When it comes to making your character on WoW Classic, there are a lot of factors to consider. Sure, there are a lot of classes and races for you to choose from which will ultimately boil down to what your gameplay approach is to find what is best. But that isn’t all that comes with the territory of making a new character. Before you head out into the game to grind levels and WoW Classic items, let’s take a look at what you can keep in mind when you make your character.
Your Appearance
This will depend on the class and race that you have decided on, but there are still a couple of things to keep in mind. This is going to be your main representation of yourself when you are out there racking up WoW Classic gold and taking on bosses. Since you can’t change your appearance, later on, it is very important that you make sure that you spend that little bit of additional time to get it to where you want it to be. Sure, your gear can change but your facial features you will be stuck with.
Naming Your Character
Once you are decided on your appearance, you can then name your character. Keep in mind here that it will need to be a unique name per server, so try something that stands out to avoid duplicates. Once you have decided you can hit Accept to see if it’s available. You will be asked to choose another one if it’s taken.
This is an important step as the appearance was since this is going to be tied to you for the entirety of the game. That being said, take some time to choose a name that you are happy with and are ready to be referred to as. You should also avoid choosing anything inappropriate, since a name change may be forced upon you.
Which Faction Should You Choose?
WoW Classic features two factions in the forms of Horde and Alliance. There is a good guy/bad guy choice between the two, with the Horde being the latter, there is far more beneath the surface that initial impressions imply. In fact, each faction has its own good and bad guys, so gameplay can be a catalyst for which you choose. If you are planning on doing raids, many choose Alliance based on the fact that the Paladin class can be very effective here. That being said, Horde is great for PvP because of the abilities found with some races have such as the Shaman.
PvE/PvP/RP
So, you have an idea of what to name your character, what they look like, and which faction that they are going to give your allegiance to. The next big decision is to decide whether you will be engaging with PvE or PvP combat. The main difference between the two is that encountering an enemy faction will mean that you can’t attack or be attacked when playing on Player vs. Environment. If this is something that you don’t want and you want to engage with your enemy, then you can flag yourself as a PvP player. If you want to see whether or not you can be attacked, you will see your nameplate above your character in blue if you can’t be engaged. If you can be attacked, it will be red or yellow.
If you are a PvE player, then be aware that attacking another player whose name is in yellow will automatically flag you as PvP, allowing the enemy to retaliate. With that in mind, be careful who you decide to attack. If you enter a PvP server, then you will be flagged for PvP once you enter contested zones, where players are usually dwelling at around level 20.
There are also Roleplaying servers if that’s the kind of action you are looking for. These servers will see you taking a much deeper role with your WoW character, where you will act as your creation as if you are really in the world itself. Here you can discuss your character in more detail, even produce lore and an engaging backstory to fully immerse yourself in.
Now that you have these tips, you can enjoy making your character with a few important details to keep in mind. Once you have done so, you are ready to head out into the vast World of Warcraft to start your epic journey in the MMORPG.
