might be a dumb question, but whats the point to a thread for another mmo on a mmo fansite?

 

 

 

Because most of us who local in Off topic and it's sub forums don't play that piece of [cabbage] game runescape.

 

 

 

Eh, it's free :P

 

In any case I'm considering WoW once i get a decent connection.

 

 

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

I watched about a minute and a half of that video. I can't follow it at all, and is mostly gibberish too me. I can't handle the arena style of pvp. I prefer battlegrounds.

might be a dumb question, but whats the point to a thread for another mmo on a mmo fansite?

 

 

 

Because most of us who local in Off topic and it's sub forums don't play that piece of [cabbage] game runescape.

 

 

 

Eh, it's free :P

 

In any case I'm considering WoW once i get a decent connection.

 

 

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

 

Depends on your play style.

 

 

 

I'd personally recommend paladin or shaman.

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

 

 

 

There isn't one really. Just choose what playstyle you like and choose a character based on that playstyle. Most newbies pick Hunters (Great levellers, easy mode :D), other good choices are Mage (Fun, big damage if played well), Druid(Hybrid class, can shapeshift to adapt to a role, can heal, dps, range dps, and tank)

 

 

 

I'm sure someone else could give you some more detailed information.

that arena match was CRAZY. Just shows again how bloody amazing Koreans are at absolutely everything that involves a keyboard and mouse.

 

In any case I'm considering WoW once i get a decent connection.

 

 

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

 

 

 

First of all there are three types of players. Healers, tanks, and dps. Heals do what you think they would, which is stand back and heal people in their group. They usually die quickly if hit compared to the tank (this is a group situation we're talking about). Dps are the damage dealers. They often as "squishy" as healers, meaning they too die easily if hit (again, this is in a group situation). A tank's job is to take most of the damage. They try to hold aggro (who the target is attacking) so that the dps and healers don't get hit. Tanks can generally be very hard to kill, but don't do as much damage.

 

Basically in a group, the opponent attacks the tank, while the the dps kill the target and the healer heals the tank (or other group members).

 

 

 

Also, armor, in order of how much protection if gives is plate > mail > leather > cloth.

 

 

 

Now with that out of the way, let me give you a brief overview of the classes:

 

 

 

Hunter: High ranged damage but somewhat "squishy" (can't take much damage). Uses a pet to tank (take most of the damage for the hunter). Basically you stand at a distance and shoot stuff while it attacks your pet. Uses mana to cast abilities. Hunters wear mail.

 

 

 

Shaman: Can be a healer or a dps (damage) depending on what talent tree you go into. You can be a melee shaman (which still uses some spells to the best of my understanding), a ranged-ish spell shaman where you cast spells at the opponent, or a healing (restoration) shaman, where you stand back and heal people. Uses mana to cast abilities. Shaman wear mail.

 

 

 

Warrior: Up close tank or dps class (depending on talent tree). If playing a warrior you only use melee abilities. Uses a rage system (you gain rage by doing damage) to cast abilities. Warriors wear plate.

 

 

 

Paladin: Paladins can be tanks, dps, or healers, depending on talent spec. If playing a paladin, you use melee attacks along with seals, hammers and other spells. You rely heavily on the buffs you place on yourself (and other friendly players) and the debuffs you place on your enemies. Paladin tanks (protection spec) are often considered very good tanks (even best in game), especially in multi-target tanking. Dps paladins (retribution spec) are very hard to kill for a dps class and do good damage. Healing paladins (holy spec) in my experience are very good healers if properly played. Not much else to say aside from the fact that they cast spells more than the other two specs. Paladins use mana, but have many mana regen abilities. Paladins wear plate.

 

 

 

Rogue: Rogues are a very fast-paced class. They use a energy system for casting abilities (mostly instant cast). They rely heavily on stealth, and their main advantage is being able to sneak up on opponents while stealthed, kill them quickly, and re-stealth. Although easy to kill, rogues do good damage and don't have to worry about running out of mana. Rogues wear leather.

 

 

 

Warlock: DoT (damage over time) class. Warlocks can specialize in "fearing" (causing the enemy to run around out of his control) placing DoT spells on opponents. This way the opponent is dead from spells before they can attack you. At earlier levels (and even later depending on your spec) warlocks can use their summoned pets (different from hunter pets) to tank their enemy while they kill him. Warlocks use mana and wear cloth.

 

 

 

Priest: Priests can be healers or dps. Healing (holy spec) priests excel in single target healing. Good healers and always welcomed into a group. Dps priests (shadow or discipline spec), although fairly easily killed, can do very good dps if played correctly. Priests get a very useful ability called Power Word: Shield which shields them from an amount of damage for a period of time. This can be very useful. Priests also use mana and wear cloth.

 

 

 

Mage: Mages do pretty much what you would expect of them. They cast spells at their opponent from a distance. Fire specced mages specialize in doing massive damage to their opponent before they can reach them, thus preventing any harm. Frost specced mages slow down their opponent so they can die before reaching them. Frost is considered to be more survivable than fire (although slightly less damage). Mages, although very easy to kill, can do massive damage very well. Just as long as you aren't hit. Mages use mana and wear cloth.

