Choosing A Main Class For Dragonflight: Don't Make The WRONG Choice! My Final Decision…

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Time to the big question! Our of Dragonflight's 38 specs and 13 classes, what should you choose as your main?
00:00 Intro
00:15 The State of Alts
02:00 Reality Check: These Numbers Will Shock You!
06:00 Don’t Fall Into These Traps
08:27 My Choice & Thoughts
14:18 Matt’s Choice

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[@TheJankyTank]

finding ways to crit non-stop and spam pyroblasts is the most fun I can have as a mage

[@galacticfederationofficer]

Amazing video man. I loved how you also talked about the psychological aspects of playing wow and having bounds with your characters. Great stuff. Loved it. Cant say it often enough!

[@kungfujoe2136]

ppl still play retail? or is it more ppl trying retail?

[@galacticfederationofficer]

@@kungfujoe2136 I have over 100+ friends on my blizz friend list. most of them were playing classic in the past few months. They all switched and my FL is now mostly retail. I think everyone is a bit hyped for the new addon, which in fact goes back in so many ways to classic, with new talents, and proper crafting. I love it so far. Also I love the fact its no more about timetravel in space against other dimension demons.

[@caboose8402]

Warrior had been my main since Vanilla, Arms since Legion. I'm attached to this character as my identity in WoW and I don't have to relearn much. With my long experience, I'm excited to play around with different talent builds for different situations including trying my hand at M+.

[@sensoeirensen]

Funny warrior was always the latest class I I levelled in any exp

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

Man Arms has been so fun with the new talents!

[@caboose8402]

Clayton, which ability talents do you use?

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

@@caboose8402 I made a build based around Overpower procs. Idk the names. But I have two uses of Overpower, and some abilities have a chance to reset the cooldown of Overpower and Mortal strike, so I’m like constantly having the double Overpower buff to make Mortal Strike hit harder. It’s awesome.

[@caboose8402]

I dig it. Sounds similar to my primary build. I don't have that in my AoE build and it feels strange...but I have Blafdestorm, Warbreaker, Spear, and Shockwave so, you win some, you lose some.

[@gunnerfirestorm]

When I started WoW I played a fire mage in vanilla. I've played that mage as my main for every single expansion since. I came to this dance with my mage, and I'm going out on my shield with my mage. Fire mage for life.

[@poulthomas469]

I thought I'd stay with my Hunter forever. it was just so awesome all the things he could do. Then i did the grind to Field Marshal and got so sick on him I benched him from TBC to finally lvling him to max for only the second time in SL.

[@gunnerfirestorm]

@@poulthomas469 thankfully i never tried that grind, i was too buys raiding!

[@darcreave2683]

I really respect that, I’m kind of the same with Feral Druid/Guardian Druid

[@Wayneg420]

You played fire mage in vanilla? Did you not raid lol

[@samuelsweazy2454]

Frost!

[@cavick]

I'm going to be honest the videos in lead up to Dragonflight have really changed my opinion of your content for the positive. I appreciate the core message of this video, "Main? Who cares? Just have fun." I also appreciate that you are pointing out how much false importance people put into the dps charts. Thank you.

[@jony6092]

Hard agree. The positivity makes these videos so much more watchable and enjoyable. I appreciate that if your job is making videos around a product, and you don't enjoy the product, the videos will reflect that, but the negative doom and gloom videos really did used to be such a turn off for the channel. Love this recent stuff

[@no-budhee6657]

It’s a video game. People making issues out of everything like they’re having real life troubles was getting old.

[@Harvey2Tall]

Usually I’ve used dps meters in the past and try to be sweaty each dungeon. Recently I decided to turn them off and just play the game. I’m honestly having more fun and have released how much increased stress I put on myself if I’m not topping the meters. I think I’m gonna keep them off for awhile and see how it goes

[@swampthing7234]

I don't even raid with dps metres. Threat yes.

[@ThePolarpop]

@@Harvey2Tall i get this angle but honestly for me I'm very competitive and I enjoy the mental game of trying to like compete against myself in the same content over different runs.

[@TheAkashachi]

BM Hunter. I just like simple rotations and I kinda liked how they brought back the fantasy of having a bunch of beasts coming to your side. Is not the best for the DPS, but I absolutely love the fantasy. Still thinking on Demo Lock for the same reasons (summon all demons) but I'm not sure, I'm just way too used to soloing stuff on BM

[@mattgarrett2407]

Demo Lock is fun

[@karlmorando1034]

funny enough its really good right now and on beta

[@cainemarko5021]

Yeah, I love my Hunter. He's been my main since TBC. I wish they would give us a bit more DPS. It's crazy we get outdone by Survival. But either way, I am sticking with him. (to be clear I have plenty of alts. But he's my boy).

