The New/Added Combat Sounds...Thoughts?

[HyoMinPark]

Okay people...You're only noticing these things because they're new, and because they're new, they feel out of place simply by virtue of them not being there before, regardless as to if they work or not.

You'll get used to them in a few weeks or months, and you'll never notice the difference.

For me personally, once I notice a stark difference in something that I’ve been exposed to on a near daily basis for an extended period of time, I cannot unnotice it, no matter how much time has passed. My character making a NYAH squawk randomly during combat that she never made before won’t be something that I “get used to”.

Unfortunately, none of the other Miqo’te voices have ever appealed to me. So changing it isn’t an option. I honestly wish they’d just added a few new voices as options rather than sticking sounds in existing voices that people may not appreciate. Messing too much with established characters is very iffy because, sure: you will have some who like it, some who are neutral, some who don’t even notice...but you’ll also get those that don’t appreciate the changes made with little to no forewarning.

I'm enjoying the added battle voices. Now my Viera doesn't sound like she's on a hyperactive warpath the entire time. The added variety is great and it is sounding great on my friend's characters as well.

I have nothing against more variety. But I don’t think adding said variety to existing assets like this is the best way to go about adding it. All of my friends that I’ve asked about their new sounds don’t like them, because they say their characters sound odd or “out of place”. My BFF who plays a female Midlande (Voice 5, I believe) says one noise is way too high-pitched for their character, whom they always imagined with a lower voice as opposed to higher.

To each their own, but I would have preferred the voice variety not be added this way. Not even sure what prompted the idea that they needed to change in the first place, if I’m being honest.

[Tanama]

Not even sure what prompted the idea that they needed to change in the first place, if I’m being honest.

if I had to guess, I'm thinking it was voiced on the Japanese side of the forums and other social media. I've never noticed any requests for that here.