As of the patch this week, the Life Staff heavy attack has a new charge-up noise. It is now SO QUIET that it’s nearly inaudible even in an empty town. And It’s downright impossible to hear when there’s anything going on around you.
I couldn’t find anything about this change in the patch notes, and since it’s so out of step with the rest of the game’s otherwise superb sound, I’m hoping this is a bug or unintentional. In a big fight, sometimes the audible cue was all you had to be sure your heavy attack was charging up, and now that’s effectively gone. Please bring back the old sound effect.