World of Warcraft New Player Guide 2024

[@ErosiumTV]

💰 GOLD Guides: gaminghero.io/ 🎮 TWITCH: www.twitch.tv/Erosium 👕 GEEKY T-SHIRTS: www.qwertee.com/ (Code: Erosium for $1 off).

[@RONIN_OW]

DUDE- what map addon is that? Top Left 9:42 mark?

[@cambatson8740]

New player here, been on argent dawn around a week, but I’m off work sick so been on a tonne. One thing I’ve noticed is there is a lot of mean people in this game, people make 1 mistake and are berated or kicked, I learned the dungeons and raid first from videos so didn’t have too many issues after my 1st time, but people don’t like accepting new players or low mythic score players so it’s hard to get started. I always try to help people and when people make mistakes I just say all good and move on, the toxicity sometimes is crazzyyyyy

[@x_plug_x]

hey never played but looking into starting and this is just what im scared of im a team player in most games and thrive of being a useful addition to a team so this makes me more nervous knowing ill be a detriment for a while until i get the hang.

[@XAn0nymousX0]

If you find a guild and explain you're new they'll usually help you out. The toxicity almost always comes from PUGs (a group of all random players) because most of these players are veterans and don't like their time being wasted.

[@Morteza1313]

I wanted to buy and give it a try but since you said ppl are not helping and toxic i think i will pass on wow.

[@capnmoby9295]

Same, I've had a hard time playing as a tank, i get kicked right away lmao

[@Saivailed]

@@Morteza1313 very sad moment

[@WhiteKnightFlameZero]

honestly I'd say for new players, take your time and don't rush, yes there is leveling guides but you'll miss out and thousands of quests and storylines, endgame does get updated but again ye shouldn't be focusing on getting there fast, enjoy the first playthrough cause ye only get to experience it once :)

[@ErosiumTV]

Totally right, enjoy the game, play at your own pace and never rush

[@BigManGerald]

How would you encourage a new player to build their own character without looking at a guide? I’ve just started today… should I just use skills that look cool??

[@WhiteKnightFlameZero]

@@BigManGerald I'd say experiment, carefully read what each skill does and see if it does good dmg, ye can easily respec and reallocate your skills if you need too

[@oskargronvold]

On exile reach for new players you cant use edit mode until you complete the campaign up until ogrimmar

[@razvansima5711]

Together with a friend of mine from highschool, from back in the days, we decided to try this expansion. So we bought it. Prior to that, we played Wotlk Classic. The Dragonflight experience was fresh for sure, with lots of things to explore and many features to try. The classes felt smooth and the whole system new and efficiant in a way. We had a good time exploring, dueling with each other and chatting on discord while playing. We both hit max level and then quit. We kinda lingered around for a bit after, but slowly we quit and tried other expansions much more dear to us like Vanilla, Wotlk, Vanilla Hardcore. For me, the things that made me quit so soon are: the graphics feels like Fortnite which is not a compliment; you will understand literally nothing from the story as you level up since they force you to play through another expansion long gone which is BFA and they don't even connect the dots, I was doing quests in chaotic order; the most exciting part, the open world pvp is tottally gone. We did not encounter not a single player from the other faction that had pvp toggled on while doing quests; the game feels so robotic and empty, proof that content alone will never compensate feelings, depth, quality. We were doing dungeons by just using the system that it teleport you there and groups you automatically with others and we rarely spoke to others. Everyone was just grinding mechanically. At some point I thought they were bots, but sometimes they will say "bye" when the dungeon would end. The completely unbalanced classes is again a thing that I dislike but at least they are adressing this issue every patch. The most important thing that made me quit is the fact that once you hit max level you will spend most of the time in Dragon Isles which is such a small area of the entire map, but that's it, that will be your permanent home from where you will click a button from the interface to teleport you to dungeons or bg's. Everything is SO mechanic and without soul that will make you feel depressed after a while and you will go back to previous expansions when wow felt right. I really gave Dragonflight a big chance but it is just not for me, maybe I will give it another chance in the future because I have other friends that are still playing, it is just that it feels soooo far away from what wow was/is for me, like even the story is circus now. Retail to me is just another mmo that is barely a shadow of what wow truly represented. Maybe if you are a new wow player you will totaly like it because you have no term of comparison. I want to say one more thing, I appreciate the video and the excitement of the author and you should give this expansion a try if you really feel like it, especially if you have at least a friend to play with. I was just trying to share my experience. Peace! ✌️

[@ErosiumTV]

I respect the way you put this, balanced opinion I a respectful way. I think Season of Discovery classic is probably your cup of tea more so than Retail :)

[@razvansima5711]

@@ErosiumTV I can't wait for WOW Cataclysm! I will play with the same highschool friend. It will be such a blast for me and a rush of nostalgia and good vibes.

