The first steps in World of Warcraft

Onenote:Ifyou'vealreadybegunyourjourneythroughAzerothandrunacrosssomethingingameorinourresourcesbelowthatmakesyourethinkyourapproach,don'tbeafraidtomakeafreshstart.Blizzardmakesiteasyfortoday'snewplayerstozipthroughtheearlylevels.It'smuchbettertomakeadjustmentsearlyon,beforeyou'veinvestedsignificanttimeandeffortinyourcharacter.

Diggingin

Yourcharacter'sstatsWhatstatsareimportantforyourcharacter?
ChooseyourweaponsSelectthebestweaponforyourcharacter.
TrainyourweaponskillsWhenandwheretotrainyourweaponskills.
Speedup-rideamountOnceyou'vereachedlevel30,it'stimetosaddleup.
IntrotoPvPEverythingyouneedtoknowaboutplayingagainstotherplayers.
BuildreputationWhatisreputationandhowdoesitaffectyourcharacter?

Earlyreputationgroups
Broadeninghorizons

KeyboardshortcutsQuickwaystoaccesscommonactions.
Leaner,meanercharactercontrolsStreamlineyourmovement,castingandmore.
ReadupontheforumsTipsfornavigatingtheofficialforums.
BalanceyourplaytimeAllWoWandnolifemakesJohnnyadull,dullboy.
ParentalcontroltoolsPutthebrakesonwithsettingsthatlimitplaytimes.
Playitsafe

AccountsecuritybasicsProtectyouraccountfromhackers.
ActivateanaccountauthenticatorAnothertool

Gettingstarted

ChooseyourrealmtypeDifferentrealmtypesattractandsuitdifferenttypesofplayers.
Chooseyourclass
DefineyourplaystyleClassspecialtiesandstylesGettherightfitYourfirstlog-inWe'vegotyourbackyourfirsttimeout!
Earlysteps

QuestWrangling101Efficient,effectivequesting.
HowtomakemoneyTipsonfundingyourcharacter.
LearnaprofessionFindafitforyourcharacter.

Inscription鈥?anewchoiceBasiccommunicationsHow-toandetiquettefortalkingwithothersingame(seriesofarticles).
CommunicateandinteractwithotherplayersMoreonin-gamecommunications.
VoicecommunicationsCommonmethodsofcommunicatingbyvoicewithheadsetsormikesandspeakers.
DealwithdifficultpeopleSolutionsandadviceforcommonstickysituations.
Groupingwithothers

FormagroupSomequestsandinstances(dungeons)callformoreplayers.
LootetiquetteWhenandhowto"roll"foritemdrops.
YourroleinaninstancegroupWhatareyouexpectedtodo?
LowbieinstanceguideAquicklookatthegame'searlyinstances.