Was a previous EQ player, now thinking of getting into WoW at some friends urging. Is the new expansion going to include content for all levels? If so, should I wait until they sell the "All-in-one game" package or just get the current boxed game and worry about the expansion when I get to the appropriate level? Thanks.

I wouldn't come into wow now personally. I would go warhammer.

Warhammer is new and fun but as much as I hate to say it WoW is alot better.

There is nothing at all new in the expansion pack for low levels.

In the expansion you can create a Death Knight once you have a level 55 character, so even if you plan to play that class you still may as well level up to 55 now.

If you don't plan to play a Death Knight there's nothing new till Northrend, which you can go to at level 68.

May as well just buy the game now imo.

If you love PVP then I'd say yea give it a try but if questing ,grouping up and instance running is your thing WoW is the place to be.(IM you'd come to WoW anyway)

Not to say either lacks in one or the other but WH is built around a PVP system.

I only started in Feb, Its really a lot of run.

Bades will still by Badge loot, but not of any kind of gear you want. The Nerfs to Kara and the rest of the raids are for you a)see the content b)get better gear before the xpac so you can lvl easier.

Suprised 3.0.3 didn't come out today while I'm at it.

also played eq before, i also started playing wow when a friend talked me into starting. the new expansion won't include content for lower levels, but really there is a lot of lower level content already. on your first time leveling a character up, take your time, explore, etc etc. there is time to rush later if you ever make a 2nd character.

dunno what to tell you about buying just the old one or waiting for an all-in-one. You can probably save a good amount of money buying them bundled but you'd have to wait, and if you end up not liking it you're stuck with the expansions.

I would agree with this. Since WotLK is supposed to focus more on the (sane) lore of the game, taking your time thru once would be a good idea.

the only reason to get the expansions would be for the new races/classes, I guess. Other than that.... I don't know. The bundle isn't a bad price. Its a pretty fun game though, so I suppose give your self a lot of free time to play LOL.

Is there any tips or and thing I should know before I start playing?

Is there things I got to remember like potions and spells and stuff like that?

Do you need head phones?

As a former EQ sucka who went into WoW after the BC expansion had come out, here are my five cents.

The only thing you really HAVE to do immediately is go into the set-up options and turn off the scrolling quest text. After that just take your time, enjoy the scenery, and start grinding quests by yourself. Coming from EQ, I found the basic gameplay pretty similar but improved in every way compared to Everquest. The inventory system, the quest interface, etc etc are all intuitive to someone used to MMOs.

I wouldn't worry about headphones or a guild or anything at once. Play the vanilla game for a while (don't even bother buying the Burning Crusade until you know you'll like it) - in fact, Blizzard gives you a couple of weeks free if you go to their website.

Once you get through your free trial you'll have a good idea whether to bother going further. At that point it will be more choices; like, do you prefer faction PvPor more PvE stuff?

Let me know if you have more specific questions once you get going exploring the game; but at first just play through the starting area for whatever race/class you pick and see if you like the feel of the game. Also, for starting out there is really no benefit to picking any one class over another; it all depends on your preferences. Currently at high levels certain classes have gotten lots of love (paladins, druids, hunters, warriors) while certain others have gotten less than optimal boosts (shadow priests, warlocks). I'm sure this will be addressed once the expansion actually comes out and everyone levels to 80.

Swede

I have wow muted at all times. I just started like 3 weeks ago as well, and I rushed trough. But I don't really care for lore or anything.

One thing; if you like pvp it sucks that you can really never compete until you have played for a while at level 70. If you go into low-level pvp there are these so-called twinks which are lowlevel characters specifically built to win at these pvp things (iow they will not advance these characters past their current level). They will crush you.

Next week they will finally nerf palas. Hopefully they do sth about the mage too then I am happy again.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...&n=Killawraith

How do you earn levels ?

me personally with that toon or generally?

WH is built alot around PvP but it is buggy, doesn't have the smooth flow that WoW has (difficult to explain but if you've tried both games you know what I'm talking about) and in WH you stand and dps with maybe one or two utility spells (crowd control etc) while in WoW there are alot more to it than just doing damage while PvP'ing.

Warhammer is more zerg-pvp while WoW is based on smaller groups (AV sucks!) wich is alot more fun if you ask me.

Also, in Warhammer you get something like 25 talent points of wich you can use every 3rd or 4th for a talent wich means your character will be alot less individual than in WoW. Getting a level in WoW is alot more fun than in WAR.

Oh and if you're a pve-lover than WoW is the nobrainer choice.

I would expect a lot more crit for that gear, then I saw there wasn't malice or imp ss. What an odd build.

He's using hemo and probably tyring to hit shadowstep as quickly as possible. Those delay him 2-5 levels. I'd rather level as combat but whatever.

considering he has mongoose on both those daggers, I'm almost 100% sure that's a twink

Bloodrazor is a sword but I agree it is probably a twink.

Thanks for all the input and advice. I'll delve into it some this weekend.

That is my twink fo sho guys and when 3.0 came out I been messing with my build, if you notice I still have 2 unspent points and 1 level to hit

Generally I'd put this in sc but I was thinking layway

Also wtf is SS ( that's a joke btw, since I never use it)

Prior to patch with a build similar to this I could ambush crit for around 1800 on avg and hit 2200 one time ( leader of the pack buff )

That's pretty devistating to a lock in the 49 bracket

I also have a 70 pali, I'll link that when I'm not on the mobile 2p2

meh I stopped playing wow a while ago...wtf, why do I still check/write in this thread...damn you wow

Did they really make it so each pvp kill gets you like 100 xp, effectively killing twinks?

I was under the assumption that I needed a mainhand dagger for ambush?

LK - Not yet, its a dirty rumor , killing a twink is killing business The "regualr joe " player in BG whos leveling up , may hate life when he plays against me but how long will he really be there? Whats his goal in that BG? What I mean is he/she will level up and be 70 (or 80) and play higher level BG's , get better gear then etc. My toon and others like it play to dominate that bracket (in my case the 49). Its a debate for sure, I see both sides . Blizz also is of the mind for you "experience content" ...bah...If I want to sit and stare at the walls in org all day as long as I pay its my right.

You do I Wep Swap

I actually have 2 sets of gear 5 different trinkets and 3 different weps, When I ride I have gear that improves my speed , when i fight the agil gear you see.
When Im going for an ambush I swap in my Shadowblade
then when I come out back goes in the Bloodrazor

I have a Trinket that heals me (DMF Card Heroism )One that gives me a small bubble (Arena Grand Master) another dmg absorber (defilers talisman)
the defacto standard pvp trink insignia of the horde (breaks fear etc) and ofc my carrot no a stick lol

All get swaped during fights when need be , my "riding gear" is also good enough to just fight with (in case i get snagged while riding) Ill swap into it and log out so u can see that too


BTW it was harder to make the twink then to make it to 70, and Imade the twink first (with out gold loans)