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Quest Objective Update
The small tick you get each time a quest counter goes up, like 4/10 boars slain.
Art: Argus loading screen · Blizzard Entertainment. Argus key art: objectives on another world
0:00 / 1.6s
Where you hear it
Every '7/10 Kobold Vermin slain' message comes with iquestupdate.ogg. Because it can fire every few seconds during a kill quest, Blizzard kept it short and unobtrusive. It sits in the same original interface set as the accept and complete cues. The final update that completes a quest uses the same file, which is why many players watch the tracker rather than listen for a difference. Its brevity is exactly what makes it useful away from the game.
TriggerFires when a quest objective advances, such as a kill counting, an item looted or an event credited.
In the game client
| Client path | sound/interface/iquestupdate.ogg |
|---|---|
| FileDataID | 567516 |
| Expansion | Classic |
| Game versions | Retail, Classic, Forever |
| Duration | 1.6s |
| Sample rate | 22,050 Hz |
| Channels | Stereo |
| MP3 size | 34 KB |
| M4R size | 24 KB |
| OGG size | 20 KB |
Use it as
Notification sound
Over a text, a sub-two-second tick registers instantly and is hard to confuse with a stock phone chime.
Discord soundboard
On a soundboard the 1.6-second Quest Objective Update clip lands and finishes before anyone has to stop talking.
iPhone
- Tap iPhone ringtone (.m4r) above and choose Download.
- Open the Files app, go to Downloads and open the file.
- Tap Share, then Use as Ringtone (iOS 26).
- Pick it in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone or Text Tone.
Android
- Tap Download MP3 above.
- Open Settings, Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
- Tap My sounds, then +, and pick the MP3 from Downloads.
Discord
- Download the OGG or MP3 above.
- Open Server Settings, Soundboard, Upload Sound, and pick the file.
- Name it and choose an emoji. You need the Manage Expressions permission.
Discord takes clips up to 5.2 seconds and 512 KB; this one fits.
Windows
- Windows sound schemes only take WAV files, so convert the MP3 to WAV first (Audacity or any audio converter does it in one export).
- Open Settings, System, Sound, More sound settings, then the Sounds tab.
- Pick an event such as Notification, click Browse, choose the WAV, then Apply.
OBS alert
- Download the MP3 above.
- In your alert tool (Streamlabs or StreamElements) set it as the alert sound file.
- Or in OBS add a Media Source with the MP3, untick Loop, and fire it with a hotkey.
Related sounds
Level Up (Alternate) 5.0s
A second level-up fanfare stored next to the original ding in the interface folder.
Ready Check 2.9s
The raid leader's ready check: a sharp bell that demands a click on Ready or Not Ready.
Auto Quest Complete 3.5s
Pop-up quest completion cue for quests you can finish without walking back to the giver.
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