BRING BACK THE OLD SPIRIT BOX

[Bleak Wood]

Honestly, why did they change it? Who is playing a ghost game to listen to radio warbles. I want the fear of the ghost telling me it's behind me.

Who actually likes this change and why?

PLEASE change it back, theyre making this game less scary with every freaking update..

[Rhaps]

The Dev responded to a Reddit thread on the same topic, this is what he said:

"Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I was torn as the old voices were just me and my partner.

However, it was changed to make it as close to an actual spirit box as we could, when we add the new Sound Recorder item in the next biggish update, we can return some of those creepy sounds from before (but better of course).

Hope that helps ! :D"

[Mikey]

I think, a SPIRIT BOX is NOT a radio, but a specialised tool, to talk to and hear a ghosts answer. Thus the old spirit box was what is has to be. The new one.. well I dont use it very often, cause I almost play with zero evidence. But I can agree, that these snippets you can hear now are lame and not creepy at all. The old one was creepier and mor functional, cause the ghost said to you, where it is and how old it is and what it wants. That is evidence you need to know, if you play with less "normal" evidence.

[Kaisoku]

Spirit Box is the "letting the ghost interrupt the electronic device to produce an effect". The premise being that somehow the ghost can know that a radio station is saying something that would be an appropriate response and make it come through in response to your question.
It's a wild idea, but it's literally one from the real world.

EVPs are where you record audio, play it back and listen for ACTUAL ghosts speaking. Sometimes this is done with tools (parsing the high and low frequencies, finding something that looks like possible speech, and bring it into audible range).. sometimes it's literally "we didn't hear it, but the recorder picked it up".
This is where you'll hear the ghost talking to you directly: "Behind you!" "Get out!" "We all died here." etc..

There's also a device that is more similar to the Spirit Box (ghost interrupts electrical circuits), but it has a sort of "dictionary of words" that the ghost can pick from, and cause the box to have an electronic voice speak.
The very first Spirit Box from Phasmo was like this.. and that gave me chills more than the silly "oooooh, I'm behind you" voice coming from a radio. It would be much better as "record it, play it back, and hear it" (as EVP)... that's creepier, knowing it spoke that in response but you just didn't hear it next to you.
However, there is something just creepy about an electronic device faulting over to produce a noise where no one should have been able to do it. It's like when a kids toy goes off in the middle of the night "I wanna play!" in the corner of the room... ugh.

All three have their place, honestly. I was really hoping the Tier 3 Spirit Box was more like a dictionary type of box, but they kinda went all out on the radio signal recordings so I can understand why they'd want it showcased all the way through. I'd still like that being an option though, down the line.

[Voss]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Rhaps:

The Dev responded to a Reddit thread on the same topic, this is what he said:

"Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I was torn as the old voices were just me and my partner.

However, it was changed to make it as close to an actual spirit box as we could, when we add the new Sound Recorder item in the next biggish update, we can return some of those creepy sounds from before (but better of course).

Hope that helps ! :D"

Thanks for the info, im looking forward for the change.

[tboppa39]

I prestiged upon new update as previous level was 167, slow crawl up this time round. I can't wait to unlock next tier gear. the whispers in the ear still gets me more than the spirit box :)

[Nuke]

I think they even removed the ghost specific dialogue like from the Deogen, I haven't ever experienced their special interaction as of the update.

[Rhaps]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Voss:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Rhaps:

The Dev responded to a Reddit thread on the same topic, this is what he said:

"Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I was torn as the old voices were just me and my partner.

However, it was changed to make it as close to an actual spirit box as we could, when we add the new Sound Recorder item in the next biggish update, we can return some of those creepy sounds from before (but better of course).

Hope that helps ! :D"

Thanks for the info, im looking forward for the change.

You're welcome! Also, a bonus fact I learned from that thread. All of the audio lines for the new Spirit Box are from popular Phasmo Youtubers & Twitch Streamers.

Take that how you will

[Emurinus]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Duke Nukem:

I think they even removed the ghost specific dialogue like from the Deogen, I haven't ever experienced their special interaction as of the update.

You mean the raspy wheezing? It's still there, but just rare. I've only ever gotten it once myself. Then again, I don't get Deos too often much, and when I do it's usually <3 evidences and they cut off spirit box. lol

[Soosmokie]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Emurinus:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Duke Nukem:

I think they even removed the ghost specific dialogue like from the Deogen, I haven't ever experienced their special interaction as of the update.

You mean the raspy wheezing? It's still there, but just rare. I've only ever gotten it once myself. Then again, I don't get Deos too often much, and when I do it's usually <3 evidences and they cut off spirit box. lol

yeah was pretty sure we got it the other day, The deo noise

[TJgalon]

I'm not sure how spirit box was ever really creepy, but I feel like how it was before is the same as how it is now. Though it more in tune with how some "real life" stuff use too.

[SilkPenny]

So many misconceptions here based on TV "spirit boxes," which do not depict "real life" paranormal devices.

Go to YouTube and search "old radio white noise" or "old radio tuning" or "paranormal ghost sound device." None of the devices portrayed sound like the spirit box featured in Phasmophobia. I'm happy to hear they will roll back some of these changes!

[Dr. Justus Berger]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SKAPPELTON:

100% previous spirit box fit the atmosphere, new one does not. Should just give us the option to revert to the old audio for it.

+1

[Maya-Neko]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SilkPenny:

So many misconceptions here based on TV "spirit boxes," which do not depict "real life" paranormal devices.

Go to YouTube and search "old radio white noise" or "old radio tuning" or "paranormal ghost sound device." None of the devices portrayed sound like the spirit box featured in Phasmophobia. I'm happy to hear they will roll back some of these changes!

Yet nobody has proven, that any kind of paranormal device works as intended, so as of now, every tool in that regard is mostly just a product of the creativity of the inventor on how they think, what that tool should behave. That said, there's no final "that's how it is done", as every way of doing it is equally wrong in what they're intended to do in the first place

[kirvonna]

Totally agree on the old SB audios being better.
Devs should allow us to TOGGLE between the original and new audios so that we are able to better personalize our own experiences in-game in the way we want rather being forced into a controversial change. It's nice that DEVs wanted to include CC's, but honestly, doesn't suit the game's creepy atmosphere like it did with the OG audios; OG's were just more anxiety inducing and are a loved classic. The new audios will never grow on me, personally.

[Xhyra]

Old spirit box didn't let the ghost tell me it was LOOKING TO BUST.

New box objectively superior.