Sound Effect Bug

[Hotohori]

I am a player who enjoys playing the many available classes in the game but I often get a bug that makes the sound of actions incorrect for the current class. I can often reproduce the bug when changing classes too quickly or changing back and forth between two classes. The bug is easily noticed when using a Disciple of Hand or Disciple of Land class where every action has a specific sound effect. The bug causes the sounds of actions conducted to be of the previously used class. For example if I were to change from a Botanist to a Fisherman, the sound of casting a line out would be the sound of preparing a hatchet. The sound of the "Jig" action would be of the sound for swinging the hatchet to "Chop". The bug effects the sound actions for every class change afterward and seems to effect every class. I can make the sound of my weaver synthesis to be the sounds of a blacksmith synthesis. The bug continues to be in effect until i have restarted the game pretty much and gets annoying at times. I don't know if nearby players can hear the sounds incorrectly as well but I have never bothered to ask a stranger about if my hammer sounds like a fishing rod to them.

[Xophious]

Greetings again Hotohori!

The thread was moved over from In-Game Bugs over to Technical Support. It may be a minor technical issue which can get resolved here. Hopefully everything will work out for you soon enough!

-Xophious

[Nadeu]

Hotohori,

If you believe there is an ongoing issue with FINAL FANTASY XIV, we’d like to help fix it. The best way to do that is by submitting this as a bug in our In-Game Bugs section on our forum. We’re glad you’re bringing this to our attention and look forward to any thoughts you may have in the future.

[Poppa]

Since I started playing the game (October release) I have heard an odd sound from time to time. It sounds like a Yarzon spitting at me, however there are no mobs around. I am not the only one that has heard this, I have asked several people and no one can explain it but they have heard it.

[Baccanale]

Greetings, Hotohori!
Upon further review of your concerns about hearing incorrect sound effects, it was determined that the matter may need further investigation, so I have moved the thread from "Technical Support" to "In-Game Bugs," just in case. It would be a great help to us if you provided as much information as possible about the matter in the following form:

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[Hotohori]

Sound effects of actions being of the wrong class
System: Windows Vista
ISP: AT&T
Connection: DSL
Frequency: Sometimes
Character: Hotohori Ryu
Race: Highlander
World: Saronia
Steps:
1. Change classes, too quickly perhaps or change back and forth between two classes
2. Preform regular actions (Synthesis or Gathering normally)
3. Sounds of actions are incorrect for current class but correct for the previously used class
4. Further class changes suffer from the incorrect sound effects of being the previously used class sounds

[Enkrateia]

Thank you for the information about the sound effects being incorrect. I can see how this would seem unusual to you, and your clarification of what is causing this is greatly appreciated. I have reported this concern so that it can be investigated, and once we have more information, we will try to provide a response to let you know the results.