World of Warcraft [Archive]

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 12:39 PM

miniConvert

Dec 21, 2006, 01:08 PM

Hey :)

A lot of people ask this, so you'd be best to use the Search function to find out all the comments that have been made.

In general, yes the MacBooks play WoW. The more RAM you add the better. Even maxed out on RAM, though, the performance isn't going to blow you away. It's probably just fine for anyone but the most serious WoWers.

Stupid Intel integrated graphics :(

Edit: MacBook Pro... Not MacBook (hits self on head). Have posted below.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 01:09 PM

Well I have 1GB ram with it. I just hope it plays okay.

nick004

Dec 21, 2006, 01:12 PM

One of my machines main functions is playing WoW. The MBP plays the game really well, i have to no complaints or regrets. I'm not a gaming freak and don't need every FPS possible but for me its more than I expected and need.

And apparently Blizzard is working on making run even better, the new patch definetly makes a difference.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 01:12 PM

Hooray! ;)

Andrew05151

Dec 21, 2006, 01:16 PM

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 01:18 PM

I play WoW on my PC and my MacBook...

It's a little bit choppy on the macbook, but the macbook has a pretty crappy video card. I imagine it will run without flaw on the macbook pro model. Only thing, make sure you don't run a program to strip out the power pc code :mad:

Anyways, what was wrong with the patch for windows?

Alot of people have been getting an error in which the patch can't apply, I've tried EVERYTHING to fix it, for the past few weeks. I installed wow on my macbook fine, got the patch installed, although I haven't tested it yet.

I just hope it works.

miniConvert

Dec 21, 2006, 01:22 PM

Hey :)

A lot of people ask this, so you'd be best to use the Search function to find out all the comments that have been made.

In general, yes the MacBooks play WoW. The more RAM you add the better. Even maxed out on RAM, though, the performance isn't going to blow you away. It's probably just fine for anyone but the most serious WoWers.

Stupid Intel integrated graphics :(
Yeah... I read MacBook, not MacBook Pro - I think I'm OD'd on MacBook WoW threads! Sorry about that.

WoW will be perfectly playable on the MacBook Pro.

Andrew05151

Dec 21, 2006, 01:40 PM

Alot of people have been getting an error in which the patch can't apply, I've tried EVERYTHING to fix it, for the past few weeks. I installed wow on my macbook fine, got the patch installed, although I haven't tested it yet.

I just hope it works.

Hmm, I haven't heard of this happening. I didn't run into any such problems. Guess I was lucky. It's kind of odd that Blizzard would run into such a significant problem when they're pulling in about a billion a year on this project...

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 02:29 PM

Hmm, I haven't heard of this happening. I didn't run into any such problems. Guess I was lucky. It's kind of odd that Blizzard would run into such a significant problem when they're pulling in about a billion a year on this project...

Look around on their forums, they have lost so many customers, theres thousands of complaints and no support been given, they are loosing a hell of alot of customers! Me being one. Guess Im playing it on my MBP until I get my alienware then.

Thanks guys.

Andrew05151

Dec 21, 2006, 02:30 PM

Look around on their forums, they have lost so many customers, theres thousands of complaints and no support been given, they are loosing a hell of alot of customers! Me being one. Guess Im playing it on my MBP until I get my alienware then.

Thanks guys.

I avoid their website as it's sooooo damn slow.

patseguin

Dec 21, 2006, 02:49 PM

Guys, Im getting the new macbook pro for christmas and I was wondering about installing world of warcraft on it.

Would it play smoothly? (Im having to play on my Mac because the new patch fails on my PC, damn windows!)

Any help or information is appreciated. :cool:

I think you're going to be pleasantly suprised since the 2.0.1 WoW patch added mulithread OpenGL. It dramatically inreases performance on all Intel Macs.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 03:08 PM

I think you're going to be pleasantly suprised since the 2.0.1 WoW patch added mulithread OpenGL. It dramatically inreases performance on all Intel Macs.

Kick ass! I just need to buy an apple mouse and Im good to go on christmas day! :)

gloss

Dec 21, 2006, 03:36 PM

Kick ass! I just need to buy an apple mouse and Im good to go on christmas day! :)

I love Apple products, but honestly and truly, from the bottom of my heart, go buy a Logitech Revolution instead. You'll thank me.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 03:38 PM

I love Apple products, but honestly and truly, from the bottom of my heart, go buy a Logitech Revolution instead. You'll thank me.

Isn't that one of those Pro Gaming type mouse's?

gloss

Dec 21, 2006, 03:41 PM

Isn't that one of those Pro Gaming type mouse's?

It's just a fantastic mouse, period. I would say that Logitech's mice are, overall, second to none.

There's a smaller, mobile version (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12140).

And a desktop-sized version (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12134).

They're just supremely comfortable and very compatible with Mac OS. Much better than the Mighty Mouse.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 03:42 PM

It's just a fantastic mouse, period. I would say that Logitech's mice are, overall, second to none.

There's a smaller, mobile version (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12140).

And a desktop-sized version (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12134).

They're just supremely comfortable and very compatible with Mac OS. Much better than the Mighty Mouse.

