Am I going crazy or has the sound somehow gotten worse recently? I took a break from Tarkov shortly after 12.7 launched and damn its SO BAD right now. Vertical sound was always ass, yeah I know that, but now its totally non-existent. For example, you can be 3rd story dorms standing at the top of the stairs and you won't be able to hear someone full sprint 3 flights of stairs.
I'm playing in a duo with a buddy who plays with steam audio on and I play with steam audio off, yet neither of us can hear jack. Even directional sound seems to contradict itself – i.e 1 burst will sound like its coming from gas station and the other burst will sound like its coming from the bridge. Basically have to wait for 3rd to decide which sound was the phantom one.
Interestingly, even being on the same floor the sounds is off, almost like the footsteps are coming from below you even if you and your buddy are both on the same damn floor.
Having said that, sound while you're walking in bushes, or sneaking in close quarters works just fine, but anything in buildings or with any verticality at all is totally scuffed.
I understand that there is a lot to be fixed in tarkov (desync cough cough) but man, it would be nice for devs to at least acknowledge they are trying to fix this, even if they've been doing it for months – LET US KNOW. Sound is such a huge part of the game and I don't think we should be sweeping it under the rug so much.
