Quote Originally Posted by NessaWyvern View Post
If multiple people with sound-triggered migraines are being triggered by the same thing, then it's understandable that squeenix changed it.
This kind of explains the rapid response to what seems to be a minor amount of feedback regarding the sound effect.

Further, it would make sense that SE would test their sounds and it's entirely possible that their Q/A or even their own developers experienced it. It would explain creating a second, duller set of sounds to be ready to swap. A Q/A and a Developer might be willing to grin and bear it, but an undetermined amount of your playerbase?

It also explains why, even though the statistically minor but still significantly greater request to return them falls on seemingly deaf ears - They released the original sounds and unfortunately their small sample size expanded to garner enough feedback through various channels that they hotswapped to the other set. Unfortunately, given their content schedule, there likely wouldn't be a compromise in the works until after...who knows? One of Nier's primary attractions is its soundtrack, leaving limited time to address the issue further.

Though, you'd think they'd at least break the radio silence if that were the case.