A small, big highlight is hidden in the upcoming patch of World of Warcraft. RP fans have been longing for this new feature for a long time.
For many years, players felt a bit neglected by Blizzard in World of Warcraft. Fortunately, this has changed in the last expansions. In addition to new options like camping or exclusive locations for roleplay, there are also always great toys or other meaningful additions for the RP community.
Patch 11.2 Ghosts of K’aresh brings a new feature that hasn’t been seen in a long time: a brand new emote.
What kind of emote is it? The new “/lean” emote is a new adjustment that allows your character to take a different pose. They can casually lean against the nearest wall, bend one leg, and cross their arms.
This applies at least to elves and humans – other races have different animations. Like the Pandaren, who … well, you’ll just have to see for yourself:
Why is this so desired by roleplayers? Since this type of animation could be seen with some NPCs in Boralus during the “Battle for Azeroth” expansion, RP fans have wished for such emotes for their own characters. After all, RP often takes place while standing, and having a bit more variety improves the overall impression of the setting.
And now everyone can finally play the shady character who always stands in the shadows against the wall, spouting pseudo-meaningful quotes.
An emote like this obviously has no gameplay purpose – but it increases the variety with which you (or especially RP fans) can portray their character and adds a bit more variation than just “standing permanently opposite each other.” A small but nice detail that the RP community hopes will lead to much more in the future. Maybe along with housing, which is also a dream for RP fans.
