Starting anew in WoW which Class will be Most used?Follow

Haha thanks for the reply! I forgot to add something to my question actually for the beta testers. Right now in beta testing which class do you see the most of running around? I.e more rogues or more warriors etc? Also in terms of soloing, paladin would be best? I just want to have my cake and eat it too so let me know if this can be done with PLD's :D

Edited, Tue Nov 16 12:42:17 2004 by gclab

I have been playing a mage and do very well too.

It depends on what race, the more of a class you see running around.

Human, I've seen more Warriors and Mages.

Tauren, Hunters.

Night Elf, Druids and Hunters.

Dwarf, Warriors and Hunters.

Gnomes, Mages and Warlocks.

Undead, Warlocks and Warriors.

Trolls, Hunters and Rogues.

Orcs, Warriors.

That video was hilarious, good tunes too! Thanks for the push in the Paladin direction..lol I have been checking out the list of spells/abilities...I'm getting excited for the retail release..

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone who posted..!

Edited, Tue Nov 16 16:39:04 2004 by gclab

On the horde side I see allot of hinters and shammy's. I would have to say to make it easier I would ask what classes do yu see the least?

Docked about 8hrs a day since open beta came out, on both test 8 and test 40, played quite a few of both Alliance and Horde (made and played 2 of each race between level 10 and 35, all but Gnomes, can't stand them) . Typically what I see is this for most favored classes per race.

Human - Warriors then Paladins
Dwarf - Warriors then Hunters
Night Elves - Hunters then Druids
Undead - Warlocks then Warriors
Taurn - Warriors then Hunters
Orcs - Warlocks then Warriors
Trolls - Shaman then Hunters

Definatly seems the main trend for alliance is Warriors over Paladins, and off 2 servers I've seen more Warlocks than I can count, I'd say the most favored class in the game is Warlocks right now, followed by Warrior. Personally if you ONLY plan on soloing your best choice is Pally, he has self buffs and quick heals. If you want to mix it up a bit between group and solo, Warrior is a good choice. But, while a rogue can't tank very well, he has the higher DPS, and if you play sneak thief, you can become rich fast, running around as a Dwarf Rogue for a while I was finding a LOT of decent treasure chests right in mobs camps!

I am playing a shaman right now and they can hold agro about 10 time better then a warrior. It's pretty sad actually. All classes can solo pretty well in this game.

I don't know if beta is the best way to evaluate what people will play retail. I'm currently playing a hunter, because I wanted to check out their talents now that they are in, and because I wanted to get it out of my system before retail hit.

Of course, now I am having a hard time considering other classes =). I should really play a warrior for my guild, but I don't enjoy the way they play as of the last patch. Hunters are currently full of "just got talent" love- they'll probably be nerfed in the future.

If Blizzard succeeds in the class vision they describe, I'd expect to see another "holy trinity" to emerge. As it is, warriors, mages, and druids seem most frustrated, for reasons you can find on their respective boards. Every class has its' detractors, but those three seem to have lost the most faith from their beta advocates.

My prediction:

1. Rogue
2. Hunter
3. Paladin
4. Mage
5. Warrior
6. Shaman
7. Druid
8. Priest
9. Warlock

The reasoning?

Some of these classes people just find "cool" to play. How many people wanted to play hunters from day 1? How many people play paladins purely because they're paladins?

And then there are the classes that the people who track the game know to be powerful, useful, or fun. Mages will be foremost among these, and warriors for the non-magic types. Shaman would rank higher if it were not Horde only. Rogue is at the top of the list because it rates highly in both these criteria.

Then we have the runners-up. People say the fewest overall negative things about druids. Priests are truly unfavored, but are also the supposed prime healing class, which will draw a few people in. Warlock, I'm sorry, but they just suck imho and many other people's.



And to color the bias, here are my personal class preferences:
1. Paladin
2. Priest
3. Hunter
4. Shaman
5. Mage
6. Warrior
7. Rogue
8. Druid
9. Warlock

The top three could go in any order. Shaman would be very much in the mix if I weren't an Alliance person. Out of the non-favorites, mage is the best for my playstyle, and warrior and rogue are ok. As much as I love the role of healer, I absolutely loathe playing druid, as it and warlock are the only two classes I could not stomach to go so far as level 10 in, even.

*sigh* I use both stances in battle for all my hate control needs...Worked out for me especially in parties where I'm the only melee and in Wailing Caverns no less. People just need to start learning how to play their class right...

Yay for warriors!


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Erm... doesn't anyone like tanking anymore? Please?

Again, I will explain it one more time, the point to the warrior is not to keep hate, it is to make it so that others will not recieve it. We have debuffs up the wazoo, including abilities that lessen the movement of enemies. Why? To stop the enemy from approaching mages. If a warrior is not using both battle and defensive stance in a party to manage hate, then he's not a good warrior. With taunt hitting 0 cost rage wise, there should be no reason why warriors can't switch stance.

Just wanted to say that take a look at my gear. I've managed to hit crits quite a few times and my 1h sword (Cursed Felblade) isn't too shabby damage wise, niether. I have the ways to keep hate and btw, I partied with a shaman, priest, mage and druid. While hate was lost at times, I managed to keep monsters from doing much to the mages (Including the shaman and druid. Face it, they are not meant to take damage in any form except for Druid. You need bear form, though ;P)

Edited, Wed Nov 17 16:50:30 2004 by Redmoonxl