I think I will end up purchasing a new mouse sometime around Christmas, but I'm perfectly satisfied with the apple mouse at the moment. Thanks for the heads-up!

gloss

Dec 21, 2006, 03:44 PM

I think I will end up purchasing a new mouse sometime around Christmas, but I'm perfectly satisfied with the apple mouse at the moment. Thanks for the heads-up!

No worries. I use a Logitech MX518 on my PC and it's the only thing I miss (well, besides my Klipsch speakers) when I go back to the iMac or my Macbook.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 03:45 PM

No worries. I use a Logitech MX518 on my PC and it's the only thing I miss (well, besides my Klipsch speakers) when I go back to the iMac or my Macbook.

Well I'm hoping to get an Alienware Aurora 7500 next year for gaming. I'll most likely kit that up. :p

Savings

Dec 21, 2006, 04:36 PM

The new support for Multithreaded OpenGL in WoW makes it fly on the Macbook Pro Core 2 Duos. Framerate never drops below around 30 for me with maximum settings on everything and draw distance at 70%.

dizastor

Dec 21, 2006, 04:44 PM

From the dead horse beating department, WoW runs fine on my 1st gen MacBook with 2Gb ram.

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 05:16 PM

The new support for Multithreaded OpenGL in WoW makes it fly on the Macbook Pro Core 2 Duos. Framerate never drops below around 30 for me with maximum settings on everything and draw distance at 70%.

I cant wait to get playing again, I lose a 40 gnome warlock and a 59 Undead ROUGE. :mad: MB will do until I get my gaming machine!

shortyjj

Dec 21, 2006, 05:18 PM

you will melt faces in pvp

on a macbook

Nerve

Dec 21, 2006, 05:27 PM

you will melt faces in pvp

on a macbook

I'm not quite sure what you mean :confused:

gloss

Dec 22, 2006, 12:52 AM

you will melt faces in pvp

on a macbook

I believe Shadow Priests have the phrase 'melt face' and all its variations under copyright.

Nermal

Dec 22, 2006, 01:00 AM

I cant wait to get playing again, I lose a 40 gnome warlock and a 59 Undead ROUGE. :mad: MB will do until I get my gaming machine!

Not an undead mascara?

Demon Hunter

Dec 22, 2006, 08:17 AM

Mighty Mouse + WoW FTW.

Nerve

Dec 22, 2006, 11:03 AM

Mighty Mouse + WoW FTW.

I can't wait to play now, you all have me excited.

michaelsaxon

Dec 22, 2006, 11:32 AM

Not an undead mascara?

No way! Undead Rouge's are much more colorful characters!

phillipjfry

Dec 22, 2006, 12:07 PM

Resto druid + dire bear + feral gear + rejuv + regrow = captured flag ftw!

cant stop
wont stop
*dances*
:D

sb58

Dec 22, 2006, 12:07 PM

why do people have a tendency to spell it "rouge"? i coulda sworn it was "rogue"

killmoms

Dec 22, 2006, 12:12 PM

why do people have a tendency to spell it "rouge"? i coulda sworn it was "rogue"

It is.

ROUGE IS A KIND OF MAKEUP, ASSHATS.

ROGUE IS A CLASS OF WOW CHARACTER. (Among other things.)

This friendly "learn how to spell" reminder brought to you by the Stop Mauling My Language Association of America, Potentate For Life killmoms presiding.

Gasu E.

Dec 26, 2006, 01:24 PM

It is.

ROUGE IS A KIND OF MAKEUP, ASSHATS.

ROGUE IS A CLASS OF WOW CHARACTER. (Among other things.)

This friendly "learn how to spell" reminder brought to you by the Stop Mauling My Language Association of America, Potentate For Life killmoms presiding.

I hope you fail. This simple mispelling is an easy way to identify players to avoid questing with.

ldkaplan

Dec 27, 2006, 05:12 PM

My C2D Macbook should arrive tomorrow via UPS. I currently run WoW on my 1.8ghz G5 (gen 1, 1.8ghz single processor) and my iMac (gen 1 flat screen model). I can barely get through the AH. I'm hoping that the macbook will be an improvement, although I only went for the stock 1gb of ram.

My question is not whether it will run or not, but whether I should run it in Mac mode on using bootcamp and windoze? I don't quite understand the update in the latest patch to support OpenGL and how it relates to the macbook vs mbp.

I'm stuck with the crappy graphics card anyway, but I hope it's better than the other two dinosaurs. I think I should have spent a bit extra for the refurb 15" mbp and tossed in some more memory.

Anyway, /w me on Gorefiend if you on that server - horde side:-) Name is SageHalfhorn.

rbarris

Dec 27, 2006, 08:33 PM

My question is not whether it will run or not, but whether I should run it in Mac mode on using bootcamp and windoze? I don't quite understand the update in the latest patch to support OpenGL and how it relates to the macbook vs mbp.

The update is not complicated to understand; it makes the OS X client run better than it used to. We have more such updates on the way. It can help frame rates on any dual core Intel system; the benefits are not as large on the MacBook vs the MacBook Pro but still noticeably better.