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Yes, I know this is a controversial request, but hear me out.
The playable piano mod which we have in our content pack is not only a waste of space, but it's also impractical to the Willard HL2RP atmosphere and it's just borderline annoying.
Listening to someone play a botched, incorrect version of Triage at Dawn while trying to roleplay in an immersive Half-Life 2 world is quite off-putting, also considering the fact that the piano sounds traverse over long distances and can often be heard from different sections of the map. To be honest, many people that use the playable piano actually aren't the greatest at it and often create unpleasant sounds that, like I said, traverse over long distances.
In terms of lore, it doesn't make sense how several shops can get their hands on perfectly tuned and well kept grand pianos to just throw in shops willy-nilly. Additionally, music that is not approved (e.g. radios, non-City 24 anthem songs) are almost constantly played on these pianos, in addition to songs that do not even EXIST in the IC world due to the fact that said song was released during the period of which the Combine has already established control on Earth.
TL;DR: Piano mod should be removed because it doesn't fit with lore, the sounds cover a good portion of the map, and it's annoying to hear because of its immersion-ruining properties.
Call me a little pathetic bitch, but pianos are just plain annoying to hear in Willard, regardless of immersion.
The playable piano mod which we have in our content pack is not only a waste of space, but it's also impractical to the Willard HL2RP atmosphere and it's just borderline annoying.
Listening to someone play a botched, incorrect version of Triage at Dawn while trying to roleplay in an immersive Half-Life 2 world is quite off-putting, also considering the fact that the piano sounds traverse over long distances and can often be heard from different sections of the map. To be honest, many people that use the playable piano actually aren't the greatest at it and often create unpleasant sounds that, like I said, traverse over long distances.
In terms of lore, it doesn't make sense how several shops can get their hands on perfectly tuned and well kept grand pianos to just throw in shops willy-nilly. Additionally, music that is not approved (e.g. radios, non-City 24 anthem songs) are almost constantly played on these pianos, in addition to songs that do not even EXIST in the IC world due to the fact that said song was released during the period of which the Combine has already established control on Earth.
TL;DR: Piano mod should be removed because it doesn't fit with lore, the sounds cover a good portion of the map, and it's annoying to hear because of its immersion-ruining properties.
Call me a little pathetic bitch, but pianos are just plain annoying to hear in Willard, regardless of immersion.
