Negative Emotes Changed and Removed, Several Emotes Added in Patch 9.1.5

PTR Posted 2021/09/29 at 2:38 PM by Wowhead

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User Interface and Accessibility

The “PvP talent is available” helptip will now only appear in War Mode and PvP instances.
Several emotes have been adjusted:

Drool, cough, burp, fart, whistle, spit, and moon no longer change when used while targeting a player.
Pounce and groan have been adjusted when used while targeting a player.
4 new emotes have been added – Huzzah, magnificent, impressed, and wince.
Kick, stink, shake, and moan have been removed.

Developers’ note: Some of these emotes seem to have harmless intentions at a glance, but when used while targeting another player, their intentions can turn unexpectedly suggestive or intrusive. We’ve made adjustments to these emotes with negative connotations towards another player, while also adding a few new ones.

NEW MAGNIFICENT

NEW IMPRESSED

NEW HUZZAH

NEW WINCE

%s burps rudely in %s's face.

%s burps rudely in your face.

You burp rudely in %s's face.

%s coughs at %s.

%s coughs at you.

You cough at %s.

%s looks at %s and begins to drool.

%s looks at you and begins to drool.

You look at %s and begin to drool.

%s brushes up against %s and farts loudly.

%s brushes up against you and farts loudly.

You brush up against %s and fart loudly.

%s looks at %s and groans in pain.

%s looks at you and groans in pain.

You look at %s and groan in pain.

%s begins to groan in pain.

You begin to groan in pain.

%s moans suggestively at %s.

%s moans suggestively at you.

You moan suggestively at %s.

%s moans suggestively.

You moan suggestively.

%s drops his trousers and moons %s.

%s drops his trousers and moons you.

You drop your trousers and moon %s.

%s drops her trousers and moons %s.

%s drops her trousers and moons you.

%s shakes his rear at %s.

%s shakes his rear at you.

You shake your rear at %s.

%s shakes his rear.

You shake your rear.

%s shakes her rear at %s.

%s shakes her rear at you.

%s shakes her rear.

%s whistles at %s.

%s whistles at you.

You whistle at %s.

%s pounces on top oftowards %s.

%s pounces on top oftowards you.

You pounce on top oftowards %s.

%s smells %s. Wow, someone stinks!

%s smells you. Wow, someone stinks!

You smell %s. Wow, someone stinks!

%s smells the air around him. Wow, someone stinks!

You smell the air around you. Wow, someone stinks!

%s smells the air around her. Wow, someone stinks!

%s kicks at %s.

%s kicks at you.

You kick at %s.

%s kicks into the air.

You kick into the air.

%s kicks into the air.

NEW %s winces sympathetically at %s. That looked like it hurt!

NEW %s winces sympathetically at you. That looked like it hurt!

NEW You wince sympathetically at %s. That looked like it hurt!

NEW %s winces sympathetically.

NEW You wince sympathetically.

NEW %s cheers boisterously for %s! Huzzah!

NEW %s cheers boisterously for you! Huzzah!

NEW You cheer boisterously for %s! Huzzah!

NEW %s cheers boisterously! Huzzah!

NEW You cheer boisterously! Huzzah!

NEW %s claps vigorously for %s, clearly impressed.

NEW %s claps vigorously for you, clearly impressed.

NEW You clap vigorously for %s, clearly impressed.

NEW %s claps vigorously, clearly impressed.

NEW You clap vigorously, clearly impressed.

NEW %s nods approvingly at %s. Magnificent job!

NEW %s nods approvingly at you. Magnificent job!

NEW You nod approvingly at %s. Magnificent job!

NEW %s nods approvingly. Magnificent job!

NEW You nod approvingly. Magnificent job!

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Comment by KillerMoyashi13

From my understanding, they didn't remove them but they'll just say the same thing regardless of if you're targeting another play or not.
So still, "You burp," and, "you fart," just not in anyone's face or against anybody.Comment by Wowhuntress67thank you blizzComment by albinosantaThe change is OK.
Many of those emotes were spammed to just be intrusive or rude to people, or even sexual innuendos.

The "but when used while targeting another player, their intentions can turn unexpectedly suggestive or intrusive" part is sadly true, not even once I have seen them for RP or joke, just someone who think himself to be funny in dungeon to say he fart to the face of someone, and so that he didn't insulted, just "used an emote".

The fact you could also shake the rear of someone is disturbing.

So, thanks Blizzard, I appreciate the change. The wince seem it could be used for great comedic effect, for wipe by example or a death mechanic.Comment by pand4craftsure, cool. didnt even know half of those emotes existed. don't really care they are gone. but I don't account this as a bad change. it's just a really bland and mealiness oneComment by DaibakuhaIt really doesn't take much to trigger a vocal minority of the player base 😂 yall need a life for realComment by TorsoboyStop frigging removing emotes/pictures/whatnot

This won't solve player attitudes, if you want to stop toxicity actively enforce your policies, stop looking for cheap " wins " with things like this. Enforce your policies and clamp down on toxicity the same way FFXIV does, what will removing stuff do? Suddenly make people saints? Spoilers: It won't.

If you want people to behave the threat of an ever present ban hammer above them is far more likely to adjust attitudes than removing stuff from the game.Comment by albinosanta

Imagine stopping toxicity in a game that has had it since its beginnings.

Also, I think what's better for the health of the game is to just make a competent story, engaging content and strong incentives for sticking around, not changing and removing emotes...but that's just me.Comment by MTJ5This is getting out of hands, bad ppl does bad things no matter what, removing emotes does not fix them. If this keeps going like this, in 2030 every mmo communication has been removed, no one can say anything because there is always someone who will hate, even if you just say " Hello! :) ". Good that they are trying to make Azeroth safe place to everyone, for my eyes, this just isn't the right way..Comment by CryptariusStill waiting for /nudgeComment by KillerMoyashi13

I think you're missing the point here...

It's more on the fact that Blizzard feels that they need to be changed. Sure, people can do without them, but...why is this necessary to happen and to extend the wait of 9.1.5 a little more?

That, and people just want to meme and crack a joke at Blizzard due to their now realized horrible track record for their own company.

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