WoW: Let Ymiron insult you – Poke Lines are coming back!

Players from World of Warcraft did not have to wait long. Soon they will be able to get insulted by NPCs again. The Poke Lines are back, which are phrases from NPCs that can be coaxed out by clicking on them repeatedly.

Just yesterday we reported that World of Warcraft accidentally patched the fun out of the game. The reason was that the “Poke Lines” that NPCs give when clicked persistently had disappeared with patch 7.3.5. This was obviously a mistake that Blizzard will fix in the next hotfix. In America, the update is already live, and it is expected to go live on our servers tonight (January 24, 2018).

Apart from the Poke Lines, the patch also brings some bug fixes for the quest “Lost Mail” as well as minor adjustments to various classes and other quests.

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This is what the hotfix on January 24 brings to WoW

Below you will find the complete patch notes for the hotfix from January 24:

Achievements

• The achievement “Speedy Delivery” and the “Postmaster” title are now account-wide.
• Non-Draenei characters can now complete the achievement “Quests on the Blood Myth Islands.”
• The achievement “Icecrown: The Final Destination” now verifies the correct version of the quest “The Most Evil Cannot Rest in Peace…”

Characters

• NPCs should now make sounds again when clicked (this includes the “Poke Lines”).
• The sounds of your character should now be more audible than other players’ effects, especially in dungeons and raids.

Classes

Priest

• Powerful Soul is no longer triggered by Power Word: Barrier.

Rogue

• Poisoned Daggers now boosts the Dagger Fan as intended.

Class Halls

• A bug that sometimes drastically increased the necessary order resources for a mission has been fixed.

Dungeons and Raids

• Several bugs have been fixed where area effects were executing incorrectly.

Quests

• “Lost Mail” now correctly appears at a random mailbox in Dalaran (not just at one).
• “Korok the Colossus” can now be turned in at Deathwatch Prodrig when Outpost Commander Charge has already died.
• “Good News… and Bad News” can now be accepted from Matookla after being abandoned.
• Players level 91 and higher can now accept the quest that unlocks Jade Forest.
• Boss enemies for “The Air Is Still” now have fewer hit points and the assisting NPCs deal more damage.
• The missing Sleepbloom have returned.

Especially the NPCs can now breathe again – quite literally – and properly insult the players. At least, as soon as the update goes live with us tomorrow.

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