Got a 2 week trial of WoW in PcGamer the other day. Anyone fancy telling me what the best servers/classes/others etc. are. I don't have a simgle clue about this stuff.


That or you can do the usual thing and Hijack my thread with "Lolz WoW sux, plai star warz galaxees" or even "Ur server sux, cum to ma 1 !!!!111!".

If you want a good all-around character, go with a shaman. They're pretty good at PvE and PvP.

This thread also applies to me, so help me too. boco got me into this, anyway.

Pick the race you think looks coolest. Human and troll are probably the weakest races statiscally. Horde has much better racials for PVP.

Hybrids, like shaman, warlock, druid, are best if you want to get a 'feel' for the game. If you've played other fantasy MMOs or just RPGs before, you'll probably have a good idea what the 'pure' classes (warrior, mage, priest) are like. WoW doesn't really do anything radically new, it just does everything very well.

Gnome. Warlock.

That is all.

I used to love Night Elf Warrior just for its awesome animations

If you play a lot, you'll have time to play more than one character since there's a a level 20 limit in hte trial. I had three characters at or near level 20 when my trial ran out.

This is my overview.

Warrior: Hard to kill. Has lots of armor and can Charge, closing the space between you and an enemy in a second. However, they kill slower than most other classes, even if you spec in the damage talent trees. It's only until you start doing end-game raids and getting great equipment that you start to do unbelievable damage.

Hunter: Probably the best solo levelers in the entire game. They receive a pet. They a ranged damage dealer. The benefit they have over other ranged damage dealers is they don't need mana to do damage. If Hunters are out of damage, they can still shoot their arrows that do considerable damage. When it comes to PvP, Hunter probably isn't the best. However, this isn't a fault of the class. This is a fault of the players. Hunter is an easy class to play, but a hard class to master.

Mage: Your typical magic ranged damage dealer. However, while Mages can do single target damage well, they truly shine when it comes to AoE. When Mages are in a situation where they use their AoEs effectively, no body can even touch the damage they do. However, Mages are very sqiushy and can die very quickly. The Mage motto is, after all, "Kill quickly, die quickly." Mages are also arguably the fastest levellers. In PvP, Mages are easily one of the most annoying classes because they have so many spells to stun, freeze, slow, etc.

Rogue: Rogues in WoW seems to be different than Rogues in other games. It seems to me Rogues in other games are more utility classes. In WoW, however, they are a dps class. They are the single target damage dealers and they are very good at it. The drawback is they are squishy, though not as much as Mages. In PvP, Rogues are extremely deadly.....as long as they stay in stealth. A Rogue out of stealth is an easy kill for anyone.

Paladin: Kills incredibly slowly, dies incredibly slowly. They can survive better than any other class. When it comes to PvP(and instances), their niche tends to be support. They have great powers that support their friends. Unfortunately, most people suck at playing Paladin so in the end the entire group suffers because of this. Paladin can rez dead players and can Heal. However, their heals are not as powerful as that of the healer classes.

Shaman: The counterpart to the Paladin. Unlike the paladin, they are damage dealers. Shamen are pretty durable, do good damage, and can heal, though not as well as the healer classes. Shamen are essentially the "jack of all trades but master of none" class. Because Shamen do well at both casting and meleeing(but not quite as well as those that specialize in it), a lot of people want them nerfed. Shaman are very good in PvP, granted you can play a Shaman well.

Priest: Priest is essentially what you'd find in any other RPG with one exception. If you alott your talent points right, Priests become insane damage dealers. If you spec into Shadow, once you hit 40 and beyond very few people can match your power. The downside? Levelling to 40 is incredibly hard for a Priest. This is why despite their power, there are not many of them.

Druid: This is the second healer class. The benefit of druid is they can shapeshift into a Bear and a Cat form. This gives them power comparable to the Warrior and Rogue respectively, though not quite as powerful. Up until now, Cat form has been a joke because it was supposed to be DPS. However, this next up coming patch buffs the cat form big time, making it a better option. Generally, Druids level slowly, but that may change with the cat form changes.