 

 

 

Druid: Druids, in my opinion, are the most unique and versatile class in the game. They can be healers, tanks and dps through the use of their shapeshifting abilities. Without shapeshifting, druids are sort of a "caster class" and use mana. Most druids, however, chose to specialize in shapeshifting. The first form you learn as a druid is bear form. In bear form you use rage (much the same as a warrior) and your armor value is increased by 180%, and stamina (or health) is increased by 25%. Bear form is a tanking form. At level 20 you get cat form (dps). Cat form uses energy, like a rogue, and can stealth, again like a rogue. Cat form also has increased damage, and decreased threat (less likely to pull the enemy from the tank, which is a good thing). Moonkin form (available at level 40 from a talent) is also a "caster class" (dps), and looks like an owlkin (sort of owl thing). At level 50, you can learn Tree of Life form, through a talent. Tree of Life is a very capable healing class (often considered one of the best healers) and is very efficient at mana usage. Druids also get travel form (40% increased speed), flight form (flies in the form of a bird), and swift flight form (faster flying in a different bird shape). Druids are very good at whatever they spec in and can switch to whatever form fits the current need whenever they want (given the form doesn't require a talent point). Due to this ability, I find druids very fun to play. Druids wear leather, however in tanking form their abilities emulate the armor of other tanks their level.

 

 

 

Once you decide what class to play, I recommend you read up on that class here. Very useful information.

 

 

 

 

 

It is also worth noting that hunters and shaman use leather until level 40, when they learn the ability to equip mail. Likewise, paladins and warriors use mail until level 40 at which time they get to wear plate. Druids learn Dire Bear form at 40 which emulates plate instead of mail.

 

In any case I'm considering WoW once i get a decent connection.

 

 

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

 

 

 

First of all there are three types of players. Healers, tanks, and dps. Heals do what you think they would, which is stand back and heal people in their group. They usually die quickly if hit compared to the tank (this is a group situation we're talking about). Dps are the damage dealers. They often as "squishy" as healers, meaning they too die easily if hit (again, this is in a group situation). A tank's job is to take most of the damage. They try to hold aggro (who the target is attacking) so that the dps and healers don't get hit. Tanks can generally be very hard to kill, but don't do as much damage.

 

Basically in a group, the opponent attacks the tank, while the the dps kill the target and the healer heals the tank (or other group members).

 

 

 

Also, armor, in order of how much protection if gives is plate > mail > leather > cloth.

 

 

 

Now with that out of the way, let me give you a brief overview of the classes:

 

 

 

Hunter: High ranged damage but somewhat "squishy" (can't take much damage). Uses a pet to tank (take most of the damage for the hunter). Basically you stand at a distance and shoot stuff while it attacks your pet. Hunters wear mail.

 

 

 

Shaman: Can be a healer or a dps (damage) depending on what talent tree you go into. You can be a melee shaman (which still uses some spells to the best of my understanding), a ranged-ish spell shaman where you cast spells at the opponent, or a healing (restoration) shaman, where you stand back and heal people. Shaman wear mail.

 

 

 

Warrior: Up close tank or dps class (depending on talent tree). If playing a warrior you only use melee abilities. Warriors use plate.

 

 

 

(Will finish typing this after school...)

 

 

 

to summarise, if you're fresh from runescape, roll paladin.

I watched about a minute and a half of that video. I can't follow it at all, and is mostly gibberish too me. I can't handle the arena style of pvp. I prefer battlegrounds.

 

 

 

Aw man, you didn't even get to the good part then.

 

 

 

 

 

I just love how the announcers were like "And SK Gaming wins the match!" and then 10 seconds later were going [bleep]ing crazy haha.

I watched about a minute and a half of that video. I can't follow it at all, and is mostly gibberish too me. I can't handle the arena style of pvp. I prefer battlegrounds.

 

 

 

Aw man, you didn't even get to the good part then.

 

 

 

 

 

I just love how the announcers were like "And SK Gaming wins the match!" and then 10 seconds later were going [bleep] crazy haha.

 

 

 

yeah it was a fantastic moment, although that fight could last forever, like the unstoppable force and the immovable object

might be a dumb question, but whats the point to a thread for another mmo on a mmo fansite?

 

 

 

Because most of us who local in Off topic and it's sub forums don't play that piece of [cabbage] game runescape.

 

 

 

Eh, it's free :P

 

In any case I'm considering WoW once i get a decent connection.

 

 

 

What would be a good class to start out as.

 

 

 

Go rogue. I rarely see them in my server.

 

 

 

No seriously tho lol, they look fun to play.

Pommy commentator annoyed me. Especially when he started explaining Mirror Image. ._.

