Audio popping issue

[Ariel_Valmont]

So anyone else getting the in game response to the bug report through support desk where they politely try to blame your cpu being old and give you the same rundown of settings to adjust,
Then basically tell you to look into the forums because they might have the answer….

I mean they tell me to set the eq setting in game to normal…. Which doesn’t even exist (it’s standard I know I know). But get it right.

[Sarhina]

Not as of yet, my CPU is 6-7 years old, which doesn't seem that old to me.
My GPU needs upgrading (whose doesn't at the moment), but is still in the minimum required range.

[Maeklos]

Not as of yet, my CPU is 6-7 years old, which doesn't seem that old to me.
My GPU needs upgrading (whose doesn't at the moment), but is still in the minimum required range.

It's not that old, at least for your CPU. CPU technology peaked nearly 20 years ago. That's why you don't see advances in CPU speed (most CPUs are between 3-4 GHz). CPU technology basically plateaued because of heat - they can't get any faster without creating a heat buildup feedback loop which would eventually cook the chip. Until new technologies in materials and heat dissipation are innovated, this is pretty much it. Which is why motherboard technology has advanced to include multiple CPUs working in tandem.

This, combined with the fact that AMD FX-series, Ryzen, and Intel i7 chips have been solid and used for dozens of mid-range model computers for years means that they're one of the more prevalent CPUs for people who didn't want to dump $3k on a computer while still getting a decent machine. Even today, if you go to Amazon and browse through their computers that are ~$1500, the vast majority of them are *still* AMD FX-series, Ryzen 5 or 7, and Intel i7 cores.

[Ariel_Valmont]

They also mentioned if the problem persists (which it does) that I should file another bug report, which I’m guessing will promptly be moved to duplicate bug reports….

[Muew19]

Honestly all these "your PC is outdated" comments are irritating and infuriating at best.
Game runs fine and it ran fine until the immersion thing was added to the game.
Audio was completely fine in benchmark since benchmark didn't have this audio things implemented even though its supposed to help you test out your PC for the expansion.
Remove the stupid immersion audio or add an option for players to play on legacy audio (pre-ednwalker/normal shadowbringer) option. Thats the fix for this issue that thousands of players have. Get on it Square.

[Tsara]

Before I had an incredible amount of stuttering in every content expect around lvl 50 and below.
No matter what "solutions" I tried.

As a final desperate act I installed the Spatial Audio trial thing.
Since then it's fixed.

This is such a weird issue this game's having right now.

[GorthRedsteel]

Before I had an incredible amount of stuttering in every content expect around lvl 50 and below.
No matter what "solutions" I tried.

As a final desperate act I installed the Spatial Audio trial thing.
Since then it's fixed.

This is such a weird issue this game's having right now.

Have you been to The Rising Stones since? What CPU do you have?

[Tsara]

Have you been to The Rising Stones since? What CPU do you have?

Indeed, it still happens a little bit in Mor Dhona.
AMD FX(tm).6300 Six-Core Processor 4.20 GHz (overclocked).

[ClaraKitty]

I was doing the 2B raids last night and there was a lot of audio stuttering during the boss fights. Also any ShB FATEs were causing them too. So ShB content seems to cause them a lot.

[Ariel_Valmont]

Also want to point out, like at least one person said earlier, that I can replicate getting the stuttering to stop in combat by moving my camera to the side facing me or facing me directly and get the stuttering to stop. Which doesn’t really help much when you’re faced with dodging a number of things.