[@ewave662]

its the best for dps

[@dk-sky3820]

I never mained something other than DPS, mostly because I'm your typical casual and I was never that good or overly invested in WoW, so taking responsibility of keeping the group alive or leading them through was kind of stress I never wanted (staying alive in heroic raids or M+ was stressful enough). I felt safe and comfortable as a range caster staying somewhere in the back, away from the heat, focusing just on mechanics and rotation, no worries about the rest. I also dabbed into healing here and there, levelling alts but it was nothing serious. And I didn't want to touch tanking with a 6 foot pole, witnessing all that sorts of drama they have to deal in pugs, impatient players shitting all over them for the mistakes they done themselves. A good tank who knows what they're doing is the key member in a group and I doubted I could ever be one. Saying that tho... I decided to main Brewmaster monk in DF. Yes, I know... I chose probably the hardest tank to play especially for someone who never tanked before, but hear me out. I was always attracted to the idea, fantasy and fun rotation of that spec but I avoided it this whole time for reasons I mentioned above. And now I decided to face my fears so I can earn the right to play something I feel good playing. What makes it even more awesome is that I already feel bonding to my alt levelling it right now, because just like the in-game monk, who needs to conquer Sha of Doubt, Fear and Despair (I already have no Anger in my heart) and go through the vigorous training, I feel like I need to conquer those emotions in real life myself to become a Brewmaster monk. I will have many failures, wipes, many shameful moments, many angry and annoyed remarks in my address, people leaving my group or kick me out, but I'm ready to endure it with calmness and understanding. And with each failure my monk and I will become stronger. We will fall but we will learn how to get back up each time. I almost certain that facing those struggles and uncomfortable situations I kept myself away from will train me how to find inner peace, to deal with stress and frustration and outer anger of others, to be more balanced, decisive, responsible and brave, not just in game, but hopefully in life as well. This already feels like I'm not just playing monk but living it. What any other spec could give me that experience? Hopefully my monk will teach me those important lessons I could apply in real life, so I could never say I wasted time playing video game if it impacted who I am in reality. I'm excited to share that journey with my virtual character. So that's how I chose my main for DF.

[@user-pe3jh9bo9m]

This was honestly beautiful to read. I hope you have a wonderful journey.

[@brettcloud8550]

Godspeed.

[@JoeKonczyk]

Like Matt, I have played my Balance Druid since the tail end of Vanilla. I love the Night Elf lore, and the utility of the class. Being able to go from shadowmeld directly into prowl is the biggest plus for a Night Elf Druid. That and picking flowers without leaving travel form. Boomkin all the way!

[@DougS45]

I love how you decided on your main. And this video expresses what is most important which is to just play what you find to be fun. That is what makes a game like this so interesting. I still haven't decided until I try Dracthyr but it is looking more and more like I will choose Havoc this expansion as I love the changes that dragonflight have given the spec.

[@christiansiebelds4166]

yeah havoc looks very nice, played it a lot on the beta the last weeks and its a blast.

[@Sonsaiyon]

I've not been that impressed with Evokers Devistation... im still to fiddle around with it's talents a bit more. But so far not been that impessed, the race I love tho... so many looks, Blizzard didn't fail us for choice there 😄🖖

[@fuzzypockets]

Thank you for this! The biggest mistake is to let other people make the decision for you, instead of playing something you enjoy. I will stick to my main, Holy (+Ret) Paladin because it‘s near and dear to my heart, it’s a fantasy I enjoy, and it’s been super fun as a healer in dungeons lately

[@billymays9296]

That depends on your situation though. I personally play for raid progress and for the benefit of my Guild. Holding them back by playing what I want to play over what benefits the Guild the most is not something I'd consider fun. I was asked to play something I had no intentions of playing, but it's for the best of the Guild, so I'll gladly do it. However, I do agree with you that doing this in a low ranked Guild is dumb and no one should do that.

[@jaymzOG]

@@billymays9296 It all depends on the philosophy you have in playing the game, and who you play it with. If you're in a guild that wants to optimize the hell out of everything and you enjoy that, cool. Not doing that isn't going to lock you into being a forever low ranked guild though.

[@leaflotus6726]

I enjoy the shield holy got

[@chinaman1]

yeah.... unless you dont intend to do end game content, then you can probably just stick to whatever you like. if you are intending to raid, then you're pretty much stuck.

[@thefearandwonder]

Same! I'm really hoping they bring back the ranged exorcism DPS as an option though

[@DragonflyenAmber]

My main will always be my BM hunter, I love all the pet options and the lore of them. I played the Evoker in Beta and love their play style too so a preservation Evoker will be my second. A close third is my druid or Enhancement Shaman. I don't pay attention to the dps metres anymore, things change regularly in game and a class that is at the bottom one week could be totally flipped a few weeks later. Play what you enjoy most , other wise it's work not fun.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

Survival hunter 👀👀

[@WalynKyle]

This is an amazing video! I've mained Feral since the end of WoD (I cheered when Matt said he was going feral) but I'm switching to Evoker. I've wanted to get back into healing for a bit now but none of the classes have a healing and ranged spec that I jive with. I've had a blast with Evoker on the beta and I'm so ready for them to show up in live.

