The sounds of Guild Wars 2: Q&A with ArenaNet's Audio Director

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• zereelist Member Posts: 373

  January 2010

   Looks like they are going all out with realistic sounds, thats great.  Sound is very important to me, along with the music it can make a seemingly boring experience like travelling not so boring.
• EricDanie Member UncommonPosts: 2,238

  January 2010

  Thanks for linking that, it was definitely a good read. Good to see how  they are making their work into sound development, especially putting actual creativity in it, and my experience in Guild Wars 1 was enjoyable.

  Have MMOs procedurally generated sounds before? I'm kind of ignorant here, that may even be the norm and I don't know, I just remember peeking in a few games sound folders, only to see all the files of all the sounds there.
• rygar218 Member UncommonPosts: 332

  January 2010

  I dunno if MMOs have "procedurally generated" sounds im with you there on that too eric

  But if theres one game that made the most awesome sound effects at least for creatures was UO. At least for me heh.

  Loved the Gargoyle rambling and the Terrathans screaming..... Ahhhhh lallalalaala. heh

  Thanks for the post OP btw was  good read.
• Lydon Member UncommonPosts: 2,938

  January 2010

  I was very impressed when I read the article earlier. I love how realistic the footstep sound generator sounds like it'll be.
  
  Sounds plays a HUGE part in immersion for me (The Chronicles of Spellborn wowed me in this department).