:00 - [41] 1 Well over a year. 2 Warpsound. 3 No idea, it could handle sound, I just couldn't. 4 No.
Angry Sheep	Posted - 2006.07.01 21:58:00 - [42] 1. How long have you been playing without sound? since it started and played just after beta 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? Eve crashes otherwise it takes up about 90% CPU with sound on. No matter what posts have been put up CCP don't seem capable of releasing a patch that allows me to play with sound 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 1GB RAM: 35GB Sata drive: Radion 9800pro: 3.7 GHz chip: Motherboard: motherboard default sound (AC somehting...) Oh and before you all flame me - NO other, let me just repeat that - NO OTHER game has or causes this problem with this set up 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? changed drives and motherboard since the start, thats about it. It's a Dog eat Dog World out there and I'm wearing Milky Bone underwear
Plutoinum	Posted - 2006.07.01 22:36:00 - [43] Edited by: Plutoinum on 01/07/2006 22:37:43 1. How long have you been playing without sound? Since Cold War came out I think. 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? two clients plus TS caused problems. Not enough channels error with TS or cr4ckling sound ? Not sure, don't really remember it. Now I keep sound off for better performance. 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) Athlon 800, 512MB ram, GeForce 2, Soundblaster Live or so. 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? A bit, but my system is outdated: Athlon XP2000, 1GB RAM, Geforce 4 Ti-4200, still Soundblaster Live.
StinkFinger	Posted - 2006.07.01 22:48:00 - [44] Questions: 1. How long have you been playing without sound? Since I started playing in april 04 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? Didn't like the effects and music got boring rather quickly. Plus I get better performance without sound. 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) P3 1ghz dell laptop with 256mb ram 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? Yup, got a p4 3.0ghz with 1gb ram and 6800 geforce --
Faltor	Posted - 2006.07.01 22:55:00 - [45] Edited by: Faltor on 01/07/2006 22:56:13 1) Since day 2...(18 months+) 2)Wife and I both play (separate systems) in the same room. She needs sound and I dont. (Also, the TV is usually going as well....) 3) P3, 2.4gh, 1gig mem..(Compatability wasnt an issue) 4)yes, P4, 3GH, 2gig ram.... I will use sound for TS when necessary for fleet ops etc...but nottoo often as I prefer soloing.
Hoshi	Posted - 2006.07.01 23:09:00 - [46] 1: Since I last came back to the game, about 1 year now. 2: Having dual screen I often watch movies etc on the other screen while playing. The sound would disturb the movie. 3: AMD 64 X2 3800+, 1gb ram, Geforce FX5900 4: No --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bosie	Posted - 2006.07.01 23:11:00 - [47] 1. How long have you been playing without sound? Since I started to use voice coms for PvP. 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? That damn loud warp sound. 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 2700XP+ with 1 gig of RAM and I think a 5200 GeForce. 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? Yes, but until that damn warp sound can be altered I am keeping it quiet. Bosie. "There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is ENGLAND." ...Winston
Taketa De	Posted - 2006.07.01 23:53:00 - [48] Edited by: Taketa De on 01/07/2006 23:53:41 1. Music 2-3 days, effects 2-3 weeks or so, maybe less. 2. I get really annyoed with music real fast if I hear it over and over again. Sound effects were ok except for a few: -Warp sound was too lound -Repetitive sounds (like Nos for instance if I remember correctly) are annoying as hell very, very quickly Sometimes I turn sound on when tabbed out so I can hear when my char reaches a waypoint 3. 3500+ 2gig 4. Nope, but it does't have anything to do with specs --- The Advanced Drone Control Panel.
