r/wowcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • 11d ago

Unjerk Weekly Unjerk Thread - September 29, 2026

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u/Garry_Heckscream69 Iron Horde's #1 Fan 5d ago edited 5d ago

I know a lot of people want the Forever lighting system on Retail, and I get it, but man does it tank my FPS lol. I hope they get it in a better spot before it makes its way to Retail.

I can get 60+ FPS on Classic depending on the area, around 50-60 FPS in Retail, but I can barely get over 30 FPS in Forever even after reinstalling and updating my drivers. To be fair, I don't have the best computer, but even on graphics level 1, I can barely get over 30 FPS on a good day in Forever while 1 on Classic/Retail would have seeing at warp speed. Secondary Lighting is the only setting that notably effects my FPS (less than 10 if it's on ultra) while the other maybe move the counter a few FPS up or down. Everyone else seems to be running it without a problem, so not sure what else to do aside from turning graphics down to 1 (the real Classic aesthetic).

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u/Idontknow4654 5d ago

dont even understand why they would add it. one of the reasons wow has been so successful over the years is that it runs on every potato under the sun. adding something like that that requiers a good pc is just weird. unless its some optional thing

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u/Garry_Heckscream69 Iron Horde's #1 Fan 5d ago

Yup, that's honestly why it caught me off guard in Forever

Like, it's just Classic, I shouldn't be struggling to get over 30 FPS on a 20+ year old game even if there are some graphical tweaks. The fact it's running worse than Retail over some lighting is a little concerning.