Reforge Bench not unlocked

I've been playing on my current character since the launch of dawn of the hunt. I've done every quests and am level 90 without having unlocked the Reforge Bench. A friend of mine told me he did not have the bench too on his day 1 account but could unlock it after creating a new charater 3 days ago. I suppose it was patched but i still can't unlock it, have I done something wrong or is the issue my charater created before recent patch ?