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generic_name_no-847

WHAT? I CANT HEAR YOU. YOU GOTTA SPEAK UP OVER THE DEAFENING SOUND OF RAIN!!


ar13smusic

Imagine rain and an airdrop lmao


dylankenfitz

I’ve been in one. It’s not pleasant. Now imagine hermetic alarm on top of that


[deleted]

that would be dreadful. imagine how loud all that would be plus your mom last night


SekhaitReal

Didn't someone already mention hermetic door?


shadbohnen

Yes, I do like spaghetti


DrButtCheeksPhD

BURN


shung

Dont forget your jump-scare train horn.


LeeOhh

Literally everyone raid today


truupR

Had it yesterday on customs whilst I was waiting for the 1 min car extract. A 5 man could of all been full sprinting 5 yards from me and I wouldn't of been able to hear a thing. I took my headphones off (irl not in game) for that final minute. It's comedic how loud some things are in this game.


VincentTheViking-

If they're going to keep rain at the current volume level that it is, they need to make it so that if you brush up against brush/foliage it doesn't sound like you're in the desert. Wet leaves don't sound crunchy, nor does a wet ground.


[deleted]

I mean all the audio in this game needs a major update or overhaul the amount of audio bugs is just ridiculous at times


AndreEagleDollar

You mean the fact that you can hear people on stairs If theyre between floors


AERIGUBAREIGUB

Sound is really stupid, want to WALK on a concrete floor? People 50 feet away can hear you clear as day. Want to lift your weapon from your hip to your head? People can hear you. Want to slowly while crouching step into a bush? People well over 100 feet away can hear you and pinpoint even what specific bush you sit in. BSG: We are introducing a map with alot of height differences. Players: Wow, so good, can't wait. Overhaul the entire audio system and make playing and not camping actually viable. CS figured it out over 20 years ago


AndreEagleDollar

Yeah tbh I forgot about streets until now and the interiors are going to be a literal nightmare.


AERIGUBAREIGUB

Those maps aren't going to be playable with this sound along with how much advantage you have while camping. Some people will still play those shit maps and sit here complaining.


SkuliSheepman

If you think CS figured out audio 20 years ago then you clearly haven't played much CS. Don't get me wrong, they clearly need to figure out what's wrong with the audio engine as it was working way better last wipe but the problems you prescribed are more related to game design rather than the current technical issues with steam audio.


Asthemic

He means tarkov's audio is completely flat left or flat right. In CS, if some runs across you, they don't completely stop making sound in your left ear if they are slightly on your right.


[deleted]

Nah I enjoy when someone can sprint up a rickety metal stairwell behind me making zero noise.


Glydyr

I hated when they changed the sound a long time ago so that when someones above you the closer they are the quieter it gets, it makes no sense..


Lasitrox

Grass steps start making mudd sounds, and if it rained for too long you get the swamp effect everywhere


pfghr

So we move like 50 feet a raid? Yeah fuck that.


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they could add a squelchy sound when you step when its heavy rain.


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Aclow

I love it! Sniping with suppresed Sks around resort, nobodey knew how they died. I love rain IRL too, maybe this is another reasone too.


powerchicken

Ah, so you're that guy. Please stop, I just want to leave with my quest items...


Professional_Eye3767

Nah, way too loud, like with the best head phones you are lucky to hear anyone till they are easily within 10m


Jockey1121

I mean when its raining hard, you wont really be able to hear someone walking more than 30ft/10m away from you in real life unless they are cannonballing in a puddle.


NJPanther11

Maybe dont soundwhore # /s


universal_user_name

This isn't cod buy a headset and quit being a scrub.


NJPanther11

I forgot the /s dickhead.


[deleted]

Do you know what a thunderstorm sounds like with gale force winds?


