Sound stuttering.

[AeroXaia]

Same. Somebody else posted a video, it sounds like this: https://youtu.be/xVDG5YSDA9o

The audio stutters and slows down.

Frequency: Always
World: All
Character Name@Home World: Aero Renarria@Ultros

Steps:
1. Log in.
2. Sound is distorted.

It can be intermittent, but it gets worse when any player uses an action (self or others). Every time I cast a spell, it distorts, if it wasn't already. Sometimes the music is ok when nothing else is happening, but using a spell of any kind will make it distorted.

If a player is far away, the distortion doesn't seem to happen, even though I can see the spell effect, but I'm not sure about this.

I can make it extremely worse by adjusting a certain setting in windows, or make it somewhat better, but not make it go away completely (especially in big battles). Some people report it only happens in combat, and I believe this is why. The setting is this: https://www.faqforge.com/wp-content/...68-768x432.png

At 100% "Maximum processor state", there is less issue, but it still happens in big battles.

At 80%, it happens if I use any action (spell, ability, skill, etc), or if anyone nearby does.

At lower numbers, it happens all the time without doing anything.

At very low numbers, it's even more exaggerated and impossible to miss.

In other words, the sound sounds lagged even when the framerate is good. Many (including myself) report having no issue at all before 6.0.

Even if you mute sound effects, the music will stutter and slow down the same way when anyone uses actions.

Sometimes it's ok for a few moments when first loading, before becoming like this. One time after a teleport it seemed better, but then after a short time went back to being bad. It sometimes seems to be able to handle a few actions before it turns bad, like something is accumulating rapidly when sounds are played, but I'm not sure. Music and menu items don't seem to cause issue on their own (but are affected if it's caused by anything else). Maybe they only affect it less.

(It is reported to happen with Windows 10 as well.)


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