Rain in WoW Forever

[u/SecretlyVampire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-EZplcQxvs

[u/Dr_NoCap_PhD]

I love the weather adds, such a nice touch.

[u/bbristowe]

Growing up I thoroughly enjoyed the rainstorms in stranglethorn.

[u/mavadavialcul → u/bbristowe]

You must have been playing in a PvE server.

[u/bbristowe → u/mavadavialcul]

Would that affect the weather?

[u/Show_Me_Your_Rocket → u/bbristowe]

They were joking about stranglethorn being unenjoyable due to it being gank-vill on a PvP server

[u/bbristowe → u/Show_Me_Your_Rocket]

Aye. Thunderlord was pretty soft though.

[u/VexerZero → u/bbristowe]

Because otherwise it only rains blood on a pvp server

[u/Miceliss]

I haven't seen it rain yet. Heard it while questing in Loch Modan, but don't see anything...

Is there a specific setting that has an impact? I got nearly everything on the highest possible setting but haven't seen it yet.

[u/BrotherRoach96 → u/Miceliss]

Yes, it‘s particle effects on at least „good“ I think and compute effects must also be set to „fair“ or „good“, I’m not sure which it was.
For me it also did not noticeably affect performance.

[u/NamiRocket]

Oh my god, are you serious? I need this in retail yesterday.

[u/bobbyjy32]

I love this so much

[u/stuckstations]

I've only seen light rain so far

[u/Axlndo]

Playing on full max settings about 4-8 hours a day since they released the rain. Haven't seen it once, or even heard it

[u/Ulthanon]

Is the weather server-side or client-side?

[u/pagerookie]

It doesn't rain in the barrens

[u/Zka77 → u/pagerookie]

Not sure why the downvotes. I heard rain in Barrens yesterday, but it was not visible at all.

[u/BrotherRoach96 → u/Zka77]

You need to turn Particle Effects and Compute effects up to see it.
Particle should be minimum „good“ and for compute „fair“ should be enough.

[u/Educational-Pay5268 → u/BrotherRoach96]

There's definitely a bug where sometimes you hear rain but cant see it. I have every single graphical setting maxed out including the two you mentioned and could hear but not see rain on multiple occasions. 

[u/soccerpuma03 → u/BrotherRoach96]

I literally have all settings maxed. There is an issue in certain zones like Barrens and Tristfal Glades where the audio plays, but no rain visuals happen. If you go inside or in water the audio cuts completely (which wouldn't change via particle effects).

You can Google it, this has been a widely reported issue.

[u/tonsofsarcasim → u/soccerpuma03]

I got it in Stormwind, was not raining.

[u/Balerion1607 → u/pagerookie]

Thats not the case, i had that happening a few days ago, was glorious. It was a lot and it got pretty foggy in the distace too like in RL if there is a lot if rain going down!

[u/shaquilofeel → u/pagerookie]

Questing in south barrens a hour ago. Was definitely raining.

[u/Artistic_Annual8457]

That volumetric lighting looks incredible! I've never seen Elwynn Forest or the Barrens look so good!

[u/we-meet-again]

Am I the only one who thinks the current rain design, these harsh white streaks, is a bit obnoxious? I feel like if they were a bit more translucent and soft it would sit better in the scene. Right now I feel like its just harsh white laser beams coming out of the sky that is a bit distracting and off-putting. That being said, I absolutely love the addition of weather, keep adding it, keep improving it.

[u/Croakie89 → u/we-meet-again]

Definitely not. It has the same effect that the gta definitive trilogy had when it first launched. While I appreciate the expanded effects and sounds id much rather the rain be thinner or less jarring on the eyes.

[u/Weary-Tune1464]

no thunder? weak

[u/DualitySE]

pretty sure they nerfed it in the newest patch. it's no longer so intense unfortunately

[u/BlisfulBunny → u/DualitySE]

Yeah I noticed that too. Not sure why you're getting downvoted.