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WoW noob advice
GrimReaper
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So, I just got myself the 10 free day trial from fileplanet for World Of Warcraft and whilst I wait for the 3GB file to download, i'm wondering.. what should I be doing once I start?
What nuggets of wisdom can you wizened old men of lore give such a WoW virgin?
In general, just advice on how to begin really, what to do.. what not to do etc.
What nuggets of wisdom can you wizened old men of lore give such a WoW virgin?
In general, just advice on how to begin really, what to do.. what not to do etc.
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Dear gods! Your cogent argument has me swayed! Whatever could I have been thinking by giving World Of Warcraft a go, that'll teach me for asking a question in the MMO forum.
Moron.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Pick two gathering professions, then decide what you really want to be later. Crafting professions require a huge investment but don't start pay off until the very end. This way you can spend your time wondering around picking flowers and stuff, making yourself some spending money, and leaving you with a base to fund whatever real profession you decide on. Choose them according to what will compliment what you think you want to be (ie: if you want to become an alchemist, level with herbalism and mining, then drop mining for alchemy).
In a similar fashion, if you want to be a protection warrior or a healer or something that doesn't solo very well, you might want to consider just designing a good leveling build to make things easier. Most classes can fill any of their intended rolls more than well enough early on, regardless of talent specialization. Although, for the most part, you should be okay with whatever spec you like.
Race is basically just cosmetic, beyond faction. Each has their own unique racial traits, but they don't make a huge difference, even if some are a bit more useful than others.
Learn all your fucking skills.
Please for the love of God do not melee past level 10 on your hunter.
Edit: Neither are druids unless they're in an animal form, you do not need weapon skill on a feral druid since you never actually hit anything with your weapon. Classes that are not melee do not need melee weapon skill.
but if you are not swayed than let me try to give you some advice.
1. The server you pick is where you're going to be there are two things you should look for. Type and population.
Type pertains to PVP or PVE. there is also RPPVP or RPPVE. Oh player vs Player or player vs environment. This is your most important decision. you are allowed to transfer servers but if you decide to level on a PVE server and then transfer to a PVP server you are screwed. So my advice is a PVP server. If you don't like that style than you can always transfer for 25$ to a PVE server.
2. population is very important . older servers are more populated and have further progression and a larger player base and when you reach the level cap and want to play the end-game raids . having many guilds to choose from is key to being able to find a guild in need of your class. I would definitely NOT pick a suggested realm they notoriously low pop. with shitty progression. this is important. even though you're level 1 you're going to be 70 next month , maybe 2 if you suck hard. So go with a PVP server and at the very lowest medium population. also try and find a server on your timezone. If you're east coast and raiding on a pacific time server most people logging on at 7-8 pm pacific means you will be starting raids at 11pm.
3. Next choice is alliance or horde. I have more experience with horde but have also played alliance. In general alliance players have a larger player base than horde so that means there will be a higher percentage of people to group with the downside is they may be asshats. Horde has a smaller player base and so you may find yourself being the only player in the zone. I would reccomend rolling alliance . I love the horde dont get me wrong but if you are brand new I think starting as alliance will give you more opportunity to get help if you need it. That being said I dont think choosing alliance over horde is a huge decision you need to agonise over.
4. choosing your class is pretty important but really more of a choice you're going to have to make yourself based on what you want to do with the game. I can give some more specific advice but i really dont want to go into what class is better than some other class really just pick somthing you think you'd like if you dont like it or think its meh than roll somthing else the sooner the better.
please ask more questions and I will be happy to answer I'll even roll a lvl 1 character on whatever realm you pick and walk you through a few levels.
OH LAST THING. if you have friends in the game find out what server they are on and whether theyre alliance or horde . go there thats the best way to enjoy the game . you can level to 70 completely solo but you're going to be missing out on I'd say 90% of the content.
There's no "minimum time" by which you should be at 70. Just remember that getting to 70 sucks, and that's when the game starts to be "fun."
Raiding takes a massive time investment. Most raiding guilds require a minimum amount of time investment throughout the week.
Many don't, but finding and getting into those guilds can be quite tough.
Arena isn't so bad for time involved, but you pretty much have to have the cookie cutter class make ups to really get anywhere unless you're extremely skilled and sadistic.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Basically, if you don't enjoy leveling or PvP in WoW, with your schedule it probably isn't the right game for you.
As for time investment; I've been going on a couple of hours a day, sometimes more- you do have to budget time if you're tackling a big group thing, but it's not been a huge problem. Learn to use the Looking For Group tool and channel.
The game does "slow" a bit I think when you hit the late teens and twenties- that's pretty much where I am now, but even at this phase there's still usually stuff to do.