[@shadelang6480]

My main will be beast master hunter, for the theme of it. Despite the fact that I REALLY wish it was a more complicated spec to play, I love the general concept and lore behind it. For example, the idea of being a night elf hunter who has tamed a pair of silithid after the war of the sands because in the night elfs mind they are some of the single most dangerous creatures around. On the other hand, I do want to try a druid. I love the freedom of being able to swap at will.

[@deebee2641]

I usually play a bm hunter, but I started dabbling in survival and I love it!! Especially with the new talent tree

[@dracotoy]

i dropped bm because it is just so boring. thematically its my favorite, but its just not enough

[@relyks8645]

It was cool to see Matt appear in the video. Hopefully we see more of that in the future.

[@azelasmoment]

Fire Mage has been my baby since Legion, I wouldn't give it up for anything. The fantasy, the feel (even tho it seems to be leaning more towards hard-casted pyroblasts), everything about it just appeals to me. It keeps me engaged. Regardless of how good or bad it is going forward, that's what I'll be maining.

[@gunnerfirestorm]

fire mage for life

[@SquishDotNet]

I'm not a very good fire mage, I can hold my own but I'm not gonna be topping the charts anytime soon, and that's OK. I love the fantasy and the story I've made for my character. I love just flinging fire is bursts for big damage. People in my guild keep fretting on what they're gonna play and how they wont like it as much as XYZ. I keep trying to get them to see that playing what you find fun will keep you from burning out as much

[@grundesakariassen1885]

@@SquishDotNet I understand your point and appreciate that you can play the game for fun without worrying too much about how the spec performs, but to a lot of players (like me) fun is very closely related to performance. Each to their own!

[@gunnerfirestorm]

@@SquishDotNet yea people need to just play what they enjoy and not worry about topping charts anytime soon. just relax and have fun, because this xpac looks to be just a good time no matter the play style.

[@samuelsweazy2454]

Am i the only one who prefers frost?? Lol

[@Solstrike06]

My plan is to go with DPS Evoker (of course I haven't played the beta, so I hope I like it) My whole guild of 12+ years quit in BFA and I did too, but when I haphazardly tuned into the Dragonflight reveal, the Dracthyr pulled me back in. Coming back after a 3+ year break is the perfect opportunity to switch mains. In the meanwhile I resubbed back in May and have been playing a new Surv/Marks hunter I started, Ill probably make some new alts as well for the fresh start.

[@chickencrusade3886]

Im leaning toward Demo lock right now. I was attracted by the Pitlord summon but seeing how visually under-whelming it is, I tried some other talents and I love it. Affliction also feels really good for single target.

[@danielvandersall6756]

Play a Demonology at lev 60--fantastic for ranged damage, but thank God for my Wife's Tanking skills.

[@ChinnuWoW]

I will always main my Unholy DK. I like the nice balance of melee damage and magic damage. It doesn’t feel spammy. I like having a lot of CDs to manage and timing them together for max effect. I also think it’s the coolest/edgiest class in the game.

[@Egotripp2]

I went with monk. The ability to dps heal and tank all on one toon was a big factor. Plus all the specs are fun to play imo.

[@cocojumbo8240]

i'm leaning towards survival hunter since the (old) new talent system affords me much more choice and versatility compared to the old talent system. i can take butchery at last without getting screwed from missing an extra charge of wildfire bomb

[@dogfishlol]

Going with Ret as I thoroughly enjoy the increase in skill ceiling with the additions of Radiant Decree, Of Dusk and Dawn, keeping Consecration ticking and if you get two of them at the same time you wan't to use Divine Storm in ST as well as Exorcism is back even though it's kinda underwhelming.

[@jemalkiinlove]

Ele/resto shaman I've always loved the primalistic fantasy and theming of the class, with this talent tree it feels nice to focus into almost specific elements and do something as simple as matching up transmog to fit the fantasy.

[@Proverb.]

Big True

[@nick_at_knight]

Frost Mage - fun procs, unique aesthetic, and simple enough to reward nuance - plus I've always wanted a Nelf mage and the race's story is such a huge motivator now

[@christiansiebelds4166]

frost is always a good underrated pick i think.

[@TheBlargMarg]

Also the bane of nearly every Melee class.

[@sycamore2656]

I would just love that the glacial spike build is viable, because when u throw that huge chink of ice you feel the oomph. Also would love if the comet storms are viable because I loveeee the animation of it all.

[@kevindenis9551]

Honestly, I just like playing whatever class I find fun at the time, which is why I pretty much got a character for every class, lol. This way if one class doesn’t feel that great or fun, or I’m just getting bored of it, I can just swap to another. I also like having each character be a different race I feel best fitting for each class, as to better get into playing them. This makes leveling a bit tiresome, but at least I won’t get tired of playing the same way all the time.

[@krishaley5502]

I do the same thing!

[@Sinnerage]

I’m sticking with my Feral also. The class feels really nice with the new talent tree. Windwalker and arms warrior was a close race also.