Warlock: Probably the least popular class. That's because they are probably the hardest to use. Warlocks get pets like the Hunter. Unlike the Hunter, a Warlock can summon different kinds of pets(a ranged Damage Dealer, a Tank, etc). One of the benefits of the Warlock is they have an end game quest that they can do to be able to summon Infernals and Doomguards. Now, aside from the pet, Warlocks main method of dealing damage is Damage Over Time spells. This can make levelling a bit slower. If you are looking for a challenging class that can be extremely good if you work at it, Warlock is for you.

Now, for racial traits.

The only racial traits worth mentioning(read: actually make a noticeably difference at end game) is Shadowmeld, Warstomp, Will of the Forsaken, and Hardiness. There are other racial traits besides this, but most of them aren't that important.

Night Elves receive Shadowmeld. This allows any Night Elf, regardless of class, to Stealth but be unable to move. This is useful for going AFK so you don't get killed by mobs while you are away or for setting up ambushes. Shadowmeld also makes the Stealth and Prowl of Rogues and Druids more powerful.

Tauren receive Warstomp, which has a 0.5 cast time but stuns the enemies around you for 2 seconds. This is a great caster interruptor and good for escaping. The drawback of playing a Tauren, particularly in PvP, is you are extremely bulky, not as manueverable as other races because of your bulkiness, and you are the biggest one on the field so you are easy to target first.

Undead receive Will of Forsaken, which is essentially a get out of free card against Fear effects, Sleep, and Charm effects. It's useful is mainly for PvP. Nothing ruins a Warlocks or Priests day more is when they fear you and then you pop out of it a second later. Now, there are PvP trinkets that can have similiar features to WotF. That in no way invalidates this power. It just makes the Undead players that much more protected.

Orcs receive Hardiness, which increases resistance to stun and knockout effects by 25%. Now, that may not seem a lot to you. Howeever, I speak from experience as a Rogue when I say it is annoying as hell. 25% is a considerable boost considering the other races have next to no resistances against stun.

Now, this isn't exactly a racial trait, but it is a nice feature. Gnomes have one distinct advantage over all the other races when it comes to PvP. They are very tiny. Now, this advantage is two-fold. First, most people will probably underestimate you. That is an advantage you can exploit. The other is Gnomes are the hardest class to target and keep track off because of their small size and elusivness. If a Tauren jumps around you while meleeing you, it's not hard to stay with them. But if a Gnome does it, it's harder because it seems like they are going faster, though they really aren't.

Beyond these things, what race you pick is mostly aesthetic.

Just be a night elf, there are very few of them on most servers.

Night elf rogues are rare, and surprisingly fun to play.

>_> <_<(whistles and trods off)

I have only extensivly played a druid.

Caster form: very, very 'decent' nukes, but the instant cast damage + DoT is very hard on your mana if you spam it. Nature's swiftness is useful as well.

Bear Form: Amazing early on, decent midgame and FRAEKING AWESOME late game. You can get more armor and hitpoints than a warrior, but do less damage and be worse at keeping aggro.

Cat form: Amazing from the time you get it to about 40. I still use it for openers, which is good. <3 drinking mages. Next patch it's getting a good buff.

Aquatic Form / Travel Form: Cheap on the mana, and increases your speed in the respective area.


Oh and to add to useful ratial traits:

Perception (Human): Very useful if you hear an enemy rogue stealth noise. Use it then laugh as they try to sneak around.

Master of Escape (Gnome): Get out of a snare. Nice and useful, espescially for warriors when followed by a charge or intercept.

Bizzaro WoW

What about that one class? The one that melts faces?

Glyde: I disagree with you. Perception is useful, but very situational. Like you said, the only time you are going to be using it is if you already know a Rogue it around. If you already know that Rogue is around, that Rogue screwed up. Escape Artist is less than useful because of its cast time which is too long if you are trying to run away or chase someone and can also be interrupted and delayed. The cast time on Escape Artist is counter productive to its effect. If it's cast time was shortened to 0.5 like Warstomp, then it would be a good ability.

Shadow priests?

:p

Come to Dark Iron and join Knights of Arcadia, the PA guild.

If you do join, hit up Cornelius.