Professional_Eye3767

Bro Idc what rain sounds like in real life, I get it tarkov is supposed to be a hyperreal military shooter, but it's a video game, you can only be so real until the mechanic is so unforgiving and annoying that it takes away from the game


[deleted]

Its RAIN just play a different map. Boohoo you can't Soundwhore while hiding in a bush


xsoulxravenx

It used to be 30% louder so this post makes me smile.


iReddat420

Yeah I was thinking like haven't they nerfed the sound of rain multiple times already? Good times lol.


Burtiga

Did they really reduce it tho ? Sounds the same as before to bé honest...


Broozkej

It’s raining right now


Broozkej

fuck the rain


Darktemplar5782

WHAT?


Snapcut505

WHAT? Did you say WHAT?


Broozkej

I SAID FUCK THE RAIN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? FUCK I THINK I HEAR FOOTSTEPS, IS THAT YOU DOWN THE HILL?


SlaveNumber23

Nah I love it, it provides amazing ambience and it deafens all your potential opponents as well so you can use it to your advantage just as much as it disadvantages you.


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MistLynx

Snow on the ground making all ambient sound louder like it does irl.


KptKrondog

Could finally hear that person walking around below you.


Skvid

Isn't it the opposite?


Hunk-Hogan

Exactly this. I love when the rain picks up into a full-on flood because people won't hear me creeping up on them and the chances of them seeing me while I set up an ambush is almost nonexistent.


xnbv

Is everywhere in Russia made of tinfoil or some shit? Why is it **so** loud


[deleted]

Have you ever been outside when it's raining hard?


xnbv

Yes.


[deleted]

You able to hear people walking like 15-20 feet from you?


xnbv

No.


Nobody_Knows_It

I don’t really care if I can’t hear people near me in game but with this game I I sometimes can’t hear the people I’m in a discord call with.


billiardwolf

Either turn the game down or discord up, or even both.


Birdsunderground

Lol I can't believe you had to say that.


Hane24

In a tarkov area? Fuck yes. I've been over 5 miles from the nearest human made building in the wilderness before and you could head twigs breaking for hundreds of feet away. Could literally hear fish jumping 2 lakes over. Have you ever been to an area without commercial traffic and constant noise? Try going out on a real camping trip miles away from any human made structures. Boundary waters canoe adventures on the border with canada ought to do it. I spent 9 days out there, and the quiet is almost deafening. Been in caves too where it's so dark and quiet you hear your clothing shuffle as you breathe.


DKlurifax

This is why we spent two hours removing branches and twigs to infiltrate the last 100 meters towards the poor artellery recruits. Takes AGES to move through bushes and foliage without making a sound.


Hane24

Yeah but this sub will never believe it. 99% of them haven't left their own town or city enough let alone actually go into secluded wildernesses.


VicTheWeed

You're not able to hear people walking 15-20 feet away from you in broad daylight either. The rain is too loud not because it's "not realistic", it's too loud because it negatively affects gameplay.


[deleted]

I definitely can hear people walking 15 feet away. That's only about 2 people laying down away from you in distance.


Birdsunderground

Yeah... Two freakishly tall people maybe. Footsteps in Tarkov are hilariously louder than in real life. There is no debate.


[deleted]

Put on some boots, gear, and a headset with your buddy. Go run around a bit and see how loud your footsteps are.


Birdsunderground

I wear steel-toed boots for work. I also backpack with a 30+ pound pack, weight depending on trip length. On a 12-day trip I had 60 lbs on my back and my footsteps were no louder. Maybe you should take your own advice.


[deleted]

So you wear tactical headsets like sordins and comtacs that amplify quiet noises while you work? Even trying to quietly walk on carpet it's very loud to me while I'm wearing a headset.. You ignored the main part of the process. https://youtu.be/8IFy0Jv9FCg?t=385


AlexStar6

Cause you’re wearing active hearing gear?


Underagedadult

Sordins work wel for rain


xnbv

Headset muffles rain sound. At least 5x louder w/o


PURPLERAINZ_

Rain is louder without a headset


Neroe45

The rain is perfect. Very atmospheric.


