Steam-powered portal sound getting on my nerves

To celebrate the patch that finally allows us to use MTX portals in maps I decided to buy the steam-powered portal effect. It looks really cool imho.

Unfortunately, I underestimated the sound that this portal generated. When only one portal is around it is audible from a far distance. When six portals are up in my hideout, I basically cannot hear much else anymore there. If I stay around for more than a few minutes this electric sound really gets on my nerves. My guildies refuse to come to my hideout anymore because of the sound as well :-) Also walking around in the hideout changes the pitch of the sound, so it keeps reminding you (loudly) that it is around.

So I disabled the MTX to get the default portals and make it bearable again to be in my own hideout. I don't feel happy about this, as I paid good money for the steam-powered portal effect.

GGG, please consider a different sound for this portal. Make it such that it doesn't get on your nerves when the sound is played in a loop for 10 minutes on your headphones. Because that is what happens when you have those portals in a hideout. Make it a humming sound, just like the other portals. No screeching electric sound.

+1

The sound really is a deal breaker. The portal effect itself is awesome, the sound is annoying as hell.

Please fix the noise! its way to loud!

In map its ok, but in hideout that sound is really annoying..

Hi,

i bought the Steampowered Portal Effect 2 days ago.

like the OP i had to disable it again, as 6 Portals in Hideout lets you kinda freak ou when u standing next to it vendoring stuff.

If u dont use all portals to clear a map your whole hideout is humming :-)

I really like the visuals and think they are awesome.
It would be really awesome, if you could disable the sound or make it a bit less aggravationg


Greetz

Thanks GGG for fixing the portal sounds in the latest patch. It is now safe again to walk in my hideout! :-)