beginning to think maybe i was crazy or somethin'.............tribes II sound was ok ( not great) and ran fairly smooth.............lately , becuz they force you to update w/patches everytime you log on, i have found my sound sux and believe it was one of their "fixes" that dogged my sound becuz all other music sources on my pc sound fine.......................just my thoughts, but i think it is the way it "patches/updates"....................anyone else had this problem................i have a soundblaster live! value.........................