I cant say with absolute certainty that this is indeed a bug, but it would seem to be. I have noticed that since update 38 (human) enemy and friendly NPCs alike no longer initiate dialogue or talk/mock us. For example, they would often say things such as “enemy at the gates”, “I will rip you apart”, “watch your flanks, me and me mates are thick as thieves”, “a true Nord never backs down”, etc. It seems to not occur with not only hostile factions, but also our tamed thralls. Perhsps the new noise effects have overwritten or surpassed them? Pure speculation.
Sorry to load your Bearer’s Pack up with another Stone, I mean bug which needs addressing guys.
PS- completely unrelated, but just FYI considering my mode and platform, thus far we seem to be unaffected by the thrall HP bug.
A few people have noticed and posted similar instance, and Hugo answered, so I know that they are at least aware of the issue. I can only assume they’re working on a fix.
The original post is here : No animal sounds?
I think Ps4 was lucky enough to miss the thrall bug from what I’ve gathered in other posts, I could be mistaken, but I haven’t experienced it personally on ps4.