New Player Guide: Picking a Character

New to the WoW world!  Well ya gotta start with a character!  So first to learn the classes and Races. 


Start by picking a race you'd find interesting.  Maybe a grizzled orc or a graceful blood elf.  Maybe you want a simple Human to start with or the unique draenei!  No matter the choice, make sure its one you can:  A.  Stand to look at, B.  has lore you'd like to learn about, and C. Has classes that will suit your play style.  A. is a given!  B.  Keeps you interested.  The Lore is the races history, reading quest as you do them is a great way to learn it.  C. will come later as you learn about the game and your perfered role.

Next, look at the classes of chosen race!  Take the easy route and sit back while your pet takes the pain as a hunter.  Or Become a priest who can heal allies or blow the minds of your enemy.  Maybe you like the brute like a warrior, staying close to the action as a tank or a bloody dps.  Maybe the arcanic mage caught your eye with the ability to throw first icy bolts, later firey balls, or a barrage of arcane missles!  Then theres the paladin, a hybrid class that can use holy power to heal, a devisating hammer and shield to taunt enemies, or the massive weapon that smashes skulls with a judgement for death.  Warlocks, a hunter in cloth, a mage with a pet, fling fire and shadow as a array of demons serve you!  Druids, another hybrd class are painful, be a kitty rogue, A boomkin mage, a tree healer, or a bear tank.  Rogues, shadowy assassians that rock the single target.  Lastly is the Shaman, a dps who can melee with spirit wolves or cast lightning from a far, but when needed can become powerful healers who shield allies with healing earth and make happy beams of healing!

For a new player, I suggest the hunter.  The pet does most of the work while you learn the concept and ways of the game.  Later on you might decide dps'ing is dull.  Try a druid, the most changable class!  You can try bear to tank or tree to heal.  And if it doesnt work, boomkin and kitty are just a respec away!

Armor and specing will come later but till level 15 focus on what has the most armor and has its the word "Leather, Cloth, or Mail" in white.  Till 15 stats have little to do for you so dont stress it much.  See my other guides for info on this or just ask me!

Thats all for this guide, I hoped I helped you figure out where to start your journey in World of Warcraft.  See ya next time!


Elve

S.E.L.F.I.E. Friday! Plus Updates

Calling this a Update... Ya.. Update..!

Well, I guess i'll just post a few updates....!

First off, imma start posting sometimes on Mondays and Always on Fridays!


Heard that new toy?  The S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera?  Well im not only messing with it but im doing the achievement for it.  So every Friday i'll be posting a few pics of either the places for the achievement OR some random silly screenies from me or my boyfriend!

On Mondays you'll see things like this.  Update Post.  For either the site or interesting things that are changing in WoW.

This will leave our normal post day, Wednesday, for just real updates with all that fun stuff ya want to see!

Im debating on setting other dates for special things like Battle Pets and the like.  Oh well, only time will tell!


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How To: Tanking in Hs and Raids

Tanking, this LITERLY means you take damage!  If seeing your health bar move scares you then you do NOT want to do this role, period!  Now if you can see past this then continue reading.

Tanking Easy Mode:  There is no easy mode to tanking.  Because tanks are needed so badly, half decent skill will keep you in groups.  At lower levels you fight the "im so OP" dps to pull, keep threat, and stay in control.  At higher levels you fight for threat while trying to not be one shotted.

Tanking requires threat and survivablity.  So before you ever que, learn your CDs and put them on your bars!

Learning Fights:  Unlike dps and healers, you need a warm fuzzy about the fights.  So to start look up the fights for tanks and look for the 4 basics:
1.  Adds--When, where, how many.

2.  Taunting--Can you taunt, when do you need to.

3.  Survivablity--Whens he going to have a massive attack, when do I need to pop a major CD.

4.  Positioning--Where do I need to be, wheres the boss need to be, when does he need moving.

Reading and watching is NOTHING to actually experiencing the fights though.  So this wont make you a expert but it will help prevent you from killing the raid!

If still alittle unclear on the fights, ask the group or the other tank!  More then likely, they'll help for fear or getting killed! 

LFR and raid Tanking Rules:

1.  Make sure ya got a warm and fuzzy on the fights.

2.  Communicate.  Talk to the other tank before the fight, learn whos on what and when your trading off if needed!  If your in vent talk to them through out the fight as well.  Dont be scared to do things right!

3.  Remember, LFR and Normals ARE DIFFERENT.  The mechanics are similar but the damage is MAJORLY nerfed in LFR.  Be aware of this and talk to your raid about the times to pop CDs. 

4.  Trust healers to help you.  Dont blow all your CDs in the first 2 seconds because you took damage.  Boss fights take time and your going to make it worse later on by doing this!


Basic Advice--Dont hit max level and then decide you want to start tanking with a class you've never tanked with.  If you have a warm and fuzzy on how to tank, you still shouldnt do it with a class you've never tanked as!  Try it as a lower level then practice on your max level by soloing.  Pull a range of mobs starting with 1 to learn rotation and then move up to 5 to practice AoE rotation and then 8-15 to test your CDs and survivablity.  Hint:  Dont do this with elites if your alone, tanks usually take damage better then they deal it.

More advice:  Dont cookie cutter and follow other peoples rotations.  Tanks have to be flexiable just like healers.  You have to learn how to increase and decrease your threat when needed and you have to use CDs when needed.  Gem, chant, and play to YOUR style.  Be willing to take advice and experiment but dont follow them to the letter.  You'll end up hating the character because you dislike how its played.  This is your character, its YOUR role, and its YOUR choice how to play it.  So play it in a way thats fun and effective!


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This was posted in Cata time so now you have the Proving Grounds to help teach you the role of protecting but its the most basic form, a great starting block!


Elve

Post Update!

Oookay... So, I just noticed, my scheduled post arent coming in at the right time.  So Im fixing that to come in BEFORE 8 AM from now on!  Sorry about that!

Words of Gaming and Texting!

Ever seen words and never known WHAT the hell they mean?  Maybe you were born before texting and dont know what your kids are saying in text.  Maybe you never texted before and cant read your text savy friends message.  Maybe your just seeing words that you didnt think existed!  Allow me to help you.  This blog includes Emotes, Abrevations, And words with multiple meanings.

 

A Happy face!  Big smile!

Smiling.

xD

"Lawl" Look.  Joking, or laughing.

Sticking tounge out at you.

Winking.

B)

Wearing Shades.

Troll

It refers to not only a race but a race of assholes!  Troll is a insult meaning you spam or act like a dick for laughs.

Spamming

Repeating to a point of annoyance.

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

Lawl, Hehe, Heh, Ha, Haha

A laugh.

Txt

Text

DPS

Damage Per Second

Ally

Alliance

brb

Be Right Back

AFK

Away From Keyboard

Noob, Newb, N00b

Many ways to say it, but all mean your a "New Player" and can be used as a insult to a play who doesnt know their class.

WoW

World Of Warcraft

D3

Diablo: 3

Ninja Looter

Someone who needs gear or things to sell, or just cuz they can.

D/C

Disconnected

WB

Welcome Back

<3

Heart

Marco

A pre set of keys, sometimes make images, other times used for a series of attacks.

Gamer Chick

A girl who plays games.

And thats all for now!  Have other words ya wanna know?  Just ask and maybe they'll make next List!


Elve