http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26309
--- Comment #4 from sirjava@gmail.com 2011-03-30 15:19:41 CDT --- It seems to have been somehow related to the graphics card/driver although wow will play just fine on that "problem" card/driver ... I removed this new card (ATI 9x series, forget which model, am at work will try & look it up when i get home) and replaced it with the old card, an nvidia 8400 i believe, and the game boots and loads fine.