For what it's worth I think the game is in a better place now than it was a year ago. I also feel bad for feeding into the negativity lately.
I think the individual people working at Relic are really great people and are passionate about their products but I find as a company that dedication and passion gets lost.
I feel pretty much exactly this way. Even though Relic tries to put on a happy face for us, it almost feels like a childish taunt, an "I know something you don't knoooow". They say so much is happening behind the scenes, yet we've seen almost nothing appealing to us. Even the "Big Bug Patch" has just barely scratched the surface. I was very positive for a long time, but I can't be positive forever.
I'll go back to being positive when there's a reason to actually be positive, like if they simply acknowledge what we have been saying for months. The most we got from them was Peter saying the game was fine,
imbalances included. That's no reason to be positive, in fact that was the final nail for my positive attitude.
Maybe it's just a generic gunshot sound but it feels like they put it in intentionally.
It's an Engine Error, Relic has no control over the sound or volume and has no idea what causes it. I have heard that it is most prevalent on high sound settings, but that's not confirmed.