[@Randy14512]

My main will be my Night Elf hunter Osø, he has been my main since vanilla and there is just a great connection to him as I have played all versions of the ranged dps specs for hunter. I will also be bringing up a void elf priest for heals but I am most excited to level up a bunch of toons for professions with the new revamp

[@noahtesoro800]

Either enh or feral, with the mastery that enh has you can make spellhance a very competitive spec, and I've always loved the melee spellcaster gish type of character in fantasy. and feral always seems to be a spec I gravitate to but they are always underdone now they seem like a complete spec.

[@deanmcgahey1386]

I’m maining Evoker. I’ve wanted to switch away from melee for a while now, and I’ve always been a healer at heart. The thought of a new healer to master makes me excited and I love all the subtle nuances of the class

[@AngerFork]

Love the way you set this video up. You did a fantastic job not just of describing issues with the meta, but also in showing how DF is different than SL as well as showing a solid decision process. Well done, kudos! As for me, I like healing and that’s no different here. I’ll likely stick with Resto Druid as my main, but as I always try to do a key or LFR with each healer a week, the question is when do I level the Evoker, and what priority do they get. Right now, they may be anywhere from 2nd to 5th, but are most likely to wind up in the 3rd slot. Professions keep me from going higher, but I like the way they feel as healers.

[@micheljr.beaudry21]

I'm really hesitant between Paladin and Priest! I'm gonna do some dungeon to try them out. They look both really fun

[@jbuttasmoothtv7215]

Stoked to rock the evoker regardless of performance tbh. Something fresh and I feel fits the world fantasy greatly

[@ofadetergentsud]

I'm keeping Resto Druid as my main. It helps me a lot to understand what everything does when I'm making a talent build for every situation. It feels great stacking all these talents I had to choose between in Shadowlands.

[@martinw2235]

the class tree is awful, but the resto spec tree is unbelievably good. so pumped for DF.

[@ofadetergentsud]

@@martinw2235 You realize the class tree makes you unkillable in every spec if you get the right talents don't you? Wake up! Lol

[@martinw2235]

@@ofadetergentsud I was agreeing with you about how great it felt to stack all of those talents, so no need to be rude.

[@ofadetergentsud]

@@martinw2235 No need to perceive any friction as hate speech. Stay in Cali. Do not leave. You won't make it, kid. Lolol XDDDD

[@martinw2235]

@@ofadetergentsud I’m from Philly, but keep living your worthless troll life my guy.

[@Felgand]

I started with Warlock at the beginning of Shadowlands. But after getting a little bit into Havoc DH it became my Main Spec through Shadowlands. With the Evoker coming next week i am really curious how they feel and if they will be interesting to me. I think i might main Evoker in Dragonflight due to the fact that i missed a lot of collectibles in Legion and BFA (Artifact skins and stuff) so an Evoker might be a good class to start "from scratch".

[@triage8727]

Hey Bellular thanks for the vid, I was hoping next time you do a video about class choice you could include census data. Some of us like to play the least played classes on server etc.

[@Shallowleaf]

Totally read the title in the thumbnail as, "Choosing Your Man" and I was momentarily confused, haha!

[@BellularGaming]

👀

[@Hoigwai]

Beastmaster hunter has been my main since Pandaria and with the talent changes, it is closer than ever to being an actual master of beasts. I'm trying to figure out which Warlock I want to use again I love the mini-army feel of Demonology so I'm leaning heavily toward that. I'm going to try Evoker just because it is something new but I have no idea yet how much I'll like it.

[@rustyshackleford1875]

I've had an affliction warlock since vanilla and I am now back and feeling right at home. The aoe possibilities are amazing. I love the dot style gameplay and I genuinely think this is the most fun I've had in wow ever in terms of rotations and lore.

[@alsius9162]

I'm loving aff on beta and I never play warlock might be the time to play it for me hahahaha

[@feo130]

Affliction Warlock is the cream of the crop of WoW playstyles. Super flavorful and a blast to play since Vanilla. Can't wait to gear mine in Dragonflight!

[@mattd22398]

Absolutely will be maining enhancement. It's been my go to spec since tbc, and while I don't have my original shaman anymore, the class fantasy and gameplay is more than enough to keep me invested. If it's low on the meters, well, it is what it is. I'm no mythic raider, so class fantasy means far more to me than whatever the tier lists or logs say. You pay monthly for the game, play what you enjoy most so you get the biggest bang for your buck. Loved this video. Cheers!

[@Ceira]

Unless something else suddenly takes my breath away, I'll be playing Elemental. I enjoy the aesthetic and the playstyle. I wasn't the biggest fan of the RNG we had back in Legion, but for the most part the spec feels pretty consistent. I abhor damage windows, where DPS feels like a high for a short period of time, then you go back to suffering withdrawls until you can get your next hit. I'm a ranged DPS, so I'd like to have options within my class, but it just doesn't work for me. I had a blast with Warlock up until they intentionally ruined Demo in WoD and reworked it. I hate the concept of Malefic Rapture, which makes me sad because I loved Aff before that. Beast Mastery and Survival are hard No's for me, and Mage doesn't stand up and grab my attention. I'd consider Priest if they got Shadow truly sorted and allowed more throughput to come from Atonement on the healing side. Sadly, Blizz seems to be in love with ramping huge shields and baking a deficit in to account for them the rest of the time.

