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Music is not sticking with me

It’s been a good year now i believe, and my initial expression about the music in this game was great! however, it just didn’t stick with me. often times it makes me just want to turn it off or play RO music instead. Then i started thinking, why… but i can’t seem to think of a solid answer other then it seems theres a lack of variation in how music sounds, and the instruments being used. often times its either basic boring DJ beats or sad violins playing.

If you look at RO it seems to take some tracks from every culture and genre and managed to create the perfect ‘grind music’ that can be listened to over and over without ever getting on your nerves.

there has been a couple game devs in the past who went back on their music and improved on it , so hopefuly this feedback is helpful. i’m also interested to see the opinions of other players who have played this game atleast 3 months on and off. tell me how did it feel everytime to hear the tree of savior music again. was it a nostalgia blast, or was it simply something in the background you didnt pay much attention to?

edit: this post was suposed to go in the Feedback section but it wont let me post there.

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hello i think it means that ur pregenaneant

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totally agree, some bgms are so plain and repetitive. RO ost was more much complex

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Gotta make a BGM selection of RO BGMs and exchange all TOS BGMs with ROs :slight_smile:

Is that possible? i wil be very thankful i u teach me how

If there is something I cannot criticize ToS, it’s its art department. The art style, the music, beautiful, it’s not some generic crap, was made with passion, like them both even more than RO. Never the less, so sad IMC ruined it, sorry, had to say it, ha

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Some BGMs from TOS are good, others are bad. Some BGMs from RO are good, others are bad.

Nothing wrong with that.

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Ok lets be honest: the art department is what’s keeping the game alive. Besides the class system everything else in the game is painfully generic and boring. Dailies are generic and the dungeon designs are easily the worst ever in mmos.

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half the music in this game sucks, i hate the vocals… but some of the songs are ok

I liek dem violeens doe (sum r prolly cheelos)

Here’s a bgm from each of the major composers that I enjoy (else this would be mostly kevin). They’re not necessarily my favorites.

Charty of Fire - Kevin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2znZNlBNF8

Over Chaos - Questrosound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUaLvDclSxM

Milden Miles - S.F.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWRU--1m5k

Fantastik Chopstik - SoundTeMP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9pDKcXcUqg

Various - Symphonix

They all sound the same :joy:

I enjoy most of the ones by Kevin (he likes string instruments, and what can I say, I probably do too) and some of the climaxes of the others. I mean I don’t like every single bgm but I don’t think the music is “bad” as you call it.

Based on their styles, I’d rank them like this (based on number songs liked out of songs composed)
Kevin > Questrosound = S.F.A. > SoundTemp > Symphonix

Symphonix is too techno for my taste.

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Over chaos is on the list, instant like.

Still can’t beat songs like these:


(this song sounds like it’s a fusion between Xs Rose of Pain and Ali Projects Sensou to Heiwa)

Or those techno/synth songs by SoundTemp

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No

or

D: shame on you…

we all are suppose to be hive minded and like the exact same things, specially songs…

you are just weird and a freak of nature like TC that likes something else :confounded:

:scream: quick run before they start poisoning us with their individual not hive minded likes and dislikes


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Pretty much agree with the “lack of variation in ToS music” part

Most BGM in ToS are kind of “try hard to impress” there are some good BGMs but still not as good as RO, RO BGM have so much more colors, from the scary BGM of glast heim to that cheerful Novice BGM.

The lack of good chill BGM in TOS bother me as well, most chill BGM in ToS are pretty boring unlike RO town BGM always leave a deep feeling inside you. (I love both theme of Geffen + Purity in your smile, they brought so much feelings and inspiration.)

If you noticed, most BGM from ToS are made by S.F.A and other artists while most RO BGM are from SOUNDTemP. There is no studio could beat SOUNDTemP music, ToS need more BGM from them.

Monster design in ToS fell into same situation just like its BGM, most of them look cute or don’t leave any impressive, I still remember there was a time when I tried to save all Ro monster gif because they look so amazing. Evil Druid scared the sh*t out of me when I was a kid, while some monsters look so cool that you wish you could tame them.














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this form one map that most pp didn’t go yet.

https://tos.neet.tv/zones/3660

https://tos.neet.tv/zones/1991

sound familiar?

seem tos need more time to put those horror theme in it.

(some of it using in Astral Tower even more in unused map)

PS: at lv330 we still like novice that attack theif bug mob lol

try this for battle music…

I want it more epic like that can give you goose bumps… especially if we take on a over powered boss that can’t be soloed anymore by solmiki fully geared class

or this one if a place full of sorrow and with a annoying boss…

tactical music for anyone?? :smiley:

sorry i,m just sampling this… :smiley:

‘you were young innocent adventurer and nobody told you that the nearby roaches will zerg gang rape ya’ after hitting one of of them’

God that time was a nightmare.


Here’s OST of my favorite hangout spot.


I guess what made RO’s music more distinct is they give the ‘feel/story’ of each map(specially the towns), not just a bgm slapped there like some other games.

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Everyone posting RO good BGM but don’t forget RO BAD BGM :v

I really hate those:

Is that from soundtemp? Because that’s not new talking about them.

This is literally protoype-prontera theme

when this thread turns into ragnarok online music thread

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haha all good, it was interesting to read people’s likes and dislikes!
also i like how you linked the RO mobile version of geffen minigod121 lol. i happen to be playing that game on/off lately :stuck_out_tongue: