Durid, Mage or Shaman?

Hi
what do you think would be best for an inexperienced player to play?
Mage, Druid or Shaman?

I love ranged DPS and healing (and hate tanking) :slight_smile:
and overall I have a casual and slow playstyle.
Moreover, I prefer to play solo most of the time.

Thanks in advance for all the answers! :slight_smile:

Edit:
Oh and which Server do you think would fit my playstyle?

Those are some big, open questions!

You, and every new player, are in a Catch-22.

The class that will suit you best is the class you will like most. This is because every class is basically capable of doing everything solo that can be done solo. But you will be much more competent with a class you enjoy, because you’ll be happier to play it, and will learn more about it.

But you don’t know what class you will like most, and you can’t even begin to find out until level 100, because classes do not have their full toolkits till then. If you have bought BfA, you can use a Level 110 Trial to get some kind of sense of a class, but honestly I’m not sure a really new player can make enough sense of being dropped into a 110. You’re more likely to be just confused. It’s worth a shot if you have one, though.

If you want to heal at all, ever, Mage is out, because Mage has no healing at all.

Between Balance/Resto Druid and Elemental/Resto Shaman (the ranged DPS and healing specs of the other two) I would personally pick Druid, and judging from the statistics, so would most other people.

But of course, I have no idea what you might like.

The nearest you can get without putting in a lot of hours on both is to hit YouTube, and check out videos of these specs. Unfortunately, these will mostly be advanced guides for competitive group play at 120, but if you look around a bit, you might find something you can relate to.

One thing I should say is that Druid has a tank spec. No, you may not want to tank groups, but having a tank spec available when you need it gives you a HUGE advantage in doing hard solo quests or Rares, without having to rely on other people to help you.

Server … for casual, slow, solo it won’t matter all that much. Alliance or Horde makes a BIG difference. If you want to get in with a bunch of PvP (but that’s not slow and solo) then that would make a difference as well.

I assume Alliance, since that’s what you’re posting on.

If you want a really quiet - dead, even - almost completely solo experience like you’re the only person playing the game, Earthen Ring or Moonglade are very quiet RP servers.

Personally, if I was new, I’d go Argent Dawn. Also an RP server, but a big one. You will see lots of people around, many talking and doing RP, but it’s all very friendly and you can still play at your own pace, with all the trading amenities of a large realm. Or you can go to mainline crowded servers like Silvermoon or Ravencrest (where you are at the moment) for the maximum opportunities for group play when you hit 120.

RP (Role Play) servers are the same as any other server, but your name must not be jarring (like RocketMan or IEatYUrFace), and you must not disrupt people chatting in RP or their events.

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Thank you so much for your fast answer!
Guess I will play the druid for a while then :slight_smile:
I thought about to join the Argent Dawn server but I have 0 clues about the lore so I want to learn about it while playing on a normal server and after that change to Argent Dawn :slight_smile:

You really really don’t have to do that.

You don’t have to study before you start Argent Dawn :slight_smile:

Most Role Play doesn’t involve the lore much. It’s about having a backstory for your character, and a personality. Is your character a soldier? an outlaw? vengeful? Very few people ever get into deep study of the lore, even on RP realms…

And of course, nobody is going to make you do RP ever, and certainly not before you’re ready. You can just watch, and soak up the atmosphere.

https://www.argentarchives.org/

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I would say mage from above all classes.

Mage - slow paced and less buttons then other two classes. Can’t heal.

Druid - keeps dots up and highest no. of buttons to play with full potential. Most versatile class. Can heal.

Shaman - I would put shaman between druid and mage. Also more buttons compare to mages. Can heal.

Choose new player releam or Rp server like argent Dawn. Don’t bother to change later just pick right one from start. As a solo player servers doesn’t matter much when you turn off warmod.

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Guess I need to create a new character on Argent Dawn then :slight_smile:

I like a playstyle with a lot of dots so and I am not sure if a lot of keys are that bad guess I will try it and when it is too difficult I will switch to shaman or mage :slight_smile:
Thank you so much you two!

Comparing Balance Druid

to Frost Mage

(check Single Target and Multi-Target rotations)

I’m really not seeing a lot of difference in the complication.

But it doesn’t matter at all.

The day when Balance Druid is “too difficult” for you will never come.

If you are playing in a team at a competitive level - Mythic Raids, high M+ keys, competitive PvP Arena Threes - than any class will be “too difficult” for you. Also most other people.

If you are playing solo most of the time, you can do things at your own pace. With any spec, you can get by with only 4 or 5 keys. Only in groups when you ramp up the difficulty do you need more.

Don’t ever forget about having Guardian spec available though, for those few times you will need it. There are some things a tank can do that a DPS can’t.

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Thank you so much for your help and advice :slight_smile:

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