This week, ah sure, why not have another crack at pitting two similar-ish things against each other.

It feels against the spirit of the competition but I’m curious.

Let’s try two sounds.

A wolfman levels up in a World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor screenshot.

What’s better: ding!

or the Howie scream?

What’s a level-up if no one celebrates your effort with fanfare?

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More tools to better handle future difficulties?

Ugh, no thank you.

Give me that ding!

It doesn’t have to be a dinging bell, of course.

A little orchestral flourish.

A dramatic drumroll crashing into a cymbal.

Some grand surging of energy.

A cool electronic noise which sounds like a hacker jacking into an anti-piracy public service announcement.

Some sort of Kitarō synth.

An abstract noise which somehow captures the essence of the visual effects bloody well better accompany my level-up.

I’ll take all your dings, thank you.

I also like that “ding!”

And may I cheer you up by saying: ding!

Feels good, doesn’t it?

The baffling yell layered behind the military fanfarewhen you choose an Academy in StarCraft?

Sure, I like a Wilhelm scream well enough, but the Howie scream is the one for me.

But what about you, reader dear?