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AC = Armour Class

It essentially reduces the damage taken by successful hits. The higher a target's AC, the higher their damage mitigation. For example, a level 60 Warrior parsed fights with a level 60 Warrior-class mob; at 2467 AC, the average damage taken per hit was 87.6, but at 7025 AC, the average damage taken per hit was only 29.5. The formula is a complicated one and is affected by the Attack Power of the attacker (Power overcomes a portion of a target's AC), relative level, and the RNG (Random Number Generator, which is essentially the computer rolling the dice to determine outcome, as you would in a table-top game).

I should add that there is no official term "AC" in World of Warcraft. It is simply designated "armor". This is such a common convention, though, going back to old Dungeons & Dragons and perhaps before that, that pretty well anyone that plays a fantasy RPG recognizes the term, just as they recognize HP as the amount of damage you can sustain before dying even when it isn't called "hit points".

Stats are important in WoW, but racial starting stats aren't going to have a huge impact in the game... by the time you're level 60, the stats will be fairly balanced out, and differences easily made up for with gear. I honestly wouldn't worry too much about it; play what you find fun & the stats will work themselves out. :)

You can make certain undead look somewhat normal looking but will look pretty undead. *points to the flesh decay and such* You can even make your undead character missing his jaw. How those kind of undead are still able to talk is beyond me... *ponders*

I'm planning on playing a Troll Rogue come release but I had one question. The starting Attributes determine what to the character? In other words the Agility stat is based on how often you hit?

What are they for the following?

Strength:
Agility:
Stamina:
Intelligence:
Spirit:
Power:

I dont mean this as a backstab for Allakhazams website , i think this website is awesome =), keep up the good work.

I have found a few websites that are helpful - one of them lets you have a real talent tree and experiment. You probably know most of them but they are fun =).

Here are some good ones ( i think one of them has starter stats for the guy who posted earlier) =)

http://wowvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Talents.View&category_select_id=4

http://www.thottbot.com/

1. no its not really like ff11 its alot more like EQ from what i have seen. FF11 was all about finding the perfect party and being on for 10 hours to get anywhere - WoW is much more solo and casual player friendly. FF11 was all about camping those NMs to get the money to get stuff , i spent a long time camping stuff and getting drops so i know. WoW has instances as well as named mobs, instances let you kill the monster you want without fear of getting it stolen or camped. I could go on and on but i wont.

2. Yes Alliance has their own languare as do the horde - this prevents interaction i guess, you cant trade / party / talk to the other side - just kill them. you can learn the other language if you spend the time but who wants to listen to a trolls garbage mouth anyway.

3. I believe everything shows up on the character except jewelry. I am not 100% on this however, but i think capes are see-able.

I know this is some what of a question I should ask on the Blizzard WoW forums but I must ask it for it is the reason i left FFXI. Has any measure been set up to stop the selling of gold and items on the Internet? It's just not fun anymore if your camping a monster and you have to compete with a group of six gil sellers for the monster which you know you have no chance of getting. Also im sorry for the poor korean kids i might be putting out of a job because i want a fair game.

Ya basically Redmoon said it all lol. As far as selling accounts i think blizzard has a policy against it and botting (which isnt that effective in the first place) so if they get caught they get kicked. The soulbound thing helps ALOT, instances help, etc etc. WoW wont be like L2 or FF11 with the item/account selling i dont think =)

I never played a Mage past level 7 (didn't like being a glass cannon), but I do know that a recent patch changed mana regeneration so while casting a spell, and for 5 seconds after completing a spell, your mana does not regenerate at all. I believe the Arcane Meditation, by allowing 2-8% of your mana regen to work while casting, is a way to get around the "no mana regen while casting" rule. While 2-8% isn't a huge amount, it is better than the 0% mana regen you'd otherwise have. ;)

I know that this question has a lot of variables in it and that it is alot different for each lvl and all that kinda stuff but ill still ask it. About how many playing hours does it take to gain a level when solo - not hardcore uber obesessage but sorta casual if you know what i mean. Say at lvl 20, 30, 40, and 50?
Im just trying to get a generally idea here =)

Maybe I overlooked the answer to this question, so sorry if I did.

I am a FFXI player and I still enjoy the game when I can play, just getting tired of the time it takes to do anything. Same ole same ole.

Well, one thing I really enjoyed was fishing. How does the fishing work in WoW compared to the Fishing in FFXI?

From what I have read so far, it seems to me that WoW is friendlier to the casual gamer as far as questing and exp'ing. I do not have the time that will be required to exp in FFXI, but I will miss the game. FFXI was my first MMORPG, so it will always have a place in my heart.