im new to this wow..just buy the cd..so i would like to ask you all..which races is the best to be played with?and which class did you all prefer the most?

At first i tried warlock,its very nice then i tried rogue also very nice then i continue to play mage...wow not bad...then follow up i played a warrior dam they pwns all lately i tried a shaman followed by a priest and druids...they rules too!

For race, depending whether you start on Alliance or Horde.

As for class, its your personal choice isnt it? This is MMMORPG... you play what you want

I suggest reading the WoW forums/starter guides. You can gather information on each Race and Class that would suit your playstyle.

All class are great and almost well-balance except for t3h farkin' shammy and hunter...

but above all the thing... it's all depend on ur way of playing...

since when hunter imba? my 60 hunter with 2 bsh's mm/survival build fails like nuts, the moment masuk mc i'm the most useless one around lol

for my own opinion

hordes:
shaman = tauren
warrior = tauren or orc
hunter = orc or troll
priest = undead or troll
rogue = commonly undead
mage = commonly undead

the rest i duno, as for alliance

alliance:
warrior = human/dwaft
druid = elf only i think
warlock = gnome/human
mage = gnome
rogue = gnome/human
palladin = dwaft/human
hunter = commonly elf = = but other class i still think is ok, but saw many dwafts for hunters


all this base on my experince and i wont define it as correct in terms of wow due to every ppl also have they opinion and belives

You missed out druid on Horde side ...

Nomatter which race you choose or which class .. Just enjoy the game as much as possible. Sometimes thingking of all these nonsense will give's me headache, and sometimes it just set a like a limitation and expectation, wanna make hunter you must choose this race, wanna make warrior must choose this one only powerful because it has this and this and that ...

It's not the character that make's you powerful it's the person behind the character.

Enjoy

agree...

it's how you play.....

The racial ability give nothing but just a little advantage... get a decent eq... and twinks... and go kick some ass...

It differs quite a lot.
I remember seeing a stats table comparing NE druids and Tauren Druids.
If you go feral spec, tauren druid are better in bearform compared to NE.
NE are better in catform compare to tauren.
Theres difference in dps due to the stat growth.

So people choose to play the game in terms of how cute/nice the toons can be and neglect the stats but some goes for stats and not for looks. It all really depends on your

ohh well... i'am mostly on stat... i need to wear guild tabard most of the time to hide my hideous armor... hahaha

Horde racials > alliance racials...

Humans +10% reputation gain > racial (perception)


Frankly, blizzard hates alliance.. so roll horde while u still have the chance.
GG pally talent "improvement".

This post has been edited by Bogardan: Jun 8 2006, 09:45 PM

pallys have actually been buffed since their review. if you still complain L2play. or maybe you never got a chance to fight pallys so you wouldn't know the difference.

perception is actually a very good skill. thats 1 of the few good ones on alliance side. but i still love my undead racials

I used to play an NE hunter on Azshara server, and I find that the NE racials is quite a big help.

Here's some of my experience during PvP in AB. Usually, if the ally's take over the Lumber mill, I'll shadowmeld at the wooden structure and wait for an unsuspecting "victim".

Right after I spot someone trying to cap the flag, I'll pull of an Aimed shot and try to finish him of. But if a big group comes, I'd rather report it over the [Battlegrounds] channel, and try to be An Hero by stalling the horde

Lol be warned though, if you have a cat that has prowl, you have to station it FAR away, since people can see your pet easily altho its prowling.

Basicly Bliz design is Horde = Pvp, Ally = Pve

Hordes Racial Traits
Tauren = AoE stunt 2 sec, HP 5%+, +15 Herb, +10 Nature Resist
Orc = +25%dmg/-50%heal, 25% resist stunt, Pet +5% Dmg, +5 Axe
Undead = WotF, Carnibalize, Underwater Breath, +10 Shadow resist
Trolls = Berseking, HP regen, +5 Trowing weapon, +5 Bow
After BC Blood Elf = AoE Silence

Alliance Racial Traits
Human = Perception, +5% Spi, Diplomacy, +5 Sword, Maces
Dwarves = Stoneform, +5 Gun, +10 Frost resist, Find treasure
Night Elves = Stealth, + Dodge, Faster ghost lol, +15 Herb.
Gnomes = Escape Artist, +5 Int, +10 Arcane Resist, +15 Eng
After BC Dranei = HoT Heal

My Opinion - Left most is the best

horde:
warrior = tauren, ud, troll, orc
shaman = tauren, troll, orc
hunter = troll, tauren, orc
rogue = ud, orc, troll
druid = tauren
priest = ud, troll
mage = ud, troll
warlock = ud, orc


alliance:
warrior = All ok
paladin = human, dwarves
hunter = night elf, dwarves
rogue = human, gnome, night elf, dwarve
druid = night elf
priest = dwarves, human, night elf
mage = gnome, human
warlock = gnome, human

NEs shadowmeld improves rogues & druids stealth by a little bit. harder to detect them.

i'm not criticising you or anything but curious over the reason why you chose these:

horde
warrior: orc last. (stun resist is very good pvp skill). why you think ud and troll better than orc?
shaman: why is troll better than orc? IMO, stun resist again better.
hunter: i've never seen taure hunters...ever. lol. but i know they can be made.

alliance
rogue: why human is the best? i reckon NE is better since they get shadowmeld which improves their stealth & a 1% dodge (doesn't really help but a little extra)
priest: dwarf for pvp, human for pve.

Trolls make decent DW fury warriors imo. Orc stun resist isn't reliable, I have seen enough orcs being completely stun-locked 9/10 of the times by rogues. UD is better than orc/troll just for WOTF, godly for pvping against locks/priests, and in dragon fights because horde doesn't have fear ward and tremor totems are totally unreliable.

I think NE rogues are better overall too lol. But human rogues have the advantage in rogue vs rogue, since it is all about who gets the opener.

Tauren Shaman for Elemental (Warstomp+Chain Lightning like Vashaman).

Orc Shaman for Enhancement (Stun resist in melee and using a hefty 2h Axe benefits from the +5 axes racial). Popping Bloodlust with other buffs can also result in huge numbers like Unbreakable or Xrave.

Trolls don't really have much and I regret making a Troll Shaman (I have been Elemental, Enhancement, Hybrid, Suicide spec). The main reason is that Female Trolls stand up straight and the Males actually look cool lol.

undead = wotf, priest= devouring plague
orc = stun resist means shit if your a hunter in pve, well there are a few exceptions if your doing the pulls, +axe is good too
troll= berserk. nuff said +bow
tauren= all around goodness with war stomp, pve or pvp and +health ftw too.

human= perception for increased stealth detection and more importantly diplomacy ftw, lesser turn in for everything will make your life a whole lot easier. +wep skills too.
Night Elf= Shadowmeld helps lvling alot and gets you that suprise atk, not to mention saving a ton o money in repair bills if your a hunter who can run in FD,meld and run again.
Dorfs= Stone form, and for priests .. Fear Ward ftw.
gnomes= escape artist .. and that /train makes hordes go 'wtf thats so annoying im just gonna log off till that gnome leaves'

This post has been edited by Mrsinner: Sep 27 2006, 04:38 AM

Don't forget Orc hunters and warlocks get extra pet damage. Maybe good for BM spec.