The new Human Heritage questline inWorld of Warcraftchanges if players complete a certain raid from VanillaWoW. Players who completed the old attunement quests for the iconic raid get a slightly different version of the dialogue and cutscenes otherWorld of Warcraftplayers receive.InWorld of WarcraftPatch 10.0.7, players who reach level 50 with a Human character that is Exalted with Stormwind can accept the Heritage questline. Along with spymaster Matthias Shaw and former Defias Brotherhood leader Vanessa VanCleef, players uncover a plot by a Stormwind noble to seize power from the city.RELATED:World of Warcraft: Orc Players can Now Join One of the Six Major ClansDuring the questline, players learn that the Drakefire Amulet–a powerful artifact used by Onyxia to control Stormwind’s leadership in VanillaWorld of Warcraft–has been stolen. A special cutscene shows the events leading to Onyxia’s human guise being revealed, leading up to her original defeat. However, if players complete this quest on a character who did The Great Masquerade questline preceding theOnyxia raid in VanillaWoW, their character will appear in the cutscene instead of a generic Stormwind guard. Several of Shaw’s lines of dialogue also change to indicate the character’s presence, including that the Drakefire Amulet remained in their possession.
Players later meet a character named Ragged John, who played a role during the Vanilla questline as well. All players speak with him to progress the quest, but players who completed the Vanilla Drakefire Amulet story get special dialogue options with theDwarf inWorld of Warcraft, though he is too drunk to recognize the character.
World of Warcrafthas been providing special dialogue options more often in recent history. All throughout the Dragon Isles, Dracthyr Evoker characters have had several unique quests and text blocks, and thenew Orc Priest NPCs inDragonflightalso have special dialogue for characters who completed the Nagrand story inBurning Crusade. The Orc Heritage questline from Patch 10.0.7 also has several unique lines players can see if they completed the Shaman Order Hall campaign in Legion or the Maldraxxus campaign fromShadowlands.
Small details like these dialogue options delight many players. Though they seem like insignificant changes at first, NPCs recognizing the achievements of a player character is something that lets players feel important. These special lines of dialogue and special interactions help makeWorld of Warcraftfans feel like a part of a living, breathing world. Hopefully,World of Warcraftwill continue to add similar references to the past actions ofcharacters inEmbers of Neltharionand the patches and expansions that follow.
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