[@Niiipon]

I miss the old days… start in the starting areas, progress there, go to outland and then do the rest 😅 Its almost pointless to do old content now😢

[@johnny_eason_iii]

Epic!!!!! Excited to get playing again as I hadn’t played in 15 years or so!!

[@sybergaming8057]

IM JUST STARTING BACK, WHATS UR DISCORD

[@vicstonebaby]

I’m coming back to and if y’all need a wow discord to join let me know! I usually just play through every winter time but I’m going to switch it up and play in the spring and summer time!

[@WowMomica]

I have only been playing a few weeks, and this video gave me some good information. I haven't made it to Dragonflight stuff yet, but I didnt know about addons or joining the groups before this video.

[@LC-lw4vy]

Hey, first video I watched, interesting. I have been playing wow for many years now and I like to see what people are telling new players. I was glad to see the edit mode shown and the auto loot. I liked that you did not focus heavily on dungeons, raids and pvp. I do not do those features as there is a lot of content that can be done without them. I think some of the content creators out there scare off casual players - which are needed for subs and to keep the lights on. Most casual players don’t have the time for a lot of what they talk about. End of day this is a game and played for entertainment.

[@ErosiumTV]

Thanks so much for this

[@umw841]

Very true, i watched alot of guides to get an idea of what to do if/when i get wow, and alot of guides are incredibly confusing for somone who hasnt played the game before, and doesnt really make the game appealing at all i felt. I decided to give it a go anyway and have been playing for 2 weeks now, and find myself being confused as to what to do next every day i log on. Pretty much all i do is weekly quests and random old raids trying to get some cool mogs/mounts, but getting to the raids have been quite the journey itself lol. (trying to find videos or wiki info on how to get to them) Havent watched the vid yet, but will now and hope i can get some cool tips and tricks :)

[@gamerspitt8089]

can i choose shadowlands instead BFA?

[@hannahmcbridesart]

They’ve changed the leveling in this game so so much over the years. I kinda miss the old ways of leveling through so many different zones, expansions and maps. My husband just started playing and I am back after a 2 year break. I’ve been so confused trying to help him level..having to watch guides again to see the best way. I’m kinda confused on why they jump you straight to BFA and skip over all other expansions.

[@ErosiumTV]

Hey Hannah, totally see your point and I agree actually, its definitely a huge game now. The reason they make new players go through BFA is because it's the expansion that is most up to date in terms of "Time" before Dragonflight, and then onto where the next game will take place. Shadowlands almost existed outside of time so they don't include that as the primary way of leveling 10-60 :)

[@itsyaboiherman]

its abolute dogshit

[@adamstreetboyzz]

I think Blizzard was scared people might feel it’s taking them to long to get end game content. This all started at the end of Cata when the decided to allow people to boost their character to 90 skipping all content. Before then if you wanted a Alt you had to build it from the ground up all over again

[@gilcorrea283]

@@hannahmcbridesart if they still kept it like that it would be torture. I’ve been playing wow since burning crusade. Now I go on and off. Their quests system is too repetitive to make you go through 6-7 zones and have to kill 10 mobs and collect 10 objects 163&36283 times so then you can finally catch up with the story and current content. They have too much content, toooo much which is actually a good thing. I’m always lost once I login back specially with the story. On the other hand you can still create 5 characters and experience each expansion with one, that way it still feels “fresh” and you end up with 5 high level chars.

[@Kendahna]

I took a break from GW2 and tried WoW, had a blast until I hit level 60, all of a sudden I cannot progress with story pre-dragonflight, forced to jump into the latest expansion, got lost in story, found out that they are trying to copy GW2 skyscale& griffon mounts mechanics but in a very horrible way, found out that all the crafting and gathering hours are all for nothing, ended up quitting, honestly the game is so not new player friendly, up until the latest expansion is just a huge waste of time. I was having so much fun playing Alliance BFA, until level 60 that is, then everything changed suddenly and not in a good way.