zurich93	Posted - 2006.07.02 00:07:00 - [49] 1. About 8 months. 2. Better performance and i have my own music that i listen to, 3. P4, 512mb ram 4. Put 512 more ram in and another HD
Suze'Rain	Posted - 2006.07.02 01:41:00 - [50] 1: How long approximately 2 1/2 years 2: What prompted: a combination of a desire to improve game performance, intrusive audio effects (warping), and the fact that Eve's audio has never approachs the sort of professional quality I expect. 3: PC Specs then: god. erm... athlon 1900+, 512mbRam, Geforce3 Ti500, Audigy2, Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 speakers. I think? 4: Upgrade: several times. 939athlon, PCI-e Mobo, 2gb ram, Geforce7900Gt OC... same cambridge soundworks speakers, same awful music

Ilmonstre	Posted - 2006.07.02 02:58:00 - [51] Originally by: hydraSlav Edited by: hydraSlav on 29/06/2006 17:20:15 Questions: 1. How long have you been playing without sound? 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? 1 i would have to say the mooment i started using TS and stoped the carebear lifestyle wich would be like 1 month after castor 2 it improved the fps alot 3 amd 1800+ 512 mb geforce 2 GTS 4 yes and it still helps and i like had ot on for abour 30 mins after my onetime reinstallation of eve from scratch becouse i forgot to turn it off.
Taran Blake	Posted - 2006.07.02 03:22:00 - [52] 1. At least six months now. 2. Irritating warp sound and reduced lag in fleet fights. Gets in the way of voice comms. 3. AMD 1900XP 512 Mb Ram GeForce3 4. In the process of doing it now. Will not know until the new box is up and running. Most likely sound will stay off to keep voice channels clear.
Ninjja	Posted - 2006.07.02 04:20:00 - [53] i have been playing 14 days from 6 months so ill answer this anyway 1. Been playing without sound for 4 months 2. I listen to my own music/tv and regularly run 2 accounts 3. Intel 3.0ghz/1gb RAM 4. No upgrades. same machine. Clicky: Eve Most Wanted List
Vandervecken Smith	Posted - 2006.07.02 07:49:00 - [54] 1) Almost since the beginning 2) a) Teamspeak microphone picks up speaker sound, I don't like having game audio through my headphones b) got bored of the sound, same warping noise (very annoying). Liked a few of the songs though c) Wanted to listen to own music. d) Sometimes I run two clients 3) AMD Athlon XP 2400, 1024MB Ram. Sound caused no lag problems or performance problems 4) Nope
ToxicFire	Posted - 2006.07.02 08:18:00 - [55] 1. Bout 9-10 months 2. a) Anoyying warp sound that would make anything else been played inaudible. b) Limited selection of tracks in juke box, that I felt didn't really fit the mood of the game in the first place. c) No actual sounds that provided any extra information, such as in an fps where gun fire comes from the left or the right. d) Other better audio around, ie eve radio 3. Athalon XP 2600, Gig of ram, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 4. Yes
Demangel	Posted - 2006.07.02 08:27:00 - [56] Edited by: Demangel on 02/07/2006 08:27:54 1: I play with with sound both off and on. And have been doing so since nearly day 1. 2: When I do have turned off there are plenty of reasons, and most of them arn't because of system limitiations 2 of the biggest ones are: A: PVP - any time PVP is a real (not just possible) probability, I have sound off to give me a few extra miliseconds less lag. Even on a perfect system this would be a good idea (as well as turning off all effects). B: Anytime I have Teamspeak open, the sound of the game interferes too much with the people speaking. 3: P3 (1.6 ghz - I know stone age at this point), 512 ram, Geforce 6600GT Video, SB sound card (think it's platinum?), Currently using USB headphones and mic, which bypasses/overrides the sound card anyway. 4: No. Galaxion > If you drove a car shaped like a thorax women would call you Demangel > Dude... I would call.. Demangel > wait that sounded g@y I bet. Galaxion > Just a bit.
Kaell Meynn	Posted - 2006.07.02 08:39:00 - [57] Originally by: hydraSlav 1. How long have you been playing without sound? 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? 1. About a year. 2. Client lag. 3. AMD XP 1900, 768-MB DDR266, ATI Radeon 8500 64-MB, integrated c-media sound. 4. Yes, but have not turned sound back on.
Shiraz Merlot	Posted - 2006.07.02 08:52:00 - [58] 1. Within two months of starting 2. a) When playing two characters simultaneously, having sound on even one of them causes both to lose framerate and responsiveness (no problem with Winamp in the background though). b) Reduce lag in big battles c) Hear ppl on ventrilo 3. Athlon64 3800+, 2GB RAM, X850XT, 2x250GB SATA drives, Creative Audigy2ZS 4. bigger disks Incidentally I still turn it back on from time to time, for old time's sake (and if none of the conditions in (2) are met). But it's 99% off.
