The new melee sounds are just... Bad

[battlerhd 116]

I don't understand the new melee swinging sounds, they are just not right and unrealistic in every single way. I understand if you were using a stick as a weapon because if you swing a stick at speed then it will make that sound, but all the heavy duty items like the sledgehammers? Wtf lol, just not right and seems sily to add in my opinion. Anyways what does everyone else think of it?

[sneakydudes 278]

I love the axe swing, Great job dev's

[DemonGroover 8836]

Do they go "Boing!" when they hit?

[battlerhd 116]

Do they go "Boing!" when they hit?

Nooo, I mean when you swing, it sounds like a whip. Strange

[battlerhd 116]

I love the axe swing, Great job dev's

Have you ever swung a axe? :P

[sneakydudes 278]

Yup, and it doesn't sound like that :)

 

but I like good things changing lol

[blackberrygoo 1416]

****PLACEHOLDER****

(Don't go hating just yet folks)

[JackyCTV 54]

I agree with OP just seems a little too childlike of a sound to bring in haha nevermind, alpha is alpha afterall

[smoq2 221]

****PLACEHOLDER****

(Don't go hating just yet folks)

 

This... They just added one (or a couple) of sound files to synch with a hitting animation and check whether you, your buddy, and the guy who's trying to kill you can hear anything being played at all in a given scenario.

 

I'm sure once the system works they'll add specialised sound for each weapon and synch the timings correctly with the animation.

 

My problem is that I actually didn't expect melee sounds to be ever added to the game, nor did I ever thought it was necessary. I chopped quite a few logs in my life and never heard the axe make a *swoosh* during a swing. A machete would make some sense, but an axe? I have a disturbing feeling that the concept of a realistic simulator of a zombie apocalypse just took one step towards becoming "video-gamey"(?)

[DURRHUNTER 597]

When ever you swing a object that is long (longer than 2 feet) it will make a whooshing sound because it is displacing the air. i think it is fine. hater gonna hate tho.

[blowurselfup 54]

It does sounds kind of silly B) 

[Whyherro123 2283]

When ever you swing a object that is long (longer than 2 feet) it will make a whooshing sound because it is displacing the air. i think it is fine. hater gonna hate tho.

Not...that loudly, though.

[DURRHUNTER 597]

Not...that loudly, though.

well they can just turn it down then, plus they are trying to make it as if you are your character so sounds are enhanced and there are placeholders for some.

[blunce 991]

Placeholder.

[Exiled_Soul 25]

When ever you swing a object that is long (longer than 2 feet) it will make a whooshing sound because it is displacing the air. i think it is fine. hater gonna hate tho.

not with as slow as the weapons are swung in the game. you would have to swing the weapons much faster to disperse the air.

[DURRHUNTER 597]

not with as slow as the weapons are swung in the game. you would have to swing the weapons much faster to disperse the air.

its just a placeholder. okay.

[chompster 171]

its just a placeholder. okay.

A place holder for something that shouldn't even have any sound? that doesn't make any sense.

[DeatHTaX 1217]

I have swung many an axe...and none of them made any noise.

 

Devs must be using a special nerf whistler version of the axe.

 

I really don't care either way...just hilarious the devs think the axe needs a swinging noise.

 

Meh.

Edited February 27, 2015 by DeatHTaX

[Exiled_Soul 25]

its just a placeholder. okay.

i know i was just responding to what the other guy had said.