Darius Caliente
The Pinecone Squad United Federation of Conifers
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Posted - 2017.05.13 18:49:12 -
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So these new sliders are awful... I'm still not sure what combination I need to get critical warnings like modules are out of charges. It seems that this has been buried in some unrelated category.
There's a very simple way to fix this CCP, you can name these as you please but:
Important #1: Gate Activation + Wormhole Activation Important #2: Warnings (Shield, Armor, Hull, Capacitor) + Modules are out of charges Important #3: Turrets (turns, launchers, smartbombs)
Semi-Important #1: Wormhole Sounds Semi-Important #2: Ship Warp Sound, Targeting Sounds + Warp Drive Activated Semi-Important #3: Ship Explosions, Kill sounds
Useless Garbage #1: Ship Engine Hums Useless Garbage #2: Station Sounds, Gate Sounds, Really any object that makes noise Useless Garbage #3: All other "unnecessary" noise - UI Clicks, D-Scan noises
The test case for this should be as follows:
#1 Does 'Important' keep me from dying? #2 Does 'Semi-Important' convey useful information or interesting information #3 When 'Useless Garbage' is turned off can I zoom in all the way on my ship without noise and weird sounds that make your ears bleed when you multibox and can I sit in station in silence.
If you can meet those criteria the problem is solved. Right now, that criteria not met and important sounds are mixed with really unimportant sounds, leaving us to have awful noises or valuable information but not both. |
Darius Caliente
The Pinecone Squad United Federation of Conifers
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Posted - 2017.05.21 18:28:35 -
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Following up on my last post:
Here's a prime example of sounds I care about mixed with annoying sounds:
Hacking game sounds are fun, they add an element to the hacking game that makes it more enjoyable to play. The D-Scan noise, UI Clicks, Radial Menu all have sounds associated with it. These things are audible feedback, not game audio. You also get the noise when a can is too far away to open immediately a nice to have but ultimately still audible feedback.
All Audible feedback should be moved to it's own category. So that we can have quality of game improvements like the hacking game sounds without having to hear useless noise every time we click. Leave the audible feedback for people who want it and create a slider just for it. |