

Troll (Horde): Start in Valley of Trials (except in Cataclysm, where they start in Echo Isles).Extra points to Strength, Stamina, and Spirit. Tauren (Horde): Start in Red Cloud Mesa.Orc (Horde): Start in Valley of Trials.Pandaren (both): Start in Wandering Isle.Worgen (Alliance): Start in Gilneas City.Extra points to Strength, Intellect, and Spirit. Draenei (Alliance): Start in Ammen Vale.Extra points to Agility, Intellect, and Spirit. (Originally started in Coldridge Valley with the Dwarves). Gnome (Alliance): Start in Gnomeregan, the city of the Gnomes.Night Elf (Alliance): Start in Shadowglen.Dwarf (Alliance): Start in Coldridge Valley.Human (Alliance): Start in Northshire Valley.For example, you may find Gnomes' movements and voice a little annoying, Undead characters' bones poking through their armor a little disturbing, or Orcs' roughness a little unpleasant. Remember that you will spend months and maybe years watching your character from his or her back, so keep that in mind when picking a race. Before choosing, consider how would you feel playing a certain race. Healers are typically the second most in-demand role for a dungeon or a raid, after tanks. Priests, Druids, Paladins, Monks, and Shamans can all serve as healers. Healer: A healer is a character whose primary combat purpose is to heal friendly creatures or give them defensive buffs.Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogues.Affliction, Destruction, and Demonology Warlocks.Beast Mastery and Marksmanship Hunters.Those who do damage to enemies usually from a far distance.Those who do damage mostly to nearby enemies, or, as we call, enemies in melee range.DPS can be separated into two large groups: It is almost always abbreviated as DPS (Damage per second) or DPSer in-game. DPS (damage per second): Damage dealers, as the name implies, are players who are responsible for dealing damage in the group.Tank: Tanks are the players with a lot of armor and hit points that take all the damage on them when fighting several mobs at once or a very powerful mob (bosses or elites).There are several classes specific to each role: The class you choose will depend on what function you want to perform within the group. Consider who you want to be within a party.
