Is World of Warcraft feasible to play for a total gaming beginner?

Question

I am an 18-year-old girl who's into fantasy novels, but has never been gaming-oriented. (OK, I *have* played a few uncomplicated point-and-click RPGs!)

I really need something to distract me from a painful real-life situation that I have no control over, and this game seems to be VERY popular and cool. I've done lots of research and gotten a game guide, but I still feel somewhat "in over my head", so to speak.

Could I handle WoW? Or would I just cause problems for the hard-core gamers out there?

If you think I could handle WoW, what are some important things to keep in mind?

P.S. I like the idea of being a Night Elf Druid! Is this too complicated?

Thank you very much in advance for your advice!

Answer 1

One of my best WoW friends is a senior mom, who never played games till her son got her this game. Now she's a pro at WoW. I was very newb at WoW when I started, but I learned and got better. And honestly, that's all it takes, playing it and getting better. Your best off if you play a simple class to learn, like warriors and hunters, to get the hang of the game. You can level it to 20 and abandon it if you want, becuse at that point you'll have got the idea of what to do. Also, find a large, friendly guild, that has people who'll answer your questions, but don't rely on them for everything.

As for being a druid, go for it. As a class, they're awesome. They can tank, heal, dps, almost as well as the main classes that do those things. The shapeshifting makes me jealous. So try it out. Most importantly, have fun! =)
Some helpful websites:
www.worldofwarcraft.com -check your class forums for links to other helpful websites.

www.thottbot.com - has decriptions of quests, items and where to find them, NPC's, etc. I use it regularly to find the person to turn my quest into, a special item I really want, etc.

If you have more questions, you contact me through my profile, I'd be happy to help.

Answer 2

I am a lvl 60 NE Drood. My bf is a 60 NE priest.

Greymane: Rhayna& Irylath

It is a very easy game, and you learn as you go along. WOW is pretty elementry, simply follow the quests and level quickly. The end game takes a bit of skill but not too much.

For help during quests go to: thottbot.com

There you can get details about quests, with maps and everything. I enjoy my druid very much but at the end of the game LVL 40+ you will be needed for healing.

Your alternate forms will have no use. So if you enjoy healing and fighting I would be a Palidan. Ever sense the last patch Palidans are better healers that priests, hard to believe huh?

Best is NE for the druids and a dwarf for the priests. If you like to VS other real players you would like Battle Grounds. The horde beat the alliance in Battle Grounds you would prefer being horde. If you like instances like dungeons you would prefer being alliance.

WOW is an expensive habit. About 15/mo. A new expanision is coming out in a few months also.

Tuesdays all servers are down because WOW has weekly maintenance and updates. So you cant play until about 2 or 3.

Gluck!

Answer 3

I'm an avid player of WOW as well. I can honestly say that this game will take your mind off that real lfe pain. I had a terrible breakup, and started playing this game. All i wanted to do was become an Uber player. To be honest this game is perfect for beginners all the way up to intense gamers. Once you've been playing a while some of the classes will begin to stick out to you as easy or harder. You'll find a hierarchy in this game.
Even more important than that, you'll find an online society where you can be you while you play. Outside life begins to fade a little. You'll find yourself wanting the game all the time. Hurrying home to play. Spending countless time trying to achieve level 60 to only find out that in months you'll have to start working towards level 70.
This game is excellent, and has great playability. You won't be a nuisance to everyone unless you go around asking for gold. Thats a good way to cross everyone. The best thing you can do is play the game, and actually play it. You will learn so much about actual game play by playing, as well as with others.

On a side advice. Hiding in the game is not exactly the right hting to do. Life can be traumatic, and hard to deal with, but we have to. To be completely honest this game has became an addition. Not too much unlike a physical habit, you will find yourself out of your element to play this game. If you decide to play. Heed this caution. Keep your gameply controlled, and intereact in your everyday life, and you can expect some great gaming.

Hope you get your life tragedy fixed.

Answer 4

World of Warcraft is very accessible to a beginner. It starts off easy enough for you to get the hang of it, and from there you can just move at your own pace. As long as you play a PVE server (Player Versus Environment, where other players can't attack you most of the time) you should have no problem having tons of fun with it. I prefer PVP (Player Versus Player) these days, but I'm glad that I started out playing PVE. The controls and details might seem overwhelming now, but as soon as you immerse yourself in the game it will feel completely natural.

And I have a level 60 Tauren druid, and I can tell you without reservation that they're an incredibly fun class. The only problem I have with your choice is with the Night Elf bit... the Alliance aren't very good on most servers.

(Regardless, if you have any trouble, just mention that you're an 18-year-old girl: in half a minute, you'll have fifty guys begging to be allowed to help you.)

Answer 5

WoW is a GREAT game. It has content for both casual and hard core gamers however I think you're more interested in it's learning curve.

I picked up WoW quite easily because I came from Diablo II, the whole killing stuff, dropping items, getting good gear thing is similar. The gameguides probably focus on end game raiding content which you shouldn't worry about right now. Battlegrounds and PvP shouldn't be your main concern right now since you should probably get use to the game's mechanics and how stuff work.

