I am using Win 10 on a HP laptop and I cannot use DX12. I had to switch it to DX11 to even see the game. Even after updating drivers and all the suggestions, this is only way I can run the game. Still, there are lots of little annoying bugs. I get randomly dc’ed several times a session. When I log off it takes the game several MINUTES to finally shut down and often it freezes and has to be shut down by WIndows for non response. The lag is still there and very annoyingly in dungeons now as well as the major cities. In fact I know I cannot go anywhere there are lots of others around, as the lag completely freezes me for several seconds at a time. It won’t stop until I am clear of the congested area.
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Make sure that it’s Windows 7, 64 bit. Kaivax neglected to mention that they got rid of the Windows 7, 32 bit players when they got rid of the Windows XP and Vista players prior to BfA.
On a daily basis since this update, my Windows 10 system has seen a complete screen freeze for up to 30 seconds. Sometimes, I teleport and just get a black screen but I can hear game sounds that indicate the controls are still working and my only option is to hard quit the game and reload. I’m not sure I’d really call this a ‘win’.
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Anyone else feel like using DirectX 12 has actually made the game run worse?
Most times FPS has gone way up, getting well over 100 in many situations, but after a few hours of play in 5 mans especially, the game starts getting real inconsistent. Often times getting 15fps then jumping back to 40+.
Don’t know if its just a coincidence or if it would be better to go back to previous directx?
Makes sense to me, because I assume them doing this was probably not perfect so there will be issues.
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Yes. My game will literally lock up for 10-15 seconds at a time. It’s insanity.
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Ya, doesn’t get that bad but its close. Usually within a 10 second window I will drop from 80+ fps to 30 or lower, and its really noticeable.
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So I may be a bit of a tech dummy, but I can’t seem to find any links to the DirectX12 version for Win7.
I have searched Microsoft Support as well as looked through several articles. Where can I find a download link?
My game was doing that a lot under DX11, as in two or three times an hour. I’m running Windows 7. Since moving to DX12, it is now a rare event, maybe once a week. For the record I’m running an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Yeah, working on updating that.
Since Windows 7 will be out of the patching cycle this coming January I’ll have to move to Windows 10 between here and there. Be interesting to see if this improves or breaks the situation.
Just make sure your video card driver is up to date, and then go into the settings in the WoW client itself and you’ll be able to choose it from a drop down bar. Noticeable differences right away but it’s no bueno on my machine right now.
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I’m running Win 7 x64 and a GTX 970. Anywhere crowded in game or mini-events would lock the whole screen up, but the sound would continue.
So funny because everything else is just a trojan thanks to telemetry.
Good times.
This is the future you wanted, world.
I have windows 10 and directx 12 never “sticks”.
After a game restart is it always back to 11.
This one goes to 11.
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thanks for the laugh …!!!
Update all BGs and Arenas like you have done with Arathi Basin and Warsong Gulge. I find myself only wanting to que up for these BGs and want some diversity.
Just wanted to take a moment to stop in and thank you folks for enabling Direct X 12 for Win 7 / 64 bit users. What a difference this has made for me. Even with my failing monitor, colors are now vibrant, graphic detail are crispy and I can now see into the far distance. It’s like playing a new game. Thank you so much for this update.
/bows in respect
Official Windows 7 support ends January 2020, not exactly worthy of any more focus of the WoW development team, right?
You cant get Dx12 for Win7?
But still no character / full reflections in the water, eh? It’s been 11 years now and the one and only feature that was promised back in Cataclysm still hasn’t been working. Thank you for this update, but DirectX updates mean nothing if you don’t take advantage of them.
I’m happy older systems work now, but I really wish newer systems could get the rewards of having a great system and the developers after 11 years could actually implement character reflections.
Please tell me how to disable this. I have a graphics workstation laptop and DX12 makes my laptop shut down within 5 minutes from overheating. They shouldn’t change DX version in the middle of an xpac. Specs say DX11 I expect it to be that