DirectX 11 WoW

PC Games Hardware discusses experimental DirectX 11 support for World of Warcraft that's included in WoW: Cataclysm, the upcoming expansion for Blizzard's MMORPG. They explain how to get DirectX 11 support working in the Cataclysm, beta, and offer screenshots comparing the game's DirectX 9 visuals with their DirectX 11 counterparts.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 19:07
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Jul 5, 2010, 19:07
 
Fion wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 18:45:
Bet wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:41:
raVen wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:31:
400+ for a dx11 card?
You should maybe watch the video card market once in a while:
Newegg.com search for dx11 sorted by price
No kidding. Sometimes I wonder how many posters on this site even remember the components of a PC.

Sorry.. I don't buy bottom basement hardware. I only by enthusiast level hardware for my machine. You could probably run WoW on a $50 Dx11 card but if you ever wanted to play anything newer than 6 years old or very low end you'd be shit out of luck.

When I say $400, I'm talking about the top cards available.


In the end.. the point I am making is that these crap reflections are in no way a Dx11 technology and requiring it will only put off the vast.. vast majority of their player base, most of whom haven't upgraded in years.

It's like you're arguing against yourself.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
 
Hands down the best art style and without a doubt the most fluid animations in any MMO, and I have played about 90% of them.

I'm with you. Anyone complaining about WoW's graphics is just resentful of its success and how much money it makes. There are some parts, particularly in some of the newer areas, where it just looks stunning. In its own way, maybe, but still stunning.

The beauty of WoW is that it doesn't need the latest and greatest graphics card, nor the fastest cpu. Taking advantage of some dx11 features, if you have the hardware, sounds like a good move to me, and knowing Blizzard, they'll be able to do it without it impacting the framerate.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
Jul 5, 2010, 18:55
 
WoW does not have good art direction or good technical graphics. Maybe you guys should lay off the shitty Russian developed PC games for a month and see what else is out there.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:49
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW Jul 5, 2010, 18:49
Jul 5, 2010, 18:49
 
There is a difference between Art Direction and Graphics. WoWs graphics are crap, but their art direction is great.

But frankly I don't play WoW any longer simply because of the shitty gameplay. But I see no point in being a hater on it. I don't play it so why should I get angry over something I give no mind?

On a personal level if you want graphics and art direction, Funcom is beyond the best. Argue against their design, gameplay, anything else, but their artists are on a level all themselves.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:45
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Jul 5, 2010, 18:45
 
Bet wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:41:
raVen wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:31:
400+ for a dx11 card?
You should maybe watch the video card market once in a while:
Newegg.com search for dx11 sorted by price
No kidding. Sometimes I wonder how many posters on this site even remember the components of a PC.

Sorry.. I don't buy bottom basement hardware. I only by enthusiast level hardware for my machine. You could probably run WoW on a $50 Dx11 card but if you ever wanted to play anything newer than 6 years old or very low end you'd be shit out of luck.

When I say $400, I'm talking about the top cards available.


In the end.. the point I am making is that these crap reflections are in no way a Dx11 technology and requiring it will only put off the vast.. vast majority of their player base, most of whom haven't upgraded in years.

This comment was edited on Jul 5, 2010, 18:52.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:45
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fujiJuice wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 18:35:
WoW has some of the best graphics in any MMO I have ever seen. The design of the game was not meant to be photo realistic, and unfortunately some people seem to think that is the case. MMO games that throw out more polygons and bigger textures usually end up looking like abominations because they try too hard for realism. Blizzard took a brilliant approach and went the other way. They made a game that, while looking somewhat dated in a few areas after several years, the tree canopies mostly, still holds its own against games that have come out in the past year or so. Hands down the best art style and without a doubt the most fluid animations in any MMO, and I have played about 90% of them.
Ditto. It's cartoonish in a good way. However, I would like to see more higher details in the textures since the game engine is a bit outdated. Only for those whose computers can handle the updated graphics.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:44
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW Jul 5, 2010, 18:44
Jul 5, 2010, 18:44
 
A bunch of NERD RAGE in this thread.


WoW went with a stylistic approach to art. I like it. A few million other people like it. You don't have to like it. If you want to be like this guy: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/8/6/ go crazy. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. However, we have known what WoW looked like since the early 2000s. Now that it is 2010, your "OMG GAY BRIGHT KARTOON lewks like SHITSXXX!!eleventy!1!"ish comments are not insightful or even relevant.


Also you will not need a DX11 card to play WoW. This is just an extra option. If you don't like hardware upgrades giving additional graphic options then I hear that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have consoles you might be interested in.


