Blizzard updates emote list, you applaud. Bravo!
by Mike Schramm 
Oct 30th 2008 at 1:30PM
We knew that Wrath was going to bring new emotes (and some of them were even suggested by players), and now Blizzard has posted the full list, complete with which emotes have animations and voices, and none or both. The /cower is the most hilarious one I've seen so far -- the Night Elf /cower is just terrific. And some of these are old and just not very well known -- /nosepick, I'm pretty sure, has been in there since the beginning, but I don't remember ever seeing anyone use it in game.Unfortunately, they don't mark which are new and which aren't, but I believe /incoming is a new one. I've never tried out /sing or /ding. and /doh looks new to me as well. But odds are that there are at least a few you haven't tried yet, and we do know that lots of the animations are new for sure.
So get in there and try out some emoting -- if there's an especially funny one you find, let us know for sure.
Update: Commenter Jason M. nabbed this cache of the page from the Wayback machine so we can see what's old and new for sure. Thanks!
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, How-tos, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Blizzard
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Arildor Oct 30th 2008 1:37PM
I still maintain that we need a 'kick' macro!
JPN Oct 30th 2008 1:45PM
I've always wondered that maybe they're not using /kick because it's close to /gkick or whatever.
Oldbear Oct 30th 2008 1:48PM
The use of /kick is great for a newbie PUG. Tell the noob that he can't kick me in the arse... its funny. I agree that they need a /boot emote...
Arildor Oct 30th 2008 5:18PM
I play a rogue, so I compensated by having it say "/e kicks %t in the balls. Ouch!" whenever I use kick. It gets the job done.
niko Oct 30th 2008 1:37PM
yeah, the first time i pulled the NE /cower I sat there and ROFL'd for minutes on end.
the expression is so priceless!
jaxson_bateman Oct 30th 2008 1:40PM
Out of the ones posted, /ding is the only new one that I can see. /incoming is definitely old - I've been using it for 1 or 2 years now.
Zuldim Oct 30th 2008 1:48PM
Same. /doh, /nosepick, and /ding all sound new to me though.
Eddy Oct 30th 2008 3:02PM
/pet is the one I'm most excited about. I kept trying to /pet people and would have to do the long way around or /pat instead. But now I can pet my noncombat pet, my hunter's tiger, and my party members with ease.
Mr.Duck Nov 1st 2008 6:05AM
True, /incoming is there since like i dunno,for years :P So is /doh (my favourite), however i really love the new /facepalm and such, good news to me in the patch :P
InnaJungleStylee Oct 30th 2008 1:42PM
D'oh! has been in the game since I started playing in 2005; it's one of my favorite emotes.
JohnC Oct 30th 2008 1:40PM
/doh isnt new its one of my favourites to use at the moment:)
Firost Oct 30th 2008 1:42PM
/nosepick, /doh, and /incoming have all been in the game since vanilla. I'm surprised that you've never seen the /nosepick emote used before. It's one of my favorites when a group is taking their time to set up for a boss.
:P
Skwiz Oct 30th 2008 1:42PM
/pick has been one of my staple emotes for a long time now. Along with /moon and /fart.
(yes I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old. No, I don't care.)
Reinard Oct 30th 2008 1:46PM
/doh is, alternatively, /bonk. I've never actually typed /doh before, but I /bonk people all the time, and it's the same exact emote. Heh.
My favorite above all, though, is still /violin
Chase Christian Oct 30th 2008 1:50PM
I have screenshots of myself using a custom macro:
/me gives %t a high five!
That I have had since day 1 of WoW. Blizzard finally put it in game as /highfive and I have to say, while I was originally upset that my macro was going to be stolen by people, it's much cooler to get a /highfive in return instead of "/w HAY HOW DID YOU DO THAT EMOTE?"
superstone Oct 30th 2008 1:57PM
I've used it before too.
Once I had to use a ticket to resolve some gear issues and the GM was cool so I /w " /highfive" and he was like "HOLY HELL!? You use that too?"
It's about friggin time :D
Oldbear Oct 30th 2008 1:50PM
I still use the /pat or /pet for any gnome I see...
kermittheorc Oct 30th 2008 1:55PM
Can someone explain why /laugh gets a voice effect but /roar does not? I've been asking for one for two years and counting. Looks like I'll be asking for another two years.
duh Oct 31st 2008 8:17AM
The sounds are already in the client. http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info5560-Rawr.html If you want others to hear your roar, they have to have it installed too.
Angus Oct 30th 2008 2:04PM
I love the description for /train...
;)