cryorion.9532 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 "This is what your curiosity gets you." Iconic voice line was replaced with much less energic version as the Mai voice actor is now different. Let's take a moment of silence for the old version. No matter how trivial this is, I always enjoyed the start of fight with such well voiced and energic dialogue between Mai and Horrik, and now it just feels so boring and empty. Sad day 😞 7 2 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidit.7108 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Yeah, I like the new voice actor in EoD, the more subdued performance suits the character at that stage in their life. But here the difference is like "HORRIK! Unleash the cannons!" versus "Horrik, unleash the cannons."; with a difference in voiceover direction that's like "scream out this order as if your life and mission depend on it while in the heat of battle" replaced with "do Mai Trinn's voice for this line we wrote." It's kind of disappointing lol. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serperior.6541 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Gonna be honest, out of all the bad decisions they did, this hits the hardest even if it is minor Rest in peace mai trin indeed Edited May 25, 2022 by Serperior.6541 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infusion.7149 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Even Mai Trin is tired of people farming 42. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokuc.3478 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I get why they did the change so I'm not gonna go kitten about it, but I do like the original voice more since it's more intense. At least we get some variation now after farming 42 a billion times 👨🌾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyninja.2954 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Even with nostalgia and growing acustomed both affecting my decision, I have to agree: the old delivery was more epic. "This is what your curiosity gets you." Was always a delight especially with that slighty snarky undertone hinting at us being to nosy. The Horrik line was delivered in a paniked "deal with this nuiscance" which made absolute sense in a frantic fight. The new dub is okay, but one has to wonder if it really fits the gravity and tone of the situation. It might fit better with the latest charachter development in EoD, but not the past encounter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryorion.9532 Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Cyninja.2954 said: The new dub is okay, but one has to wonder if it really fits the gravity and tone of the situation. It might fit better with the latest charachter development in EoD, but not the past encounter. Yes, exactly this, just like others pointed out, too. I didn't even notice that Mai had new voice in EoD to be honest, it was well voiced and fitting. But the change to fractal/story voice was imo unnecessary and downgrade to the original version which had that "incoming combat" and "things-getting-serious" energy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfb.7025 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 New mai trinin fractal sounds like a karen. "eNoUgH! nExt tImE jUsT aSk NiCeR!~~~" Good voice on EoD but there was no reason to update her voice in past content. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizel.8175 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Only noticed the change yesterday and boy... it's really horrible. Hope they'll revert that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindcircus.1506 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/24/2022 at 4:42 PM, cryorion.9532 said: "This is what your curiosity gets you." Iconic voice line was replaced with much less energic version as the Mai voice actor is now different. Let's take a moment of silence for the old version. No matter how trivial this is, I always enjoyed the start of fight with such well voiced and energic dialogue between Mai and Horrik, and now it just feels so boring and empty. Sad day 😞 Just wanted to throw in my agreement on this one. Mai Trin's original VA was some of the best done lines in the game. My friends and I used to recite it line by line ala Rocky Horror Picture Show every time we did the fractal while on discord. It was over the top and just plain fun. I get the reason for the change, in order to provide proper continuity for the character between the encounters in EoD, S1 and the Fractal. But the changes just removed a bunch of the charm from one of my favorite encounters. Not a big deal, but just one of my favorite parts of the game that lost a little shine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunyavadin.7962 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 The worst part is, some lines don't even sound consistent with her EoD performance. "Horrik, unleash the cannons" now sounds like she's on helium, as it's pitched so much higher, which is wholly inconsistent with the deeper tone she has in encounters like the Aetherblade strike. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biziut.3594 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I mean, until I heard her newly recorded lines on this fractal, I literally had no idea she had her VA changed. In EoD she sounded like normal Mai. I would really love to have it reversed. It's not the same fractal without this juicy HORRIK! UNLEASH YOUR CANNONS! Please ANet. Please, please, please, change her voice back for this fractal! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 New anet censoring old anet because the old va did not look ethically like mai trin. I was ok with them changing the VA in the LS rerelease because I consider reLS1 non cannon fan fiction (similar to the special editions of star wars in the 90s), but I wish they left the VA untouched in the fractals. Fractals as suppose to be echo of the pasts so they should have keep the OG VA. Scarlet is going to have Anets noggin for screwing up. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftFootpaws.9134 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Shadowmoon.7986 said: New anet censoring old anet because the old va did not look ethically like mai trin. I was ok with them changing the VA in the LS rerelease because I consider reLS1 non cannon fan fiction (similar to the special editions of star wars in the 90s), but I wish they left the VA untouched in the fractals. Fractals as suppose to be echo of the pasts so they should have keep the OG VA. Scarlet is going to have Anets noggin for screwing up. its alot more complex than that, i think. they have legal agreements to abide by and using the old voice actor for fractals while using the new voice actor for newer content probably isn't allowed as part of the voice actor's contract with the company, which is made with another company that provides the voice actor to them under that contract. people seem to think that arenanet hires individuals off the street or something and doesn't have to deal with cross-corporate politics for everything. its a bit different for voice actors they've replaced before (including this specific actor who also voiced rox), because its past content and doesn't exist in multiple versions simultaneously like the story mode alongside the fractal. content that is "frozen" (industry term) usually has special exceptions. this stuff gets really complicated and players just always jump to tinfoil hat conclusions without knowing anything about the industry. Edited July 14, 2023 by SoftFootpaws.9134 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeftheWicked.3076 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 5/25/2022 at 5:55 PM, Infusion.7149 said: Even Mai Trin is tired of people farming 42. You don't wanna know how bad it gets in Cantha. She literally calls for her therapist to help. And yes, it's exactly the quality help you'd expect to get on Mai's budget at her life's lowest... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamyAbaddon.3265 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 While I do agree with the old Mai's voice should return for that specific mission, what hurts most to me is Rox's voice change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberry.8095 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) I have an auto Mai Trin's voice converter inside my head. Whenever I'm in that moment, the new Mai Trin's voice and dialog would be filtered out and my monolog will replace it with the old voice file. Unintendedly. Edited April 10 by Blueberry.8095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noidea Incognito.9607 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Footage with the Original VA is still out there... just rip the audio from them, cleanup then montage into an extended ASMR Mai trin Audio track for stressrelief. o7 at 0:42 + 11:11 mark she says the infamous VA Lines. Edited April 10 by Noidea Incognito.9607 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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