Multiple issues are currently hindering the fun of playing World of Warcraft: Midnight. There are crashes, stutters, and graphical issues. We show how to fix them.
The story and game world of World of Warcraft Midnight is well-received, but it does come with its share of problems. Many in the community are complaining about recurring issues. These are not game-relevant bugs, but graphical problems and stutters that spoil the whole experience. If you are suffering from these issues, we have a tip here that can easily help.
What kinds of issues are currently appearing? Currently, there are mainly three types of errors that regularly appear among certain players. These errors include:
- The interface is “fragmented” and sometimes textures flicker in bright colors. The minimum doesn’t show any objects and names of NPCs or players are jumbled letters.
- World of Warcraft occasionally has sudden freezes that last a few seconds before the entire world is reloaded. Textures briefly appear blurry and of low quality before everything returns to normal.
- World of Warcraft initially runs smoothly, but over time it starts to stutter more and more, and the FPS continues to drop.
DirectX can fix two of the three errors
How to fix the errors? You can fix the first two errors relatively easily with a bit of luck. Open your options, go to the graphics settings, and change “Graphics API” from DirectX 12 back to DirectX 11, then restart the game. In most cases, the errors should then be a thing of the past, or at least occur significantly less frequently.
The third error is more problematic and cannot be fixed as easily. It is a “memory leak” – an issue where World of Warcraft continuously consumes more of your PC’s RAM until it is completely exhausted. If WoW normally occupies about 5-7 GB of RAM, this memory leak can often increase that to 12, 15, or even 18 GB, which ultimately brings many PCs to their knees.
There is no permanent solution for this. It helps to keep the task manager open (CTRL + Alt + Del) and monitor WoW’s RAM usage. If the consumption rises too high, you need to completely close the game and then restart it.
Who is to blame for the errors? The community is actively discussing the two errors. Most see Blizzard as responsible since these errors seem to stem from a lack of optimization. It is therefore necessary for Blizzard to address this – hopefully, it will be fixed in patch 12.0.5, which is only a few weeks away. However, this also brings new content, especially for Dracthyr Callers – as a long-desired wish will be fulfilled for them.
