E9S 8-point-cleaves are too loud

Resubmitting because this issue was not resolved, and my post was moved without any explanation.

Date & Time: Most recently experienced on 7-MAR-21
Frequency: 100% of time time
World name: Irrelevant
Character name: Irrelevant
Retainer name: Irrelevant
NPC name: Irrelevant
Monster name: Cloud of Darkness
Class/Level: Any 80
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: Irrelevant
Area and coordinates: Sphere of Naught, coordinates irrelevant
Housing: Irrelevant
Steps:
1. Enter Eden's Promise: Umbra (Savage)
2. proceed through the fight until the boss uses the ability "Art of Darkness"
3. Note that the version of Art of Darkness where the boss targets all 8 players with line AOEs is significantly louder than the other mechanics in the fight.
*Add more steps if necessary

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The explanation was that it had insufficient information, which is the forum it was moved to.

I would guess that it uses a separate sound for each of the 8 attacks and multiple of the same sounds together can have the effect of making them louder.

I didn't feel it was a problem, but perhaps this is different at a higher volume or different sound setup.

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Originally Posted by Jeeqbit

The explanation was that it had insufficient information, which is the forum it was moved to.

I would guess that it uses a separate sound for each of the 8 attacks and multiple of the same sounds together can have the effect of making them louder.

I didn't feel it was a problem, but perhaps this is different at a higher volume or different sound setup.

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The insufficient information forum is the catch-all place that the moderators put every thread that they can't handle immediately, placement in that forum does not constitute a proper explanation.

As much as you might not mind it, having one attack be 8 times louder than the rest of the ones in that encounter is still a significant issue. Clockspots AoD is loud enough that when the rest of the game is at a comfortable volume, that attack comes out at a borderline painful volume.

Basically, I'd want it to not be a jumpscare, without having to make the rest of the game too quiet.