Whisper - sound notification - Guild Wars Forums

Yasmine · May 29, 2010, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Anybody could clarify something to me please:
1) under what volume option is it?
2) can it be audible while gw is in background?
3) I am failing to hear it even if I can hear every other gw sound, does it mean a corrupted dat file?

Thanks in advance.

Gift3d · May 29, 2010, 01:00 PM // 13:00

1 UI, 2 no, 3 very well could

Dzjudz · May 29, 2010, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Whispers don't always make the ping sound. I don't know exactly when they do though.

Sam6555 · May 29, 2010, 01:07 PM // 13:07

They only make the noise when you recieve a PM from a new person. Such as if you tell someone to PM you in about 5 mins, then log off and back on, when they PM you, you should hear the noise. I highly doubt it's anything to do with a corrupted dat file.

xMinimalism · May 29, 2010, 01:21 PM // 13:21

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1) under what volume option is it?

You can find all sound options in the UI. Menu>Options>Sound Tab. Or, alternatively, press F11 and click the Sound tab.

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2) can it be audible while gw is in background?

Yes. Under the Sound tab, un-click "Mute when Guild Wars is in background".

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3) I am failing to hear it even if I can hear every other gw sound, does it mean a corrupted dat file?

Not necessarily.

If you receive a message from somebody, and then again from that same person about 3~5 minutes later (without any messages within that time period), you will hear the ping. The same applies for when somebody "new" (who hasn't messaged you in said time period, or at all in your current "session" of being online) whispers you.

some-_1 · May 29, 2010, 01:30 PM // 13:30

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2) can it be audible while gw is in background?

Yes, Uncheck the box which says "Mute GWs In the Background".

Yasmine · May 29, 2010, 01:36 PM // 13:36

Thanks, everybody, found what the problem was: I was whispering myself from 1 account to another and I thought that if i relogged on the "whispering" one, it would reset the "new person" counter. Ofc it didn't and thus i couldn't hear anything. As long as gw isn't minimized i can hear the notification sound just well.

Minime The Shadow · May 29, 2010, 02:33 PM // 14:33

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I was whispering myself from 1 account to another

Interesting Conversation?
probably has a use but i cant see how atm

Yasmine · May 29, 2010, 03:24 PM // 15:24

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Originally Posted by Minime The Shadow

Interesting Conversation?
probably has a use but i cant see how atm

Lol, just to test how i need to set up my sound (so i can notice if somebody whispers me on one account, while i'm playing on the other).

Sam6555 · May 29, 2010, 04:55 PM // 16:55

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Lol, just to test how i need to set up my sound (so i can notice if somebody whispers me on one account, while i'm playing on the other).

You could have also whispered yourself with your own account.

Yasmine · May 29, 2010, 05:08 PM // 17:08

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You could have also whispered yourself with your own account.

Yeah, but that wouldn't have answered my question if i would hear if somebody pmed me while i was playing on the other one.

The Scorpion Knight · May 29, 2010, 05:12 PM // 17:12

The whispering sound and the sound when you join a new guild are good haha.

Perkunas · May 30, 2010, 04:36 PM // 16:36

I have noticed, once you receive the whisper ping, you generally won't receive it from the same person unless one of you have changed zones, or have logged off and back on.

dts720666 · Jul 02, 2010, 02:48 AM // 02:48

I can't get my whisper ping to work at all. I can hear all other sounds, but not that one. I have had multiple people whisper me, but no ping.

Any suggestions?

May 29, 2010, 12:05 PM // 12:05	#1
Yasmine Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: The Lost Souls Of Jugdement [KJCD]	Whisper - sound notification Anybody could clarify something to me please: 1) under what volume option is it? 2) can it be audible while gw is in background? 3) I am failing to hear it even if I can hear every other gw sound, does it mean a corrupted dat file? Thanks in advance.

May 29, 2010, 01:00 PM // 13:00	#2
Gift3d Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR] Profession: W/E	1 UI, 2 no, 3 very well could

May 29, 2010, 01:02 PM // 13:02	#3
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Whispers don't always make the ping sound. I don't know exactly when they do though.

May 29, 2010, 01:07 PM // 13:07	#4
Sam6555 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2008 Guild: Legendary Punk And The Wolf [pack] Profession: A/	They only make the noise when you recieve a PM from a new person. Such as if you tell someone to PM you in about 5 mins, then log off and back on, when they PM you, you should hear the noise. I highly doubt it's anything to do with a corrupted dat file.

May 29, 2010, 01:36 PM // 13:36	#7
Yasmine Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: The Lost Souls Of Jugdement [KJCD]	Thanks, everybody, found what the problem was: I was whispering myself from 1 account to another and I thought that if i relogged on the "whispering" one, it would reset the "new person" counter. Ofc it didn't and thus i couldn't hear anything. As long as gw isn't minimized i can hear the notification sound just well.

May 29, 2010, 05:12 PM // 17:12	#12
The Scorpion Knight Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2009	The whispering sound and the sound when you join a new guild are good haha.

May 30, 2010, 04:36 PM // 16:36	#13
Perkunas Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my own little world, looking at yours Guild: Only Us[NotU] Profession: E/	I have noticed, once you receive the whisper ping, you generally won't receive it from the same person unless one of you have changed zones, or have logged off and back on.

Jul 02, 2010, 02:48 AM // 02:48	#14
dts720666 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2007 Profession: E/Me	I can't get my whisper ping to work at all. I can hear all other sounds, but not that one. I have had multiple people whisper me, but no ping. Any suggestions?