Why are the gun sounds SO LOUD

[StickNardoragon]

Regardless of my sound level they are DEAFENING even with the "soften gun sounds" option turned on!! I'm playing this game at bloody 10% and it's still deafening!!! Imagine the fright I got when I was playing at default!!!

EDIT:
I'm not complaining about the guns being "realistic" I am complaining about the game giving you zero warning as to how loud they are going to be. A warning would have been appreciated lmao! The menus and everything were so quiet, but the second I got shot at I about empties my pants. The "soften gun sounds" feature seems to make no difference.
I do not mind the gun sounds. I mind how loud it is. Please understand what I'm complaining about. I played Receiver 1 and enjoyed it and wasn't expecting this from the second game rofl.

[F2TCapella]

I think everyone understands what your saying but doesn't feel the same way. Personally I love how loud the gun sounds are. I hate it in movies when they soften the sounds, it ruins the whole experience. I cant comment on the "soften gun sounds" feature because ive never tried it but i still cant fathom how it can be deafening. Are you using headphones for some reason?

[Ciarence_W]

people are so helpful in this. I still think that it's a bug, because "soften gun sounds" makes a pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ big difference

[Reaper One]

The SFX Volume slider exists, if softening the sounds is still too loud for you.

[Super Space Kid (ft. NORO)]

GUns are LOud.

[SickBoy]

Turn your volume down

[StickNardoragon]

Originally posted by SickBoy:

Turn your volume down

Originally posted by StyxSergal:

I'm playing this game at bloody 10% and it's still deafening!!!

[Zorlond]

Check your system settings. No, not the game settings, your operating system. Pretty much every OS has it's own mixing board, which is applied to every game that runs on it.

[Bluehawk]

The entire game should become progressively quieter the more often you fire, until you're completely deaf. One more safety lesson for the player.

[Ciarence_W]

there actually was a tinnitus mechanic in the beta

[aG| Wardog]

Originally posted by StyxSergal:

I don't care about the realism aspect. This is a video game. I'm trying to protect my hearing, not lose it. The guns are deafening regardless of sound setting even with the "soften gun sounds" setting. That's my complaint.

Turn your volume down. Guns are loud as hell, and the game represents that.

[CV]

Originally posted by StyxSergal:

yes i completely understand that but the game has literally no warning of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ loud they are and the feature to "soften" them does nothing omg what do you people not understand

but guns are loud

[Ciarence_W]

here's an actual helpful reply, if you press CTRL+F12 while in the pause menu, then go to Settings->Audio Details->Guns, you can lower the sound of the guns

[Ryetz]

ITT: Hurr Durr Guns R Lout, Deal With It.

Tinnitus? its realistic, I dont care about your hearing because this is how games should be blah blah.

[Plastik20xx]

Holy crap, somebody called the wambulance!

[Nicolas]

I know this is an old post but you can also click a toggle on the settings menu that dampens the noise and makes gunfire less "sharp" sounding, if turning things down isn't your cup of tea.