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As in any MMORPG,
one of the most important decision that you can make is what class you're going
to be. For, levelling a character in World of Warcraft will require weeks, even
months of investment, and there's nothing worth than to reach the level cap,
only to realise that you find your class boring, gimped, or a mixture of the
two. Ideally, you want a class that suits your playstyle, and one that excels at
what you like doing.
It is
then ironic that a player makes this choice when he is most uninformed. While
you can make guesses that a Warrior is a tank, a Priest is a healer and a Mage
does damage, there are some notable exceptions. For instance, did you know that
Shadow Priests actually deal damage faster than a mage? Or that a Druid will
almost always be the primary healer in groups? And which class is best for
soloing, which is the best for getting groups and which best for PvP? So many
things to consider!
To make it easy,
we at Infoceptor have written up comprehensive overviews for each of the class
in World of Warcraft! Be sure to read them:
Quick Comparison::
For ease of
comparison, we present to you the table featuring the advantages and
disadvantages of each class.
|
Class
|
Soloing Ability
|
Group Ability
|
PVP
|
Fun!
|
Overall
|
|
Survival
|
Speed
|
Overall
|
Wanted
|
Contributes
|
Overall
|
Advantaged
|
Disadvantaged
|
Overall |
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Damage
|
Tank
|
Heal
|
|
Warrior
|
7
|
8
|
7.5
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
8.6
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Mages
Rogues
Priests
Hunters
Warlock
|
Paladins
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
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Mage
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Hunter
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Paladin
Druids
Priests
Shamans
Warriors
|
3
|
4
|
4.7
|
|
Rogue
|
6
|
9
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
Mages
Hunters
Priests
Druids
Warlocks
|
Paladin
Shaman
Warriors
|
7
|
7
|
7.0
|
|
Priest
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
9
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Mages
Hunters
Warlock
|
Shaman
Warriors
Paladin
|
7
|
5
|
7.6
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|
Hunter
|
7
|
8
|
7.5
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
Warlock
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Warrior
Rogue
Paladin
Shaman
Druids
|
3
|
7
|
4.8
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|
Druid
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
Mage
Warlock
Hunter
|
Paladins
Warrior
|
7
|
9
|
7.3
|
|
Warlock
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Mage
Rogue
Hunter
Priests
|
Paladin
Warrior
|
7
|
6
|
6.3
|
|
Shaman
|
7
|
10
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8.5
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
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Hunter
Priest
Rogue
Mage
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Paladin
Warrior
|
8
|
9
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8.2
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Paladin
|
10
|
5
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7.5
|
6
|
5
|
5
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6
|
6
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Warrior
Mage
Hunter
Druid
Warlock
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N/A
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10
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0
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7.8
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Choosing Your Race:
The race
you are will have a much less significant effect on your play
style in comparison to your choice of class, and thus should be secondary
choice, after you've decided on which class you want to be. World of Warcraft is
not D&D, and play counter intuitive class combinations will not gimp your
character in the long term.
Each race has
slightly different starting attributes, and a different set of four racial
abilities. The starting attributes will be far outweighed by items you carry and
the attributes you gain per level that it becomes meaningless after about Level
20. It's only the racial abilities that'll you'll carry on forever.
So when deciding on your race, you
should consider the following (in order)
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Which faction do I wish to be
in?
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Can this race be my class?
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Does my class benefit from the
racial talents of this race?
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Would I enjoy the starting area
of this particular race?
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Can my class make use of the
starting attributes?
For casual players, starting
areas will be probably more important than racial talents. Without adieu, we
provide you with a table to make these decisions. Here:
x - The Race cannot be the Class
1 - The Race is poor for the Class, you will have a significant disadvantage
2 - The Race is not too suited for the Class, you'll have a slight
disadvantage that'll go away at high levels
3 - The Race is decent for the class
4 - The Race is suited for the class, you'll have a slight advantage.
5 - The Race is very good for the class, you'll have a significantly easier
time
| |
Warrior |
Rogue |
Warlock |
Mage |
Priest |
Druid |
Hunter |
Paladin |
Shaman |
Starting Location |
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Human |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
x |
3 |
4 |
x |
Good |
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Dwarf |
4 |
4 |
x |
x |
3 |
x |
5 |
2 |
x |
Very Good |
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Gnome |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Very Good |
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Night Elf |
3 |
4 |
x |
x |
3 |
4 |
1 |
x |
x |
Bad |
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Undead |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Average |
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Orc |
4 |
3 |
4 |
x |
x |
x |
4 |
x |
4 |
Good |
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Troll |
3 |
4 |
x |
2 |
4 |
x |
3 |
x |
4 |
Good |
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Tauren |
5 |
4 |
x |
x |
x |
4 |
x |
x |
5 |
Average |
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