Now I am going to go make some popcorn and come back to enjoy the rest of the nerd rage.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:35
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW Jul 5, 2010, 18:35
Jul 5, 2010, 18:35
 
WoW has some of the best graphics in any MMO I have ever seen. The design of the game was not meant to be photo realistic, and unfortunately some people seem to think that is the case. MMO games that throw out more polygons and bigger textures usually end up looking like abominations because they try too hard for realism. Blizzard took a brilliant approach and went the other way. They made a game that, while looking somewhat dated in a few areas after several years, the tree canopies mostly, still holds its own against games that have come out in the past year or so. Hands down the best art style and without a doubt the most fluid animations in any MMO, and I have played about 90% of them.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:28
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PHJF wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 16:26:
Eldaron you've quickly become the biggest fucking retard on this web site. Too bad the ignore function doesn't include the occasions when some unfortunate soul takes to quoting the endless garbage spewing from your pie hole.

I'm not sure you're praising me here or actually do express hate towards me. That's what you get with using that extremely lame sarcastic demeanor in 95% of yours posts.

In a nutshell: The feeling is mutual.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 18:19
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Jul 5, 2010, 18:19
 
Fucking reflections, how do they work?
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 17:57
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Jul 5, 2010, 17:57
 
Krovven wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 17:47:
ASJD wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 17:17:
WoW still looks good? WoW never looked good.

To each his own. This argument reminds me of all the people saying how Team Fortress 2 looks like shit, because of the cartoon art direction.

QFT. If anything the art direction and area design is top notch. It's not super-realistic but it's not meant to be. In my experience, MMOs the concentrate on great graphics usually fall short in gameplay.

My personal preference in MMOs is LotRO. It has the perfect balance in graphical direction and has great gameplay. They don't get any better.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 17:47
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Jul 5, 2010, 17:47
 
ASJD wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 17:17:
WoW still looks good? WoW never looked good.

To each his own. This argument reminds me of all the people saying how Team Fortress 2 looks like shit, because of the cartoon art direction.

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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 17:17
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Jul 5, 2010, 17:17
 
Krovven wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 17:14:
Fast forward 5 years...EQ2 looks like dogshit with plastic doll characters, while WoW still looks good, even in the classic WoW zones.

WoW still looks good? WoW never looked good.

WoW just has aged less than EQ2, because it was always shitty looking.

Also WTF @ Blizzard needing DX11 to do a DX8 effect.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 17:14
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Jul 5, 2010, 17:14
 
So EQ2 came out within a month of WoW, EQ2 went for realistic art style, high end graphics. WoW went for a stylized cartoon look that very similar to Warcraft 3. Most people couldn't run EQ2 at a decent framerate even at low settings. Pretty much everyone could run the graphics at higher settings and whether you liked them or not came down to personal preference.

Fast forward 5 years...EQ2 looks like dogshit with plastic doll characters, while WoW still looks good, even in the classic WoW zones.

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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 16:43
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:43
 
Eldaron Imotholin wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:26:
ForgedReality wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:06:
HAAHHAH!! WoW is a fucking HIDEOUS looking game. The whole thing needs a redesign. DX11 is pointless when every scene contains a maximum of like 15 polys.

I wouldn't call WoW a hideous looking game. It has its own art and it was a very smart approach for a MMORPG, that is a rockhard fact. Think about how many customers Age of Conan lost not due to it being a crap game overall, but merely because people could barely run the game! WoW looks relatively amazing on crapcomputers and acceptable still on high ends.
And I did not get into WoW because it looks god damned awful and stupid.

I guess that just proves you can not please everyone.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 16:26
PHJF
 
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:26
 PHJF
 
Eldaron you've quickly become the biggest fucking retard on this web site. Too bad the ignore function doesn't include the occasions when some unfortunate soul takes to quoting the endless garbage spewing from your pie hole.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 16:24
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:24
 
No worries - they can un-delete characters, too!
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 16:20
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:20
 
Eldaron Imotholin wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 15:26:
I wouldn't call WoW a hideous looking game. It has its own art and it was a very smart approach for a MMORPG, that is a rockhard fact.

Uhm... I'd say that a low poly / cartoon art styled game with realistic water (and other realistic effects) is pretty fucking hideous. Not only is it hideous, but incredibly lame, too.

...and I'm not even a graphics whore.

If they're going for the cartoon look... stick with the style... don't mix it with photo-realism. That's just fuckin' dumb.
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Re: DirectX 11 WoW
Jul 5, 2010, 16:16
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:16
 
StingingVelvet wrote on Jul 5, 2010, 16:05:
Paying for high-end gear to get snazzy extra effects in 6-year old PC games?

What will they think of next?

Fixed for ya
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:06
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Jul 5, 2010, 16:06
 
I've found that a decent video card that's going to last a few years will start at around $250 on average.
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