World of Warcraft got a huge update on April 21 that introduced some new modes and gameplay features, but everything didn't go according to plan, with players leaving more frustrated than elated. Blizzard understands this "justified frustration" and has openly apologized, saying it's working on fixing the issues with patch 12.0.5 while committing to greater transparency.
In an X post on April 23 from the official World of Warcraft account, Blizzard addressed the concerns regarding the launch of the MMORPG's latest patch. The studio expressed remorse about how the botched release "disrupted your time," explaining that everyone is "working around the clock" to stabilize the game and fix the issues currently plaguing World of Warcraft.
"The team is taking lessons learned from this launch to help ensure this doesn't happen again," Blizzard wrote on X. "We will also work harder to communicate openly, early, and often when a launch doesn't go as expected: the known issues we're working on, fixes as they roll out, and any other information that would be useful to our community as problems are worked on and solved. We care deeply about this game, and we play it right alongside you. We will do better."
Blizzard shared a list of hotfixes that have already been released. Some of the changes address complaints around certain classes--like the Hunter and Warlock--while a handful of them iron out problems around the new Decor Duel mode, such as registering players as AFK for doing exactly what the mode requests: hiding in plain sight from other players as furniture.
This set of changes comes a few days after Blizzard faced the ire of its fanbase for the dire state of patch 12.0.5. Players across the subreddit dragged the studio for releasing content too quickly. As Redditor FaroraSF wrote on April 22: "I'm not asking for more content, just more polished content as well as more time to breathe."
You can check out the full list of hotfixes to World of Warcraft: Midnight down below.
Classes
Decor Duel
Dungeons and Raids
Characters
Classes
Decor Duel
Dungeons and Raids
Items
Professions
Quests
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In an X post on April 23 from the official World of Warcraft account, Blizzard addressed the concerns regarding the launch of the MMORPG's latest patch. The studio expressed remorse about how the botched release "disrupted your time," explaining that everyone is "working around the clock" to stabilize the game and fix the issues currently plaguing World of Warcraft.
"The team is taking lessons learned from this launch to help ensure this doesn't happen again," Blizzard wrote on X. "We will also work harder to communicate openly, early, and often when a launch doesn't go as expected: the known issues we're working on, fixes as they roll out, and any other information that would be useful to our community as problems are worked on and solved. We care deeply about this game, and we play it right alongside you. We will do better."
A Message Regarding the 12.0.5 Launch
The 12.0.5 patch launch was not up to our standards, and we know this disrupted your time and caused justified frustration.
The team has been working around the clock since launch to stabilize the game and fix the biggest issues players…
— World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) April 24, 2026
Blizzard shared a list of hotfixes that have already been released. Some of the changes address complaints around certain classes--like the Hunter and Warlock--while a handful of them iron out problems around the new Decor Duel mode, such as registering players as AFK for doing exactly what the mode requests: hiding in plain sight from other players as furniture.
This set of changes comes a few days after Blizzard faced the ire of its fanbase for the dire state of patch 12.0.5. Players across the subreddit dragged the studio for releasing content too quickly. As Redditor FaroraSF wrote on April 22: "I'm not asking for more content, just more polished content as well as more time to breathe."
You can check out the full list of hotfixes to World of Warcraft: Midnight down below.
Patch 12.0.5 Hotfixes
April 23, 2026
Classes
- Hunter
- Marksmanship
- Corrected an issue where players could gain double the benefit of Pathfinding or Endurance Training when using the Unbreakable Bond talent in combination with the Cunning or Tenacious talents.
- Cunning or Tenacity pets should no longer sometimes lose their pet passive bonuses of Endurance Training and Pathfinding when changing between the Cunning and Tenacity talent choice node.
- Marksmanship
- Warlock
- Fixed an issue where Frequent Traveler would not function when using another Warlock's Demonic Gateway.
- Diabolist: Fixed an issue where Abyssal Dominion would not match the duration of Demonic Tyrant with Reign of Tyranny talented.
- Affliction
- Fixed an issue where Blight of Weakness and Tongues would not properly display on the Cooldown Manager.
- Destruction
- Removed several spells from the Cooldown Manager, as they are no longer present in-game.
Decor Duel
- Hiding players can no longer go near the Seeker's waiting room.
- Developers’ notes: There was an emergent tactic where hiders would place a bunch of traps near the seekers’ entrance, preventing them from leaving.
Dungeons and Raids
- Magisters' Terrace
- Addressed an issue where Degentrius' Devouring Entropy could damage players who were immune to it.
- Windrunner Spire
- Addressed an issue where Commander Kroluk could melee after finishing casting Bladestorm.
- The Voidspire
- Crown of the Cosmos
- Gravity Collapse damage reduced by 10%.
- Crown of the Cosmos
April 22, 2026
Characters
- Fixed a bug that could cause some Night Elf characters to be missing the intended Linen Blindfold option they previously chose.
Classes
- Death Knight
- Resolved an issue causing the Commander of the Dead damage increase aura to be applied to Death Knights.
- Evoker
- Preservation
- Fixed an issue where Dream Breath was not being stored in Stasis.
- Preservation
- Paladin
- Holy
- Fixed a bug that could cause Holy Paladins to do less damage than intended.
- Holy
- Rogue
- Fixed a bug that prevented the expected audio from playing when a Rogue enters stealth.
Decor Duel
- Fixed a bug that could prevent Decor Duel participants from receiving base Illusionary Coin rewards by incorrectly evaluating them to be AFK.
- Humanoid tracking abilities no longer reveal players in Decor Duel.
- Achievements earned in Decor Duel are now account-wide, as intended.
Dungeons and Raids
- Addressed an issue where Lindormi's Guidance could be applied to players outside of Mythic+ dungeons.
- March on Quel'Danas
- Midnight Falls
- Resolved issues with Torchbearer failing to prevent players from receiving applications of Midnight or failing to remove applications of Midnight.
- Midnight Falls
Items
- Addressed an issue preventing sockets from being added to Champion items obtained from Midnight Renown vendors.
- Fixed an issue where acquiring a Nebulous Voidcore with Thalassian Tokens of Merit would cause Decimus to only grant one of his two weekly Nebulous Voidcores upon quest turn-in.
- Developers’ notes: Players who have two Nebulous Voidcores in their currency window while showing "Season Maximum: 1/2" can now safely complete any of Decimus's quests again to receive their missing Nebulous Voidcore.
Professions
- Adjusted the cost of Thalassian Competitor's Chain Tunic to 5 Heraldry (was 4) to be in line with other crafted PvP chestpieces.
Quests
- The Ancient Visionstone can once again be interacted with for the Harandar repeatable legends quests "The Story of the Echoless Flame" and "The Story of Russula's Outreach."
- Fixed a bug where the daily quest "Ephemeral Masquerade" appeared to be a low-level quest, rather than the intended blue exclamation point.
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