Now that the game is finally released I have problems picking what class to play. I am currently considering between warrior paladin and priest. Hunter and rogue were previously on the table but have been ruled out (for now, I might find their pros attractive again).
How do/did you guys do it? Do you just pick one and go for it. Then reroll depending if you like it or not? I feel very fickle in this regard lol would like some insight.
Depends what you want to do at endgame, if anything, and how you want to level.
Warrior will have instant groups for all dungeons whilst leveling as a tank, can then tank or DPS at 60. Probably the first or second most popular class though, so could be difficult to get a spot.
Priest will be healing dungeons whilst leveling, and most likely at 60. Shadow is decent for PvP, if that is your thing.
Paladin can tank a bit, but will probably be healing most of the time whilst leveling and at 60.
I chose Shaman. I miss vanilla enhance and totem management, and am more than happy to heal and do a bit of elemental PvP at 60. So that made it an easy choice.
This.
I really struggled to pick a class too. But I like healing and play a priest in retail, so decided to roll a scrubadin this time.
I sat and watched through this vid with my IRL pal who I’ve gotten into classic. It doesn’t focus on numbers, just the highlights and potential lowlights of each class in a cool compressed manner.
Check it out and enjoy the best game ever made!
I can give you some hints since I tried these all out on a pserver.
I cant speak for other classes as I havent played them.
warrior - ull be put into tank role most of the time, leveling slowish
shaman - ull be healing most of the time. very mana hungry. u only wanna use 2-3spells to kill a mob else oom quickly. a lot of sustain due to heal and earth totem. leveling can be quick if u manage mana efficiently
warlock - very easy time leveling, send pet, dot up
mage - doing fine, a lot of control hard to kill
hunter - super easy leveling, send pet, kill mob
Try both of those to lvl 10-12 and decide what you like better. If still in doubts get to 20-30. Nobody but you really knows what “your class” will be.
It all depends on your goals.
To some, class fantasy is everything. To other performance of certain roles is the main idea.
I can’t help you with the first one. But as for the second…
If you want to tank - pick warrior. No alternatives. Druids and paladins can at most tank some dungeons (and still worse than warrior does).
If you want to heal - pick Paladin, Druid, Priest or Shaman. Every class has a niche.
If you want to be TOP healer, the best of them all - pick priest.
If you want to be the best support - pick shaman or Paladin - they heal a bit weaker, but their strength is in the utility.
Druid is an odd case. You need a couple of them in a raid, but they stack very poorly, and you don’t need more than 2-3. In a dungeon he’s an OK healer, but lack of normal resurrection makes wipes more painful and he’s less desirable than the other 3.
If you want to be at the top of DPS charts - pick Mage, Warrior or a Rogue. All 3 are great.
If you want a simple, reliable but not top DPS class - pick Warlock or Hunter. Their strengths is in useful utility, and they will have no problem finding a spot.
Now we get to a few small odd-balls.
A shadow priest is viable - but you won’t need many of them, and he’s worse than mage/warlock. He does have a useful debuff for warlocks though.
A druid-cat is OK, but will not shine. He’s worse than a rogue even though performs exactly the same role.
A druid-moonkin is basically a buff for casters. His problem lies in low mana and he goes OOM very VERY fast.
Shaman can be a DPS, but it’s mostly something like a support. He doesn’t do much damage, but is OK and buffs melee classes.
Every other class/role combo is pretty much garbage.
Also you can look at the levelling speed. It’s easier to watch a 10-min video on YT than for me to describe it here. In short, hunters-warlocks are great, and warriors-paladins will suffer.
honestly. every class is unique in classic and has its uses. u need to test them out to see that is most appealing to u^^
Fast levels: druid & warlock
High dps: rogue & mage
Most wanted: warrior & priest
Slow levels: paladin
Also available: hunter
Don’t know about shaman tbh.
Or you can level as arms and still do a really good job as the main tank.
In classic that is possible. I tanked all of the instances I took part in without problem. 
Quite, I meant to say that whilst leveling you get instant invites to a dungeon, where you will be the tank. However, re-reading it that isn’t clear, and looks like I might have been suggesting leveling in tank spec, which isn’t the best idea.
Same with the healing classes, don’t level in healing spec guys!
I finalised my decision few hours before launch. Was going to go Warlock, for the free mount and damage in raids and im pretty good at them… But I’m great as a hunter and I love playing it.
If you want to dps, pick rogue, mage, warlock or warrior. if heal-priest, paladin, shaman or druid.
I picked Druid because I originally played Druid, so I knew that playing one would have memory to it but quite frankly I am not loving it. Hoping at 20 I will start to enjoy the class with cat form. I hear Hunters are great, considering making one but I am level 16 and took a LONG time to get there, and spent a lot of time on professions too.
I hope it helps to say I have commitment issues, there’s dozens of combinations I want to try but at the end of the day, just picking the one that you think you’d enjoy is your best bet. That can be because they rock at PvP, they do great damage or because aesthetically they look cool as hell.
I wanted to roll a Tauren Warrior but my friends play Alliance. I didn’t want to roll a Warrior on Alliance because I wanted to save that particular experience for when we roll Horde. So I picked a class I barely know, Rogue, and I’m having a blast.
The present community and the difficulty builds a strong connection between you and the character you’re playing. I would still love a Tauren Warrior but I find myself eager to just keep my Rogue going.
Hope you find your class, just take the leap I’d say!
Ah yeah, I misunderstood.
I like this series.
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