Quote by: Count+SessineQuote by: HarrisThe "slurring speech" after you've had some alcohol is gone.
I enjoyed that very much, and think that'd be a wonderful penalty for overdrinking that wouldn't take away the benefits of the buff (and make people mad).
Plus, it sounded silly anytime you read it out loud. 
Funny, sure. Once or twice. Would you really want it messing up story-telling? Okay, you could avoid it -- so it only impacted new players who hadn't learned to do an emote -- but it still ruined /specials. A lot of people were relieved when it went away.