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With the next content update just days away, Blizzard has released the World of Warcraft 10.0.5 patch notes. The update will be released almost two months after the release of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the ninth expansion for the popular MMORPG.
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Yesterday, following an annual tradition, World of Warcraft released a new rabbit mount to celebrate Chinese New Year. The mount is inspired by the Year of the Rabbit and has been baptized by Blizzard as “Jade, Brilliant Foresight”. Lunar Festival, also inspired by Chinese New Year, will return to the game in patch 10.0.5. Future holiday updates, as outlined in Blizzard’s World of Warcraft 2023 roadmap, will arrive in the spring at the earliest with patch 10.0.7.
World of Warcraft patch 10.0.5 will be released next Tuesday, January 24. Ahead of the patch, Blizzard has released a list of items that will arrive with the update, including changes to various classes and specializations. Balance and Guardian Druids will see their talent trees redesigned, with some talents receiving point cost changes and some being removed from certain specializations. There have also been significant changes to the talent trees of other specializations, such as Discipline Priest, Brewmaster Monk, and Mistweaver Monk. Additionally, changes have been made to War Mode, Solo Mode, and the Crafting and Gathering professions. Click here to read the full patch notes.
World of Warcraft patch 10.0.5 will also include the new bazaar feature. The bazaar will allow players playing normally to earn currency that can be used to purchase cosmetic items that cannot be found over time or are difficult to obtain. Players will be able to earn up to 1,000 Trader Coins per month, 500 of which will be earned with an active World of Warcraft subscription. An additional 500 Trader Coins can be earned by completing tasks in the Trade Log, which has been compared to the Challenge Log of Final Fantasy 14 and the Battle Pass of free-to-play games like Overwatch 2. Some of the Tasks in the Trading Journal They can include activities like daily quests, raids, dungeons, PVP, and crafting, with new themes every month. A new event called Rage of the Storm will also be added to the game, which will have additional rewards for players.
Additionally, patch 10.0.5 will even have updates to the World of Warcraft UI. The ability to move and resize even more UI elements, such as experience and reputation bars, micromenu, and inventory bags, will be added when the update is released. With these features and more on the way, World of Warcraft looks set to continue its upward trend in 2023.
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