This article covers the Korean service and announcements; times are KST (UTC+9) unless stated otherwise. If you are choosing a first class in WoW: Forever, start by considering Warrior for tanking, Priest for healing, Rogue for melee damage, and Mage for ranged damage. These give you a clear picture of your dungeon role. If ranged combat appeals, ask whether you prefer slowing enemies to keep your distance or shooting while a beast holds their attention. For the latter, Hunter may be the more natural first choice.
World of Warcraft Forever is an adventure game from level 1 to level 60 based on the original Azeroth. Even while leveling up, there are dungeons that five people can enter together, and even familiar jobs have skills and characteristics that have been changed to fit Forever. If you only look at the attack rank when equipped with a specific gear at the highest level, it is difficult to know what you will actually do in the many battles you go to get that gear.
Warrior tanks and Priest healers watch different things
Let's say you're fighting three enemies in a dungeon and one of them runs towards a colleague standing behind you. If you're a Warrior tank, you look at the enemy first. I have to pull it back towards me so the person behind me can continue attacking or healing. The ‘threat level’, commonly referred to in WoW, is a standard used to decide who the enemy will attack. The Warrior organizes fights by holding the enemy's attention in a defensive stance and using taunts on enemies clinging to their allies. Regardless of how strong your shield-holding character is, it's fun to realize that the enemy is looking in the wrong direction.
The person I would recommend Warrior to is the one who wants to set the pace of the party themselves. It's the tank's job in a dungeon to decide whether to move on to the next wave of enemies or pause for the healer to regenerate mana. If it's your first time going to a dungeon, you can say it's your first time at the entrance and deal with the group one at a time. On the other hand, taking the lead is burdensome, but if you like the idea of fighting from the front with a large weapon, there is also an opportunity to train your Warrior to become a melee damage dealer.
In the same encounter, a Priest first watches the health of the teammate behind the tank. Can they survive another hit, or do they need a shield now? Discipline emphasizes preparing for damage, while Holy focuses more on healing injuries. Discipline also has direct heals and Holy also has shields; think of the distinction as which tools each specialization relies on most.
When you first become a healer, the goal of always keeping the health of five party members full is rather difficult to judge. A damage dealer who gets hit once and escapes to a safe place and a tank who keeps getting hit have different levels of urgency even if their health bar length is the same. If you're interested in predicting who the next attack will go to, saving your mana, and then using it when needed, I recommend Priest. When questing alone, you can use attack spells, and you can dig deeper into spell attacks with the Shadow specialization.
Choosing between Rogue melee and Mage ranged combat
For a Rogue, combat begins with the approach. Stealth lets you choose your position and first target, then attacks generate Combo Points for finishing moves. Against a nearly defeated enemy, you must decide whether to build more points or spend the ones you have. Kick can interrupt a dangerous cast, letting you reduce incoming party damage while continuing your damage role.
If you're trying to decide between a Rogue and a Warrior, think about how you initiate combat rather than how the weapon looks. If you enjoy hiding, staying in position, and looking for openings, go for Rogue. If you want to face the enemy head-on and take on a tank when necessary, go for Warrior. The reason I recommend Rogue to beginners is because the party's clear goal is to attack. You need to see separately whether you like the fact that you have to move close to the enemy and look at both energy and combo points.
Mage has a lot of fun managing the distance between you and the enemy. Slowing down an enemy with a frost spell gives you time to cast the next spell, and in a dungeon, you can use polymorph to temporarily take a target out of the fight. For example, if it is difficult to deal with all three at once, choose one enemy that can be transformed in advance and have the party deal with the rest first. At this time, if the enemy who has turned into a sheep is hit by an area attack, the transformation will be released. Knowing where to use a strong AoE spell is as important as knowing how to use it.
If you are a ranged damage dealer for the first time, the advantage of being a Mage is that you can clearly see your actions and results. You can immediately check whether the enemy's feet have slowed down and whether there is still distance left to finish the spell. On the other hand, in a cave where the distance between you and an open field is narrow, you can invite a group next to you. I would especially recommend it to people who have a good habit of first looking at the space to retreat to.