[@gokartmozart3]

Been playing my Nelf Sub Rogue since Wrath and will continue in DF, so it was nice to hear Matt considering that. It’s comfy, its complex, it’s reliably logical, and allows for satisfyingly sneaky gathering, kills, and avoiding combat when I want to yoink quest items wo engaging the enemy. Will only try Evoker to experience that start zone/quests.

[@thomas1644]

To sum this whole video up in one sentence: Its infinitely better to be good at a bad spec than bad at a good spec.

[@jonas1997livedk]

Well said!

[@SmugCanadian]

I'm with Matt, been a feral main since I started playing so I'm not gonna stop now when they are actually looking meta for a change.

[@jessicakester3070]

This is exactly what I was looking for and needing. SO much confusion and stress, tyty!

[@common_cross]

Warlock! For all the story flavor and juggling resources like soul shards and imp, seeing your army amass visually represents how well you're doing with spell timing. It's just a blast.

[@giru3979]

Orc Ele Shaman! I’ve played Ele since they introduced mastery in Cata. I love the visuals, I love the overloads, I love the class fantasy, and I love how they play. All that being said, I like warlocks, holy priests, resto and feral druids, and fury warriors. I’m so excited to be able to actually play alts without doing all the extra stuff that I really just don’t have time to do.

[@DeepFriedHugs]

I have and will ALWAYS be a lock.

[@tomsherrill6022]

Matt's comment about playing Ninja in FF14 caught my attention. In an effort to try and get my roommate to start playing FF14 with me last summer, I switched from Paladin to Rogue (his main in any fantasy game he plays). But ended up falling in love when I reached Ninja. In WoW, Prot Paladin has been my main for years. I have played other tanks as alts, but never that seriously. Circling back to Matt's Ninja comment and how much I related to it, maybe this expansion I roll Monk or Druid. Sounds like WW Monk is a very busy class, much like the Ninja in FF14 and BM has always been really unique and intriguing. . . Yea, maybe Monk then.

[@TakoArishi]

Mistweaver Monk! I definitely enjoy the different perspective on healing from other games, and it's just fun to play flexible healers.

[@roobixhube]

Struggling to pick between my lock and shammy. My lock is my original capped toon back in TBC, and I still love how destro feels, all these years later, but shammy gives the options of healing, so still undecided.

[@NutQase]

I'm gonna main Assassination Rogue, like always! Played it since BC and I just love that you can be such a master of poisons now in Dragonflight.

[@santa0704]

This is a great "teach a man to fish" moment. You could say x y and z will be top three play them, but you did a good job rationalizing what goes into choosing a main and then gave your thought process on how you decided.

[@Malikron]

Very cheeky Bellular - moving the time stamp back several seconds after the sponsor so we can still see the important details from it.

[@1111fishboy]

I too thought it would be really great to play the hardest spec and try to push myself to get that extreme satisfaction of being the hero playing the hardest spec. Then I failed to reach those heights, became a drag on my raid to the point where they wanted to bench me despite my best efforts. I will stick with the easy specs from now on.

[@panther910]

I'm trying Feral again, it surely can't be terrible for the 3rd expansion in a row? right?

[@codyp2808]

You dont pvp lmao

[@panther910]

@@codyp2808 if you think most people play wow to play arena, you’re wrong. Of course I’m not talking about PvP.

[@wildbnuuy3267]

I play games way more than 30 hours a week, and I still suck at any class/job/spec because of my own limitations and disabilities - so I like your point of playing what you vibe with, basically. I'm going to try preservation evoker because I need a change from all of the characters I've had for years... most of them were made while I was in a horrible relationship with my now ex and I'm actually excited about Evoker. And once I'm not having fun anymore, I will leave back to FFXIV where my heart is. You're right though... I am crap at DPS, I forget cooldowns, I don't push buttons in the right order but on Dancer in FFXIV it just makes sense to my broken brain and I vibe and I can play it well enough to get through duties. Lowest personal DPS yet it is so much fun I can manage to play it. :D

[@ibbo8740]

You sound like me, I’m pants at the game but love the game, good look in with your new main and I really hope you enjoy the spec

[@gnasher3543]

I'm heartened to read this. I too have a disability that inhibits my gameplay. I play BM Hunter for ease of use. Do whatever you enjoy and all the best to you!

[@eoinjamesmadden3385]

Hi guys, I will be maining Havoc Demon Hunter with the option of playing vengeance. the new talent system has really opened up the class and it now feels incredibly fun and powerful with the addition of sigils and felblade now being an option to havoc. Plus, the amount of meta uptime and eye beam damage is crazy.

[@olimilward8915]

havoc is insane right now im still going afflock tho

[@FPGSProductions]

I've been maining a ret pally since cata and during shadowlands, I decided to gear a few alts, mage druid DH, ya know. But during pre patch with the talent rework and upcoming content I'm finding myself using off meta talent builds for every toon. I think this feature alone will allow players with conflicting gameplay styles to really dive deeply into the skills and stats without having to worry about "which spec is greatest at..." I mean unless you're grinding 16 hours a day all week. It's brought back the love of building a character I actually enjoy playing rather than thinking what gets into groups. Very exciting for the casual player.

