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So I recently went to play dota 2...

MyCarIsADragon·9/5/2015, 7:28:13 PM·6 votes·1,138 views

I am currently taking a break from league because the game has become infuriating these last couple of patches. Releasing 4 jugernaut champions that are all auto ban ( Darius Garen Mordekaiser Skarner ) but that is not the point of this post.

I have started to play Dota 2 more and more on my own. I really like the challenges that the game offers. But there is one thing that Dota 2 offers that I wish league has as well. A softer ping sound. There were some games in League in which I would have trouble concentrating or even hesitate causing me to die (my teammate would always ping me to be careful or ping me to retreat when I was the support taking the death for my adc being some examples).

Almost all the ping sounds in league are jarring and hurt my ears when they are spammed on a regular basis. The ping in Dota 2 is what I would consider to be an optimal ping because it is really soft and still noticeable. The Smite ping has the same problem that the league ping has in which it is also very loud. I have playing Heroes of the Storm.

My suggestion is to have the option to change the ping sound to something else or to have the ping sound lowered but not turned off, it is a tool for communication and I feel that turning it off would lead to even less teamwork (some teammates notice things that you do not) although this might be an unpopular opinion.

What do you guys/gals think?

12 Comments

Phife9/5/2015, 7:45:22 PM9 votes

Its supposed to be obnoxious so you actually notice it.

Catastrop9/5/2015, 7:58:18 PM5 votes

To be honest it needs to be more obnoxious so when you ping, people actually notice it.

LegacyDAP9/5/2015, 8:02:57 PM3 votes

you can turn it down in settings

PePsiLemoNN9/5/2015, 7:55:34 PM1 votes

You can turn down the ping's volume in the settings ;p

TASTE THE SAND9/5/2015, 7:56:29 PM1 votes

if we are going to compare dota to league, something to mention is the way improved ping wheel the game has to offer, as well as the ability to customize the wheel

magic pole9/5/2015, 7:53:05 PM1 votes

hehe...there is a ping volume slider in the menu somewhere. You can lower ping volume or just mute them :)

SEKAI9/6/2015, 6:28:07 AM1 votes

Ping sound is fine, we just need more pings for different situations.

MyCarIsADragon9/6/2015, 7:21:05 AM1 votes

Wow, coming back to this thread after my work, I am thoroughly surprised that the vote is split at the moment. I'm interested to see what it would look like given more time. Zilean