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leothetiler said:
I have always wanted to play, but worried it will slow down my computer. Do you need a super duper high spec computer in order to play?
The good thing about WoW is it runs OK on ancient computers, some areas will slow down a bit when there's a lot of players about, but never in important areas.Zad said:
It doesn't take that long to get through the new content, but it is much more imaginative than the old Outland geography. The dungeon instances are more linear and generally quite short, which for me makes for better playability. I just don't have 4-5 hours to slog through a raid! The new PvP area called Wintergrasp is good fun, with various mechanisms to ensure that it isn't the same faction that wins time after time.
Sounds good. I tried the 10 day trial and I thought the DK quest & storyline was very well thought through. Just looking forward to getting my druid to 60 so I can start a DK properly.looking at getting a free trial of the game, goto the bit where it mentions free trial, so figured will be easy
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/trial/wrath/splash....
not got an account, so have to make one
* Your unique authentication key can only be used to create one (1) account.
* This account creation process is only available to customers in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Latin America, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Would have thought the server could tell that am in the UK, but guess not....
Authentication Keys are currently being distributed with either the Standard Edition or Collector's Edition boxes, so as far as can see, have to pay out to get a boxed edition in order to get a free trial, if wanted to pay for it, would do so, but want a free trial to see if it is worth paying for
crashed out and now it wants me to enter some key that not have, why are trials so f
king difficult ?
after much searching around, I find
http://www.trywarcraft.com/
browser crashed and now keeps asking me for a 26 letter key again, given up on it and mailed tech support
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/trial/wrath/splash....
not got an account, so have to make one
* Your unique authentication key can only be used to create one (1) account.
* This account creation process is only available to customers in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Latin America, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Would have thought the server could tell that am in the UK, but guess not....
Authentication Keys are currently being distributed with either the Standard Edition or Collector's Edition boxes, so as far as can see, have to pay out to get a boxed edition in order to get a free trial, if wanted to pay for it, would do so, but want a free trial to see if it is worth paying for
crashed out and now it wants me to enter some key that not have, why are trials so f
king difficult ?after much searching around, I find
http://www.trywarcraft.com/
browser crashed and now keeps asking me for a 26 letter key again, given up on it and mailed tech support
Use this link: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/splash_trials.htm
I've started a new character because the server my first one was on was always full so I'm now a Human Warlock (is that good??), liking the magic but the dagger is a bit weak. Tried doing one of the first quests, stealing back a book from a camp, and got chased out by 3 raider-type people 
escargot said:
What's the name of the server?
(No idea on the warlock by the way... never played one).
I'm now on Ghostlands, was previously on Blade's Edge but it's now full and takes a few minutes to log in.(No idea on the warlock by the way... never played one).
Only picked a Warlock because it sounds cool! Will give this new one a proper go tonight I think.
escargot said:
One thing that does wind me up, especially about Kazzak, there's always a fking queue at peak times.
Aren't there free transfers on the EU servers? Also, how many horde players play the old PvP battlegrounds? We're hearing of Alliance players having to wait 20 mins for Alterac Valley as most horde players have given up.king queue at peak times.There are lots of things that WoW just doesn't explain in the early stages (and even more after that) that you are probably not doing. Off the top of my head:
I turn on auto-loot in the options. At least in the early stage. This means I grab all the 'trash' dropped by the mobs you kill. Selling all the useless stuff (if it is useless its name will show up as grey) to vendors makes a very useful amount of money in the early stages when it is hard to come by. Don't forget to get your gear repaired now and then too. If you can, get another cheap bag or 2 from the auction house in your nearest major city (Stormwind city for human characters). Having a friend on the same server that can send you 1 or 2 gold for stuff like this (and clothes, weapon etc) can speed things up quite a bit. If you find a mob type that you can kill easily, don't be afraid to kill more than the quest needs. This will allow you to earn experience more quickly and hit the next level before you normally would (killing for experience rather than questing is called grinding).
Every 2 levels, new abilities become available to you. You have to visit your trainer (Warlock, Paladin, Hunter etc) in order to purchase them though. These are vital and will form the core of your extra attack and defence power. When you do get them, it is a good idea to drag them from your spellbook onto a spare space in your toolbar to allow you to use them quickly. If you need more bars on your desktop, press escape to open the main menu and select Interface > Action Bars.