[@slashroar]

I just want a class with as little group utility as possible, because I don't want team to rely on me for survival or healing or anything, and I want a class with easy AoE rotation that doesn't need to use pf single target skill in aoe rotation, and i like having a teleport/jump like mobility, what do you guys recommend ?

[@brandongilbert3039]

Male human warrior

[@MrTeriki]

fury warrior

[@nlerias1]

I think demo warlock is a good choice if you prefer ranged. A pet build is really good for aoe with deadstalker and felguard talents. Not really great with mobility but they do have a teleport and gate.

[@brandongilbert3039]

@@nlerias1 True just let your void walker do all the work

[@thebeatts]

You're describing fury warrior 100%

[@ayilwalker7431]

Exclusively healed since Wrath, after playing about with Preservation Evoker it just feels like such a unique way to heal and i think i need that kinda unique feeling after mainly playing Resto druid for years

[@tyranuel]

What I find the most important thing is spell effects/animations . I really like the way how it looks on blood dk Tauren that uses a polearm , and then when you place Death and Decay and use Hearth Strike . Things like that make me really like the class . And you can do the same thing with unholy dk . So if I can make a talent build for unholy that does not use diseases that often but focuses on attacks and pet part of the spec , it is going to be my dps main on the same character . And for alt Druid is just a way to go , if I need to do something , farming or whatever , druid most likely can do it in the most efficient way . Also I have made a really cool mog for my HM tauren that makes it look like half of the character is corrupted with wood , so there it a go to healer for me .

[@fnordcola3226]

I'm going with mage this time out (though I do keep second-guessing myself and looking over at lock). I've been a healer main for the last few expansions (shaman/priest), but along with taking a step back from CE raiding to more of a mixed heroic/mythic guild for time reasons, I've been feeling like giving something new a try. I prefer ranged over melee, and with balance as all over the place as it's likely to be, I figured a triple dps class was the safe way to go.

[@Time_Goblin]

I have chosen Unholy DK because purely of my attachment to it. I won my mage tower artifact appearance with my Unholy DK and it’s the only time in my 10 years playing I took a break from role playing to get my BIS and try and play normal raids as well. It was a blast. ALTHOUGH my goblin DK is now a mechagnome lmao

[@JC-ok4yx]

Thank you SO much for that reality check. I wish more people would realize that. I have several people I play with who spend so much time rerolling they never master their rotation or defensives on a character. We're not pushing mythic competitively, so just learn to play the game and enjoy it.

[@pauldacon828]

I think that if you want to Main Heal/Off DPS or Main DPS/Off Heal then Shaman is great choice. Healing is super easy on a Shaman. They have lots of utility and survivability and you have a choice between Melee or Ranged DPS. Plus gear changes from Int to Agi etc now, so it is easy to swap specs with one set of gear. If you want to Main Tank/Off DPS or Main DPS/Off Tank then I think that Death Knight is a great choice. Blood is super easy and near invincible. Frost is fun and easy, while Unholy offers complexity if Frost is too simplistic. Only needing a single Two Handed weapon to play all three specs is also a huge perk. The best all around choice is Monk. They tank WAY better than Druids and the Melee DPS is easier and more satisfying than Druid while still offering a good amount of depth, versatility and complexity. Healing isn't as easy or flexible as Druid but it is more potent. Paladins are just in too bad of a state to recommend as an all around class. Holy is too finicky and micromanaged by the designers, they have an exact design in mind and will not budge from it no matter how infuriating it makes the gameplay. Prot is decent, but lacks variety, too many builds are dead and often have to sacrifice mobility or survivability just to match the damage of other tanks, or vice versa. Retribution is practically a *STUNNING* meme at this point. Best choice if you only want to Tank I think is either Demon Hunter or Warrior. They are sick. Tons of damage, mobility, self sustain. Best Choice if you only care about healing is Priest. Holy heals circles around everything else and Disc Priest is soooooo fun right now. Best pure caster DPS choice if you only want to DPS is Warlock. Each of the Warlock's specs is so radically different from both each other and every other spec in the game, that it makes getting bored of the class a chore. The best pure Melee DPS is Rogue; because uh.. it's the only one lol. Best solo/casual player spec is Beast Mastery Hunter. It is reliable, intuitive and functional at a practical level. While it has a lower theoretical damage ceiling, it is also very easy to pilot and turn that potential damage into realistic damage. If you want a chill spec to PUG with and do open world content while you listen to Spotify, then Beast Mastery is for you.

[@hannalice571]

Resto druid for me- we're a small group and having the utility of a hybrid class is a must. So far for the content we're pushing balance seems viable (and fun!) and while tanking isn't my favorite, I can get it done fairly easily in guardian. Gonna give my shaman another go as well, been enjoying enhancement in the pre-patch. Thanks for the videos!

