A recent discourse has erupted among ‘Apex Legends’ players concerning a newly noticed decrease in the game’s audio levels. The concern was initiated by a player under the username ‘ElectricalMission919’ who claimed to have noticed a severe lack of audio, even more than usual, and primarily about horizons going up the lift next to him.
Summary
- Initial reports came from an official game fan.
- Others have corroborated this experience.
- Concerns are based on the lack of any noticeable improvement in past updates.
Sentiments Across the Board
Players like ‘truthdealer23’ strongly agree with the sentiment, describing the state of the audio experience this season as ‘terrible.’ ‘jeffer1492’ highlights the discrepancy between the lack of in-game audio and the addition of new skins that players can buy. ‘MrLeHah’, on a similar note, mentioned having told teammates to quiet down due to audible footsteps.
Differing Perspectives
AnApexPlayer, however, points out that there have been improvements, noting a considerable increase in volume when Horizons are moving down the lift. ‘Storkostlegur’ further adds some humor by calling this new experience the ‘gradual deafening of the Apex player community.’ Regardless of the humorous undertone, there is a shared sentiment of frustration in ‘vonslik’s’ comment on the footstep sounds of team members being still audible, insinuating a skewed sound implementation.
Experience Across Platforms?
The comment from ‘B3amb00m’ suggests a potential difference in experiences between consoles and other platforms. Conversely, ‘RosciusAurelius’ seems to have had better audio experience after a significant update a few weeks prior, which, however, deteriorated sharply following the more recent update. For this player, the fluctuating audio quality led not only to personal frustrations, but was shared by multiple teammates who were thus caught off guard and subsequently defeated.
Has an ‘Apex Legends’ sound apocalypse really dawned upon us or is the noise just in our heads? As players, are we being too critical or are the game makers not listening enough? The jury’s still out. Either way, it’s clear that the gaming community is keeping its ears wide open for future developments or perhaps, even the lack thereof!
