Music - What you listen to when gaming.

already a thread for this:

http://guildwars2pc.com/forums/showthread.php?87-Music-you-listen-to-when-gaming!

 

I don't really like to listen to music while I game, I like to tends to distract me and I appricate most game sound tracks. When I do I like to turn the in game music off and listen to some Necrophagist or Origin in the background. Nothing like technical death metal to stimulate the gaming mind. \m/

 

I mostly don't listen to music or anything else than the soundtack of a game when I play a game.

 

I mainly listen to rock, but when I'm gaming hip hop always seems to work better. I guess it's more up beat and less depressing! I do like pop punk and that's usually pretty good to game to

 

Lately, I have been listening to my youtube favorites playlist with headphones. I tend to listen to amped up, fast pace music along with some hip hop and electronic. I favor the following bands: Thursday, One Day As A Lion, Deftones, Crystal Castles and At The Drive In.

 

It depends, if I play a game which I played for a long time with a repeating soundtrack I might start Youtube or something and listen to some playlist(full with different genres).
But if it's a game I hardly play or if it has changing and good music, I just listen to its background music.

 

This all depends on the type of game I play. If i'm playing a game that requires most of my concentration I tend not to listen to music since it's more of a distraction. However, if i'm playing a more relaxed game i'll usually blast some playlist that i've previously made. The songs I usually listen are a mix of different genres, as long as it's pleasing to my ears I can listen to it.

 

Instrumental music, so I don't start singing a long and losing concentration.

 

Well I usually just listen to the in game music and the game sounds. I like to hear what I'm doing and not just see it. Besides, some of the music is pretty incredible depending on what game you're playing.

 

I listen to the game music most of it is quite enjoyable the only time I mute the audio is if I am doing a let's play on YouTube and I am talking so I don't have any music.

 

I usually just like enjoying the game's soundtrack. Nowadays most of the games have really great soundtracks and I really like them.

It also creates the atmosphere, so whenever I hear a similar song or something I really remember the game.

 

Normally just the game's own soundtrack. If I don't like it then in some cases I might switch it off and just play something random from my winamp.

 

A lot of games these days do have great soundtracks - although sometimes if it's long enough it gets a bit repetitive. If given the choice I tend to make my own soundtracks to go along with what I'm doing. So for instance if I'm indulging in some PVP or mass slaughter for farming, I like to have something loud and aggressive playing in the background. If I'm travelling it might be something more adventure-sounding. If that makes any sense! Actually some of my favorite music for gaming has become a mix of Epic Score, Automachine and X-Ray Dog because it's so flexible to the situation.

 

Well, if it's an FPS game, especially a game like Counter Strike, I won't listen to anything. Hearing gunshots and footsteps are extremely important when playing an FPS, because you can hear where the enemy is. However, other games that don't require you to be aware of your surroundings as much, I listen to anything that really gets me pumped, like some rock. Sometimes I like to slow it down and play something slightly more chill, but usually rock is my gaming music if I do have any music on at all.

 

Very true also in more difficult games were you need to concentrate music can be your own worst enemy.

 

It really depends, I don't have a go-to genre when it comes to music and games.

Most of the time, I'll just open the radio [rock-oriented] to listen to some good song and some propaganda along with it. Some other times, when I want to really try hard on a game, I just have the sounds of the game enabled no music.

But when I was playing Ranked Battlegrounds at wow, I would always listen to black metal.

 

I usually listen to ol' good rock n' roll when playing video games, it keeps me pumped!

 

Yeah, definitely. When I'm trying to concentrate on something, it's hard not to focus more on the music, and then I usually end up dying or whatever in the game. It's almost as bad as someone screaming at you on the mic when you're the last one alive in a round of Counter Strike. Probably one of the most annoying things ever.

 

I usually don't listen to music when I'm gaming. It all depends on the game I am playing. If I like the music then I will listen to the game music, but if I don't like it I will put on some Disturbed and listen to them. Their music has always been my favorite.