world of warcraft - rogue vs shadow priest .. adivce please?

Question

i am on a pvp server. should i make a rogue or a shadow priest if what i love to do in the game is pvp? for priests, dont say them cause they can heal cause i hate just healing other classes. i love BG's and pvp. give me some advice guys please

Answer 1

Well I have a 65 Rogue, and a 65 Shadow priest. I love to pvp with both, but it is a preference. Shadow priests tend to be a bit of glass cannons, huge burst of damage, not great with multiple targets, and can't really handle much close combat. The other problem with shadow priests are the fact that you will be getting hassled the entire time for not healing, also really hard to find grps that will allow you to melt faces instead of heal. Priests are easier to lvl if you are willing to suck up and heal for instances since everyone wants a priest in their grp. Rogues, my fav all around class by far. You can pwn pretty much any class with training and are very versitle in your type of play style. Rogues can be combat, steath, dagger, swords, fist, mace, etc.. all of which are pvp. Some times hard to find grps for pve, but no pvp grp will say no to a few more rogues. Also rogues get the bonus of stealth on a pvp server. So you can hide and remove yourself from being ganked on many occations.

Answer 2

Every single class can dominate in pvp, unlike some people might tell you. Back when there was only 60 levels and I was a pally i rolled a pvp damage build and people just laughed at me, but they soon stopped when i owned them in pvp. So what im saying here is it doesn't matter what class you are, its the way you play that matters. If you don't want to heal DONT MAKE A PRIEST. The best way for a healer to help in pvp is to yes, heal. If you don't want to do that you don't want to make a priest. If you get into serious pvp groups trust me, they'll need you as a healer, not as a damage dealer:P. Rogues are fun in pvp but it really depends what class you like to play best. I'd suggest making low level twinks for every class and test them out before you level up all the way.

Answer 3

It all depends....

If you like melee, go for rogue. They can stunlock like the no other, and sprint will, in most cases, recoupe you from a fear/seduce. If you get the first hit off, you win. If you don't, then it's hard to come back from that (against a caster).

If you like casting, go for the priest. They have a sheild that absorbs a crazy amount of damage every 15 seconds, they have shadowform, they have two nice DOTS, they have a fear, and they have mind fly. The only problem is other casters....you get a silence and that's it. A warlock/mage that is built for DPS will kill you.

It all depends on what you like to do....personally, I find rogues much more fun to play =) Good luck.

Answer 4

I have a 48 rogue (assisination spec) and a 48 Shadow Priest (48 war, 48 mage, 64 hunter, 64 druid) Shadow Priest absolutely deals more damage than any other (while healing yourself with vampiric embrace no less). Plus you can handle more than one attacker with your fear effects. My shadow priest can melt the face right off the opponent before they even get a funny look.

Answer 5

go with the shadow priest or a warlock or hunter because they are the most powerful in the game