Newbie guide

Newbie Guide
Sections
Picking a Server Character Creation Intro Fly-thru and Starting Areas Name and selection circle colors Getting Better Quests Obtaining Wealth Rest Fighting and Dying Travel Items Parties Instanced Dungeons Chat and Interface Tips for New Players
Combined
Complete combined guide
Other
Newbie instance guide Beginner's guide to professions

Ooh, I wonder if the dragon is friendly!

If you've never played a MMORPG before, relax. Yeah, seriously, follow this newbie guide and soon you'll be telling noobs where to go.

World of Warcraft is very easy to get started in and to have fun with. If you're a MMORPG veteran, this guide should help get you up to speed quickly. This guide should help give you a general idea of what to expect as you begin playing and may help you with things that you have forgot about.

If you find some of the terminology a little daunting, here is a glossary which should help explain some of the more common terms. There is also a list of acronyms to look through, to find one that you might not understand.

Guides to Help you get Started

• Picking a Server
• Character Creation
• Intro Fly-thru and Starting Areas
• Name and selection circle colors
• Getting Better
• Quests
• Obtaining Wealth
• Rest
• Fighting and Dying
• Travel
• Items
• Parties
• Instanced Dungeons
• Chat and Interface
• Tips for New Players

Class Specific Articles

Classes
Starting a	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Tactics	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Class races	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Quests	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Abilities	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Trainers	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Armor sets	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Useful macros	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
Class Halls	Death Knight	Demon Hunter	Druid	Hunter	Mage	Monk	Paladin	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior

Read more about the early levels of the eleven classes!

• Starting a death knight
• Starting a druid
• Starting a hunter
• Starting a mage
• Starting a monk
• Starting a paladin
• Starting a priest
• Starting a rogue
• Starting a shaman
• Starting a warrior
• Starting a warlock