Assassin's Hum

The assassin is supposed to make a noise when cloaked, but I have found that the noise is virtually inaudible (and even not noticeable when playing as the assassin). I wish that the volume of this hum were louder.

While I have you all here, I wish the announcers didn't repeat themselves so much.

I hear it all the time, turn up the volume or get a headset. (I use a headset)

We've definitely talked about the assassin's hum at Uber. We'll be looking at it in more detail but I think it likely that we'll tweak it a bit.

The thing is, some people hear it and then don't even realize it. Its actually very loud.

Please don't raise the volume of it any more. It's such a dead give away to people who pay attention, I'm tired of deftly moving in for a kill only to be given away by it. I've actually started dropping stealth as I get close against better players.

Ding ding ding! I've actually been experimenting with that. It's a really strong tactic to use when you know they can here you.

Yeah, the hum works well for me. I look around, and I can almost always see the assassin. I act as if I don't see them, wait till they're within range, but not their grapple range... *bam*. Dash. Dead.

I get paranoid when a team member cloaks :lol: the hum is fine on my end the only time it's hard to hear is when everything is exploding or you are near a jackbot.

I have a surround sound headset and still don't hardly ever hear the assassin hum. I'm not even sure what it sounds like. I remember hearing something a few times that sounded kind of like a microwave, is that it? If it is then I hardly ever hear it and considering there's usually 4+ assassins in every game I should be getting sick of hearing it by now.

Edit: While we're on the topic of game sound, I wish there were more options for sound than just volume. I'd like to turn down the music and announcer volume, but keep the game sounds a little higher. I can't even hear my friends on XBL before or after a game because the announcer drowns them out.

Agreed. I've played a couple hours each day since launch and am slowly growing to loathe him. Really announcer, you've NEVER seen anything like this? That's the third time you've said that this match, are you SURE?? Cause I HAVE, and I've only been playing a few days.