World of Warcraft: Developers throw numerous emotes from the game

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After the sexism scandal, the developer studio Blizzard Entertainment is trying to take the own games a bit more closely at the magnifying glass and to free from sexist and other content. Of this, World of Warcraft is also affected: With the update 9.1.5, several emotes from the online role-playing game should fly.

Blizzard explains that behind some of these emotes would actually stuck harmless intentions. However, the effect could be understood as an exciter or intrusive when directed to a player. Therefore, the team decided to remove emotes with such connotations or at least adapt something. In this way you want to prevent players unnecessarily harassed or even feeling pressed. In addition, some new gestures will be added that have a neutral or positive meaning. Here is an overview:

Removed emotes

kick stink shake Moan

adapted emotes

drool Cough Burp fart Whistle spit Moon Pounce groan

New emoties

HUZZAH

Magnificent Impressed Wince

Currently the update 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft (Buy Now 14.99 €) on the test servers, so something can change to the release. There is no concrete date for the publication yet.

What do you think about these changes? Is it responsible for appropriate that Blizzard removes such emotes from World of Warcraft or feel the adaptation for exaggerated? Let s know us in the comments!

Source: Blizzard Entertainment

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Blizzard Entertainment removes with the update 9.1.5 several emotes from World of Warcraft. (2) [Source: Blizzard]

From André left author 01.10.2021 at 10:13