Changing in-game music - Guild Wars Forums

BeatWolf · Mar 01, 2007, 02:08 PM // 14:08

Is there any way to change the music played at the start-up and stuff because im really getting sick of the nightfall theme and prefare the old prophacies music and the old music in lions arch etc.. I have seen the direct song thing but im not paying money for that.. can anyone help please.

Bastard Son · Mar 01, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Personally, I like a lot of the music in the game, but I can understand getting a little tired of it. It's during those times I turn the music volume slider all the way down and instead open up Pandora in the background.

vaan kessel · Mar 01, 2007, 02:50 PM // 14:50

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Originally Posted by Bastard Son

Personally, I like a lot of the music in the game, but I can understand getting a little tired of it. It's during those times I turn the music volume slider all the way down and instead open up Pandora in the background.

wat do u mean by pandora, and i like to put youtube up while im playing

Bastard Son · Mar 01, 2007, 03:40 PM // 15:40

http://www.pandora.com/

It's an online radio service that's free. You can create a channel (or channels) based on what songs or bands you like and it will play music that's similar to your tastes.

Or if you have a decent selection of MP3s you enjoy, you could always play them in the background after turning the in-game music all the way down.

Smile Like Umean It · Mar 01, 2007, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Sounds nice. Does that take up much resource from the comp?

Bastard Son · Mar 01, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Duped entry... my bad. See my response two posts down.

Grasping Darkness · Mar 01, 2007, 04:47 PM // 16:47

Hey Bastard I just checked out Pandora and it's awesome. Thanks for the link.
FYI to everyone I'm using 26k DSL listening to Pandora with Guild Wars running, death leveling charr and no lag on any of the programs.

Bastard Son · Mar 01, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Pandora runs within IE or Firefox (or whatever browser you're using) -- so whatever resources your particular browser eats is to be considered. Insofar as network issues are concerned, I've never once noticed any significant lag while it's running, but I suppose it's possible. I've had it running with other games too (like BF2) and haven't noticed any network/lag issues with them either. [Last week was particularly laggy in Nightfall and Factions, but my guildmates reported the same.]

I normally play with XFire and TeamSpeak running at the same time as whatever game I am playing. Sometimes I also have Pandora up and running and the only network/lag related problems I've ever had to deal with have all been server side. Sure, my ISP has given me a hiccup here and there, but those have been area-wide and not because of anything I was running.

Again, I suppose it could be a resource hog (depending upon your browser choice) or a network resource hog (depending upon your ISP and anything else you may also be running), so use at your own risk.

Mar 01, 2007, 02:08 PM // 14:08	#1
BeatWolf Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005	Changing in-game music Is there any way to change the music played at the start-up and stuff because im really getting sick of the nightfall theme and prefare the old prophacies music and the old music in lions arch etc.. I have seen the direct song thing but im not paying money for that.. can anyone help please.

Mar 01, 2007, 04:44 PM // 16:44	#6
Bastard Son Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate NY Guild: Bastahd Sons of Zeus	Duped entry... my bad. See my response two posts down. Last edited by Bastard Son; Mar 01, 2007 at 04:51 PM // 16:51..

Mar 01, 2007, 04:47 PM // 16:47	#7
Grasping Darkness Banned Join Date: Nov 2005	Hey Bastard I just checked out Pandora and it's awesome. Thanks for the link. FYI to everyone I'm using 26k DSL listening to Pandora with Guild Wars running, death leveling charr and no lag on any of the programs. Last edited by Grasping Darkness; Mar 01, 2007 at 04:54 PM // 16:54..

Mar 01, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41	#2
Bastard Son Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate NY Guild: Bastahd Sons of Zeus	Personally, I like a lot of the music in the game, but I can understand getting a little tired of it. It's during those times I turn the music volume slider all the way down and instead open up Pandora in the background.

Mar 01, 2007, 03:40 PM // 15:40	#4
Bastard Son Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate NY Guild: Bastahd Sons of Zeus	http://www.pandora.com/ It's an online radio service that's free. You can create a channel (or channels) based on what songs or bands you like and it will play music that's similar to your tastes. Or if you have a decent selection of MP3s you enjoy, you could always play them in the background after turning the in-game music all the way down.

Mar 01, 2007, 04:33 PM // 16:33	#5
Smile Like Umean It Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: E/Rt	Sounds nice. Does that take up much resource from the comp?

Mar 01, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#8
Bastard Son Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate NY Guild: Bastahd Sons of Zeus	Pandora runs within IE or Firefox (or whatever browser you're using) -- so whatever resources your particular browser eats is to be considered. Insofar as network issues are concerned, I've never once noticed any significant lag while it's running, but I suppose it's possible. I've had it running with other games too (like BF2) and haven't noticed any network/lag issues with them either. [Last week was particularly laggy in Nightfall and Factions, but my guildmates reported the same.] I normally play with XFire and TeamSpeak running at the same time as whatever game I am playing. Sometimes I also have Pandora up and running and the only network/lag related problems I've ever had to deal with have all been server side. Sure, my ISP has given me a hiccup here and there, but those have been area-wide and not because of anything I was running. Again, I suppose it could be a resource hog (depending upon your browser choice) or a network resource hog (depending upon your ISP and anything else you may also be running), so use at your own risk.