Hell on Rails (Extreme) audio bugs

[Elru]

Date & Time: 1 January 2026 @ 1800EST
Frequency: Infrequent but seems to be random
World name: Siren
Character name: Elru Shadebane
Retainer name:
NPC name:
Monster name: Doomtrain
Class/Level: 100
Party or solo: Party
In-game time:
Area and coordinates: In the Hells on Rails Extreme arena
Housing:
Steps:
1. Enter Hell on Rails (Extreme) trial
2. Progress through the fight, experiencing several mechanics designed with audio ques.
3. Sometimes, the audio que for Arcane Revelation executing (electrical noise), the 'Snap' indicating a "Twisters" style lightning mechanic, or the 2-3 blow-offs from the upper train during the intermission phase will sometimes not trigger.
4. Proceed to die because you're smooth brained and weren't looking at the boss to visually identify the mechanics after building dependency on the audio triggers that did not trigger.

[Jeeqbit]

I can confirm that during Arcane Revelation, sometimes the static electric sound does not play. Although there have been cases where it only affects one player, it usually affects the entire party. It's a rare bug but it does happen and it often causes a full wipe.

The problem with this is that most players use the audio que to do the mechanic and rely completely upon it. It's the most consistent way to do the mechanic.

Technically, you can look at the visual ques, but I found that doing this caused me to get the timing wrong. Listening to the audio que allows me to focus on attacking as well. Most other players rely completely upon the audio during the intermission phase, because looking at the train going around in the distance while attacking is a lot for them.