World of Warcraft guide: How to start playing



World of Warcraft is tremendous in scope. It has had 16 years to flourish, with each biannual expansion pack yielding hundreds of hours of playtime. It’s one of the most content-abundant games in the world, so it’s easy to imagine new players being put off by its colossal nature. To get more news about Buy WoW WLK Gold, you can visit lootwowgold official website.

If you’re someone who’s interested in World of Warcraft, but has no clue where to start, these tips will help you decide which expansion to jump into, which classes are the most powerful, and how to best approach professions. We’re also going to throw out other tidbits of information that should assist new players in general ways.

If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to play World of Warcraft, Blizzard offers a free trial up until level 20. This is pretty substantial in the current state of the game since Shadowlands squished the max level from 120 to 60 and added something called Chromie Time, which lets you freely choose which expansion to experience rather than being forced into a haphazard combination of each.
There are 24 races to choose from once you begin creating your character. Each has a set of racial traits that provide new abilities or enhance some of your existing ones. If you hover over a race’s portrait and right click on it, you’ll receive a brief rundown of each trait. For example, if you were to roll a Night Elf, you’d get the ability to turn invisible, move faster while in spirit form, gain minor resistance to Nature damage, increased movement speed during stealth, higher evasion, higher critical hit chance during the day, and faster attacks at night.

Each race gets a similarly complex list of passive and active bonuses, so this choice is a lot more than just aesthetic. However, 10 of the 24 races are unavailable to new players. If you hover over a grayed-out race, text will inform you on the conditions required to unlock those races. For example, to play as a Void Elf, you must complete the Argus Campaign, which is the final questline of the Legion expansion.

These locked races are referred to as Allied Races, and each requires a set of conditions (usually completing a specific questline) to become accessible. Since unlocking any of these races requires a decent bit of play time, we recommend not tackling them right away.Once you select a race, you’ll notice that certain classes are also grayed out. This is because no race is compatible with every class. For example, Draenai cannot be a Druid, Demon Hunter, Warlock or Rogue. However, they can be a Warrior, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Paladin, Shaman, Monk or Death Knight.

The game doesn’t provide a particularly in-depth explanation on what each class can do. But if you select the “Class Trial” button on the bottom right, you can play a high-level version of that class to get a feel for them.

However, there are a few things you should know before you make your final decision. Once you hit level 10, you can choose between three specializations. Each drastically changes how your class plays. If you create a Mage, you can pick between the Fire, Arcane and Frost specializations.

This creates quite a bit of adaptability, especially since some classes can jump between fulfilling the Tank, DPS and Healer roles. Druids can do this and have four specialization options instead of three.

Unfortunately, the classes are unbalanced at the moment. Each is viable, but some are a bit too powerful, so if you’re still unsure of which class to roll, you’ll find the most success in a Fire Mage, Balance Druid, Windwalker Monk or Affliction Warlock. These four have consistently been some of the strongest damage dealers throughout Shadowlands so far. However, keep in mind that the meta is always changing. We can’t guarantee that any of these classes will still top the charts in six months.We also recommend sticking exclusively with a DPS (Damage) role for your first character. The expectations for a Healer or Tank within Dungeons and Raids is far too demanding for any new player to handle.

Don’t let these recommendations ruin your fun, though. At the end of the day, you should play whichever class, race, and specialization seems the most appealing to you without worrying too much about the state of the game. I currently main an Assassination Rogue, which sat at the bottom of the DPS charts quite recently, and I’ve managed just fine (although I do occasionally get frustrated by my weakness).