The New/Added Combat Sounds...Thoughts?

[Gemina]

It’s fine if you feel the way you do. However, keep in mind that there are players out there who are very attached to their characters, and who are very peculiar about their customization. Unneeded or unasked-for changes can really affect people’s experiences—the degree to how much they affect someone varies from player to player. They may not affect you or several other people—may not even be worth mentioning—but that isn’t the case for everyone.

While I still play and haven’t felt my need to play really decreased by the changes, I still don’t like them because it was a change I never asked for. And, as I have already expressed in this thread several times, the new sounds are very jarring and do not suit the character that I’ve had for 4 years (and that has remained virtually unchanged during that time in many aspects minus the week she was a Midlander—and then immediately reverted back to her original design). Even though it’s combat sounds only, considering I play physical ranged jobs quite frequently (which are notorious for being particularly vocal), it’s something I continuously hear every time I’m playing.

Asking for an option to toggle between these new sounds and the old ones is not that far out of left-field.

I appreciate the elaborate response Hyomin. And from the perspective of a forced customization addition, I totally get it why it could be disheartening and upsetting. I don't want to leave an impression that players shouldn't feel the way they do. I just have troubles understanding why we're still talking about it a month later.

I'm strongly attached to my character as well. So much so that I refuse to fantasia and play additional characters (would cut into her growth). While I wasn't negatively affected by the voice additions, I was still affected by them. One might argue that I would feel differently if I was negatively affected. However, there is usually something that comes from a patch or expansion release that does not agree with me; I just don't have the energy to dwell on it so long as it doesn't affect gameplay.

I agree that some kind of toggle would totally be fair, and likely should have been implemented along with the additions. As a matter of fact, I think it would be perfectly reasonable for SE to give out at least one free fantasia when they force customization on players. Like you said, nobody asked for this that I am aware of.