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    Mobile Orchestrion Magitek?

    Collecting orchestrion rolls is one of my favorite things in FFXIV because the music is just so gosh darn good! However, its such a bummer that the only place that I can listen to my collection is in my Apartment or in an Inn. How would you other warriors of light feel about some type of Mobile Orchestrion that your character could use to listen to their epic collection of music in game, create playlists and such?

    I'm not expecting square to give us all boomboxes to disturb others, but some magitek ear buds to listen to la-hee when I'm in the shroud would be amazing.

    I know I can go to spotify and listen to the OST on there in the background but I feel like all the info to make this happen is in game already and just hasnt been thought about.

    What are yall's thoughts?
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    Deveryn Ev'liarsh
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    From a creator's perspective, I don't know that they would ever offer something like this because it's definitely stepping on the toes of the music team. It's better to just be ignorant of the fact that people go around with BGM muted and listen to other tracks.
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    Hum that's an interesting perspective that I hadn't considered, that it might conflict with what the sound team wants the players to hear in a given zone or at a given time. Do you think putting it behind some level of MSQ completion would be an appropriate compromise? Or perhaps have the option to "Play default music upon entering new zone." so that you get to hear the sound as intended?
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    Player DrWho2010's Avatar
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    philosophical issues aside, there are technical reasons why a "mobile orchestrion" is not possible. other threads on this subject have answered them quite sufficiently.
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    It's funny to me the game has Orchestrions you can only listen to in a player house or inn, but an entire bard class that apparently can't read the sheet music to auto-play said collected Orchestrions.

    As for the Mount to play mobile music, I'd love to use the radio in my Regalia but it only plays this twangy country cruisin' song.

    I also don't agree with the sound team doesn't want you to, cause a lot of mounts will play different music when you mount them (Magitek Armor mount music aka Terra's theme is best, make it an Orchestrion too btw SE) and there is an option in settings to toggle that off.

    I just don't think they would make it so OTHERS can hear that music. The reasoning is, because if EVERYONE had a mount like that playing a different Orchestrion, it would sound like a hot mess when you're waiting for a Fate Boss to spawn.
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    The big limitation is in how the system delivers sound and that it IS synced to various things. Each region can only have so many songs in it, that has to contain all existing mount music, all possible battle themes in the region, and all plot required music themes for that region.

    They've got a hard limit that has to fit into and... if you notice the last few cash shop mounts don't have custom music?
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    A tangent, but I actually would love to customize the combat music to one of the other ones available... There are both expansion tracks, but also side tracks, like FF4 combat music in a certain part of the Moon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raikai View Post
    A tangent, but I actually would love to customize the combat music to one of the other ones available... There are both expansion tracks, but also side tracks, like FF4 combat music in a certain part of the Moon.
    This might be as close to a portable orchestron as we could achieve, something that "tunes" what we hear in a given region from the possibilities. With a few of the most rare and expensive (cash shop) options locked out.
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    They have implemented this in PSO2: NGS. You add music discs to your 'mag' robo assistant and can create playlists. Replaces the usual area music, but fades out when facing bosses. Game gets a lot of hate but is progressing well with QoL upgrades and content for a free game. There's also new campaigns and tasks almost every week to cover the waiting between patches. I find it preferable to the FFXIV strategy of do nothing until late August.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ICountFrom0 View Post
    The big limitation is in how the system delivers sound and that it IS synced to various things. Each region can only have so many songs in it, that has to contain all existing mount music, all possible battle themes in the region, and all plot required music themes for that region.

    They've got a hard limit that has to fit into and... if you notice the last few cash shop mounts don't have custom music?
    This makes absolutely no sense. The music files are stored on your PC/console, not on the server. The reason why some cash shop mounts lack custom music is because they didn't give them custom music.

    The orchestrion you can place in a house contains hundreds of songs and allows you to preview music without setting it to play for everyone. You could have several FC members play with it without it affecting others as long as no one saves the playlist.

    The reason why there's no portable orchestrion is either because they don't want to put in the effort of making one, don't want to add it to the game, or because they rather sell you the music on their store.
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