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Midnight9746
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4 years ago
@Wytcha

February (Don't know which year), @Kateh8sapex posted this:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Octane-Audio-Broken/m-p/10077364/highlight/true#M73239

In May, 2021, I posted this:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Octane-Audio/m-p/10324134/highlight/true#M79587

That got pretty much ignored, so in July 2021:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Still-Can-t-Hear-Octane/m-p/10478805/highlight/true#M83254

From what I've observed, they rather release reskins and event items, rather than fix some of the issues. Then when they do go and fix an issue, its one of the things that aren't even "game breaking" or a problem.

They said they fixed audio countless of times, but its still broken in one way or another.
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Kateh8sapex
4 years ago

@Midnight9746 

Hey look it's me!

And yeah audio is still completely busted. Octane still makes no noise while jumping. Constant audio bugs. Inconsistent footstep sounds. I could make a whole grocery list of terrible audio. The devs just don't care.

  • Midnight9746's avatar
    Midnight9746
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    4 years ago
    @Kateh8sapex Oh hey, look, it is you!

    Yeah, footsteps are very inconsistant. Sometimes it sounds like someone is there, but there isn't anyone, other times it there's no sound and then its a full squad.

    You can hear the trident from 3 named map locations away, you can hear gunfire 200+ meters away, and it doesn't make much sense.
    • E9ine_AC's avatar
      E9ine_AC
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      4 years ago

      When it comes to audio very rarely do I ever have issues with it in terms of hearing things. Not sure if it is people's headsets (I am sure a lot will spout out I paid 200+ for mine they are good) I would have to disagree. You paid for a logo not quality IMO. I use the HyperX Cloud headphones and I am able to hear when people are coming from a distance hear people looting below and above or beside. Friends often ask if I have wall hacks because I hear people in buildings they can not. They bragged I paid 200+ for mine one of the best on the market. All I can ask them is why can't you hear then? =P Not at all saying people's headphones are bad or anything or not what they paid for im saying the quality between them is what makes the difference. My friends who recently swapped to Hyperx can now hear things like I did. 

      • Kateh8sapex's avatar
        Kateh8sapex
        4 years ago

        @E9ine_AC 

        I am so sick and tired of this logic.

        "oh I never have audio issues so that means you all are just complaining." 

        NO. The game has major audio issues you are just lucky. I have a brand new turtle beach stealth 700 gen 2.

        I don't understand why everyone is so easy to write off people who say they have audio issues.

        And not everyone can afford a $200 headset. I shouldn't have to have a super expensive headset to hear well.

        Then if my headset is so bad how do you explain the fact that I can clearly hear everything and its direction in literally every other game I play.

        Ok maybe the headset does make a difference. Then what is your excuse for audio bugs???

        If someone is killed in a corner, there is a constant insanely loud whooosh sound. Like someone falling. And for about three seasons straight, me and five other friends all heard a loud beeping sound that would randomly start in any matches and persist randomly through it. Once we dashboard and close the game it stops.

        So in the end, you are telling me, EVERY single person who has audio issues is because they have a bad headset? That is ridiculous. I don't understand why you feel the need to defend a multi-billion dollar game studio so hard. It's like you can handle a single negative word said about the game.

    • Xx__Miku831__xX's avatar
      Xx__Miku831__xX
      4 years ago
      @Midnight9746 They really need to fix the audio problem
      I remember a game that I played in olympus, somehow I am located in the Bonsai Plaza (the south part of the map) and I heard the announcer from the path's arena for no reasons. I had opened game's subtitle and it really showed the line of that (something like : A new challenger has approached...) . Just what, I was in the other side of the map. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
      *I am sorry that I didn't capture a photo for this so I can't show you any evidence for this.
      • Midnight9746's avatar
        Midnight9746
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        4 years ago

        @Xx__Miku831__xXCan confirm that I heard the announcer from Fight Night when I wasn't anywhere close to Fight Night.

        @E9ine_AC I'm someone who uses a decent headset, I can hear things just fine, and more than some other players with different headsets.

        However, a headset shouldn't be what's giving a player the edge. All players should hear the same thing regaurdless of headset.

        And even though I have a decent headset - that doesn't make up for any audio issues the game has. My headset only enchances the existing sounds to be more surround sound. If the sound isn't playing - its not being enhanced or even heard at all.

        Octane can run at me and I can see the character stim effects, but cannot hear him most of the time. Since he's not giving off a sound effect - I can't even hear him, even if its somehow being enhanced.

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