As for a Night Elf Druid, I think that class is a bit complexed for a complete beginner. Druids are a hybrid class and can- Melee, Cast and Heal. Leveling them is slow and require patience. Also, it takes time to efficiently master and use all their abilities. They are mainly healers end game and honestly, at low levels, they don't bring much to a group but heal however you can always solo but group play is more fun.
The race doesn't really matter.

For a beginner who is new to the mechanics of the game, I suggest a warrior, rogue, hunter and possibly mage for those who like casters.

Warriors have pretty straight foward abilities and can dish out a load of ownage if given the proper gear. They level pretty quickly and deal decent damage. They'll introduce you to AOE buffs, debuffs, rage generation, weapon speed and the importance of armor.

Rogues are a bit more complex. Playing one, you'll be introduced to the mechanics of stealth, combo points, finishers, energy regeneration and directional based attacks. They are EXTREMELY fast lvlers and their sole purpose is to DPS (damage per second- deal damage).

Hunters have pets and shoot from afar. Very fast levelers and great for solo play. In groups, they bring ranged dps that come close but not quite as good as a rogue's.

Leveling a mage will teach you the importance of mana preservation, mana efficiency, crowd control, and insta casting.
They bring ranged dps, conjure food and water, aoe (area of effect) and crowd control (polymorph- rendering enemies useless) to groups.

Level a few characters to ~10 and get a feel for the game. Once you think you're use to it, pick your favorite class and level that one to 60 :).

Few things you should know:

You can train new skills every EVEN level- 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.

At level 10, you get 1 talent point per level, there are 3 talent trees. Talents improve your "trained" spells and some grant new skills. These points can be reallocated if you've made a mistake by speaking to your class trainer and select i wish to unlearn my talents. This will cost you a gold the first time, 5, the second, 10, 15, caps at 50. It goes down every month.

Some classes can't wear certain kinds of armor

Some classes can't use certain weapons

I'm on Stonemaul, lvl 60 gnome rogue. If you're around, yell if you need help!

Answer 6

Because I haven't played it yet I won't tell to buy and play it right now; but I suggest you play Final Fantasy XI that I've played and as a beginner I felt very nice from the " hard-core" gamers. They were very helpful. The only thing that it comes behind is you can't do direct pvp with another player ( only in a special arena that it isn't exactly a pvp arena). On the other hand in WoW you must do more things than just get 60lvl; for example you must go to some special dungeons and it's boss and get a very rare set of clothes. I just want to say you must earn REPUTATION, while FFXI it's not that kind of importance, because your comprehensible aim is to reach maximum lvl your 15 about jobs.

Answer 7

If you have anyone you can play with in real life, you might try picking up an RPG game like Dungeons and Dragons, or a TCG (Trading Card Game) like Yu-Gi-Oh. These can occupy great amounts of your time, and keep your mind of more difficult things.

World of Warcraft may seem difficult at first, but everyone's a beginner once! Try it out, and see how you like it. As with any MMORPG (Mass multiplayer online role playing game) you can talk to other people and get either in-game help, or go check out some WoW forums and ask around.

Answer 8

Please do not start playing WoW...... it is too addictive, especially for someone going through problems. My stepdad quit his job and plays it from 6 am til midnight. If he wakes up in the middle of the night, he goes straight for the game. His son (15) plays for just as long. He's started ignoring my mother, even when she asks to go out with him alone and do something romantic. He's in an online "friendship" that is way too flirty. He's on the brink of starvation until my mom gets off of work at 11pm, unless she leave sandwiches out for him. He's not bathed in a month. His son hasn't changed in a week! He got mad during the power outtage two weeks ago and went to his mother's house 50 miles away to play his game! It ruins more lives than it saves!

P.S. it's terribly easy to play, but awfully boring. It's a never-ending game with no point....... when my stepdad was on his medications (for ADHD), he couldn't understand why his son was on it night and day....... I still can't!

Answer 9

hmm. u WILL NOT cause problem to other harcore people. infact i think they will very much enjoy killing you repeatedly. i don't know if you are up to, you have to decide that yourself, because the game is easy to jump into, its still very hard to master.

also if you want more of a fantasy world, i suggest you join an rp/rppvp server. you can pretend to be your character, and create a basic hostory of your character to share with your friends and wow community. also if you don't want to be botherd by the opposite faction, join a normal/rp server, but if you want to fight the alliance/horde and be in situations where you will have to defend yourself, then i suggest you join a pvp/rppvp server. because pvp (player versus player) adds a whole new deimention to the gameing experience, and it never gets boring.


the newest rppvp server is "The venture company". im in it btw, if ur gunna be horde then look me up ShadowZ.


also druid class is not that hard to master, if you are into healing. As a beginner priest would be the best, but if you do not like healing then go with rogue/warrior.

Answer 10

chuck norris mentioned he authorized international of warcraft. he not at all mentioned he didnt approve different video games......you will desire to for for fox information huh? :p yet on your question, DFO is a distinctly respectable interest ^^