I would like to start playing Wow and I would love to experience the story of all the expansions.
I would give WoW Classic a try but I don't know if it has those addons that Retail has to make quests more immersive and add AI voices to the lines of the NPCs.

In Retail, what would be the best way to experience World of Warcraft's story? How would you do it if you wanted to play strictly for the story?

Making a character for Alliance and one for Horde and playing trough the expansions via Chromie is a viable way?

Hello there,

I am a mid-30s casual player that has been playing WoW off and on in some capacity since 2005. My main is usually warrior, but I felt like switching it up and it seemed thematic to main my priest in Midnight. My guild is also mostly casual old hats like me, and we are progressing through heroic raids.

I’ve never been much into M+, but it seems one of the best ways to gear up this season so I’m trying it out. I am generally having fun, but also find healing them to be inconsistent and stressful. The highest keys I have healed have been +8s, and some runs feel very smooth with only a few deaths and easily beating the timer. In other +8s, it has felt like there is massive damage constantly, people drop dead in the middle of casting penance on them, and other people getting globaled, and we end the run with 30 deaths and way over time.

I want to get better at M+ and make the experience less stressful. I see lots of chatter about +10s being free this season. Am i just that bad? What can i do to improve? My priest is around 260 ilvl, i have read class guides, watched some video guides about the dungeons, but still feel like i can only muster up the courage to attempt a couple dungeons per week.

EDIT: This got a lot more attention than I was expecting. Thank you everyone for your opinions, insight, and support. It sounds like the best courses of action for me will be be to run logs, get more practice, and keep gearing up.

New M+ player I have 2 chars I've been playing M+ on brewmaster and bear I've been running my own keys only since I don't feel good enough to tank other people keys and brick them I've times every dungeon except skyreach but my my highest is a single +11 I got on academy which kind of an easy dungeon

To get the M+ achievement I feel like I have to deep dive into every dungeon which is a huge time commitment I feel like rerolling dps would need less time upfront learning dungeons and I could join pugs and focus on my own damage and interrupt timings.

has anyone been here before did you swap to dps or stick to tanking ?

The first pull seems like a weak place to use it because it isn't super dangerous, but if you do it there it comes up in time for 2nd boss.

I would rather do 1st boss and 3rd boss, it just seems like a waste doing it on the first pull to me but IDK

Hey everyone,

I recently started playing tank and chose Brewmaster Monk. I’m around 2200 Rio right now and mostly doing +8 to +10 keys.

Honestly, I feel a bit overwhelmed by the amount of buttons, the speed of the spec, and managing Stagger properly.

Do you think it’s worth playing Brewmaster with Single Button Assist, or would it be better for a more casual player to switch to Guardian Druid instead?

I should mention that I’m a pretty casual player and my goal is mainly to comfortably do around +10 to +12 keys.

Would appreciate any advice from more experienced tanks!

It’s not the mana batteries. I’ve been able to ping those/dps spot it

But I feel my team takes so much damage! Are there certain packs that shouldn’t be together?
I notice there are some targetable mana pods that aren’t active, are those important?
Is there a mechanic of an npc to close to something?

Tomorrow ima run some +10 to try and practice.

I always play a dwarf because Stoneskin is so nice and I like the dwarf fantasy. Trying to convince myself to play a night elf on my new hunter alt instead of a dwarf. I like the way the mogs look on both night elf and dwarf, but is it just me or do fewer pets seem to fit the night elf theme? For dwarfs, dinos, dogs, rhinos, or many others fit just fine. For night elf, all I see are cats or variations of cats. Now I like cats, but does anyone else have some favorite hunter pets that fit the night elf theme?

I just don't want to be exclusively a cat lady.

I've missed too many piano lessons to be able to reach "9", while holding shift and moving with W.

I would guess that a lot of you move with the mouse.But still having to reach 1-9 properly doesent really work for me. Additionally, i missclick often since my fingers basically have no point of reference. Is this just a case of "Your brain will get used to it" or does anyone has a trick for this as well?

I'm normally playing on my steam deck where i assigned the 4 buttons on the back to short push/ long push + a button for shift + d pad with short/long push. It's just so easy for my brain to click "bottom right" instead of one random button in a row of many.

