With patch 9.1.5 there are many improvements in World of Warcraft. Even dying will be a little more pleasant.
Even though the Shadowlands represent the afterlife of World of Warcraft, many a hero can easily meet their demise. Although most players have long unlocked the ability to fly, dying looks particularly silly—since you still have to walk back to your corpse on foot. This is annoying and wastes a lot of time—but with patch 9.1.5, that finally comes to an end.
What is the problem? Dying in the Shadowlands is not difficult at all. Pull too many elite enemies, don’t survive a skirmish in PvP, or simply jump off a cliff in too good of a mood and forget which hotkey triggers Levitate.
Previously, you had to walk back from the graveyard to your corpse—on foot, of course. This is quite arduous in some areas of the Shadowlands, especially in Revendreth. Much happens on different levels there, so you may suddenly have to use elevators as a spirit and take long detours. Not a pleasant feeling.
How does Blizzard fix this? With patch 9.1.5, you can also fly as a spirit in the Shadowlands. So when you die, you immediately mount a flying mount and can return to your corpse much faster. This way, you’ll simply fly over cliffs, large buildings, and other obstacles, and you’re much faster than walking.
Walking times and the duration until reaching the corpse will thus be reduced by 80% to 90%, depending on the distance to the graveyard.
Where does this not apply? Even in patch 9.1.5, flying is not allowed upon death in the Maw or in Korthia. Here, spirits still have to trudge back to their corpses on foot. Since both Korthia and the Maw are quite straightforward, it’s not as bothersome there as in the other four areas of the Shadowlands.
When will this come? There is still no exact release date for patch 9.1.5. However, the update is already playable on the PTR, so the development time can be roughly estimated. Realistic estimates suggest a release in mid-October. Until then, you will still have to walk back to your corpse—then at least this suffering will finally come to an end.
