Fleeting Raiju Sound is AWEFUL!

[Keshigomutsuri]

Never thought I would make a post about an in-game ability sound but here we are.

I can not get over how bad the sound for Fleeting Raiju is.
It neither sounds impactful nor like something lightning-based.

It sounds like someone is wobbling with a sheet of thin metal.

Have they ever reworked an ability-sound so far? is there hope?

(6.1 ninja feels good though, I like having more personal DPS)

[YukiB]

Be careful what you wish for. Gunbreaker sound effects were reworked because people complained it sounded too weak. Now it sounds like you're slapping the opponent with a wooden bat that occasionally explodes.

[butchersblock]

Be careful what you wish for. Gunbreaker sound effects were reworked because people complained it sounded too weak. Now it sounds like you're slapping the opponent with a wooden bat that occasionally explodes.

I have to admit, so many of the FFXIV job abilities SFX are so awful.

[Ruminous]

Shinten's definitely does. Thank god I'm rid of it now.

[AsiTsurugi]

Shinten's definitely does. Thank god I'm rid of it now.

"Shinten" sounds familiar. Isn't that from a class that was deleted from the game recently? Forgot what the class' name is though...

[KurenXIV]

in terms of sounds that I think are awful for Ninja . . . Phantom Kamaitachi takes the cake for me. It's literally a bowling ball knocking over pins . . . which is hilarious but not the sound I'd like for a ninja technique.

[Ceridwen]

I still stop & pause at the Dragoon's weird little chime sound. It took me WAY too long to realize that was ME. I don't hate it, I guess - I just think, "WHY?"

[Ruminous]

I still stop & pause at the Dragoon's weird little chime sound. It took me WAY too long to realize that was ME. I don't hate it, I guess - I just think, "WHY?"

Almost every GCD action dragoon has sounds awful, or looks really silly or boring. That being said, I miss ring of thorns.

Oh, and the sound design for most classes sucks.

[Ceridwen]

Almost every GCD action dragoon has sounds awful, or looks really silly or boring. That being said, I miss ring of thorns.

Oh, and the sound design for most classes sucks.

My worst sound remains Ruin - it's just nails on a chalkboard, like some awful screechy spider climbing up my neck. I don't really MIND the Dragoon's weird tinkly chimes - it just takes me off guard *every single time.* I just don't feel like Estinien would tolerate that noise for a second.

[aloneatsea]

Definitely agree that Fleeting Raiju sounds a bit odd; Forked Raiju sounds much more impactful and like what it's supposed to be - a powerful lightning dash. Sometimes I use it over Forked if I get away with it, just because it sounds nicer.

Hard disagree on the changes, though. Ninja didn't need to be stronger (it was already absurdly strong in 6.08), I miss being a real buff class instead of a copy-pasted melee, and the Mug change made our already pretty bad Ninki management even worse. Bhava might be as well be a cooldown ability instead of gauge, because you're certainly never getting more than three of those in Trick -- if you're lucky. Much more often, you'll just get two.