Hey, I have been trying out tanking as VDH for the last few weeks. Proper routing is still an issue for me (in terms of which mobs are dangerous for the group, rather than %).

I tried a nexus point 12 yesterday and did a middle left corridor pull (cant post an image of the route). And my healers and dps kept dying. I had no issues of survivng, myself and I managed to tank the pank solo for a solid minute before dying. We abandoned the key after about 7 deaths on that pack. But I have trouble understanding if it was my fault for pulling too much or the healer for not keeping up. The healer died first so I don’t think dps defensive use was the problem here. And the following +11 went smooth as butter.

On a second note I have never done the bridge pull with the two elementals on +10 nxp without any deaths and it feels so bad as a tank when people die all the time there.

Hi I'm a new tank in M+ and I've been struggling with timing my interrupts with the group. Specifically I'll interrupt an enemy at the same time as a DPS or 3 people in the group will interrupt the same target causing us to have no interrupts for a cast a couple of seconds later

How do you sync who interrupts what in pugs? Or do I have to wait until everybody else uses their interrupt?

So either I can bonus roll twice in m+ and hopefully get a weapon, or I can roll once in a raid. If I want a weapon, am I losing anything by rolling in m+?

Or can I wear two of the same ring?

Not sure if this is the best place to ask but i wanna level 2 more classes to 90 overtime. Pretty tired of questing and sometimes dungeon queues even as tank dont feel that fast (i could be just making this up) so i was wondering if spamming a certain war within delve is a good way to level to 80?

I cannot seem to find anyone who will let me join besides my guild. I have a 2400 plus for a score I have timed like 4 10's and have 2 7's and an untimed 10. Any advice on how to get people to let me join. I just want to time all my 10's before season ends. My item score is 272 and I am gemmed/enchanted. I am 6 of 9 on heroic raiding so I am not totally slacking just seems no one wants a rogue.

I want the Liberation of Undermine Normal Helm, I know if I can get a Veteran (5-8) or Champion (1-4) head piece I can Catalyst it to give me the appearance.

But how would I go about getting past seasons gear at the right level? If it just a case of running around just Undermine or would drops be Manaforge Omega tier rather than LoU

I spent 6 Thalassian Tokens of Merit on a 'Radiant Jewelbinder'. Tooltip says "add a socket to a Midnight season 1 item that does not already have one. Can be used on helms, bracers or belts. Cannot be used on PvP equipment". I'm really confused and dissappointed now because I can not use it on my waist item: 'Braid of salt and fire', iLvl 269, Mythic +, hero 4/6. I don't understand why. It's season 1, it's a cloth waist item, it does not have a socket and it's definitely not PvP. Why doesn't it work?

This topic has been done to death but the conversation is ever-living, with numerous Youtube videos, posts complaining on reddit and discord discussions.

"Why is my 3300 IO rogue not being invited to +12s? These meta chasers man!"

"I have 6/9 HC why am I not being invited to this group?"

If you are one of these people and you would like to spend less time in LFG, listen up.

Does WoW have a toxic, gatekeeping community?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, no, not really. Of course WoW has toxic, gatekeeping players. Anyone who has done Mythic+ or raiding for more than 10 minutes will have experienced them. But we're not here to talk about the exceptions but the community as a whole.

There are many videos and reddit posts on why the WoW community is so toxic and wrong for not inviting you to their key. However, as someone who has run their own keys and raids for thousands of hours over the last few expansions, I can tell you there is almost always a reason.

Why am I not getting invited?

There are numerous factors as to why you aren't getting invited.

Composition
The big one. People blame meta for your 280ilv rogue not getting invited to a +12, but in the majority of cases this is the real reason. Composition matters much more than people realise and people who push high keys will have a very good knowledge of what classes work with eachother.

Sometimes, the reason classes are invited over other so much is because of their place in your composition, rather than their meta. Some classes or specs just unfortunately don't bring a lot to the table.

Firstly, you need certain dispel types. If you're running POS and you don't have a curse dispel, you're in for a bad time. If you're running 3 melee DPS with no ranged kicks in MC you're in for a bad time.

Secondly, you have CRs. Only some classes have CR. If you aren't one of these and are not being invited to a group with a Monk, Priest and 2 mages, then this is probably the reason why. Yes, everyone can use the CR item but its very difficult in many scenarios and can lead to a lost key.