You can learn 2 primary professions. I would suggest you take at least 1 "gathering" profession like herbalism, mining or skinning. Herbs are always in demand at the auction house and you can use them yourself to make useful potions if you take Alchemy as your second profession. If you run out of bag space, you can put stuff in the bank (in major cities) for free. It can be useful to start another character so you can in-game-mail items to them for convenience.
There are useful add-ons that make levelling easier and faster. First one to get should be Questhelper. Just download it from http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/... and unzip it into <Wowdirectoryname>/Interface/AddOns. It basically shows you where to go to do your quests, rather than having you wander around for ages.
One of these levelling guides might help you. They save a lot of messing about roaming around and going to-and-fro (which takes ages before you get your mount at level 30) http://www.wow-pro.com/leveling_guides/alliance_le...
If I were playing again from the start, I would probably go with a hunter. You get to use ranged weapons and a pet (at level 10) which means you do all your stuff from a distance. This means you die far less than melee classes because you can just run away and resuscitate your pet. You also spend less time eating to get health back and so on.
When you get to level 10, you start getting talent points to spend. It is worth spending a bit of time researching what talent "tree" you prefer. Generally people go with one tree to start with rather than spreading them around. This gives you stronger powers sooner.
I turn on auto-loot in the options. At least in the early stage. This means I grab all the 'trash' dropped by the mobs you kill. Selling all the useless stuff (if it is useless its name will show up as grey) to vendors makes a very useful amount of money in the early stages when it is hard to come by. Don't forget to get your gear repaired now and then too. If you can, get another cheap bag or 2 from the auction house in your nearest major city (Stormwind city for human characters). Having a friend on the same server that can send you 1 or 2 gold for stuff like this (and clothes, weapon etc) can speed things up quite a bit. If you find a mob type that you can kill easily, don't be afraid to kill more than the quest needs. This will allow you to earn experience more quickly and hit the next level before you normally would (killing for experience rather than questing is called grinding).
Every 2 levels, new abilities become available to you. You have to visit your trainer (Warlock, Paladin, Hunter etc) in order to purchase them though. These are vital and will form the core of your extra attack and defence power. When you do get them, it is a good idea to drag them from your spellbook onto a spare space in your toolbar to allow you to use them quickly. If you need more bars on your desktop, press escape to open the main menu and select Interface > Action Bars.
You can learn 2 primary professions. I would suggest you take at least 1 "gathering" profession like herbalism, mining or skinning. Herbs are always in demand at the auction house and you can use them yourself to make useful potions if you take Alchemy as your second profession. If you run out of bag space, you can put stuff in the bank (in major cities) for free. It can be useful to start another character so you can in-game-mail items to them for convenience.
There are useful add-ons that make levelling easier and faster. First one to get should be Questhelper. Just download it from http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/... and unzip it into <Wowdirectoryname>/Interface/AddOns. It basically shows you where to go to do your quests, rather than having you wander around for ages.
One of these levelling guides might help you. They save a lot of messing about roaming around and going to-and-fro (which takes ages before you get your mount at level 30) http://www.wow-pro.com/leveling_guides/alliance_le...
If I were playing again from the start, I would probably go with a hunter. You get to use ranged weapons and a pet (at level 10) which means you do all your stuff from a distance. This means you die far less than melee classes because you can just run away and resuscitate your pet. You also spend less time eating to get health back and so on.
When you get to level 10, you start getting talent points to spend. It is worth spending a bit of time researching what talent "tree" you prefer. Generally people go with one tree to start with rather than spreading them around. This gives you stronger powers sooner.
Edited by Zad on Sunday 11th January 19:53
Gun said:
I'm now a Human Warlock (is that good??)
All the races and professions have their strengths and their weakness - your choice is as "good" as any. I've now played a few different types, indeed my strongest character is a Human Warlock. I'd recommend doing trying out a few different types so that you find out the nuances between the different classes. After a while you'll figure out which suits you the best - that includes professions. Apart from reading some of the Wow sites out there, the manual is pretty good at outlining the differences.
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