One of this games larger unmentioned flaws: Sound Design

[Catwho]

Dark knight's job sounds are amazing. The faint scrape of metal on metal, the faint whispers, all of it really suits the job.

To be honest, though, I play this game silent unless I'm raiding. My computer is in the living room and I don't want to disturb everyone else. Plus, I have incredibly sensitive hearing and a few peculiar issues when exposes to loud sounds for too long, so even when I do have the volume on, it's very low. XIV's strength is that I can play on silent without the sound - the effects are enhancement. The one major exception is Leviathan, where having stereo sound on gives a distinct advantage over visual only. But that's the only real major case.

[Alahra]

In general I rather love the game's sounds.

My main complaint is actually when sounds get clipped, especially now an issue for BRD and MCH, since their oGCD sound effects (some of which are really cool) weren't designed with WM and GB in mind, so they get cut off very often.

[Deli]

I spent lots time with char creation because I don't want an annoying sound pack that stick with me during the fight.

However, in general, I love the sound system.

• MCH's bullet loading is cool.
• different monster has different step sound effects, some are ticks some are tumps
• remember jumping on your private room/FC house/ any place the bed will make squeak sounds
• fly over an object will have zoooooom
• monsters will make noise only when they aggro you and during the fight...also different skills have their own sound effect.
• enemy skills like Poison Breath, besides gas sounds you can hear some bubbles sounds together too
• flys will has buzzzzzzzzzzz noise (Soken use his lips to make these) and buzzzzzzzzz differently when they attack
• char foot steps sounds changed according to ground material, even you move tiny little bit or change pose, it will make sound effect accordingly. the foot step sound for coblyns follows every single leg when it touch the ground.
  

This games support 5.1 lots channels are just for sound effects

[FoxyAreku]

Sounds seem fine to me. Sorry you are disappointed with them.

[Windseraph]

Skill/Spell sound effects are definitely lacking in FFXIV, I feel most of them sound too tame or generic and don't really pack much oomph when paired with the visual effects.

[Watachy]

I won't complain about the sound design of this game.

SE gave me the Snowcloack theme and he is by far, one of my favorite OST from a videogame.

[Enur]

Exactly. Most attacks look cool but sounds really boring. Almost all i ever hear is the weird "shhhh-thud" and thats really boring imo.

[Enur]

As i stated my problem doesnt lie with the music

[Kallera]

I don't like how the player sounds in receiving damage were set up. makes most fights a totally silent affair.

[Ametrine]

Dark knight's job sounds are amazing. The faint scrape of metal on metal, the faint whispers, all of it really suits the job.

It may suit the job, but the metallic sound ringing out over and over again makes my teeth hurt.

I just don't play the job.