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Update 15 Impressions

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I have not gotten a chance to really deal with the new area yet so I cannot comment on that. Most of the bug fixes did not affect me because I am new but I ALWAYS welcome bug fixes and appreciate them regardless. The new class is tempting to me but not quite enough to get yet. It is unpolished and a bit buggy. Everything about this update feels like it was slapped together part-way through development and then shoved out the door as done regardless of its actual state. Sadly... That is probably exactly what happened.

The part of the update that most influences me, besides the new class, is the music system change. While I noticed that the various instruments generally have a nicer sound, besides the Clarinet, there are some major issues. Dead notes and Cut Off notes are a bit jarring, especially on the strings, but what is killer is the volume issues. The horn can baaarely be heard above the din but the Clarinet, Flute, and Theorbo are mostly silenced. It is not just in compared to the Lute and Harp which instantly drown them out but if there is ANY background noise at ALL then you cannot hear them. The Theorbo was hard to hear before but it is worse now. You have to crank your volume to max to hear these things and if any other noise is playing then it will be blaring at that level.

I was pulled in by a friend to begin playing here and I pulled in another friend. Ultimately you got three new customers from the deal and two of us are VIP already. (Myself included) However, I have already decided that one of the best things about this MMO is definitely the music system. It is really your unique golden ap. So if this does not get fixed or at least rolled back to the previous version then you will lose me and my mate for certain and likely another friend of ours to boot. Ontop of me not pulling in a few others who were curious. I do believe in voting with my money (as everyone does) so help me decide to stay by fixing or rolling back this particular issue.

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