Audio popping issue

[Nommers]

The thing with that is that if it were more than audio, if it was total lag, then we'd notice the lag in the gameplay as well. But as for me, I've just had my audio affected. Dunno if the two are mutually exclusive or not.

To anyone not familiar with this now incredibly bloated thread which will become even more bloated if the issue really isn't addressed in the patch, please refer to the links in this post. https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post5788370 (Elliah, PLEASE copy these links into a new thread so we have something easier to link our "sprouts" to - they might even see it before rushing here to post redundant info)

It's not a hardware issue, it's even appearing on consoles. It's an issue with the implementation of spatial audio in the new sound engine that seems to have a disproportionate effect on some hardware configurations but is present for everyone whether they experience the bug or not. Upgrading may fix the issue for some, for others it may make it worse, and there's basically no way to predict who will be affected that has yet been determined aside from FX-series cpus seeming to get the worst of it (though these are NOT the only cases). It is also NOT fixed by the trial or full version of Immerse Spatial Audio in all cases - DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON THIS CRAPWARE. This is entirely Square Enix's fault for rushing a shoddy implementation of support for Immerse Spatial Audio at the last minute and we're all paying for it.