Quote (firstmurloc @ May 26 2024 05:08pm)

ur options:

classic era - base vanilla version of the game, servers released in 2019, slow pace leveling, no changes, old economy

sod era - vanilla but with some changes, currently on phase 3/4 lvl cap 50 (will be 60) people seem to play it for like 2-3 weeks when phase releases and then population drops, so wouldnt really recommend until phase4 releases, also classes were changed a bit compared to normal era, spells added etc


both sod and classic are separated from classic expansion such as:

cataclysm classic - just released after previous classic expansion wrath of the lich king, u level way faster than in vanilla, also its easier, 90% of the expansion content is still unreleased so now we are in "pre raid gearing phase" , idk would recommend it, because its not as complicated as retail, and not as stale as classic era, also lot of people cuz its fresh


retail - idk i dont play retail, its newest non classic expansion, leveling is pretty umch a speedrun here, u get into the endgame and have to figure shit out i guess, might be difficult if u dont have friends cuz its bit more complex compared to classic

also there will be new retail expansion in like 2 or 3 months iirc so maybe wanna wait for that and get some friends to play 2gether


also to playy any of the classic modes u jsut need to sub 13 eur/month

if u wanna play retail u gotta buy the dlc + sub


tldr i recommend cata :) playing it from fresh cuz i havent played Wrath and having a blast so far


tldr : cataclysm classic

Quote (Ambient444 @ May 26 2024 07:59am)

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Quote (Kiasers22 @ Jun 5 2024 03:45am)

In general, I'd suggest as a totally brand new player to try Retail. It has good modern tutorials for people who've never played WoW. I cannot name a single person who doesn't use at least 20 addons in Classic era, SOD, or even Cataclysm. I can confidently say you can jump feet first into Retail without issue. And this comes from someone who hasn't played retail in 6+ years.

Cataclysm Classic is essentially Retail Lite -- mana is basically not an issue anymore except in long raid fights and chain pulling. Food is aplenty. Consumes all over the place. It's just a touch before every class gets every kind of cc/cc break/gap closer/escape pvp... I digress.

For classic Era to be enjoyable, it'll require the right mindset for a newbie because it is hard to play the game. A warrior does the best damage but getting one to level 60 with NO CLUE about any of the tips like hamstring kiting and using slower weapons can make it miserable for inexperienced players. "Just AoE farm as a mage!" You don't suggest this to a newbie, sorry.

All in all... as long as you have the $ to try retail, give it a try. I don't like it personally because I prefer the older style of WoW's gameplay. but that doesn't mean Retail is a bad game.

Quote (ISellLeagueBoosts @ Jun 5 2024 12:40pm)

cata is literally notorious for terrible mana issues on healers tf you mean.

In fact, it's the ONLY expansion where you actually have to be efficient with your HPM, aka heal per mana, and the only expansion that requires you to be good at healer.

and if you mean dps, dps has never had mana issues.

Quote (Kiasers22 @ Jun 5 2024 09:58pm)

So you just proved me half right. And as a new player, I don't recommend healing or tanking.

So... Thanks?

Quote (ISellLeagueBoosts @ Jun 5 2024 09:20pm)

Not even close.
Telling people to try retail first is hilarious because the only prog guilds are mythic. Which if you can hang with, which a new player can't due to a myriad of reasons, even if you COULD, you would dance circles around wrath/cata heroics.

also 90% of tanking in wrath/cata are literally, swap on X, kite adds. that's it.

Quote (Kiasers22 @ Jun 5 2024 11:23pm)

Why in the hell are you suggesting mythic+ / mythic RAIDING to a NEW player? It takes a LOT of time to get used to RDF/LFR, let alone normal, HEROIC and then MYTHIC.

Or are you just trying to shit on someone for the sake of it?