[@celestielsigh]

As a new player to the game I've decided on Ret Paladin for my main. I just really enjoy proc based classes and I love the nice juicy big hits you can pull off. It's so fun it's making it hard for me to want to play anything but WoW at the moment 😂

[@Zavonofcats]

People aren't too happy with the state of paladin right now (mostly the class tree) , but in my experience Ret is always a solid choice. Cheers!

[@jasongraham3873]

This is such a responsible and nuanced analysis and presentation. Huge props to you and your team, Michael.

[@Skylo25]

Demon hunter or waiting on evoker dps to come out, but leaning towards DH. I like the fantasy, the mobility and the feels of the class! I think DHs have always been the middle of the pack dps and honestly it just forces me to do the best out of it to lean towards the top. Aye!

[@deusion9050]

My main is going to be my prot pally. Been tanking with it for so long. I love it and it still feels great. All the other classes still feel good as well. That's why I made sure they were all ready.

[@blueberrymuffin6139]

This is what I call good advice. Great video. I've been playing Shadow Priest and Resto/Feral Druid for years and that won't change. So, naturally I love your choices. Welcome to my favourite specs, Michael and Matt

[@GrizzinCorp]

The answer has been the same since the beginning of MMORPGs, just play the class/spec you like the play the most, and ignore the hype/flavor of the month specs.

[@dalewollaston6665]

I recently returned to the game after being away for many years. When I played before I had seemed to rotate my mains between port paladin, fire mage and beat master hunter (mainly solo play). Having been back a couple of months I have decided to main feral Druid for the new expansion because I want to DPS while having the option of maybe going back to tanking without having to relearn my talents to the extreme of ret paladin to prot. I will however be levelling my prot paladin early on to give me a choice as my confidence in tank ability grows.

[@foolishcommenter]

I am maining Evoker! I almost had a DH main when they were added back in legion, and I liked the class, but somehow ended up as a warlock. I like the idea of a fresh new class, and I really enjoy the gameplay :)

[@Hakkene]

That title cmon dude

[@Ziggyvu]

Clickbait titles and KZbinrs. Name a better combo lol

[@csimmeri]

It’s called bait for a reason. If people didn’t take the bait, KZbinrs wouldn’t do it. Blame the smoothbrains that click on it, not the people fighting for views.

[@forsakenwolf1228]

It’s 2022, we really still complaining about video titles?

[@amandapelland]

I see nothing wrong with the title. Perhaps you should play a class you like and make it good instead of chasing what other people think.

[@Pausenmacher]

Blizz fucked it up highly with Evoker. Why? They can't do the true Endgame of WoW. Transmog. And there are A LOT OF People who would love to play Evoker but they care a lot about Transmog, therefore they don't/can't/won't play Evoker, because you can't really transmog them sufficent enough.

[@Fletchr86]

Took me a long time to decide. I mained spriest in Shadowlands and I think I'm going to be doing the same again. I dabbled in UH DK and really enjoyed it, and I did the exact same thing as Matt with my Druid, even stubbornly played feral back in Vanilla. (Until I was forced to heal haha) So I think those two will be my alts and i'll see how the meta shifts later in the expansion.

[@comixfan]

Hunter has been my main since I started playing in MoP, but Legion made me want to play each class and so I did! I still love playing Hunter (and have one of each spec both Alliance and Horde!) but I also enjoy playing many of the other classes & specs. I'm also excited to try Evoker because dragon! :)

[@Cifer77]

I remember when most people just wanted to play what they enjoyed. Now it's mostly people wanting to know what's "best" or "most viable". You're title implying there is a "wrong choice" pretty much proves this.

[@powerviolentnightmare5026]

Yeah I play what's the most fun to me. I don't get my enjoyment from being top dps. My enjoyment comes from playing the style I want

[@Newburyk]

This.

[@nomad8503]

Literally says in the video the best spec is the one you enjoy.

[@douglassmith2878]

Yeah the title proves it, and so do the logs and charts. It’s part of the game. You said your self “people wanting to know what’s ‘best’”. What’s truly the difference between someone wanting to play what they think is fun versus someone playing what they think is best if at the end of the day they’re having fun? Sometimes the “play what’s fun” people are just as annoying as the “play what’s best” People

[@ddpwe5269]

When click-bait gets ya before watching the whole video.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

So funny I just randomly realized monk healing I had never done a few weeks ago so I leveled one to 45 and planned on running it for the xpac. Then turned out to be amazing. I couldn’t be happier.

[@Vikingskog]

I wish they would make the shadowpriest form and moonkin (glyph included) form optional or way more subtle, the way it is now completly ruins any transmog gameplay for them. Like if it has to be visible make it possible to just have something floating over ur head or something.

[@Warhorse469]

I find that too many people are worried about finding classes that are S tier I think that's a horrible way to pick classes I base my decision on how much fun they are and how engaging they are and what suits my personality the most, lore does play are part in my decision also, I have been doing it this way for 17 years I have never regretted my decision thats why my main for Dragonflight will be druid I love their lore I love being able to transform into this powerful wild animal I love the flexiblty of being able pick are tank today or are healer tommrow or RDPS or MDPS the world's my oyster and this is the most importent factor their really fun to play.

