This week’s BA Shared Topic is simple: starting over in WoW. Pieces wanted to know what class/race/faction we’d choose if we could start at 80 (or level 1 for those who like leveling).

I don’t know if this is sad or not… but I’d still be a resto druid. Still Alliance.

First off, the idea of having a random class at insta-level 80 is bad – which is probably why Blizzard chose 55 for DKs. All classes have a lot of spells; while it is certainly possible to learn how to use them all in one go, it’s by no means easy. I leveled my paladin as prot/ret, and now that I’m going prot/holy on her I’m finding it hard to figure out all the healing spells and when to use them… and this is the class that can only spam HL and FoL, I can’t imagine trying something like a priest straight at level 80. So, if for some reason I’d have to start on a new account, I’d make a level 80 druid and work my way to getting a viable raiding set again. I might change my offspec… but even though I’m not crazy about moonkin, kitty seems insanely difficult, and tanking really isn’t my thing, so I don’t know.

If I had to level something from scratch (which could actually happen, say I got perma-banned for something), it would still be a druid. Out of my 4 level 80s, she’s by far my favorite. Choosing a class is tricky, you see. I got a mage to 80 and realized it’s not as fun (or as easy to play) as it seemed. I got a paladin to 80 and realized I really don’t like tanking that much, even on an easier class. I got my warrior to 80 and played her a lot, then I realized melee is too much running and I really cba. What if I struggled to level a hunter and realized at 80 that I don’t like the play style? Too risky for me, I’ll stay with the familiar… except maybe I’d try leveling kitty, learning all the abilities on the way might be easier, and at least I’d have gear to choose from before level 60.

As for the faction… while I do think my cow is adorable… Jen the night elf is much, much better. I haven’t seen the worgen female models, but I doubt they’re better than a night elf. Just look at her!

Jen

This got me thinking. Angelya really had to start over, due to moving from Europe to Australia, but she RAFed with her husband. If I had to start over, but still live in Romania… tough luck, I’d have to level the hard way, without heirlooms or triple XP. Judging by this blue reply and other similar threads, it looks like we have some sort of anti-gambling/pyramid schemes law that prevents Blizzard from allowing RAF in Romania. I can understand why it’s happening, they’re not going to risk their business just to let me level faster, but it still sucks big time. I’ve never been a fast leveler, and this could be gold for me. I could even play with my friend in Austria and our alts would not be stuck at level 7 for eternity… but noo. Thank you, Romanian law.

On the bright side – I don’t have to start over.. I have alts I’m having fun on, even with the slow-as-hell leveling. I’ve got 4 level 80s and they’re different enough to allow me to play all four styles – healer, tank, ranged and melee. Now I just need more time to actually enjoy them all.

(On the very bright side, I have a 1-2 weeks break from job no. 2, so all my home-time is dedicated to WoW, yay!)