Originally Posted by
Shadow Fox
Usually depends on the game for me...
Games like Rainbow 6 and Battlefield, I'll leave the sounds on, and even raise them as high as I'm able to. Sound is far too important of a information tool to try and get an idea of where an enemy is at, or what they're doing, or about to do.
Guess I'd put overwatch here too; With the Ultimates in the game giving off a sound indication for both teams, that is also directional of where it is coming from.
Other games... WoW, Diablo, Guild Wars... I'll leave the sound off 9/10 times I play.
Some other games like Minecraft, Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, Ark... I will leave the sound on, but often turn off the music in the games, and load my own, but at a reduced volume to not overwhelm the noises I need to hear at random times. (Nearby Creepers, scanner notifications, dinosaurs nearby...)
My Volume Mixer on my system is like... %100 System and games, %40 on Voice chat, and 2-20% on Music depending on the game. If I don't need sound in a game, and I'm not in voice, I raise my music up to 100%