[@JonPlays-games]

So I've decided to jump back in. Only thing is; I don't know what class/spec to play and would like some help. I'm a returning player and will mostly be playing solo or pug for groups. I enjoy raiding and dungeon, but play quite casually (if I complete raids on normal difficulty, or if i'm lucky - heroic, I'll be happy). So I need something that will work for solo world content but not have a problem getting invited into groups. But most importantly - it needs to be something fun! I mainly played DPS before, and here are some specs I've enjoyed in past expansions, hopefully someone can give some tips on what to play based on them: WotLK Shadow Priest - I loved this thing. It wasn't amazing for numbers or flashy to look at, but it was sooo smooooth! I loved playing this thing in raids, such a chill playstyle and allowed me to shut off my brain from the rotation and pay full attention to what's going on in the fight instead. I really enjoyed disc and holy too as off-specs, but since healing seems so demanding in this expansion I think I'm gonna give that role a pass (at least for now). WoD Fury Warrior - Played this at the beginning of WoD. Started playing again at the end of MoP, just before WoD released as Arms, but did not like that at all at the time, so swapped to Fury instead for WoD. Was fun for a time, but it was quite button-mashy so I grew a bit tired of it after a while. WoD Frost Mage - After a smaller break a friend brought me back in, and this time I jumped on Frost Mage, and boy was it a fun spec! Super nice playstyle and mage have tricks and tools to get out of any sticky situation. Also tried Fire. I was a bit undergeared, so didn't have the best performance, but sometimes I would hit a crit-streak and holy crap it felt rewarding. It seems mage haven't changed too much since WoD (correct me if I'm wrong), so this would probably be a safe pick for me, but I would like to try something new. So I'll probably go with something else and have the Fire or Frost Mage as a backup if I don't like the first character. Legion Balance Druid - A fun but quite button heavy spec. This felt really nice when the stars aligned (pun not intended) and your rotation lined up perfectly with the fight, but the amount of spells you had to rotate on a regular basis made it feel a bit hectic in some situations. End of BFA/Start of Shadowlands Retribution Paladin - Most recent character I've played. Stopped playing a couple weeks into Shadowlands. I liked the spec, but it didn't feel super special to me, and was quite proc-heavy where periods of no procs felt really slow and if you got a bunch of procs with a bit of odd timing it felt a bit clumsy. Some other information: I've never played a Rogue, no idea if I would like them. I've tested Windwalker Monk at some point around WoD/Legion and it felt kind of meh. Elemental and Enhancement Shaman around the same period of time felt better, but lacked the extra "oumph" for it to feel really nice (although I didn't gear it that much). Sorry for the wall of text :S. I appreciate any suggestions people might have.

[@therhinosnake6938]

Some help here. I'm a BRAND new player. Got to Stormwind first time and the only missions I can seemingly do is the Dragon Isles. It seemed weird cause the game was referencing events that can't have happened yet. How to resolve this glitch?

[@devonterobinson7925]

Hey there, new WoW player here. I am about to buy retail WoW, so I haven't actually played yet, but from my research i've done on the game, I have found out that new players are pushed towards content in their leveling that is part of the most recent expansions, so what you are experiencing is unfortunately normal. You can do the older content but there's so much of it (10+ years worth) you have to go out of your way to engage with it since the new player questline will basically always guide you to the current parts of the ongoing story.

[@balfarzar]

Where would I start as a brand new player? The games been out so long what world do I start in thanks

[@SheTheOneOfDreams]

I have been following wow and played since i was a kid with starter edition, warcraft 3, public test,etc. And now i can afford to buy it im really happy, but i have some doubts. First about the buying stuff, do i have to buy the last expansion and the classic besides from the monthly payment? I have never understood how it works. And the other question is, since you start the game different from where you used to start years ago, are you able to still do storyline important quest, such as wotlk, legion, bfa? Because it is kinda weird for a newplayer storywise to start on tha last expansion zone, but at the same time it has its advantages. By the way great guide to start up!!

