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character creation (WoW)  

set up account, pick a server, pick a race, pick a class, change appearance, name character, view cinematic, info on getting started (links, mostly)

Once you have successfully installed the game, created your account, and logged in, you will need to make two very important decisions:

  1. Which server do I want to play on?
  2. What kind of character do I want to play?

Both of these are very significant decisions in the long run, however for your very first character you might just choose to make whatever just to find out about the game. Once you know a little more, you might revisit these ideas and choose to make a new character.

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Server Types

There are two main types of servers, PvP servers and "normal" (PvE) servers.

On a PvP server, members of opposing factions can attack each other freely. This type of server has much more of the spirit of Warcraft to it, but can also prove to be extremely frustrating to players who just want to experience the game itself without being griefed by other players.

A PvE server, on the other hand, does not allow you to be attacked unless you allow it. A player on a PvE server can make themselves attackable by typing /pvp. They can turn this mode off at will as well, (although it takes 5 minutes to "turn off,") but will normally find that other players on PvE servers usually choose not to participate in open PvP.

If you choose to play on a PvE server, this does not mean you will never participate in PvP. It only means that world PvP is optional. You will still be able to participate in battlegrounds and the Arena.

There is one other type of server, called an RP server. RP, or role-playing, means you treat the game as if you are the actual character rather than truly treating WoW as a basic video game. You would communicate with other players heavily, and say appropriate things for your character. You might choose never to do many of the things that most players on non-RP servers would consider the main goal of the game. It is a different, but perfectly acceptable way to play the game. These special servers exist to bring role-players together. There are both RP and RP-PvP servers.

If you know someone in the game that you wish to join, you might make a character on their server. Otherwise, all the PvP servers are pretty much the same to you. Note that there are different levels of population on each, meaning some are more popular than others. Depending on how much player interaction you want, you may opt to play on a more crowded server rather than a mostly empty one. ("Recommended" means the server is either new or completely desolate and Blizzard is trying to bring players to that server.)

Choosing Your Character

One major step done, and one to go. You will need to create your actual character now. The two most distinguishing features of your character are your class and your race. You will need to choose a combination of race and class that is the character you want to play as. Read the class and race articles for more descriptions of each class and race.

One important note to make, however, is that not every race can be every class. For example, there are no gnome priests or paladins because gnomes believe in technology rather than a higher spiritual power. Here are the available class/race combinations:

Race Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior
Blood Elf
Orc
Tauren
Troll
Undead
Draenei
Dwarf
Gnome
Human
Night Elf

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