Faint sound whenever I play pirates

[Edward Edgemenace]

I've found the when turning on & off (several times) the "Sound Effects" in audio, especially with auto-run on, the sound effects continue. With additional tracks of "feet pounding the sand" added to each other, they accumulate into a very annoying (and loud) hiss.

Likewise, if someone is charging their voodoo staff when a flagship battle ends, their sound effect will stay with me until I hear someone else near me, cast the same voodoo staff spell.

Try leaving the sound effects turned on all the time, logging out whenever you can't get rid of a particular sound. Or turn the volume down on sound effects, to about 10%.