TLDR: The Cataclysm Classic engineering mounts no longer make any engine noise as of a bug introduced a week or two ago, and this isn’t just on my account or my one computer. I hate this bug and it’s ruined my mount for me.
They actually don’t make any noise whatsoever when flying forward in the air (not when on the ground, they make all the regular noises when they’re on the ground) They still make noise when flying backwards, upwards, or any other direction but straight forward. Even if I go forward but I use a different key to tilt up, it makes noise, but not when flying directly forward normally, which is the most commonly used controls to fly a mount, the Swift version at least, flies completely silently.
I find this bug to be very annoying as I love my Turbo-Charged Flying Machine, it’s been one of my favorite mounts ever since I first got it in Wrath, years ago, and it was still my favorite mount until a week ago, during the last patch, last week Wednesday, or whenever it was. I have since then, discontinued using the mount, and it’s the only cool mount that I have on my account so far, that isn’t a wyvern, and honestly this noticeably reduces my enjoyment of the game. At least until I can get another flying mount besides wyverns.
Some people might enjoy this bug, as they might find the engine noises annoying, but I imagine those people wouldn’t go out of their way to get this mount in cataclysm, and actually use it regularly, if the noise bothered them that much. I imagine most people who are actually fans of the mount enjoy the engine noises, like I do, and find it to be somewhat relaxing. It also, of course, enhances immersion.
But regardless of the merits of the noise itself, this is clearly a bug, not working as intended, and should be fixed. I have submitted a bug report, but as we all know, those take years to ever be addressed for all versions of Classic, if they’re ever addressed at all.
Furthermore, I would like to point out, that I have confirmed this bug with several other players, who also have the mount, and they have confirmed that they have the same bug and can reproduce it at any time.
Version: Cataclysm Classic
How to reproduce bug: Flying forward (all other directions produce noise, except flying forward)
Character encountered with: Encountered on my rogue on Grobbulus, but the name doesn’t matter as I’ve talked to other engineers on my server and they have the same exact audio bug.
PS: This reminds me of the bug with the original Netherdrake mounts from BC, who lost their loud, heavy, dragon wing audio flapping noises, and had it replaced with the default gryphon/wyvern wings audio. I remember making bug reports and forum posts about this for years and it was never fixed until the day I quit retail. I won’t be surprised if it’s still not fixed in retail to this day (would be interested to know if it was though)