I handed a LevelUp! load card to the hubby one day but hang on to it ’til he promised to find a way to turn off the background song (sang by Toni Gonzaga) from his game client. My hubby is a hardcore gamer, he wants sound effects and the works when he plays a game. Working in a PC a few spaces from his, I could hear Toni Gonzaga’s rendition of the PW theme song and I get distracted.

She’s a noted TV host and comedienne, really. Her talent fee must be sky high (as her co-host Mariel at ABS-CBN’s PBB inadvertently said on air, “Wish ko lang kasing taas ng talent fee mo ung talent fee ko”). But why, oh why, did LU! choose her to promote this song?

Here’s my rant post at Waukster’s:

My life partner plays Perfect World and … err… let’s just say that Toni Gonzaga’s Voice is better heard through the radio on a “once a day basis” at the most.

Can’t the background music be more pleasant? In an i-shop where players log in to PW simultaneously (and dont adjust the sound setting), her song… no, her voice (the song per se is wonderfully moving)… fills your head like a sinusitis.

My point: It’s an absolute waste of resources to pay Toni Gonzaga’s talent fee to promote the PW song.

Why wasn’t there a singing contest to promote the PW song?!? Not a big one, mind you, just a submit-your-vocals thingie that could have showcased non-celebrities’ singing prowess, saving you cash and making the PW promotion fun.

You could have discovered a new and fresher talent to promote it. Preferably someone with a melodious voice, and doesn’t sound like he/she has to shout to reach that high note.

Nagpapalevel ka sa PW or doing quests na mahihirap tapos para kang iniiyakan ng…

“Ffflyyyy wiiiidddd muuuhhhh, stay wid muuhh… in a purfuct wurrrlllddddd”.

I’m no singer, but I’m a Lea Salonga fan, so I at least know that there are some people in the world who could sing in a way that is pleasantly soothing (malamig ang boses), and make a gamer look forward to the next loading of the song. But NOT Toni Gonzaga, OMG.

I know PW is free but we still pay for the perks that you sell in the game, so I think we are entitled to a more pleasant musical environment while playing.

LOL. First long rant ko sa Waukster.

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