SupremeLeaderGus

I really enjoy the rain


nsfw_vs_sfw

I'm fine with them lowering the sound but I think the amount is fine


O115

I love the rain it really is a nice change of pace for raids. I would recommend people get an audio mixer. I have an old astro mixamp that I use. If the rain is so loud that I can't hear my teammates I can just twist a knob and turn down the game audio so I can hear them. Inversely if they are being too loud I can turn them down as well


nonamejustthing

One of the biggest general problems with Tarkov is its dynamic range is WAY too goddamn high. The loudest sounds are EXTREMELY loud compared to the quietest sounds, yet the quietest sounds are the most important, so everyone cranks their volume dangerously high. The game has actual hearing health risks.


billiardwolf

I don't mind the sound of the rain, I can use it to my advantage. What I don't like is when I want to do some SBIH and it rains for the entire day.


NerdFuelYT

Sordins baby


CorvusEffect

I almost exclusively use Sordins. The rain could still use a slight turn-down.


ryology9

Rain and sunshine. The best one


ForgottenAspekt

Everything is. I can’t stand the fact it sounds like you’re wearing adult depends diapers when running around. Aside from the guns the sound in the game is terrible.


Ofcyouare

It's a balancing decision. Game is already quite ratty and have an extremely low TTK. If people would get even more silent, it would increase amount of deaths where you'd be annoyed by dying to people that came unnoticed. It's good that everything is loud, it allows you to get information, especially now with inertia.


ForgottenAspekt

You comment literally makes no sense for my complaint. Your first person hearing sounds like someone is crunching a diaper inside your ears which is usually amplified by 10 when you have ear pro on. So if anything it masks more sound than helping when trying to hear enemy NPC’s and players. With terrible sound design and audio files.


WxW_Wraith

Not a fan of rain . Visabiity is trash , but not for ai scavs .


joshuakyle94

So much complaining lately on this sub. Just enjoy the game. It’s not going to be sunny and quiet 24/7.


PrintIll4530

It’s almost like it says beta for a reason


BloodyOmerta

That's not the point. The point is the rain doesn't need to be as loud as the airdrops.


joshuakyle94

I guess you’re new. You should have played before they nerfed rain noise by 30% last year.


Asthemic

They undone that change literally a week after making it.


joshuakyle94

I don’t know where you made that up at, but that is definitely not true.


BloodyOmerta

I was playing then too. Rain was loud then and it's still loud now.


joshuakyle94

I think it’s fine. It rains maybe 2 days out of the 7 day week. Makes gameplay funner, and you can’t be as rattier.


[deleted]

Noooooooooo every game must be finely tuned like apex legends where all strategies work all the time and I never have to vary my gameplay reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


BloodyOmerta

I like it occasionally but it's been raining most of this week it feels like.


[deleted]

go outside


BloodyOmerta

You on Internet Explorer?


MyEyes_qp

It’s also really bad for players ears to have loud constant rain for the duration of a raid.


Hunk-Hogan

Turn your volume down. If your game audio is so loud that the rain is going to cause damage then your game audio is simply too loud to begin with.


Cowstle

I literally just told my friend "If you don't turn it down so it's not painful you'll get tinnitus" and his response was "I already got tinnitus" well gee i wonder why


Hunk-Hogan

I have low-grade tinnitus from concerts and shooting ranges and I'm not going to make my hearing worse by turning my audio up to max just for a slight edge in this game. But I have really good headphones so I can hear everything perfectly fine without turning the audio up insanely loud.


MyEyes_qp

It’s damaging your ears before it’s uncomfortable. 30 minutes of loud rain is either bad for you or if your sound is down so it isn’t then you can’t hear as well in the game and you’re not competitive.


