Did Anyone Notice the Background Noise in...

[Kikoten]

...crowded areas, such as the inn or a place like Mor Dhona? If you listen to the background, you hear various vocal sounds in sequence.

Why do some of them sound like people dying? Could it just be people getting drunk and retching, or is there some darker meaning behind it?

Especially in Mother Miounne's inn: I can hear a Lalafell dying every 20 - 30 seconds

[Sicno]

Yeah, I've noticed. And I think there are 2 different tracks of noise depending on how crowded the area is. When there are many many people (like hunts) it sounds like an agitated crowd. I don't think I've heard a lala dying though o_O

[Curia_Regis]

It's called "Ambient Sounds". I have it turned off because it drives me crazy.

[Sicno]

It's called "Ambient Sounds". I have it turned off because it drives me crazy.

Yeah, there are ambient sounds mostly everywhere. Kikoten is talking specifically about how the ambient noise changes to a different track when there are many players and/or npcs nearby.

[Gyson]

The sound effect works well when the crowd of players is in combat (like gathered for an hunt or popular FATE), not so much when they're all just shopping at a market.

[Enthy]

I wish we could turn off the crowd noise and still leave nature (rain/animals/ocean sounds) ambient noise on

[Takfloyd]

It's called "Ambient Sounds". I have it turned off because it drives me crazy.

That volume control looks so sad... here's my master race setup:



I wish they would remove the occasional absurd screams from the crowd tracks though.

[Whiston]

Definitely a guy in Mor Dhona who yells "get out of here".

Also various orgasm sounds.

[Canadane]

I hear cheering and stuff now and then.
Never anyone dying.

[RylaiBluecrow]

Also various orgasm sounds.

*turn up the background noise volume and close the door*