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  1. 03-14-2014 08:26 AM #1
    Orophin
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    There was a developer response to this a long time ago stating the reason you have to close down your client is because FFXIV uses the XAudio(2?) codec, and for whatever reason that doesn't support changing audio devices while the game is running. Perhaps GW2 uses a different audio playback solution?
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  2. 03-17-2014 04:21 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Orophin View Post
    Perhaps GW2 uses a different audio playback solution?
    Some games allow you to, WOW is another, but others like LOTRO (IIRC) don't so I guess it does depend on the core audio engine the game uses.

    For TS/Vent I use a separate audio device for the voice output (a second speaker set) so I never have this problem.
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