Vote for GNB Sounds

[Valic]

I don't deny my plan was extremely childish but they really give us no choice. They will keep playing around with us until someone says "stop". My current plan is to simply spread awareness that GNB is broken on Twitter and here. I would also try Reddit but posting in r/ffxiv is asking for downvotes.
Really plenty of people are not aware how bad it is, but when they see comparison they understand what's wrong.

It's downvotes unless there's a meme attached to it anyways. Seeing the devil may cry meme about FFIV's GNB sounds change, plenty of the posts seem to agree that they need to go back. I agree that something needs to be done but I'm a little hesitant to "attack" developers. I think it'd be more productive to make side by side sound comparison videos similar to the one Very Merri had on his twitter.Something more accessible to show people so say "see?". Keep sending in suggestions, spread word on twitter and so on but I don't think threatening devs will get us anywhere... If anything, it's similar to getting DDoS'd. They don't want to let the people threatening/terrorizing their servers to know they're winning and concede. We just need to at most, let FFXIV's devs know there's a large community want for this change to revert back. Any way possible, but not spam/flood/hunt down developers during their off time not working inside a corporate building.

[Cetek14]

It's downvotes unless there's a meme attached to it anyways. Seeing the devil may cry meme about FFIV's GNB sounds change, plenty of the posts seem to agree that they need to go back. I agree that something needs to be done but I'm a little hesitant to "attack" developers. I think it'd be more productive to make side by side sound comparison videos similar to the one Very Merri had on his twitter.Something more accessible to show people so say "see?". Keep sending in suggestions, spread word on twitter and so on but I don't think threatening devs will get us anywhere... If anything, it's similar to getting DDoS'd. They don't want to let the people threatening/terrorizing their servers to know they're winning and concede. We just need to at most, let FFXIV's devs know there's a large community want for this change to revert back. Any way possible, but not spam/flood/hunt down developers during their off time not working inside a corporate building.

Threatening was definitely not the point. Problem is they already know community is not satisfied. They are now doing their regular thing - "sorry, we will try again in 2 years". Such thing is unacceptable. Either way i suppose our current plan is to simply spread the word. I still use the same #, but for different purpose. If we turn it into actual meme job, they might be at least ashamed of creating this... thing, so they might fix it then.

And i know they are getting flooded with feedback and suggestions about everything, but you don't need to have any qualifications to notice that blade shouldn't sound like a blunt weapon.

[Kabooa]

They removed my topic. As you can see they are afraid of us.

Or calling to harass people isn't acceptable.

You know.

The other, more sane reason.

[Karious]

Asking fans of the game to contact the game devs on Twitter as we're ignored completely on the forums is harassment? Color me surprised.

[Cetek14]

I don't condone harassment and i will never harass anyone. They simply ignore very loud feedback for major issue, and as always they plan to absolutely ignore it, and they as always will get away with it. Because people accept mediocrity, and no one dares to tell them that this is not how you deal with problems.

[Kyser96]

Reminder to get on in-game suggestions daily. Also if you're able, get onto the #fixGNBsfx game on Twitter. We need voices because apparently threads like this did nothing to sway SE.

[Cetek14]

I would honestly send less suggestions. In the end everything targets community managers, who have nothing to do with this, and maybe even they agree that blade should sound like blade.
Keep it civilized, and just remind them that it's wrong and we are not going anywhere until it's fixed.
Of course also use Twitter. Remember it's about keeping pressure and spreading the word. No other valid strategy for now.

[Flay_wind]

Unlocked GNB. Ran several dungeons. Feeling of wrongness when it sounds like i am hitting things with a wooden paddle never quite left. So, +1 to make it better.

[Karious]

If we had even a fraction of the folks who voted yes in the strawpoll, helping out on Twitter, I'm sure they would have to respond to all of the feedback asking things to be changed back.

[Cetek14]

If we had even a fraction of the folks who voted yes in the strawpoll, helping out on Twitter, I'm sure they would have to respond to all of the feedback asking things to be changed back.

Problem with official forum is that this is closed community. (Almost) Everyone knows that it sounds bad, developers just ignore it, and that's how it goes for now.
If we make #fixGNBsfx big and comment under official twitter (remember - be civilized), it can attract media. And they don't want everyone to know that they ignore feedback and can't make proper sound effects for a blade.