Jon Xylur	Posted - 2006.07.02 09:12:00 - [59] Well, I'm over 6 months and I USED to play without sounds. Does that count? You see, my speakers broke 4 months ago, and every time I'd turn them on they'd just let out an unholy screch. And because I was too chepa to buy ne wones, I played without sound for 3 months. Then I upgraded my entire computer because the old one was really crappy, and bought new speakers while I was at it. Please resize image to a maximum of 400 x 120, and not exceeding 24000 bytes, ty - Cortes
Nindal Varrell	Posted - 2006.07.02 09:20:00 - [60] Originally by: hydraSlav 1. How long have you been playing without sound? 2. What prompted you to turn sound off? 3. What were your computer specs when you turned sound off? (general specs, like P3, 512 RAM) 4. Did you upgrade your computer since you started playing EvE without sound? 1. ~8 months (but I still occasionally turn music on since I like the soundtrack) 2. I had frequent BSODs, which I later pinpointed to my USB-headset, tho. And to keep wifey happy with quieter play :). Oh, and warp sound. 3. P4 3GHz, 1024MB RAM 4. Nope. -- Definitely maybe! Murr! -- (The above post does not represent my corp or alliance.)

hydraSlav Synergy Evolved	Posted - 2006.07.03 03:25:00 - [61] The article is posted: Linkage Sorry didnt include the latest replies into the overall survey, but i had to freeze my replies, otherwise the article wouldn't have ever been finished Also, can a moderator close this thread now please. It has surved it's purpose and i dont want this to grow into a pro/anti-sound argument Thank you =================================== Above comments are my personal views, and do not represent my corporation or alliance, unless otherwise indicated
Yaman	Posted - 2006.07.23 23:24:00 - [62] Edited by: Yaman on 23/07/2006 23:24:40 All anyone and everyone needs to know is that the weapon sounds in EVE are the weakest part about the whole visual/audio gameplay experience. The soundtrack is awesome - and I'd listen to it more but the annoying weapon sounds are hurting my ears and disrupting the beatiful music. EVE's graphics and soundtrack is so wonderful it's sad that the weapon sounds are lacking so much. I'm also certain it's one of the main things that have held EVE's ratings back among various gaming magazines. Who knows maybe someone important in the company made the sounds and no one is challenging them...but I'm sorry. Whatever "sound engineer" made the weapon sound effects for EVE should think of a new profession. They are without a doubt the worst sound effects I've ever heard in a video game. I mean early 90's games had better sound. -- anyone have replacement sounds?
LUC1FER666 Gallente	Posted - 2006.07.23 23:50:00 - [63] Edited by: LUC1FER666 on 23/07/2006 23:51:42 whoops!
Mr Bright	Posted - 2006.07.23 23:55:00 - [64] 1. 9 months or so, only had it on for the first few days 2. Performance is AWFULL with it on (Would like the sound ques but the performance hit isn't worth it) 3. AMD XP 2600 Mobile with 1.5 GB Ram 4. Added more Ram and OC'ed the CPU some more PS: comment: actually listens to the eve sound in foobar while I play - it adds to the atmospehere of the game, but the ingame sound system is in absolute shambles
xeom Obsidian Sins	Posted - 2006.07.24 00:39:00 - [65] 1.Sence i started PVPing 5-6 months 2.Didn't add much,needs better sound effects.It isnt on par with EVE. 3.amd2500 1gig FX5800 4.Yes AMD64-3500 1gig 7900GT CCP where are our t2 shield power relays? \| Join[..SIN]
Imhotep Khem Shinra Lotka Volterra	Posted - 2007.02.04 01:04:00 - [66] My computer has been hard locking lately. Last few months. I checked the windows event viewer to see some eve sound related stuff in there. I have not turned sound off though. Music went off day one. ____ If your not dyin' your not tryin'.
Saint Battalion Decepticons of War	Posted - 2007.02.04 01:06:00 - [67] I pay with sound all the time unless I'm using TS.
Roy Batty68 Caldari Immortal Dead	Posted - 2007.02.04 01:14:00 - [68] This is a strange one to necro... ------------------- Ignorance


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