That shifty Vargoth
by Amanda Rivera 
May 30th 2007 at 4:15PM
Ever wanted to bring a smile to the face of the projection of an NPC trapped in a far off tower? Now you can. When you dance with the Image of Archmage Vargoth, the tricksy little mage now laughs. I heard this rumor and had to try it myself. It seems that the devs added this in the patch. I ran straight out and pulled my Archmage Vargoth's Staff out of the bank and tried it. Sure enough, he's a chuckling fool. I tried telling him jokes, pleading with him, flirted a bit, but only the dancing seems to charm his exiled soul.
Now we have an audience if we ever feel the need to burst into dance. Sure he wants me to turn in my quest, but since my only purpose in visiting Netherstorm these days is to farm primals, he's going to continue to be disappointed.
These are the sorts of small undocumented changes in the patch that make me giggle. Have you found any little gems that have shifted in the game without being mentioned in the patch notes? If so, what's your favorite?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Thallid May 30th 2007 4:24PM
Here's a few other undocumented changes, most of them aren't that funny though.
-The level on the flight masters in old Azeroth continent have been raised to lv. 65. (Perhaps the whole taking Doras hostage deal lead to such.)
-A paladin trainer in Orgrimmar! OMG! No need to run to UC or Silvermoon anymore for you BE pallies!
-Here's the best one of them all! Sporeggar now has a tabard! Time to go grind that once abandoned faction!
BaboonNL May 30th 2007 4:30PM
You can't kite Nethermancer Sepethrea to Panthaleon's room anymore. :(
Xixikoozu May 30th 2007 4:35PM
No more 15-minute Heroic Blood Furnace runs through the wall to the last boss... wall was fixed. =(
Tumples May 30th 2007 5:02PM
So Palas get a trainer in Org, yet us Druids have to go to Thunderbluff still? >:(
Coherent May 30th 2007 5:04PM
They changed a lot of the sounds for different items, notice that when you read a book or scroll there's a new crinkling paper sound, and grinding stones for engineering makes a more sandy sound now.
Chronnick May 30th 2007 5:33PM
You can /slap Archmage Vargoth and he has a different animation for that now too.
annoula May 30th 2007 5:35PM
Thunderbluff? On my horde druid I always used my teleport to moonglade to train.
Nibarg May 30th 2007 6:05PM
And to be fair, there is a druid trainer in Silvermoon.
Avery May 30th 2007 6:54PM
@4 - Teleport Moonglade. Druid trainer on call all the time.
Graargh May 30th 2007 7:15PM
Having just tested it, Vargoth responds to the following emotes in various ways:
/bow
/dance
/point
/slap
/wave
wk May 31st 2007 3:20AM
but where's the f---ing shaman trainer on the whole of freaking azeroth? (right side continent)
being a shaman who wants to have leveled up in ghostlands finds it irritating >.
Printscreen May 31st 2007 5:57AM
The only shaman trainer in the eastern kingdom is in Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
freyjasfire May 31st 2007 7:08AM
anyone find it interesting that they added emotes to the guy but no commment in why you still have the staff or why the chain just stops :)
Gungolf May 31st 2007 7:45AM
There is an Alliance shaman trainer in the Valley of Heroes down at the moat in front of Stormwind (Onyxia head side).
Jack Nasty May 31st 2007 6:56PM
Once you have completed the initial Ogri'la quests, the Bladespire Ogres in Blades Edge Mountains are no longer hostile. Not sure about the other emotes, but if you /dance with them, they'll dance with you!
Found this out last night when we were getting ready to raid Gruul's Lair. It was pretty funny when some of my guildies, who had not done the quests yet, tried to join in the dance party and got attacked. :)
wk May 31st 2007 10:16PM
*roll eyes*
ghostlands = horde
not only that its a newbie area so swamp of sorrows isnt really an option :/