[@bedrantje]

Never reached endgame. Played BFA en DF. Will delete my characters and start off fresh with some more knowledge. And I’ll look for friends! I love exploring the world and meeting people out in the open

[@dylank.4498]

I find doing faction assaults to be a good way to get some XP, but they were really hard to finish because you had to fight one of those mini boss people who had waaay more hit points than me at lower levels and hit way too hard. Has that changed or is it still impossible to solo one in a timely manner?

[@DubElementMusic]

just buy everything with gold, max level, gear, M+ score, mats for professions, and then join a guild

[@Kurosaki1234]

This game is my all time favourite since I spent most of my teen days on it. I missed the struggles leveling up to 60, where epic gear was really epic. The game has changed too much, I stopped playing after Legion, so I think all my character levels have scaled down? Thank you for making this video ❤

[@gentlepatootie2580]

Eeeh. Sounds to me you've got the classic case of "sunk-cost-fallacy" and just thinks that this is your favorite game of all time.

[@Diorm]

The whole Battle for Azeroth thing that you are forced to do at the beginning as a new player is really a bad idea. They shove so much lore with characters you dont know since you are new. And you're not doing any battle for a goog while...

[@NotMagnxficent]

I feel like I've made a mistake lol! I just pre purchased The War Within, a month before release I think? I will be playing as much as work allows which should be every other day. I'm not gonna rush it though. Thank you for this video, it will be very helpful as I learn this game.

[@KristianValentin-r3d]

I just started on Sunday and it took me straight to dragon isles after I got to Orgrimmar. Is that normal lol

[@JRealShinobiO]

I’m new but I’m in the dragon isles at lvl 14, am I missing something? Should I leave out to go to the BFA, and if so how??

[@curtissmith795]

I remember coming back when BFA came out and I was so confused...

[@marcna4582]

Just returned to wow . last time a played was legion . Gave up due to toxicity . This time around so far so good . Dragon Isles has been a blast lvling , i have really enjoyed it thus far.

[@ErosiumTV]

Welcome home my friend. You're gonna have a blast, I love Dragonflight, one of the best expansions so far

[@alexoutrindamere4574]

Do u need to be a evoker to lvling there ?

[@girlinterrupted2.0]

What sucks is being basically a BRAND NEW player to the game. Never touched WoW before Dragonflight and I fell off of even that bc nobody to play with 😕 I wish there were more guilds out there willing to really embrace brand new players… even still, giving it a go with WW now 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ArkanesValorHC]

I'm enjoying GW2 more than WoW. It's just so much simpler to play and easier to learn your class. I bought the WoW TWW expansion so I definitely give it a shot but i just find GW2 so much more easier to play. Not bashing WoW, but giving my opinion on both. Thanks for video.

[@VBM1]

Doesnt tell the new players to choose a realm manually so you dont end up on an empty one.

[@MrBrutalicus]

I have played classic and is pretty good at it but i feel so confused in retail. I play mostly as a healer but in dungeons ppl hardly need any heals at all, so i randomly heal some gere and there just to do something. There is so mutch new stuff i kinda feel overloaded. 😅 Thank god for this video. I gonna watch it with a notepad redo to go.

[@narhwallord6985]

@MrBrutalicus I'm right there with you brother. I have only ever played Era/Classic TBC. I'm having a hard time understanding my class, cause there's like 3 different steroids I should be using. That all interact with different abilities. Then there's like Dragonriding vs just regular flying, so you need to have keybjnds for that, but they need to be on a specific bar or it interacts with your regular bindings. It just seems like a lot of extra steps, but I'm committed to trying it out and getting good, because Era has slowed down enough for me atm.

[@Ruarudo]

Heya ^^ Never played retail,just stick to classic since tbc,mostly because it bothers me to pay for sub n expansions. If i buy Dragonflight will i need to buy the war within? About class reccomendation,i mainly played Paladin,Hunter n Shaman,even tho is an easy game,which one among these is the hardest? With the next expansion the gameplay will be vertical again or they understood that horizonal is the way?

[@neeld.5522]

How come the graphics look like a mobile game with a few extra effects? The textures look really bad but fire looks nice I guess... Ah nvm. Heard you say the game is 19 years old as I was typing this.

[@gregthomas6637]

You must to have Dragon Fligth ? I can use my friend account, but he has got just Shadowland expansion !

[@Sarah-sc2rm]

Is there an addon that tells you what quests to take to continue through a campaign?

[@itsyaboiherman]

you tried questie?

