I suppose with yearly updates less can be expected, but, yes, I didn't see anything that had "wow" or "at last!" (sic) flavor to it. The speed improvements probably make it worth my while to go on from v.8, but I don't want to lose 1001bit tools just yet. The 3d warehouse and webgl are looking good, though that's not something I spend much time with myself.
Maybe Ruby 2.0 is a big deal for developers. IDK.