You can play WoW with a 56k internet connecting if you want. But to download the 5gigs of game + 2 gigs of patches will take about 150,000 seconds, which is 2500 minutes, which is 41 hours, or just under 2 days (1 and two thirds). So it is more than possible. It would just take a while to get started. Also, your account is free for 10 days. Free trial link.

hammered 3 drakes all night, to no avail. Its do-able, we just need full focus and slightly better geared tanks.

hammered 3 drakes all night, to no avail. Its do-able, we just need full focus and slightly better geared tanks.

 

Im guessing twilight torment was the issue?

Is playing a Warlock still as boring as ever?

 

 

 

All mine does it strip Sholazar Basin of its natural beauty for profit.. so I dunno.

I'm never doing a PUG where I don't think the original group can stay together, and I won't fight just the last boss... ever.

And how much does race matter? (I'm tempted to just ask my cousin...) ;P

In the long run, none. Just pick whosoever backside you feel like looking at the longest.

Class wise, I would chose a Night Elf if alliance, just because of their shadowmeld ability. Basically, if you get too many things attacking you, and you're going to die, you can shadowmeld, and they'll stop attacking you so you can escape. Not to mention most armor looks badass on Night Elves. Horde side, I personally like the look of trolls, so I would go with one of them, but that is just a personal preference. Tauren are cool horde side because they're so huge, and humans aren't bad alliance side either. Just make sure the race you want can play the class you want before getting your heart set on a certain race. Also, the only alliance that can be a shaman is a Draenei (need TBC expansion) and the only horde that can be a paladin is a Blood Elf (also need TBC expansion). Anyway, it all comes down to what you want to look at. I know a few people who made female character instead of a male, just because they would rather look as a female [wagon] than a male [wagon] all the time.

Boo night elf!

 

 

 

Trolls are [bleep]in awesome though, I wish my warrior was one (but he's orc so cool enough). Then again the good thing about my orc warrior is Blood Fury is a crazy good talent for him.

 

 

 

 

 

Also want to see something funny? Check out www.wowwiki.com :lol:

Taurens. They're [bleep]in' massive. A Tauren dual-wielding Armageddon and Demise looks insanely cool. Downside is you can't fit through doors. Plus, everything's bigger as a Tauren. Everything.

Boo night elf!

 

 

 

Trolls are [bleep] awesome though, I wish my warrior was one (but he's orc so cool enough). Then again the good thing about my orc warrior is Blood Fury is a crazy good talent for him.

 

 

 

 

 

Also want to see something funny? Check out http://www.wowwiki.com :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

Oh god how i miss my old troll warrior, i had one years back before i quit and deleted it. I rolled a tauren this time since i'd never made one but it's so damned big, ends up taking up half my screen. I usually raid using savory deviate delight or pygmy oil so i take up less space. Also i think troll warrior is the rarest race/class combo in game.

Really, how huge is a tauren on a mammoth with a firewater elixer and one of those growth potion? I always wanted to try that. Trolls = coolest race by far

 

 

 

The reason I like night elves is because all armor looks badass on them. But I don't see why they're hated so much.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm a dwarf. Don't roll a dwarf. They're short and armor doesn't look nearly as cool on them. The only reason to be a dwarf is if you're a rogue and plan to pvp. Then you can use your Stoneform ability and cleanse that annoying serpent sting off you and stealth. On the other hand as a night elf rogue, you have three stealth abilities: Stealth, Vanish, and Shadowmeld. So dwarfs are useless aside from the +1% crit chance with guns for hunters. And night elves get +1% crit chance with bows, so it evens out.

Really, how huge is a tauren on a mammoth with a firewater elixer and one of those growth potion? I always wanted to try that. Trolls = coolest race by far

 

 

 

The reason I like night elves is because all armor looks badass on them. But I don't see why they're hated so much.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm a dwarf. Don't roll a dwarf. They're short and armor doesn't look nearly as cool on them. The only reason to be a dwarf is if you're a rogue and plan to pvp. Then you can use your Stoneform ability and cleanse that annoying serpent sting off you and stealth. On the other hand as a night elf rogue, you have three stealth abilities: Stealth, Vanish, and Shadowmeld. So dwarfs are useless aside from the +1% crit chance with guns for hunters. And night elves get +1% crit chance with bows, so it evens out.

 

There was 3 taurens in orgrimmar with all teh giant buffs and they were almost as big as the tower with the flight master on it

Really, how huge is a tauren on a mammoth with a firewater elixer and one of those growth potion? I always wanted to try that. Trolls = coolest race by far

 

 

 

The reason I like night elves is because all armor looks badass on them. But I don't see why they're hated so much.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm a dwarf. Don't roll a dwarf. They're short and armor doesn't look nearly as cool on them. The only reason to be a dwarf is if you're a rogue and plan to pvp. Then you can use your Stoneform ability and cleanse that annoying serpent sting off you and stealth. On the other hand as a night elf rogue, you have three stealth abilities: Stealth, Vanish, and Shadowmeld. So dwarfs are useless aside from the +1% crit chance with guns for hunters. And night elves get +1% crit chance with bows, so it evens out.

 

Dwarves are also fifty times more manly than night elves.