Blizzard removes, adds back, and now re-removes WoW Classic Cataclysm line where Garrosh calls Sylvanas a "b***h," despite MMO lead swearing it was "not coming back"
Apr. 11, 2024Please be respectful to the Banshee Queen of World of Warcraft, thank you
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WoW Classic’s Cataclysm servers are bringing back heaps of what you remember from the 14-year-old expansion, but not everything. An infamous line where Garrosh calls Sylvanas a “b***h” has been cut despite making a return just one month ago.
Back in the original expansion, the Silverpine Forest questline featured a back-and-forth between Sylvanas and Garrosh that resulted in the latter resorting to profanities before storming off, warning the Banshee Queen that we all have to meet our makers someday and that she may do so sooner rather than later. The line lands well with some as World of Warcraft seldom includes swearing, though others find the derogatory language needless.
“I make no apologies for removing the word,” he says in reply to one fan. “Everyone, of course, is entitled to their own opinion. But we felt it was time for it to go, and it’s not coming back.”
And yet, come back it did—for a short stint. While WoW Classic’s Cataclysm servers aren’t due to go live until May 20, players have been able to try parts of it on the Cataclysm beta. Last month, players found the line restored, only for an update to remove it again this month.
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