Being drunk causes creatures to be lower level.

[TITAN308]

I've been playing since 2004 and never knew this. Mainly because I can't stand a blurred screen or character sway.

Am I just really late to the part on this one or what?

Proof: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20754467505

[Aggrophobic]

I'm sorry to say this, but yes... You are very late to the party.

[Darsithis]

It's been that way for years. I remember playing with that back in Mists

[TITAN308]

lmao what other little hidden gems are like this that I might have missed?

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

Yup always been this way. On some poorly coded private servers it actually increases your hit chance because the mobs don't just appear lower.
Funny little addition, but I too hate the blurry drunk effect.

[Boricha]

It's been around as long as I can remember back in TBC. They aren't really low level though, just appear to be to get dumb people to attack them and die.

[Schizoide]

Worked that way in vanilla also.

[Jazzhands]

I think it also works in PvP. I have vague memories of doing 10-19 BGs in vanilla and seeing a level 9 once. Could just be me being crazy though.

[roflwaffle]

the blur and sway bug me so much i never noticed that either lol

[Kokolums]

There are also drinks that sober you up.

Starfire Espesso is a recipe that can be bought at many cooking vendors.
http://www.wowhead.com/item=65414/re...rfire-espresso

It only seems to be mildly effective however.

More effective is the timeless tea
http://www.wowhead.com/item=104348/timeless-tea

Which can only be bought from vendors on the Timeless isle.

Lastly, Blackrock Coffee is really effective
http://www.wowhead.com/item=120150/blackrock-coffee

But it apprently only drops from the Blingtron 5000 gift package.

Lastly, there is a drink called Black Coffee
http://www.wowhead.com/item=33042/black-coffee

Only sold by a vendor in Shattrath. It doesn't sober you up at all, however.

[draynay]

Yes, I first noticed this when trying to fight the ogres above shattrath and getting walloped many many years ago.

[MrPaladinGuy]

.................


Don't feel bad, I played for the first 11 years it was out, used to get plastered during ZG raids with my guild (we'd all get plastered) and remove the effects it added and I never knew this until right now. I think it was via a script command, idk, it was so long ago.

I need sleep.

Edit - We'd be drunk before going in and after leaving, so mobs and horde were seen while plastered.

[Lady Dragonheart]

I think that it's been in the game since vanilla... They don't actually lower level, they "appear" to be lower level... the same thing happens when you target players as well, or at least it did at one point, if it doesn't already.

[Holofernes]

i remember our gnome tank getting drunk on purpose for molten giants in molten core to become lower level, so they would miss him more. Im not entirely sure if the lower level really affected the hit table, but it was very common for tanks to get drunk in classic wow.

[Count Zero]

Wow

Been playing around 11 years straight now, never knew this

[Deleted]

What the hell? I never knew.

[Thimagryn]

the blur and sway bug me so much i never noticed that either lol

you can turn that off. They added the ability to turn it off when people complained about the sway too much during one of the brewfests

[Devonitar]

It's a WoW version of "I won't do that? Hold my beer."

[Darchow]

I started playing in TBC and back then it already worked like that.

[procne]

lmao what other little hidden gems are like this that I might have missed?

Druids in treant form standing near a campfire will catch fire