That's me, my gnome mage.

What issue of PCGamer did the trial come in?

You failed to mention that Orcs get a 5% bonus to pet damage. That doesn't seem like much, but it persuaded me to go Orc when making a hunter and a warlock.

Here's how I would do it:

Mage -> Gnome (+5% int), Undead (Will of the Forsaken)
Priest -> Human (The best racial class skills), Undead (WotF)
Warlock -> Gnome (+5% int), Orc (+5% Pet Damage, Stun Resist)
Warrior -> Human (axe/sword bonuses), Gnome (small size), Orc (stun resistance, axe bonus, Blood Fury), Undead (for WotF)
Rogue -> Gnome (small size), Undead (WotF, looks the best of all Horcde rogues...)
Hunter -> Night Elf (for ambushing with Aimed Shot out of Shadowmeld), Dwarf (bonus to guns), Orc (+5% pet damage, Stun Resist, Blood Fury for melee encounters), Tauren (War Stomp for gaining range)

I'd also say that the best class for a a new player is either Rogue or Hunter. Rogues are fairly easy to play PVE and are thus quick to level. Hunters are great because you have a pet to distract the mobs you're fighting and have the longest range in the game.

PS: Anybody play on Blackrock?

Definitly do not pick human if you make an alliance priest. At least in the endgame, dwarf priests are by far the best. Dunno if endgame will matter much to you if you don't continue.

Get to level 60, then pull an LJ.

There is not a 'bad' class in WoW, everything works. Some will argue that this class is better than that class, but the truth is every class is very playable and your potential favourite character.

Just go with whatever you think will be the most fun for you.

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OK, I hate this game, and I haven't even played it.

Installed it, all hunky dory. Go to sign up and it's "ZOMG WE WANTZ YUOR NUMBARZ FO CREDITZZ!11111one". Which I don't have - SWG refuses to say and FFXI tactfully censors out half of it. And now it keeps on saying "You suck. Talk to our billing department". Arses.

I was in one of the betas for WoW and played as a Tauren Druid. It was pretty fun.

Well I'll start the trial later today. Thinking of an Orc Warlock.

Tony > Bad luck.

DZipt > Issue 153. The latest one.

[QUOTE=Connection Problem]Definitly do not pick human if you make an alliance priest. At least in the endgame, dwarf priests are by far the best. Dunno if endgame will matter much to you if you don't continue.[/QUOTE]

Very true. I have a dwarf shadow priest and the fact that they get both desperate prayer (instant heal with no mana cost) and fear ward (removes 1 fear effect if feared during the 10 minute duration) while humans only get desperate prayer makes dwarves priests more favorable than humans.



True, but there certainly one really boring class in the game and that happens to be paladins. My main is a level 60 paladin and I'm telling you, they are boring to play at end game. Combat is basically just auto attack while turning on some seals (30 second self buffs) and having to rebuff everyone in your party every 5 minutes. That kind of combat is just boring in PvE and can be fustrating in PvP because your burst damage is all base on chance. I would only recommend the paladin if you don't mind that style of combat and like high survivablity (paladins are hard to kill - they have 2 spells that can makes them invulnerable for a short time and they can wear plate armor and cast healing spells)

I have a lvl13 Human Mage, and a lvl6 Dwarf Warrior.

The game is too addictive. I believe when you touch the CDs, an 'substance' is released into your bloodstream which makes you play WoW for hours on end.

Humans actually get feedback as well, which would be cool if they ever had to melee late game.


Orc Warlock is a pretty good choice. IMHO warlocks are one of the most fun classes to play, despite the fact that many find them tedious. They're also very unpopular later on... in my guild almost all of our warlocks are completely decked out with epic gear because it drops so much and we only have a handful of active warlocks.

I haven't played all the classes extensively, I mostly just played my main, which was a NE warrior. Warriors are a ton of fun to play if you get the proper support from teammates. Being the most gear-dependant class in the game has a huge drawback in that the early game (including early 60) is very rocky, but not only do the endgame weapons look badass, but they also benefit warriors the most.


God, I miss WoW. If I still had a job I'd resubscribe in a second :(.