Jealous

My main character Mind/Psy Dominator from CoV release has been having issues with sound effects for 5 Issues now if I am not mistaken. I cannot remember which "Issue" Drain Psyche got a sound. I've been meaning to report this but I don't know if it was just me or my sound settings, so I waited for issues to come by to see if it really did make a change.

Test 1: Ever since they add a sound to Drain Psyche my character's Drain Psyche has never made a sound ever. I did some testing and told my friend to use her Drain Psyche, and I heard the sound effects it makes. I asked her if she heard it, she said, she did. I tried to use mine, I did not hear anything, and asked her if she heard anything... she said nothing.

Test 2: I asked my friend to use Drain Psyche on NPC's, and I heard the sound effects and she did too. I used mine and I could not hear mine, asked her if she heard anything she said, none.

Test 3: I asked my bf this time if he can hear it on the other PC, he said no, and his lvl 21 plant/psi has sound on his Drain Psyche.

Test 4: Asked another friend if she could hear my Drain Psyche, she did not have Drain Psyche power. She said she could not hear it.


I went to test server/beta server back in close betas/open betas in multiple issues, and my character has Drain Psyche sound effect, but in live I don't have any sound. If I can hear my friends sound effects, and she can hear her sound effects and I can't hear mine and she can't hear mine, then there is no problem with my sound settings.

Is my drain psyche unique from other people? Is there anything to do with my character being old? Cause I did create her back in i6 or i7 can't remember anymore. I'm not complaining at all, just curious and a bit jealous everyone has their sound effects and mine is so quiet. I feel like my character is the ugly duckling. What is going on?! I'm so confused!

"Being old" shouldn't have anything to do with it. You trigger off a power, the computer says "Play animation 1000, sound 4000" (basically) and it does it. Drain Psyche should be the same regardless.

It MIGHT be some change from between issues, some reference or other, but this sounds strange.

Do this - Go to a trainer. Pick "Choose a build," and start your second build. Add whatever you want, but add Drain Psyche as well. Then go use it. (You can switch back to the other build within 10-15 minutes.) If it's from an update, I'd *assume* this should tell it to use the current version. See if you hear sound.

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Does Drain Psyche have a 'Animate in PvP only' option? I know on my Martial Artist, choosing that option effects the sound of her powers as well.

Just a thought.

I don't believe it does, since it's not an armor (most of what you see that on are things like regen auras and other non damage type auras.) Drain Psyche would be like an attack, so it should have an animation and sound.

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Have you verified your files?

Yes, this is not just today though. This has been like this for the past couple of "Issues." I have CoH on 2 PC's and both gave same results. Even my bf tried it and he can't hear the sound effect it should make. If I can hear someone else's then it should be fine, well not technically..

It has a sound in test server, so I'm not sure what I'm missing.

Here's a shot in the dark: post your build AND screenshots of your character. Include temp powers. I'm thinking one of your other powers or even a costume piece that makes some kind of effect (wings, piston boots, auras) might be causing a conflict with this power's sound effect. It would explain why its unique to your character across different people's systems. Let's narrow this down!

Next time we have free transfers you might want to try moving the characcter to another server and back again...just cause if it worked when transfered to test then might trigger it into working on live when transferred if that makes crazy logic sense.