The Stargate Worlds crew has updated their blog with an entry on audio, and why players pay less attention to it then audio teams would like.

Maybe the fact that so many people find it disposable is because it’s been designed wrong from the start, and maybe if we really take the time to sit down and ponder why this part is here, maybe then it can be redesigned to be useful, elegant, and appreciated. It might even be totally unrecognizable when it’s all finished and done, but it will be a step in a new direction that we haven’t gone before, and since we know the old way isn’t working, we can feel pretty confident in labeling this as “progress”.

Being one of those that loves listening to in game sounds and music, over the T.V. and my husband's MMO music - I agree!