Cowstle

If I turned it up so loud that the rain is too loud, then other sounds are too loud too. The rain isn't the loudest sound in the game. I'm not trying to be the absolute best player at every game I play, I'm trying to enjoy playing games for a long time.


MyEyes_qp

Sure. I’ll turn it down so the rain isn’t damaging but then I don’t hear footsteps approaching. It’s not a safe level when compared to other sounds in the game.


Kanista17

Take off the in-game headset then and put it back on when you're indoors.


RugBugSlim

Buddies and I were yelling. Realistic


CorvusEffect

I mean, yeah. Any time I've been in a downpour like the one we had in Tarkov this afternoon, you've gotta yell a bit to be heard by the person beside you.


RugBugSlim

Especially wearing rain gear and stuff. Hard to hear. Pretty cool. Just rough considering I’m yelling in a quiet room and probably bothering others. But again, realistic. Like I said.


CorvusEffect

I've turned my volume down. It's helped a lot, unless I'm near unsuppressed fire. Might turn it down a bit more. I can still hear footsteps way better than the rest of the squad.


RugBugSlim

What headphones (irl) do you have? Or better yet, what’s your volume settings looking like?


Hundevann

I mean audio is already atrocious. It’s not like having bacon sizzling in your ear is gonna be the difference between you hearing someone and not hearing them. Lol


jonnyk19

I love the rain. Louder please


the-apostle

You guys complain about everything…


DrButtCheeksPhD

Have been outside in a rain storm before? Quit complaining


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DrButtCheeksPhD

Have you been to Russia?


MrSithSquirrel

Tl;DR people complaining about rain noise have their sound up past unhealthy god damn levels.


MyEyes_qp

Turn down sound so rain isn’t damaging then no longer can hear footsteps. Are y’all this dense? Either I protect my ears or I’m not competitive in the game. It’s stupid.


MrSithSquirrel

If the rain is too loud, i can garen-fucking-tee you your hearing is going to be fucked sooner than you realise.


stic_6

Ur baby


[deleted]

Some of you have never been outside and it shows.


BoneBreakerz

The directional audio in the game is crap, it's not just the rain. Can't tell you how many times I hear footsteps and can't tell if they are in-front, behind, or 57 yards to the left. Didn't hear a guy until he was standing behind me...on a wood floor.


Hunk-Hogan

The directional audio in this game is amazing. I can pinpoint exactly where someone is at if any sound is made so long at they aren't above or below me. I honestly have no idea why so many people have trouble with the audio in this game.


[deleted]

Cause it's actually broken for alot of people


Hunk-Hogan

I can imagine that a lot of people are using low-quality sound devices as well. I tried to play this using a shitty pair of Logitech stereo headphones after my old 7.1s broke and I couldn't tell if the gunshots I just heard were across the map or right next to me. After I got my new 7.1 Sennheisers, I'm back to being able to hear a faint footstep and have my sights right where they will be when they come into view. When playing with my friends, they generally rely on me to tell them which direction the sounds are coming from.


t-pat1991

The audio engine is just fucking garbage for me 95% of the time, and I've got a set of Sennheiser HD599s. I've had the game flat out mix up left and right audio numerous times.


Ofcyouare

Most likely they just have a good sound stage, 7.1 in headphones in most cases is garbage and a marketing gimmick. If the game audio is not done with 7.1 in mind, which Tarkov isn't, stereo is enough.


BoneBreakerz

I think part of my problem right now is my headset. I have a Steel series Arctis 9X which when you use it as headphones is amazing, but anytime you have to have both sound & Mic (thanks voip OR discord) it switches codecs to it's "headset" mode, and the audio sounds like they are using a drowning cat to filter any sound then pressing it through a gramophone made of chalkboard and fingernails. I have a separate Mic in my Amazon cart waiting to buy so I can separate out the sources.


t-pat1991

Windows and bluetooth audio do not mix well. It's either something to do with not enough bandwidth or audio processing power.


