You can turn that off in the options its right above mic voice volume.

I'd have to agree with baal here. I to use the Sony Pulse and find the Audio to be somewhat "cartoony" and occasionally off direction.

Not using this as an opportunity to bash the game but in comparison to other Top FPS titles the fidelity is lacking, I'd almost go as far as to say severely lacking. One thing I notice is the volume of gunfire, vehicles etc does not scale well with distance. It's almost as though you either hear it or you don't. While there is some variation in volume based on range it's not nearly as clearly defined as in BF3 for example. Also I find the indoor echo effects to be....well TBH...Disgusting. Like somebody put a cheap cell phone speaker in a tin can disgusting. On top of that every enclosed space in the game that produces an echo effect does so at the exact same volume and frequency of reverberation.

To the OP, Is this the first and only game you've used a headset with? If so, that could be why it seems so impressive. I would encourage you to try out BF3, or really anyone looking for a truly immersive auditory experience.

You can turn that off in the options its right above mic voice volume.

I thought that applied to Squad/Team chat.
I'll have to investigate this on my next login.
Thanks.

I'd have to agree with baal here. I to use the Sony Pulse and find the Audio to be somewhat "cartoony" and occasionally off direction.

Not using this as an opportunity to bash the game but in comparison to other Top FPS titles the fidelity is lacking, I'd almost go as far as to say severely lacking. One thing I notice is the volume of gunfire, vehicles etc does not scale well with distance. It's almost as though you either hear it or you don't. While there is some variation in volume based on range it's not nearly as clearly defined as in BF3 for example. Also I find the indoor echo effects to be....well TBH...Disgusting. Like somebody put a cheap cell phone speaker in a tin can disgusting. On top of that every enclosed space in the game that produces an echo effect does so at the exact same volume and frequency of reverberation.

Yeah first game with headset.
I've never actually played BF3. Ill go buy a cheap copy on your advice.
Thinking about what you're saying I had thought it was just the fact I'm using a headset and not surround sound. I do notice direction and distance to be off but just attributed that to the lack of proper surround.
If it could be better I'd be even happier.

My favorite part about the headset, Voice volume :D Keep game volume up, voice volume all the way down

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

Do you know what would make us praise you guys more?

Adding the good stuff from the EVE Soundtrack into DUST, especially Surplus of Rare Artifacts back for when you start the game up.. :D

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Do you know what would make us praise you guys more?

Adding the good stuff from the EVE Soundtrack into DUST, especially
Surplus of Rare Artifacts back for when you start the game up.. :D

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

It'd be a lot better if that ***** would shut up about the NULL Cannons.

Seriously, it's an incredible difference. I feel like I've been missing out on some of the best parts of this game so far.
Probably sounds even better with proper surround sound cranked up.

I'm using Sony Pulse elites which should work on the PS4. If anyone has been considering getting a decent headset I strongly recommend you go for it.

To whoever posted a more or less identical thread a few weeks back - thanks!

The sound a great, except for the charge sound of the Charged Sniper Rifle. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner. It would be nice to replace it with a more meditative hum.

This thread made my whole week! Thanks everyone!
The sound team is pretty small and we worked our butts off getting this stuff in so it really means a lot to us.

Also as for BF3, I have a lot of respect for the sound team on that game. They went out to the field to play with weapons and vehicles and hear how they sound at different distances, and you can hear the realism and clarity in the overall sound.
Our approach was a lot different than theirs though, since we didn't care about realism (though we do care about the lore of how the weapons work). We also wanted to be able easily tell the difference between different types of weapons, and only play sounds from things happening in game.
The distance reverb we add to sounds was inspired by BF3.

Well, I will say, the sound team is doing a great job, I'm using the ASTRO A50 Wireless Headsets and It makes a BIG difference. As someone else said in this thread that they almost had a heart attack when they head-shotted someone the first time, I must agree lol

I thought it was the firmware on my ASTRO A50's but I guess it's not. If that sound gets fixed I can probably crank up the sound a bit, but yeah, good job sound team, thank you for your hard work.