capo 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) I only played Vanilla to LvL 30 and basically never played retail more than 5 hours. I have a hard time choosing a class now. As I will only play PvE and want to raid a lot later on, my choice is based solely on this. In all online multiplayer games I play roles that involve more complex playstyles, where you have to focus on not just yourself, but the team and do a lot of things at once. Just having to spam only one button wouldn't be my cup of tea. Which class would you recommend in that case? (I'm going Alliance) Edited January 1, 2017 by capo 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stygian 4 Report post Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, capo said: In all online multiplayer games I play roles that involve more complex playstyles, where you have to focus on not just yourself, but the team and do a lot of things at once. By that description, something like a holy priest or prot warrior would probably be up your alley as none of the dps classes require much raid awareness. Tanks have to deal with positioning, aggro building, taunt rotations, and reactive skill rotations. And as a raid healer you're obviously focusing on the whole raid with spot healing, dispels, fear wards, etc. Edited January 1, 2017 by Stygian words 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capo 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2017 Thank you, this helps a lot! Warrior and Priest definitely look promising. What do you think about a hybrid class like a Paladin? Or are they just "buff bots" in raids? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stygian 4 Report post Posted January 2, 2017 Paladins excel in single target healing, so you'd typically be focused on tanks or high risk targets most of the time. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Undertanker 88 Report post Posted January 2, 2017 You won't like healing as a pally, and ret/prot is extremely limited in a raid environment and has very specific applications if brought. Druid or Priest for healing. I love healing as a druid when not tanking on my main. I say the difference between druid and priest can be summed up as Druid is proactive healing, Priest is reactive healing. Druids have longer cast times compared to all other classes, priest has some nice fast heals paired with a shield they can put on a target to counter spike damage. Having played both in raid environments as well as mained a mage and rogue back in 2005, healing/tanking are far more involved at all times with tanking being extremely mentally demanding in 20 raids, as 40 mans you have more tanks and less targets usually. 20 mans you'll have 2 tanks and a lot of targets. You can't go wrong with either one, but IMO if you are looking for 24/7 engagement from 5 mans, to 20 mans to 40 mans, tank is the way to go. Off tanking as the 3rd/4th tank in 40 mans can be a bit boring at times, but you should be very busy on trash mobs in BWL and forward which is 85% of raids. Show you are a good player with amazing "situational awareness" and you'll move up through your guild tank rankings. Also if rolling tank, making yourself available to tank not just on raid days will help establish your role as a guild tank. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capo 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2017 Thanks for your thoughts. I will consider both tanking and healing =). 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rexx 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2017 go heal, still hight recruitment 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