Don't take time learning everything about the game before you play, keep the newness factor for as long as you can. Don't be afraid to explore; the world is brilliant.
And if you ever find yourself in a zone where everything's got about 5-10 levels on you, for the love of God, STAY ON THE ROAD and don't stop until you hit something resembling civilization.
I would advice starting as a blood elf or draenei, because their zones were created much later, and are far more varied, and the quest rewards are better. I would second the "pick 2 gathering professions". for now. Don't get to involved in theorycraft, optimal builds, geardrops just yet.
Looks like I won't be playing it tonight.
By the way, i've noticed there is a enGB patch. I've been downloading the enUS version. Are there any kind of differences between the two? Since i'm in the UK it'd be curious to know what differences there are.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Oh nuts.
EDIT: Well, i've set it downloading the enGB version as well as the 2.2.0 patch. Hopefully i'll be able to play WoW tomorrow. Unless Blizzard decide to release a new patch.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
If that sounds like something you would want to do then you should carefully research your class. For example - a good tank or healer will nearly always be wanted on nearly any server, whereas a pure DPS class can often have a harder time getting into a guild as there always seems to be a surplus of such types - you usually need to work harder to get into a raid group if you are one of these.
Whereas if you don't have a lot of time, or you can't commit to a game schedule then go w/e you want and have fun. You might want to consider playing a class that can heal and DPS, as they are good to solo with/pvp with/or pve, plus they give you the option of later totally changing your spec/play style.
So I would say that if you decide you like WOW roll a druid/paladin/priest or shaman - all can do at least two or sometimes three distinct roles. There are two downsides to these classes tho - sometimes gear itemisation can suck and sometimes your fellow players may not be accepting of your spec choice.
Oh and there are heaps of useful levelling guides on the official forums, but there are also a lot of jerks there.
Actually, I'd choose a race you want for the aesthetic feel, though Blood Elves and Dranenai have better levelling areas (But aren't accessible if you don't have TBC). Racials change all the time, back in the day the troll Racial was never used, but now it's an ok PvE damage spell, and no one knew how useful Stoneform would be
Agreed. Don't play a Tauren Shaman because it's better, play it because you like Tauren. While racial abilities are useful, unless you're a hardcore player they won't make a huge difference.
Try a couple of different type of characters to see what you like. Dont be afraid to have them all on the go at once. Melee Classes like warrior or rogue play much differently to a mage or a priest and paladins and shaman are different again.
Most importantly i think, take your time wow has very rich storylines if you spend the time to read the quest texts and character dialogues
You will occasionally group with idiots - it can't be avoided (even on the horde side argh!) but dont let that ruin your experience.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Listen, there's nothing inherently wrong with alliance, but unless you have an insatiable desire to play one of their races your probably better served going with the Horde - and I would suggest blood elf as well, as they have pretty much unarguably the best 1-20 zones in the game.
and this thread seems like a good place to ask a few questions, methinks. :P
The fam finally decided to buy a new PC. (I get the old one, woohoo. 256 megs of RAM away!)
The new one is a Compaq, which I have warned my mother about. Good thing, too. She was going to get Vista on a 512DDR machine.
But, I have a few questions regarding CD Keys, and payment. I would much rather straight download the game, instead of paying for the discs. I know that a good chunk of the expenses go towards paying for an account, but if I just downloaded the game -and instead of paying monthly for an account- bought time cards, would I have to buy anything else?
Also, behold! Bone McGubbins! (albeit name cutdown, it sucks you can't have a longer name with spaces)
The no nonsense horned fellow, can you dig it?
Also, is it possible to click on somewhere and make your character go there? (akin to Guild Wars)
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Look in the interface options menu for click-to-move.
My god, people use that!?
I was hoping that things like this and keyboard turning had gone to the wayside...
So far it's like crack cocaine, in game form.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
You also get a stun. So, yeah, it's kind of a large advantage and can be the difference between losing a game and winning one.
But I can understand rolling a race because you like how they look. I just look back at it as a mistake and I really regret it.
Well, he's not going to regret it during a trial, if at all.
The increased stun resistance that Orcs get, or the skill that increases your attack/casting speed can both be pretty useful as well.
So can a quick minor recharge/silence and breaking out of fear. But given a choice, I'll take extra skill with bows, extra damage to beasts, and berserking.
Simply because I love trolls, tolerate orcs, and hate Undead, Tauren, and Blood Elves.
Still consider myself a hordie...
It's excellent for just running around questing and stuff, can put your feet up and read a book and not have to use auto run. Easier to pace yourself.