I dunno why, but I haven’t played video games in over a year. But, I just have the urge to play something… and WoW seems like a good time waster.
If you were to start completely fresh, what would you do? What server would you play on? What type of character, and why?
I just want to dabble, and not live in the game… LOL
Also, do they have deals for new players for the monthly fee? How much is it again? $15?
Last question… where to buy the game? anyplace cheap?
There are a few locals on Shattered Hand and Lothar servers if and when you get started…
Tips for starting off…
1.) If possible join on with some friends you have, makes the game more fun, and less pointless when you play together. As opposed to random nerds.
2.) If I was just starting off, and had no real preference as to who I was playing with and was starting up with my own friends. I would join a new server, and make sure its a pvp server. ( which means anyone can attack you, and you can attack anyone at any time. ) … A new server meaning one which just opened in the past month or so. ( This will prevent people that have been playing for the past 16months to just WTF pwn you whenever they want. Kinda evens the playing feild more. )
3.) Picking a character. Depends on your personality really.
If you like to just do all out damage and see huge damage points all over the screen, then I would suggest something along the lines of a Mage/warlock or Rogue. But the ability to do damage takes away your ability to take damage. And you will go down hard if something gets to you first. Mage/Lock are ranged, casters… Rogues are melee… rogues need to get up close and personal in battle… mages/locks cast spells from a distance.
If you fancy more of a jack of all trades. Good at everything great at nothing. I would do a druid/shamen/ paladin. These classes are good at damage, good at healing, and good at taking damage. But not really GREAT at doing any one thing. These classes are hybrids… nice class to get started IMO.
If you like being the guy everyone wants in your group, and prefer helping people in battle as opposed to killing. Go with a preist ( druids are also a great healing class ) … Preists can also do alot of damage but go down hard if someone gets ahold of them. Preists are casters as well, meaning a ranged fight… getting up close and battling someone is out of the question, and usually means death.
Warriors have the ability to do ALOT of damage, AND take ALOT of damage. BUT, they rely heavily on the equipment they posses. So you might find it aggrivating trying to get all the gear to make you that great all around player. They are a melee class which means you got to get up close and personal to do anything.
Hunters have the ability to do alot of damage as well, and take a decent amount. They get to train pets, and fight along side their pets. They are mainly a ranged class, meaning youll fight at a distance most of the time.
Each class has their own strengths and downfalls… Best thing is to play each one… get a feel for each. Pick one that suits your personality and style of play.
i wouldnt really worry about the character selection if yur just looking to dabble. and not take anything to seriously up front.
Hmm… can’t think of anything else right now… LOL…
Game I think is 50$ up front, gameplay is cheap as 13$ a month if you buy 6 months at a time… i think its 15-16$ if you go month by month.
Great info!
Does the game require a CD-KEY, or is it just pay per month? If thats the case, I think I saw the game up on one of the torrent sites…
That’ll save me $50, and I doubt the game makers can complain all that much, making $15/month off of me…
Thoughts on that?
start saving for your mount right when u start playing… u want to have 90gold saved by lvl 40, best advice i ever got when i started.
i would also say pvp high population servers are the best, sometimes they queue up to get on but there is never a lack of players at any point in the day.
i play on skullcrusher btw
edit: you need the cd key and ive never heard of anyone finding a way around it… ur pretty much paying 50$ for a key not the game
whats a mount?
Yes, i have never done any reading, or know anyone that plays… I will be an utter newbie, with no previous knowledge of the game besides knowing it is a mythical RPG based game with Experience, money and weapons…
I used to play Diablo II… and that was the last game I played a lot, while i was 21, almost 4 years ago. I was pretty good, and was one of the top 10 players always. Is WoW must more complicated?
I don’t play WoW, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
A mount is just a creature that you buy to ride around on, just there to increase your movement speed.
WoW is going to be MUCH more complicated than D2, but it’s still a Blizzard game. That means not terrible difficult to learn to play, but near impossible to master.
I would say start off as a tank of some kind, just a character that will have a decent amount of life. These classes are usually more beginer friendly, as they allow more room for error, having more life and all.
As being completely new to MMO’s in general, I assume, I would suggest to find some people to hang with, as parties probably will make your WoW life much easier.
Here is a tip…
Don’t start lol. ive lost a couple friends do that game cuz thats all they do.
WoW is the bomb - I went from D2 to Warcraft III to WoW and the transition has been rather smooth.
all the above posters have it right. hook up with some buddies and have fun questing.
OT - I’m a lev 30 Mage and looking for a guild w/ NYSPeed peeps. Someone plz shoot me a PM so I can hook up with you guys.
dont make me buy a new computer so i can play with ya’ll…
noo dont doo it… nobody find me a sweet deal on new hardware . dont do it, nooooo… arrrghhhhh!
Wickedcivy… are you alliance or horde on skullcrusher? I’ve been playing Horde since release day on skullcrusher, and I also have an alliance account that was given to me by some alliance friends I made way back in the day when you could use leet to talk to the other faction. On horde my guys names are hrothmund 60 druid, hrothor 60 mage, verowen 60 warrior, and on alliance I have siren 60 mage. give me a holler sometime in game 
Does it only go up to 60? thats kinda :tif:
Yeah 60 is the max currently.
Don’t buy stuff that is a small upgrade. Save the cash.
Farming ( as in selling herbs, ore, etc ) can be very lucrative depending on what server you are on.
The auction house is your friend.
Don’t be afraid to group together in teh early levels 1-20 with others for a PUG ( Pick up group ) to tackle hard quests. After that, you should find yourself a guild to help you through if necessary.
You can only play on homebrew servers with a warezed version of the game. But it’s not anywhere close to real game in terms of play balance. And are often buggy.
yea figured there would be player run servers but not the real thing.
mrnocar, i play alliance, lvl 43 warrior .named ennzo. part of knights of unrest end game guild. ill buddy ur alliance guy 
put the game down before you realize PVE is boring and the pvp sux
go to store
buy daoc
enjoy life in pvp land
how does the pvp suck?
And whats wrong with PVE? I’m not much into the competition of PVP, as you will always find someone that will kill your ass because they play 24/7!
Is PVE the game anyone plays?
you can PVE in PVP servers… just means anytime u fight someone othre then anohter player