World of Warcraft’s ramping up to its first major “big number” patch, Curse of Ula’tek—in addition to some interesting changes to how world bosses work, Blizzard’s also taking aim at some quality-of-life features. And while these updates haven’t all exactly been frictionless, I’ve gotta tip my hat to Blizzard, here—a lot of these are major plusses.
A recent blog details what Blizzard’s already implemented, as well as what’s to come. The most notable items here are fixes to auto-looting and area looting, but there’s also been performance upgrades to the very-pretty Silvermoon City, faster Prey hunts, EXP buffs, and—in a move that’s genuinely really important for the hardcore raiding scene—reduced repair costs.
But Curse of Ula’tek’s got a few big upgrades to come, too. Profession knowledge points can now be reset once per profession, crafted housing decor should be cheaper, and the Voidforge will be accessible from Silvermoon City.
There’s also UI improvements—and while I’m excited about certain bumps to the experience, like finally being able to see map coordinates without an addon, the most vital by far is the auto-loot setting, which no longer resets when you make a new character.