World of Warcraft is fixing auto-loot, map coordinates, and more quality-of-life annoyances ahead of Curse of Ula'tek

Blizzard is on a quality-of-life push ahead of World of Warcraft's first major patch of the current expansion, Curse of Ula'tek, and a recent developer blog lays out what's already live and what's still coming. The changes range from small conveniences to fixes that will genuinely matter to dedicated players.

The headline fix is auto-loot — that setting which lets you grab everything from a corpse in one click rather than shift-clicking like it's 2005. For years it was inexplicably character-specific, meaning every new alt forced you to dig through the options menu and re-enable it from scratch. That's done now; the setting persists across characters. Map coordinates are also finally visible without an addon, which is a long-overdue win. On the performance side, Silvermoon City has received rendering improvements, Prey hunts are faster, EXP buffs are in, and repair costs have been cut — that last one is a real quality-of-life bump for hardcore raiders who burn through gold keeping their gear functional. A bug fix targeting players getting stuck in outdoor combat longer than intended is also live, though Blizzard notes it won't catch every case.

Still to come with Curse of Ula'tek: profession knowledge points can be reset once per profession, crafted housing decor will be cheaper to make, and the Voidforge will be accessible directly from Silvermoon City. World boss mechanics are also getting changes, though specifics weren't detailed in the blog. World of Warcraft has been running quality-of-life improvement passes more aggressively in recent expansions, and The War Within has continued that trend — small friction points that have persisted for years are quietly getting cleaned up alongside the bigger content drops.

Community reaction to the auto-loot fix in particular has been warm, with players who run multiple alts treating it as long overdue. Curse of Ula'tek doesn't have a confirmed release date yet, but the volume of prep work Blizzard is publishing suggests the patch is getting close.