Orchestrion Feedback

[Andevom]

My biggest gripe is making it a crafted object. This would be better suited as something the housing merchants sell for a reasonable price, like the chocobo stable and gardens. I keep hesitating on buying one, because while I can afford it, I'm afraid it's going to plummet in price like it's already starting to.

The songs being crafted isn't too bad, because it's not as strict to get at least some of them made, and the spirit of doing content to get faded scrolls is nice.

As for the way the music plays in a room, I'm mixed. I kind of like that it has a distinct sound of being played on a device, but I do agree that there should be more settings to adjust, as well as an option to completely fill the room as if you were in that area for those who want it.

I'd also like to see a playlist option, or something where you can play one track after another without having to change them manually.

[Kio]

Super disappointed it's so gated behind crafting and airship ventures. I can do all the farming I like and not get the music ever because of this. It would have been fun if I could have just collected it myself via re-challenging old or forgotten content, but no, I just have to buy everything off the market board - boring. Too boring to even bother anymore.

[SokiYagami]

Juke Box Hero eh? I kinda like the ring to it. But still, there's really tons of room for improvement for the Orchestrion system. As I'd mentioned before, and would raise it here again, I humbly request these changes (which I believe many would agree with me);

1. Give a radio button/check box option to toogle between ambient or directional (virtual) music mode.
2. Get THX to certified the directional music mode (aka upgrade it).
3. Allow players to store 5~10 songs on the jukebox as "Last played" or "Favorites" soundtracks. (Or just give individual jukebox an Orchestion Log as well)
4. For the love of Hydaelyn, please, please do something about CT/ST/WoD music scrolls. Either put one of the scrolls (from each tower) on NPC vendor to be purchase by gil, increase the drop rate to 100%, let it drop directly into inventory at some high drop rate (50% maybe?), make every boss eligible to drop the music sheet or something. Just do something to make it better please.

Hours long queue + 3 faded scroll per tower + non 100% roll-able drop rate + unlimited tradeable faded scroll (which means everyone will roll for it even if they already got them) = may Hydaelyn bless your soul and RNJesus be ever in your favor or go screw yourself over.

Oh, did I mentioned each tower drops 2 different kind of music scroll as well?

[DBthaONE]

4. For the love of Hydaelyn, please, please do something about CT/ST/WoD music scrolls. Either put one of the scrolls (from each tower) on NPC vendor to be purchase by gil, increase the drop rate to 100%, let it drop directly into inventory at some high drop rate (50% maybe?), make every boss eligible to drop the music sheet or something. Just do something to make it better please.

Hours long queue + 3 faded scroll per tower + non 100% roll-able drop rate + unlimited tradeable faded scroll (which means everyone will roll for it even if they already got them) = may Hydaelyn bless your soul and RNJesus be ever in your favor or go screw yourself over.

Oh, did I mentioned each tower drops 2 different kind of music scroll as well?

You can't min ilvl sync for it either (not that I would).

[Wilan]

4. For the love of Hydaelyn, please, please do something about CT/ST/WoD music scrolls. Either put one of the scrolls (from each tower) on NPC vendor to be purchase by gil, increase the drop rate to 100%, let it drop directly into inventory at some high drop rate (50% maybe?), make every boss eligible to drop the music sheet or something. Just do something to make it better please.

Hours long queue + 3 faded scroll per tower + non 100% roll-able drop rate + unlimited tradeable faded scroll (which means everyone will roll for it even if they already got them) = may Hydaelyn bless your soul and RNJesus be ever in your favor or go screw yourself over.

Oh, did I mentioned each tower drops 2 different kind of music scroll as well?

Yeah, I came here to suggest this. I've been trying to get those songs but it's not happening. I've managed to enter WoD a grand total of TWO times since the update rolled (and I've been trying often), when you're in it takes forever, and when and if it drops one of the two musics you'll have to win it against 7 other people. I'm ok with scrolls that are harder to collect than others but these are ridiculous; each of those music sheets goes for tens of millions of gils in the market board because they're so difficult to obtain, I'd have a way easier time going after Answers. It's way too unbalanced.

Make the drop rate 100% maybe, like the Sands and Oils of time. Have multiple scrolls drop per chest, or have them drop directly to people's inventory. Maybe even add them to the Archmage's weekly quest reward, so we actually have a reason to do that again. Anything but do something about it, they're ridiculously hard to obtain compared to other music tracks supposed to be harder.

[SokiYagami]

Anything but do something about it, they're ridiculously hard to obtain compared to other music tracks supposed to be harder.

I think dropping it directly into individual player's inventory and making both the third and fourth boss drops the music sheet should be sufficient until they tailor the towers for 8 man party.

Also, be careful what you wish for. In before they put the scrolls into the 4th chest and make you roll against the entire raid.

[Nutz]

I think they need to add 2 options to the UI:

1) 'realistic' sound quality on/off (this would presumably toggle an audio filter that they're using since I can't imagine they'd have added all the extra music files to the game client when higher quality versions exist already).

2) directional audio fader (0% is omni-directional like BGM and 100% is what it is currently).

EDIT: some form of local memory for orchestrions would be pretty nice. I was considering the implications of tying the music to the machine and felt it would be detrimental to players with access to multiple machines and greatly decrease overall interest in collecting rolls, however, a local favorites or history of 5-10 songs would be a very welcome compromise.

[Eul]

Also the loudest BGM I've collected now only "The Dark's Embrace" (Generic dungeon HM's BGM) while the Pharos Sirius is really low.

[Akira_Tenshi]

Lets keep the feedback coming. I was really looking forward to collecting music but the poor quality has really dampened my excitement.

[MilaDazol]

I do understand this feature needs some realism, but please, the directional audio is really complex; make it a stereo sound at all times, even if the volume decreases with some distance