| I have compiled a list of the most important | | | | into an Elite dungeon or an instance. Priests |
| things every WOW player on the Alliance must | | | | are also pretty rare in the game, there |
| know and have narrowed it down to five. Read | | | | aren't really all that many players who enjoy |
| them below.1.) If you want to go solo, get | | | | taking on the social/support roles, so your |
| yourself a Night Elf Hunter or a | | | | skills will always be in demand - and you'll |
| Warlock.While there isn't any one particular | | | | level pretty fast.4.) You don't have follow |
| character template that works perfectly for | | | | the quest lines for your own race!One of the |
| soloing, this is about the best that there is | | | | biggest misconceptions that new players have |
| on the Alliance side. First, there really | | | | about World of Warcraft is that quests are |
| isn't any equal level monster in the game | | | | restricted by race - in other words, that if |
| that a properly tricked out Hunter can't | | | | you're playing a Human, you must take the |
| tackle one-on-one without breaking a sweat. | | | | "Human" quests in Elwynn Forest when you |
| While Warlocks are a bit more fragile, they | | | | start out. That's simply not true. Players |
| have an excellent complement of damage | | | | can take any level-appropriate quest |
| dealing spells that will let them survive - | | | | regardless of their race. For Alliance |
| albeit while taking more damage. | | | | players looking to level up a bit faster, |
| Unfortunately, many creatures will attack in | | | | there is a bit of a shortcut. Simply head to |
| groups if they notice one of their buddies | | | | the hub cities of Ironforge or Stormwind as |
| getting pounded on (Elite creatures are | | | | soon as you're strong enough to get out of |
| particularly nasty with this).That's where | | | | the newbie zone (around level 5). From there, |
| pets come in, Any "Pet" class can use their | | | | find the passage to Teldrassil, the Night Elf |
| animal (or demonic) companion to do what's | | | | homeland and start collecting quests. |
| called "crowd control" - basically pulling | | | | Teldrassil is very small, contains the hub |
| one creature away from a group and a time and | | | | city of Darnassus that offers every service, |
| killing it. The Warlock's Void Walker is | | | | and players rarely have to run far to |
| particularly good at this. Night Elves quest | | | | complete quests. You'll find yourself at |
| lines at low levels are also pretty | | | | level 10 or even higher in no time!5.) The |
| self-contained within the geographically | | | | Alliance means more content, but more |
| isolated Teldrassil, meaning you never have | | | | people.For whatever reason, the Alliance |
| far to run to reach a quest destination or to | | | | races as a whole (Humans, Night Elves, |
| retrieve your corpse.2.) Gnomes have the best | | | | Dwarves, and Gnomes) are more popular with |
| (worst) dancing emotes.Trust me on this one. | | | | players. This can often mean severe crowding |
| Simply typing /dance into the game while | | | | in popular regions along with what we like to |
| playing as a gnome will show you what I mean. | | | | call "mass extinction events". That basically |
| Gnome dancing is the most offensive thing in | | | | means that several quests in the area that |
| Azeroth - rumor has it that the Horde offers | | | | require players to kill a particular animal |
| 10 gold pieces to anyone who can actually | | | | may make it hard to find that animal for a |
| manage to kill a Gnome in PvP during a dance. | | | | while - and that you may be racing other |
| This makes Gnomes perfect for role-players | | | | players who are standing around waiting for |
| who want to annoy other players and have a | | | | them to spawn. The good news is that the |
| good laugh.3.) Everyone loves a Human | | | | Alliance has a lot more quest-based content |
| Priest.This is the perfect class for players | | | | than the Horde. While this isn't noticeable |
| looking to group. Humans' racial talents help | | | | at the earlier levels, many Horde players |
| a Priest hold his or her own in combat and | | | | often find themselves running low on quests |
| there isn't a group alive that isn't thrilled | | | | around level 25-30 and being forced to just |
| when a Priest shows up just before heading | | | | "farm" random creatures for experience. |