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World of Warcraft

Blizzard Entertainment·Blizzard Entertainment·2004
Good
21:9
Native
32:9
Partial
Gameplay Scaling
Hor+
HUD
Edge-positioned
Centered HUD
Native
Cutscenes
16:9 pillarboxed
Menus
16:9
FOV
Correct
Black Bars
Menus and cutscenes
Flawless Widescreen
Not Required
Community Fix
None available
Online Safety
Safe

Overview

WoW's gameplay camera is one of the better Hor+ implementations among older MMOs — action bars and Edit Mode UI can be freely repositioned toward the center on a 32:9 screen, and the game world fills the whole panel correctly. Blizzard's in-engine cinematics are hard-locked to 16:9 with black bars regardless of resolution, and some 32:9 users report stretched visuals in exclusive fullscreen (switching to Windowed Fullscreen/Borderless generally resolves it). No mod or Flawless Widescreen plugin needed or exists.

Compatibility details

21:9 SupportNative
32:9 SupportPartial
Gameplay ScalingHor+
HUD BehaviorEdge-positioned
Centered HUDNative
Cutscene Support16:9 pillarboxed
Menu Support16:9
FOVCorrect
Black BarsMenus and cutscenes
StretchingUI only

Fixes

No known fix yet.

No fix or mod exists for the hard-coded 16:9 cinematic black bars — Blizzard has never added an option to extend them. Switching from exclusive Fullscreen to Windowed (Fullscreen) mode resolves the separate 32:9 stretching issue some players report.

Patch history & verification

Curse of Ula'tekSep 18, 2026
Verified via Blizzard forums — gameplay Hor+ scaling unchanged, cinematics remain pillarboxed at 16:9; a 32:9 fullscreen stretching report persists.