The most obvious one is lust. Every* group needs a class with Bloodlust. If the group already has 4 people in it and none of them have lust, your rogue doesn't stand much chance.

You also have group buffs. People are unlikely to want to double dip on group buffs by inviting, for example, 2 druids to the group. Each class brings it's own strengths and by inviting 2 of the same you're missing out on what could be crucial DPS.

Then, you have utility. Some people have a route in mind, this might involve a warlock gate, a monk ring, a priest soothe e.t.c. You also have dungeons like Seat of the Triumvirate which have lots of snare removals needed where you might have to invite a Monk, Paladin or Shaman, or a class with lots of personal snare removals.

Take Chimaerus mythic for example. This be done with a full group of melees with no ranged kick and no DKs but I sure as hell am going to make sure that the group has 2 DKs and lots of mages.

Also, there aren't many tanks in the game. If there is a group with 1 healer and 2 DPS, they're likely to wait for a tank before inviting the last, because many tanks queue with a DPS friend.

Can these dungeons and raids be timed / completed without a perfect comp? Absolutely. Are people going to invite you and make their experience much less enjoyable and less likely to succeed? Absolutely not.

There are people better than you in queue
If I list a +10 WRS I will have 100 applicants within minutes. In that list of 100 applicants will be 10 people who are 3700, 10 people who are 3600, 10 people who are 3500, 10 people who are 3400 e.t.c.

Are you, on your 270 ilv 3139 IO rogue, good enough to do a +10? Absolutely. Am I going to invite you over the resil 19 mage with 287 ilv and 9/9M? No.

This problem has been made worse by the introduction of bonus rolls and vault. High level players need to grind 10s or 12s for crests, vault slots and to use their bonus rolls for Mythic gear. This makes it much harder for players who should be able to get into a +10, to do so.

When I'm running +18s and +19s, I am looking for a player who I can trust. That means you need to have timed a +19 and have resil 18s. If you don't have this, how do I know that you're going to be able to do my +19?

The reality is that DPS are not applying into a vacuum. You are not being compared against the dungeon requirement; you are being compared against every other DPS in the queue. Being good enough to time the key does not mean you are the best choice available.

Don't worry, there's an easy solution.

Group title
Read the group title. If it says “reclear”, they probably do not want progression players. If it says “push”, they are not looking for someone who has barely timed the level below. If it says “weekly”, they may care more about safety than speed.

Apply to groups where your character actually matches what the leader is advertising.

Don't waste your time applying to "CE only" Mythic Chimaerus with 1/9 HC, 259 ilv and no main. Yes, this happens A LOT and I bet you the people out there complaining are also doing this.

Logs
If you aren't aware of the website warcraftlogs and you plan on doing high level endgame content, you need to be.

This website is a recording of all of your past runs, raids and Mythic+, and your performance in each of them.

When people are inviting to their raid, they are most probably going to check your logs. When I'm creating a heroic raid, I can't tell you the amount of people that apply with logs in the single digits.

You can tell me I'm elitist and toxic for not inviting you, but I do not have to invite you to my raid if you cannot be bothered to learn your class and the raid mechanics.

I would say that 50+% of the people who queue to my heroic raids have grey parses. This is obviously because the people with high parses are in guilds or not bothering to reclear heroic, but doing 35k DPS on a boss fight just simply isn't good enough.

How do I get invited then?

Firstly, don't waste your time applying over and over to keys which are probably not going to invite you. If you're playing a warrior, look for comps that already have melee classes to go phys comp. If you're playing an Aug evoker, don't try and queue for a key that already has one.. (yes, I see this all the time). Check the composition, you can see it when you hover over the queue. Learn what utility is needed for a dungeon. If they don't have it, apply to a different group that you're more likely to get into.

Secondly, run your own key. If you've finished your 16s and want to start your 17s, you're going to have a very bad time getting into a key. Unless you're meta of course, then go right ahead and skip this whole section. Most people will not invite you to a +17 until you have timed at least one. It's definitely possible but as a Holy Priest, I have spent upwards of 4 hours straight in queue waiting for a +18 to invite me because I was too lazy to run my own 17 SOTT.