[@FrithRa]

After much tempting from KZbin videos and some people I know I reluctantly resubbed in order to play around with new specs. Currently I'm leaning towards primarily playing an Outlaw Rogue though I am wanting to spend more time as an Evoker to get a good understanding of the new class and determine how much I like it. As someone who was a Shaman main back in Cata and Mists it does my heart good to hear that Enhancement is finally good again so I will need to check that out and go level my old Shaman up. I'll certainly have enough alts to keep me busy while I decide who will be my true main.

[@justcuz8687]

My main is going to be Ret paladin, but I have really been enjoying feral & am just as excited about having a couple classes playable.

[@Ecrious]

I feel like this xpak should be way easier to balance without leggos and borrowed power. They have no excuse now. I'm counting on this and playing my favorite class for each role. In my case my fav is the ones that I haven't over played yet. DH-Evoker

[@daltoncook209]

The alt friendliness is such a bonus, I’ve lined up a character of each armor type. Currently torn between shaman and monk

[@andrewplatt7076]

I hopped on a bunch of old alts to try out every class in the prepatch, and enhancement seemed really fun, so I leveled up and started gearing. Then I log in to see "all damage (by enhancement) reduced by 25%"... Thanks Blizz...

[@twawrzycki]

Really interesting video, I never thought of doing a toon that would alternate between specializations. I been making alts to play all specializations

[@DrPluton]

I'll probably continue playing my human mage that I've been playing since 2005. I absolutely hate Rune of Power and Incanter's Flow, but mage just feels so smooth to play. I will also be leveling my elemental/restoration shaman because it's a very fun class that I have been enjoying as my primary alt for a while. I wish I could go for my balance druid, but it just feels terrible right now.

[@stonehenge313]

My main for Dragonflight is going to be beast master. I had been playing monk since MOP but in the latter part of shadowlands, it decided to dust off my Hunter which I had kept around since I joined in vanilla. While I had never had it as a main, it was always there as an alt. Since I started playing it fulltime , beast master is in the cards for Dragonflight. I love the fantasy and being able to sit back and watch a fight develop all while being able to move about.

[@Hawkinson88]

I'll be maining my BM hunter as always, but I will have a fury warrior, guardian/balance druid, affliction warlock as alts. I like to have each armor class represented and these are my favorites thus far. Evoker could surprise me but I doubt it.

[@Delite2014]

I have been a Hunter main since original TBC. It's my comfort class, and I don't really see myself ever truly dropping it. But this time I want it to be my secondary class because I really want to try something new, so for this expansion I chose Monk. It has all new things for me, never seriously played tank, healer, or even melee DPS. The reason for Monk and not another hybrid was simply because even though I main Hunter, I still at least leveled up all the other classes to max, and Monk has always been by far my favorite hybrid class.

[@GantaaOhime]

I largely came to the same conclusion. Because I am going to be fairly busy with work over the next few weeks till the courts close for january I'm thinking of leveling both monk and priest both before nad after patch somewhat casually on weekends. That being said, I really wish there was a good resoruce giving a bit more of a feel of what the classes are like. The fantasy of each is easy to grasp but what makes a holy priest feel different to a druid heals?

[@MrTalicor]

Totally agree with matt that doing well in a difficult class does feel rewarding, i haven’t decided on a main but as on of my guilds tanks it’s between vengeance and BrM

[@Escalusia]

Always love your videos! But it was also really nice to see Matt make an appearance!

[@Grag303]

It really stressed me out a couple weeks ago about which class to main. After taking a long break from paladin I wanted to try it again, but all the issues currently plaguing its talent trees turned me off from it. On the other hand, warrior's trees are ALL AMAZING! So instead of maining a class that has issues and trying to make it work despite them, I'm going with the better designed class currently with warrior. Gonna raid as dps and I like both arms and fury and might even go Prot for m+ since its also a great feeling spec.

[@bovilexic]

My main will be either druid or paladin - I love the flexibility in those hybrids. I will also have to alt a warlock or BM hunter. I always love having a relatively mindless pet class I can just tool around the open world with when I want something relaxing to do and don’t want to focus too much effort.

[@Beargeek616]

I am LOVING the background music in this video! It is very Ultima-esque!

[@CoffeeIsAwesome]

I really liked both of you appearing in one video together! You have such good chemistry on the streams and discussions and to me, the format of this video was even more enjoyable, than the single Host videos. Thanks for the great content and best wishes from Germany.

[@christianbavle]

Never been a healer in WoW. Going to give priest a shot since everything I have read states it is the best healer learning class.

[@danieltilson4053]

I like Warlock, but I wish that Demonology were more focused on having an army of minions doing the work, and you mostly direct them, rather than being basically the same as the others, but with a few extra temporary minions. Just give me all of the minions permanently summoned, and I have to manage them.

[@TJCarmine]

I am also choosing between Priest and Monk, most likely Priest, because Shadow feels fun and has always appealed to me!

[@sensoeirensen]

I love my ud shadow priest. However wl is way better doing solo stuff