[@thatboynuudl2095]

How is the role play like in warcraft?

[@slevig415]

I played Dragonflight at launch, and quit the moment I killed Raz. Is it worth getting into the game rn or should I wait for War Within? I'm also planning to switch classes

[@bertjonsson9653]

I think if you are going to create a WoW new player guide, it should probably be longer than 16 mins. New title, here is the tippy-top-- of the tip of the iceberg a new player guide.

[@ErosiumTV]

My last new player guide was 14 minutes and it helped 165,000 people and counting, I think this one will help, some good info here to get them started. Thanks for the feedback and hope this guide manages to help people, nevertheless!

[@Adroyo]

Bert, you’re wrong.

[@TPDC-Sylviaire]

With 'The War Within' coming soon, I plan on sending this to my partner as an introduction and to bring her into these adventures too! Great guide!

[@ErosiumTV]

That's so exciting, I am really happy for you. I know the War Within is going to be incredible!

[@SwitchBladeX0]

If only my partner would join me in playing. My wife doesn't have any want to play it but growing up as a kid sitting on my dad's lap while he did everything I wanted to do meant a lot to me lol

[@TPDC-Sylviaire]

@@SwitchBladeX0 My parents used to play this together all the time gowing up in TBC. My partner has had a dabble in MMOs and she's willing to give this a go so we can game more together; I'm very lucky and I'm grateful all the time for it!

[@___m16]

One question . Can I play this game with action cam so I have full control of character directional ? Like eso for instance ?

[@Vahlokk]

Yes

[@alecrizzle]

very nice vid

[@itstribbz7345]

hey man, last time i played wow was in BFA can i sell all my old BFA gear (got some ''free gear'' at 148 gs which is better then everything ive got from bfa)

[@monkeypolice3048]

I want to play but I can't handle the art style. I probably downloaded it and put it away like GW2.

[@Torraim]

Which mmos do you prefer?

[@curtissmith795]

Couldn't understand the addons....

[@gamerspitt8089]

Can i choose shadowlands instead battle for azeroth sir?

[@ErosiumTV]

On your first play through you need to play through BFA, but on your second play through you can choose Shadowlands or any other expansion you like. :)

[@crafty4722]

ive played 3 hours and im at some beach

[@jasonnovak6525]

Melee or ranged character sir its dps don’t forget us as we are your time savers

[@merosk8071]

i think the UI and addons abit too overwhelming for new players that wanna give it a try

[@MonkeyBabba]

my guide would be as follows :- 1 down load the game 2 log in and create a character 3 Send some guy called Erosium lots and lots of potatoes 4 Press ALT+F4 5 Uninstall the game 6 tell every one how awesome your experience was lol

[@ErosiumTV]

Oh lord hahahaha!

[@Revanthyr]

I fully agree with this.

[@___m16]

Way too many keybinds

[@smoked599]

Play warrior hes do ez

[@theraredan]

150% playback speed is better

[@jolenepham]

Where is 8:35 located?? It’s beautiful!!

[@ErosiumTV]

Hey thanks for the nice comment and to answer your question, that's Valdrakken! :)

[@calebmichael5511]

You cannot tell me AI did not write this.

[@stevenday9559]

New player guides for this game is simple. Make sure you boost a character bc you’ll never make it through this unenjoyable lvling experience. PvP is full of twinks where healers 1 shot. And dungeons are to easy bc level 10s one shot bosses

[@RumblesBettr]

I dont have a Zed key… damn

[@matthewlasley3944]

I am first comment here!!!

[@ErosiumTV]

Congrats you beat me!

[@deniedrussian8506]

This video was sooo bad….

[@patek2385]

If the game needs addons... it's a bad game.

[@Spock4771]

Anyone have an active guild. i have high functioning autism and really need help with dungeons, so i would like to join an active guild im on alliance

[@ErosiumTV]

Eu silvermoon (Heroes of Creation). If you are EU I'll see you there. If not, join the discord in description and there's a US guild who recruit from there too

[@Takakokitahara-te6zn]

wow classic better than :) easy for new member, not much game play. many tool. im play wow at max 60 to 80, at wow 100, im boring, many tool, many map, and have another map like mini game, get souce😢 oh god

[@KristianValentin-r3d]

I just started on Sunday and it took me straight to dragon isles after I got to Orgrimmar. Is that normal lol