Patch 9.0.5 of World of Warcraft is finally live. However, some bugs and issues have crept in, which Blizzard is already fixing.
After a long wait, the small Patch 9.0.5 is now live in World of Warcraft. In addition to some new features, such as collecting Valor Points, there are also a number of bugs. Fortunately, the Americans have had the patch for a few hours longer, so Blizzard has already been able to work on hotfixes.
What’s new in Patch 9.0.5? The mini-patch 9.0.5 contains relatively little new content. There are two new mounts, one of which is the great community mount Wandering Ancient. Otherwise, the update mainly brings back the Valor system, which allows players to upgrade their items from “Mythic+” dungeons.
Note that the upgrade is only possible for items you obtained from dungeons after the launch of Patch 9.0.5. Items you already owned beforehand cannot be upgraded.
We have shared more about the upgrade system here.
What problems are there? Within the first hours after the release, there were a number of reports about possible problems and difficulties. The following issues were identified:
- In Torghast, the corridors do not grant Soul Ash after successful completion. (Fixed now!)
- The mount Wandering Ancient is not yet available. It should arrive for players within “the next few days”.
- Some items that were supposed to be added to the transmog collection are not functioning correctly.
Additionally, there is something that is not quite clear if it is intended by Blizzard. Currently, every “Mythic+” dungeon grants 135 Valor Points upon completion, regardless of whether it is a dungeon of difficulty level M+2 or M+15. All dungeons grant 135 Valor Points.
What’s next? After Blizzard has fixed the major bugs and issues from Patch 9.0.5 with hotfixes, it should soon continue with Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination – at least on the PTR. There, the next update will certainly be tested for a few months before it goes into the first “real” content update of Shadowlands.
