World of Warcraft has released the patch notes for patch 9.2.5. And it shakes up the principles: Starting with the new update, you can collaborate with your old enemies from the other faction.
When is the patch coming? The update 9.2.5 will be released on June 01, 2022, in World of Warcraft. That means it’s only a week away – and it brings some exciting changes.
These are the main new features: It was first announced in February, and now it is indeed happening: Players of the Alliance and the Horde will soon be able to form mixed groups to tackle dungeons, raids, and PvP elements together.
- For this to work, you must be Battle Tag or Real-ID friends or a member of a cross-faction WoW community.
- In the dungeon browser, the leader of organized groups can decide whether mixed groups are allowed.
- Guilds and content with random player assignments will remain open only to one faction at a time.
However, some instances are excluded and cannot be played cross-faction:
- Trial of the Champion
- Trial of the Crusader
- Archavon’s Chamber
- The Icecrown Citadel
- Baradin Hold
- The Siege of Boralus
- The Battle of Dazar’alor
- Doomwalker Citadel (Dungeon on the Isle of Exiled)
In the open world, you will generally remain unfriendly towards each other, but you can communicate in group chats.
Learn more about the new feature in our overview of cross-faction gameplay.
What else is in the patch notes for WoW Update 9.2.5
What else does the patch bring? In addition to cross-faction gameplay, the update brings several other features. Among the patch notes is an important change to the “Mausoleum of the First”.
Realm-crossing groups are now available on Mythic. This should especially please players of the Alliance – as there was a lack of players to tackle the raid here.
The extensive patch notes can be found here on the official website.
There are additional new contents:
- On one hand, two classes receive new quest lines to unlock new rewards
- Blood elf characters receive the Transient Emerald Hawkstrider after their quest line. Blood elf paladins receive the thematic ensemble: Devotion of the Blood Knight
- Dark Iron Dwarves get the mount Grim Howl and the thematic arsenal: Lava Smith Weapons.
- In addition, there is a new arena in PvP, the “Enigmatic Maw”.
What do you think of the changes? Are you excited to play together with your friends from the Horde or the Alliance? Or is that a chasm that should not be crossed? Let us know in the comments!
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