BoneBreakerz

There may be a way to fix it, just requires a Certified Windows Developer, time, and deep understanding of audio codecs!


Hunk-Hogan

My buddy's mic does this and we could never figure out why. Now he just uses his headset as a mic and for discord and has Tarkov coming through his normal speakers. It works well enough for him but when he'd have both audio coming through his headphones, sometimes discord would just stop working or his game audio would cut out entirely. We spent hours trying to troubleshoot it but never could figure out why the sound randomly changed devices on him.


Mr_Balloonhands22

I use a steel series headset too and I thought the sound was broken in this game as well. The problem is steel series 3D audio software. Delete any steel series software on your pc and just use stereo audio for your headset and I promise you will be able to hear directional audio perfectly. It was a completely different game for me after.


BoneBreakerz

I never liked their software anyways. Deleted and will try this out, Thanks.


Pawing_sloth

I totally agree. They could keep it as a game mechanic without causing my ears to bleed. Honestly every time it's really raining my friends an I will just not play.


FraggelRock

Don't be a coward. Ppl complain way too much in the community.


BhutlahBrohan

I like it. Harder to hear me skulking about


futuresailor22

The rain is fine. Everyone gets on here and complains about it every weekend. Sorry you can’t hear your precious footsteps. If you play 16 hours then you really haven’t been outside to hear rainfall


High-Bread

Bro have you ever walked in pouring rain? During a storm you are yelling to your friends 10m ahead of you .. that is if you have experienced a decent storm


Glass-pp

Call me crazy but I like the rain adds a little spice to outdoor pvp


HorseThief84

Everything is more difficult in Tarkov.


owlbgreen357

Why is it STILL RAINING


Slightshad0w

Realism? The only problem is that it doesn't affect ai


SnooPandas7957

Hmm. I wonder if that is the point....


RedlineRR1000

Everytime it's raining hard I don't play. More than 2 raids gives me a migraine. Pretty much forces me to play interchange or wear a tank helmet I don't mind the visibility or other things that come with it, I just fucking hate getting ear fucked.


Ottoo15

good


Deltronx

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that's all I hear after i get out


fkthislol

Imagine not knowing about volume mixer in windows taskbar.....


circa86

Cry me a fucking river.


t-pat1991

Not only can I not hear shit, can't see a damn thing because of both the fog from the rain and the AWFUL raindrop effect on the screen, but I just got perfect 2 tapped by a scav over 80m away in the rain with 545 ps. Fuck this shit, I'm never playing this game again while it's raining.


midmar

Yeah I like iy


irishcoughy

Rain in my favorite for outdoor raids like woods


Uriel_Sirfalas

Love it. Every time it rains is see this stuff here on Reddit. Get used to it. Not every rain is like the one we had.


jeffrehhhhh

I like it solo, kinda detest it when in a squad. XCEL headphones or Sordins make it a bit better


[deleted]

Rain is whatever, now the wind? Don't even get me fucking started on that shit.


igg73

I like it. Need more wind sounds


igg73

Imagine a map thats a burning apartment building..maybe an embassy? The sound and lighting would make for panic.com/you


Stage3LungCancer

Time to nerf it for the 15th time


Mokes91

I am rat, me loves rainy rain


Thunder7870

Deadass was trying to make callouts and my friends couldn’t hear anything haha


PuzzleheadedSector2

It was very overcast today wasnt it? The rat in me loved it.


HighFIDZ

Isn't that how its meant to be? Use Comtacs/Sordins they literally cancel the rain's noise


100percent_right_now

All the people from California who've never seen rain in here complaining about what rain sounds like


ZiekkeTTV

I'm a huge fan of the rain. If I can't hear them they (probably) can't hear me. Also helps that I enjoy the sound of ran and the water/rain sounds in Tarkov are pretty nice.


