Except there's only about 18 seconds of dead air in the first minute, and several of the calls are back to back with no time whatsoever in between. In 2 minutes the shopper repeats her same call 4 times, the enchanter repeats 2 of her calls, the veggie vendor repeats, the cheese vendor.
You might want to check whatever instrument you're using to clock the dead air, because it's about as off as some of your more outlandish claims have been.
It's not even about immersion, I just want so goddamn quiet so that I can think about what I'm trying to do. This is distracting and extremely annoying.
Have you considered just using your thumb to roll the volume knob down for a few minutes? I agree the combat video is annoying (and it's one encounter out of how many?). But if you're finding the town chatter that distracting.. gaming (which is generally a noisy affair, when's the last time you stepped into a quiet arcade?) may not be for you.
Each time I stand in a town, I end up hitting the mute button on my keyboard or have to pan the camera away so I can think. That is not the sign of a player who is enjoying an "immersive atmosphere".
Please Larian, don't have any more such "immersive atmospheres" in D:OS 2.
I'm going to package that video I linked above and sell it to you as
"The Sounds of Cyseal".
Noises you can nod off to!
