Beginners Guide to WoW

Have you played WoW?

World of Warcraft or WoW as it known, is a "Massively Multi player On-line Role-Playing Game" or MMORPG. This means thousands (sometimes tens of thousands) of gamers,  from all over the World exist in the same on-line game world at the same time. Abandoning the real world they undertake heroic quests in a land of fantastic adventures..

The game has two warring factions: the Alliance and the Horde. After deciding what side to play, each character will choose one of several classes: Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, Druid, Hunter, Death Knight, Mage, Paladin, Priest and Rogue. They all have their individual set of talents and depending on the class of character that you build, your character's talent trees are for damage-per-second (DPS), tanking, or healing.

There are thousands of quests to undertake with multiple kinds of transportation. In addition, there are four realm types which will be the very first decision you will have to make before playing World of Warcraft. Your reward is money and reputation which will increase your skill and power. A good place to start is our Best WoW Leveling Guides to help you through this mystical world.

There are ten races you can choose from: Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves, Draenei, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, Undead and Blood Elves and multiple professions you can have: Engineering, Mining, Skinning, Tailoring, First Aid Fishing, Herbalism, Leather working, Jewel crafting, Inscription, Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Cooking and Enchanting. (Note: Within the Rogue class there are two unique secondary professions: Lock Picking and Poisons).

Within the game itself there are two "modes" of character:

  • Characters controlled by real people
  • Non-Player Characters (which are controlled by the games' software)

So you can find yourself playing a "real" person as well as the games created opponent.
Your character can earn copper, silver or gold to fund your adventures. In addition you will need to work on the different skills for your character.

There are a whole host of guides around and all do pretty much what they claim but some do it better by having additional features such as forums and members areas which help you level your character from 1-70 more easily. Many also have detailed gold guides and the latest up to date information on, for example, Wrath of the Lich King which takes you up to level 80! With that in mind though players are free to go at their own pace and pit their skills against multiple opponents. If you would like to see our Best WoW Leveling Guides or view our WoW resource's, just click the link.

WoW is {Blizzards|Blizzard Entertainment's} 4th game in the Warcraft series and is now played by over 11 million gamers world wide! It starts 4 years after the setting of Warcraft III in the world of Azeroth.

The Alliance and Horde are waring {races|factions} locked in a struggle for control of the land - and neither side is backing down. Horde and Alliance gamers maybe able to do battle with each other, but they cannot interact, trade or even talk to each other so if you have friends that would like to play, make sure you belong to the same factions!

A good place to start your World of Warcraft quest is to view our strategy guides here: Best World of Warcraft Leveling Guides.

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