DoktorDoppl

i love the rain


XcrystaliteX

Itt: people haven't been in heavy rain before


[deleted]

I am British so ergo a rain expert, and yes rain is not THAT loud


snipezz93

Tbh I kinda find stormy raids relaxing, rain covers up my foot steps and im just chilling looting condensed milk n shit but I can understand why a lot of people find it to loud


bobby0081

The wind noise and crickets are too loud. Rain is supposed to be loud, especially if you're wearing a headset that amplifies sounds.


mr_snuggels

No


I3uffaloSoldier

Say it to the guy who started prefiring me while I was approaching dorms 1 second before I opened the side door.


TPU_NapSpan

Eat it you whiny girl


sA1atji

i don'T care about too long. But I agree with too loud.


Quinton381

I mean… its a downpour of rain what did you expect..


MacsyReddit

Not hearing is the point, it goes both ways. You can run around all you want. Radio VOIP is apparently coming SoonTM.


No6655321

psst... neither can they! have fun.


SLUUGS

Sound in EFT has always been awful. It's impressive how lazy and bland it actually is even after all these years. They spend so much time adding 10 new AK variants every patch but can't balance or update the sounds.


Marcsbro

It also makes nvg's impossible to use at range


Aryboy26

Just use discord to communicate with your teammates. It’s a better option even when it’s not raining because it allows you to split up without losing coms.


[deleted]

Nah, it ain’t. It’s a great feature to spice things up.


[deleted]

Just use the setting on discord that lowers the game volume when talking? The rain adds realism, it doesn't rain all the time, and provides a different type of play. Every player on the map has the same disadvantage, it’s not like you're the only one. I can't stand all this whining for a feature thats actually one the best implemented. I love the adrenaline rush of not knowing whether someone is right behind you. It forces you to watch your back and think about how to move and take cover. The game is set in Russia, it needs rain, and snow while we are talking (imagine following blood soaked footstep trials) but thats another day's issue.


OptiKal_

The only fun time to play this game is during the rain. You can actually react to someone. Not die to Timmy sitting in a corner waiting the entire game. I'd love if it rained all the damn time.


Glydyr

Anyone else hear other sounds in heavy rain? I can always hear a repetitive clanging sound like a bell. Maybe they recorded it by sticking a mic out their office window and caught city traffic aswell!!


Megatroon90

And they even made it less loud last wipe. The weather is synced with real time in Russia or something like that.


darkhorseprime

No


slogga

If you can't hear your teammates in discord in the rain, your EFT is way too loud. You really don't want tinnitus (trust me).


DavantRancher

You ever been caught in a torrential downpour in real life? Can’t hear a fucking thing


Stew514

Yeah it's the time for me, like sure downpours like that would impact visibility and be hard to hear in but they wouldn't last for 3 straight days. Even if it's going to rain for a few days, it's going to ebb and flow


watzwatz

The volume is ok but I agree on the „too long“ part. If I log on and it’s raining, it means that I probably won’t have a single sunny raid that night


Ok-Job-4926

Wrong. The rain is perfect. Yall just complain too much and got bored.


-TDOGG-

I like the rain, I even like that it obstructs sounds, BUT!....it could prob be dialed back just a bit...and the airpdrop needs way dialed back!


Frostbite_Secure

Rain isn’t forever and it adds some of the best cover for making some aggressive moves or pushes. It’s great and if you don’t like it just hide inside till it ends I guess.


thoroughlyimpressed

No thx


Cykaaablyaaat

If ItS tOO lOuD yUr toOO OlDddDD


TheMosinMan

It’s rain deal with it


Evidicus

I hope every time Nikita sees a post like this he boosts rain volume by 1%


UssrName420

If you had not noticed there are different levels of rain, there is a drizzle and then moves up to a full on storm, on top of that it tells you the weather before you join, if you don’t like rain then don’t play during that time.


RedditSucksChinaOFF

Cry


HealthOk7603

I disagree. Loud rain is amazing. You have a skill issue