Creating your WoW Character
Choosing a name, race and class for your World of Warcraft character may seem like a simple start, but it’s all about investment. You can pick the first class that comes to mind in any race and click on the button to give you a default name. Or, you can sit down and consider with full attention ot detail what you want from your character, what each class provides, and which race fits you the best, then think about a name that reflects all of that. Though this is a very personal decision, there are still a few tips that help you along the way.
World of Warcraft Class
Your intended class is the best thing to decide first. After all, you don’t want to fall in love with a race and suddenly find that they don’t have the class you were hoping to play. If you don’t have a class in mind already, stop and think about yourself. Do you want to get up close and personal? Is ranged combat more your style? Is magic a way of life for characters in the games you love, and, if so, do you like to support/heal or go on the offensive with it?
If you don’t have the answers to those questions yet, perhaps because you are new to fantasy games, go deeper into your analysis. Do you lead well? Prefer to sit quietly and act suddenly, on your own? Is supporting others very important to you, or are you disinclined to be constantly involved with other people’s needs and problems? There are no wrong answers here. It’s better to be honest about what you want and seek the class that suits you.
The WoW classes in a Nutshell
The people who end up being the happiest in their classes almost always feel that way because the personality of the class matches their own. There are many folks who play a class for the “wrong” reasons and end up never quite clicking with it. This is because they chose the class based on stats instead of soul. Class X may be the flavor of the month, but nerfs/buffs come and go. Try everything, analyze what feels right, and run with that.
WoW Races
Though Radical Traits are discussed in another article and certainly have an influence in gameplay, it is still strongly recommended that you choose a race based on feel. If you grow to love your character, you are going to spend hundreds of hours watching them fight, grow, and succeed. Don’t pick a character that doesn’t look or feel right to you; look at all of te races, try male and female versions of each, and see what clicks. Let no one influence your decision in this. Pick what you like. Love it, enjoy it, and mock anyone who doesn’t understand. In World of Warcraft, all possible character/races combinations are fully viable for the endgame. Anyone can solo to level 70. Anyone can group up to 70. End of story.
Choose Your Warcraft Name
You might be amazed to realize how much goes into a name and how much people assume about you based on this. Generic fantasy names are near-on impossible to remember, movie characters are almost despised, and comic names might not get you into all the best groups. Consider the following.
The World of Warcraft Name Generator gives you random names to consider. You can click on this as many times, as you like and keep what you want. At the minimum, this avoids many of the issues with offensive names.
Other fantasy name generators, are found online as well. Search for these and see if there is anything you like.
Simple names are often better than complex names. If people have trouble typing your name, they won’t remember it either. This is bad? You want people to remember who you are and to enjoy typing in your direction.
Strongly consider avoiding popular names from fiction. Almost no one is going to treat you well if your name is a variant of common characters. Drisst Entruri Pickkardd is not your friend. Seriously, there are already 50 Hunters on your server alone with the name xxLegolaxxx. Nobody can remember which is which. Nobody wants them around. If you want to go for it, good luck! Enjoy. But, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Real world names are right out too. Jaylow the Priest might be able to team with Bennifer the Druid, but things just won’t work out in the long run.
It also need to be said that names of major religious figures may be taken as major insults by some of the playing community. Be considerate and try not to make major political/social statements with your World of Warcarft time. People are in-game to get away for a while and enjoy the beauty of Azeroth. Be kind to folks out there; most of them are pretty good people and would be happy to be your friend. By the same token, racial slurs are right out, and, yes, Gms will change your names without warning. If you see someone using a name that is offensive in these ways, have no guilt in reporting them to a GM. Odds are, you aren’t’ the only person offended by such language.
You don’t need to have the most creative or incredible name to get by, just choose something you like. Something that sounds good to you. Simple, concise, clear, and easy to type.
(I shoot for 4 to 6 letter names)
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