Things You'll Need:
- World of Warcraft Account
- Computer
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Step 1
The first thing in deciding which class you will play is to answer the question: "Do you want to be tough, deal damage, have a pet or support someone else?" All of the classes fall into those rough guidelines, so it's a great place to begin. Being tough means that you can take a lot of damage and, although you deal damage yourself, it's not as significant as the damage other classes do. However, a class that does a lot of damage can't take many hits themselves and have to be more careful in each fight. There are a few classes in the game that have pets and these classes are a whole different type of game play. Lastly, there are the characters that are best at supporting someone else. If you are playing with someone else, consider them, but if you are playing by yourself, it may be best to avoid them.
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Step 2
Being tough: So you're a tough guy, eh? If you want a class that can stand up to just about anything and survive, your choices are the Warrior or the Paladin. What's the difference? Warriors deal more damage, but Paladins have the option to heal themselves - and others in the group.
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Step 3
Dealing damage: If you're looking for a class that does a lot of damage, quickly, look into playing either a Mage or Rogue. These two classes are meant for dealing a lot of damage, but beware: they do not last long if the bad guy can hit them. So what's the difference? Mages wear cloth armor and have long distance spells. Rogues wear leather armor and use daggers, so they have to be up close and personal. Druids (when they don't spend their talent points to focus on healing) are up-close and personal like rogues, but they prefer the change into a bear form to do damage.
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Step 4
Pets, pets, pets: If you like playing a class that utilizes pets, look into playing either a Hunter, Shaman or Warlock. Hunters can only use one pet at a time, but it grows and levels with them. If you spend your talent points right, your pet can be the one doing all of the fighting while you shoot arrows/bullets and don't take damage. Warlocks have a variety of pets, but they can only use one at a time. The pets vary from spell-casting Imps to tough Voidwalkers. Shamans don't have pets, per se, but they do have totems. With a wide variety of totems, Shamans increase their group's damage output, decrease the damage they take, increase health and mana regen and all sorts of other goodies. However, keeping track of the timers on the totems can be a bit tricky.
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Step 5
Support: If you're playing with someone else and want to create a character to support them, consider playing a Priest or a Druid. Priests (when they spend talent points for healing) have some amazing heal spells to keep their group members alive. However, they only wear cloth armor and don't do much damage. Druids (also when they spec for healing) can also do a great job healing other group members, but they get to wear leather armor.
