As shared by Blizzard, the new alternative within Shadowlands uses DirectX Ray Tracing 1.1 (DXR 1.1) along with a DXR 1.1-capable driver is required to Burning Crusade Classic Gold utilize Ray Traced Shadows.We've included the shared comparison screenshots down under. As can be observed in these shots, and as may have been expected, the ramifications of Ray Traced Shadows aren't that clear but do seem to be stronger in darker regions with low light.

Blizzard has updated their minimum necessary spec to add 100GB storage space for the two SSDs and hard drives. Howeverthey warn players who performance of your hard disk may influence Shadowland's gaming experience.

In a surprising turn of events, Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft Shadowlands currently requires a 100GB SSD for a minimum requirement, but does that mean you can not run the game using a normal spinning hard disk? A couple of Shadowlands beta testers have reported that running the game in an HDD has not affected their gameplay or performance in any substantial way.

However, it is probably a good idea to run this game in an SSD anyway (here's our list of Greatest SSDs). If you look at games such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare which do not require an SSD but possess very large storage requirements, the game is playable but you will encounter painfully long loading times. It is also possible to potentially encounter"hitching" in which the HDD isn't fast enough to stream assets in real time.

Purchasing an SSD shouldn't be a huge problem for most consumers -- almost all new PCs and notebooks include solid state storage. Plus, with the price of SSDs dropping exponentially over the past few decades, grabbing a glistening new SSD just for Shadowlands won't break the bank for cheap WOW Classic TBC Gold many budget gamers.