I always run my own key until I have 3-4 completed in that tier, then start applying. Suddenly, it takes 10 minutes instead of 4 hours to get in.

If you're applying for a +17 but haven't even timed a +14 in that key and your highest is a +16 POS, you're not going to be invited. And if you are invited, it probably isn't a group you want to be invited to. List your own key, invite players, time it and then the world is your oyster.

Yes, the real advise is joining a guild and making friends, but not everyone can or wants to do that, and you will be spending a lot of time in LFG if you don't.

Additionally, don't try and queue for +10s and +12s on a wednesday. On reset, people will be trying to use their bonus rolls. If you're struggling with these keys, list your own and watch the 285 ilv 4k rating chads carry you for a change.

Lastly, learn your rotation people. I started playing MW monk for the first time in my entire life yesterday. I went to wowhead, looked up a rotation guide, googled a youtube video on M+ and Raid rotations and then went ingame to practice.

41 real time and 10 in game hours after clicking "Create character", I am now timing +13s and Mythic raiding.

I started out in NM, got some green and blue parses, looked at what I was doing wrong and what the top players are doing, fixed some mistakes. Then I went to HC, got all blue and purple parses including some orange parses for ilv, looked what I was doing wrong and fixed it. Now I'm raiding mythic on the 2nd day of MW in my life and Im 2nd on HPS doing 120k on Chimaerus Mythic pulls (whilst simultaneously failing mechanics because Im dumb and dont know how to multitask).

Point is, with a little bit of effort, you can do this too (including the failing of mechanics bit). Watch a guide then run NM and try to beat your own logs. Then do it on HC. Having all of your logs at 60+ will make getting into groups infinitely easier and when you're in them, you won't be a burden.

I am much more likely to invite someone with 3/9 HC and purple logs over someone who is 9/9 HC with grey logs. If you're not being invited, it might not always be a "5 years experience required for entry level position" scenario.

M+ players, this applies to you too. People inviting to +18s will absolutely check your raid logs. If you cannot beat a tank in a Heroic raid, you aren't very likely to be blasting in the key. Also, there are M+ logs and people can, and will, look at your DPS, deaths and interrupts in past runs before inviting you.

TL/DR please?

You’re usually not being declined because of toxic gatekeeping.

You’re being declined because there are 40 other applicants, some with better score, better gear, better logs, better utility, or a better fit for the comp.

Being good enough is not the same as being the best option.

Want more invites? Apply smarter, fix your logs, learn your spec, run your own key, and stop queuing five levels above what you’ve actually proven.

And if you don't want to follow this advise, stop blaming a toxic community because it's you that's making it one.

Hi I want the full retail experience so I wanna choose an allied race (preferably horde) but I hate rp questiong. Some parts of the campaign drained my soul.

Which one is the easiest to unlock?

Im new to WoW (25M from the south of the UK), been playing for a week or so, just going through dragonflight, im lvl 75 orc hunter.

I have to do the Halls of Infusion but cant find a group. How do i find one? It seems i cant ask any subreddits.

Im still getting used the social aspect of WoW but at thr moment playing like a single pkayer rpg. Any help.is great help, thank you.

Ps, ive never posted to reddit.

Last week after another failed Key, had to admit, I am a really bad tank. Weird pulls, dont know what to press and when, not consistent, stressful and my group got chaotic as well. Multiple times I got the feedback from players, what the hell are you doing?

So to wash away that experience, I picked up my old DPS toons, Mage, Lock and Rogue. Same experience, I couldn't stop staring at my action bars, because the rotation was alien to me. Like others I switched to the Single Button Assist, which in my case was a god send. The mechanics where now visible and was topping the interrupts, but ofcourse with a lower DPS profile.

Last chance, Healing. Holy priest was my main in TBC and Wrath so I had a soft spot for it. Leveled priest, shaman and mistweaver monk. And you know what? I am pretty good at healing, it just clicks. Way more buttons to press than a Sub rogue but it just flows for me. And the stress I felt during an average tank run, healing gives a big smile everytime. To be clear, I am not clearing +12's or heroic raids (yet) but I think I found my purpose in this community, I will keep your HP bars full and let others be the meatshield and damage dealers.

How about your roll in this game?