Does WoW need Bootcamp?

[Ainippe]

I have made up my mind to buy a rMBP to replace the Alienware laptop I have. I will only use it to play WoW on the odd occasion ie maybe a couple of hours a week when I travel. Otherwise I will use it as a proper laptop the rest of the time including travellling. I have a dedicated gaming PC at home.

Does the rMBP need Bootcamp to run wow properly? Or should I load the WoW (mac) version that is available? Excuse my ignorance - what is Bootcamp?

Regards


Nick

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Shouldn't have to

WOW comes for both Macs and windows, you may get slightly better frame rates under windows in bootcamp but for casual gaming on teh go I can't see it'll make enough difference to bother.

Bootcamp is having windows on your mac installed in a partition so you can boot into windows when you need it.

 

[snaky69]

I have made up my mind to buy a rMBP to replace the Alienware laptop I have. I will only use it to play WoW on the odd occasion ie maybe a couple of hours a week when I travel. Otherwise I will use it as a proper laptop the rest of the time including travellling. I have a dedicated gaming PC at home.

Does the rMBP need Bootcamp to run wow properly? Or should I load the WoW (mac) version that is available? Excuse my ignorance - what is Bootcamp?

Regards


Nick

You may get a bit better frame rate under windows, but to state that you NEED bootcamp is a bit over the top.

Bootcamp is Apple's marketing term for a utility that partitions your drive and allows you to install Windows on a Mac.

 

[leman]

What Alienware laptop did you have, what rMBP are you going to buy and what settings/gamemodes are you going to play WoW under?

 

[Ardmanz]

I run WOW on my late 2013 rMBP (w/750m) in OSX and it runs just fine.

1680x1050. AA off, mix of medium to high settings. 50-70 fps in stormwind (depending on how many are around).