JeDa.6231 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Dear Anet,it was a long journey in gw2. As a gw1 veteran i over thought my feelings for the gw2 game.Why should i spend more of my time?As you get older you realize that gw1 was your childhood (except with other things in real life).But you also realize that you should spend more time in reallife. So as a person who dont want tothrow past things (which shaped my life e.g. improved my social understanding) simply away, i asked myselfwhat could anet do to reach that feeling of a lifetime game.It IS a great game, but there is no feeling like in gw1.But first: What made the gw1 game such a great game?Do you remember? The first time enter the login screen of GW1?! That fucking awesome Music?You felt like a Hero.... NO YOU WAS THE HERO SAVING AND EXPLORING THE WORLD!every time i hear that sound, i get goosebump and want to wear a sword to fight a battle!HEAR IT 2:56 !!! That is why i was playing Gw1 !do you feel it? that is a game!But WHY do i compare gw1 to gw2?Dont you know the saying "the first impression counts"?!If I WANT a game for spending fucking 6 Years I WANT a great first impression!What touches most on the human heart? Right - EMOTIONS!What brings most of the Emotions? Right - MUSICMusic and Environment, i think 3/4 of your player base like that before other things in the game.So Anet if you want have ppl playing your game make good music. BUT....Dont think simple! its not only bringing good music. The music has to fit to the Environment!I dont say that gw2 has not perfect music (hear the Rata Novus Soundtrack.... OMG AWESOME),but its everywhere. Gw2 has such a beautiful landscape (a littlebit less of colors, but hey thats ok).Some Songs dont fit to the zone im current playing.Example: a light zone in Orr could have a really nice sound with a littlebit of secret, the temple zones some holy spirit music.its not only the music, some songs are not that deep (shallow?/ too simple).. i dont know how to explain (they dont touch my feelings for the zone).Fuck i dont want to leave a game which i actually (sorry for my bad english) like.I love the fight system, i love the possibilities, ok the raids... meh they are good but the elitism..., i love the landscape,the story (it could better with the right music), the whole pve thing. I would sit 2 hours in 1 zone to hear that special soundtrack of that zone.So Anet you dont have to change the whole game, only make special sounds for each zone (Bind Music to different Zones e.g Orr => Temple Soundtrack / Camp Soundtrack etc.)and People will stay voluntarily to enjoy the game.Btw you do a great job to satisfy every playing person! PLZ try touch ppl hearts~~____~~!Thanks for reading =) GreetingsYour TimeWave / Jeda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Gw2 has an already excellent soundtrack. It is one of the things they are strongest atMy only minor niggle is looping music in unsuitable areas. Ls4ep2 had desert music playing in the inquest base which was....jarring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonArkanio.6419 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 The GW1 OST is so strong I just listen carefully to it everytime I play. The GW2 has a problem of too much music for no reason and the above-mentioned loop. Some things are buggy and I find myself setting Music to 0 very often lately.Even thoough I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddoctor.2738 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Personally I don't like Jeremy Soule's work in the Guild Wars franchise much. I don't have lots of favorite music moments from GW1, I spent most of my time using my own playlist in the background because the music was too bland and boring. Guild Wars 2 is similar, with a few good pieces here and there (Ascalon piece is great, the intro theme was awesome and so on) but it's after Season 1 that things really picked up for me in the franchise when it comes to music.Battle on the Breachmaker, the Heart of Thorns character select theme, Aurene's theme and so on. But what I found superior in any way is the combat music, JS's combat music wasn't combat-y enough for me, very few pieces (in both games) evoked combat. Yes he wrote some great exploration pieces but his combat theme were so uninspired and bland. Where is the action? Like the work he did on Skyrim for example. Bleh.Ever since they stopped working with him, the music has improved a lot in the franchise. I much prefer the works of Maclaine Diemer and Lena Chappelle and I'm sure I'm missing a lot of names but those two come to my mind when I think of Guild Wars music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dami.5046 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 GW wouldn't of been the same without the music. I still hear the old music today and instantly get transported back. Masterpieces of setting the tone and mood of an area. Although there are some great great pieces of music written for GW2, I dunno it just doesn't have the feels of the first game (apart from the epic season end cut scene which was perfection in my eyes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanBB.4268 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I typically turn off music in all games I play. The combat and background noises are more than sufficient for me. And sometimes I play games with no sound and listen to my own music -- unless it is Age of Empires or something where you want sound for cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Fire.9810 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 https://open.spotify.com/track/4Dpzxu0dzc4nIErkhSwYoL?si=y8QmT276S4ORLlR4AKWP4g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram.8256 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I typically turn off background music when I play games. I find it distracting, and quite frankly, usually annoying. Not so with GW1. It is the only game I have the soundtrack to, and listen to it even when I am not playing. The GW1 music was really good. Not sure if a better soundtrack would help GW2, but it could not hurt ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtena.7952 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 more music is going to save the game? From what? People that like their own music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenev.5289 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I mean, to be fair, Anet does tend to release new music with Expansions/Living World - although much of their ost appears once or twice in the personal story and never appears again. I much prefered their "overture" theme to their current lobby music though It was just... stronger. The current lobby music is too slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBravery.9615 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 @"Westenev.5289" said:I mean, to be fair, Anet does tend to release new music with Expansions/Living World - although much of their ost appears once or twice in the personal story and never appears again. I much prefered their "overture" theme to their current lobby music though It was just... stronger. The current lobby music is too slow.I normally have music muted but this theme really did strike a chord with me. It had character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knomslayer.9457 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Make new music.. Music will make Guild wars 2 great again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoRi Silvia.4159 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Wow thank you for uploading the gw1 original sound tracks... brings back memories :,) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offair.2563 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 @knomslayer.9457 said:Make new music.. Music will make Guild wars 2 great again !Maybe a Gw Got Talent show. With your judges Mike O'pve, Gitgut and Adaptnoaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blude.6812 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Change the music that M.O.X. plays or add more choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zealex.9410 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Want to see them how they will progress from this point onwards when it comes to music with Diemer having left the company and Raine no longer doing contract work.There will likely be some contracted stuff from Diemer but still i wonder if they will bri g a new name full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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