Hunter and Warlock for solo questing
Hunter tames beasts, walks with them, and attacks with ranged weapons. If you send the beast first to grab the enemy's attention, it gives the main body time to settle down and attack. In Forever, traps can be used during combat, and each type of beast has different unique skills. When you meet a new beast, if you are curious about its appearance and ‘what skills does it have?’, the process of selecting and handling the beast itself can be a reward for training.
However, it is difficult to choose Hunter as the easiest job for anyone just because there is a beast in front. In the dungeon, you have to see which enemy the tank deals with first and then send out beasts, or call in beasts when the attack stops. A person who wants to focus on the position and spells of one character is comfortable with the Mage, and a person who enjoys commanding one more companion is comfortable with the Hunter. If you translate the phrase ‘good for solo play’ into actual operation, there is this difference.
Warlocks also command a pet, but play differently. A demon handles part of the work while, particularly in Affliction, your damage-over-time spells keep working as you drain life or prepare your next action. Stacking several damage-over-time effects on an enemy about to die has a different value from applying them early to a durable target. Judging the enemy’s remaining lifetime and your own resources gives Warlock a different rhythm from Hunter or Frost Mage.
Three classes for players who want to switch roles
Paladin and Druid suit players who want to try tanking, healing, and damage on one character. Paladin offers Protection with a shield, Holy for healing, and Retribution for melee damage. If you want to protect the party but are unsure whether you prefer taking hits or healing from behind, Paladin is worth considering. Helping allies through the Light remains part of its appeal in every role.
The reason to choose Druid is because of transformation. A battle in which you attack an enemy as a bear and a battle in which you take advantage of an opportunity in Cat Form are viewed differently even with the same character. In addition, there are spell attacks and healing directions, so it is suitable for those who want to learn different things while raising one character for a long time. Instead, you must learn to distinguish between when to endure as a bear and when to untransform and heal. Rather than trying all the roles from the beginning, it is easier to take on one position in the first dungeon and learn the skills used at that time.
Shaman can choose between Enhancement, which enhances melee attacks, Elemental, which attacks with elemental spells, and Restoration, which focuses on healing. The Shaman-like difference lies in the totem. The place where you place the totem changes depending on where your allies gather to fight and what kind of help they need. If I like a scene where several colleagues are fighting in one place and all get help from a totem I placed, it's Shaman. On the other hand, if being able to play multiple roles feels burdensome, it's enough to start as a Rogue or Mage with a clear focus on what you want to do.
Check factions and Skyborne access before choosing a race
If you are planning to go to your first dungeon with a friend, start by choosing the server and faction you will be joining. If you thought ‘I can’t play Paladin because I’m a Horde’ based solely on old memories of WoW, there is a welcome change. In Forever, the Horde has the Undead Paladin, the Orc Mage, and the Troll Warlock, while the Alliance has the Dwarf Shaman, Gnome Priest, and Human Hunter. If you want to play with your Horde friends but are drawn to a Paladin with a shield, you don't have to give up either.
The new race Skyborne allows you to choose Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, and Druid from both factions. Here, you can choose Mage for Alliance Skyborne, and Shaman for Horde Skyborne. Forever access is included with your existing WoW subscription or active game time, and access to Skyborne and its starting zone, the Isle of Zephras, introductory quests requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher upgrade. You don't have to buy a bundle just because you want to play Mage. Because you can start the same job as an Orc Mage. If you particularly like the appearance or starting story of that race, you can consider upgrading.
Start with the map; add add-ons when you need them
If you are worried about navigation, try selecting ‘Enhanced’ in the screen presets on first run. Quest points of interest and target areas are displayed on the map, and you can also view items from multiple bags at once. Even if you select ‘Classic’, you can still adjust individual items in the settings in the game menu. Since you can play by the same rules and choose only the information you want to see, there is little reason to install the entire add-on list from the first time you log in.
A leveling route is useful when you are unsure where to go next. If several players are waiting for the same named enemy, check your quest log: gathering or kill objectives in the same forest may be worth completing first. If the current quest unlocks the next story and everything else is far away, waiting may be better. Rather than following a guide’s exact order, ask what objectives you can finish together on your next trip.
When wondering whether to continue raising your first character, just think of one battle. Did you want to grab the enemy as soon as you saw him leaking behind you, did you first notice the health of the hit comrade, or did you find it fun to find a place to cast another spell? If what I wanted to do at that moment was something I could do often with my job, then I chose my first character pretty well.
