Warriors On Horde Faction – Pick the Best Racials

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Bill Thompson in Computers, Internet Games

Warrior is one of the more popular classes in World of Warcraft, and for good reason. These plate wearing monsters are consistently one of the better DPS classes, boss tanks, and PvPers around. And there is something great about playing something as basic as heavily armored weaponsmaster. We’ll discuss which races on the Horde side are best for various purposes, from tanking to PvP to DPS.

We’ll talk about Forsaken first. They don’t really bring anything special to the table as far as DPS does. For tanking,

Will can occasionally be useful, but will sit unused during the vast majority of encounters. For PvP, undead used to be the best, but these days Will shares a cooldown with PvP trinkets, making them passable but nothing special.

The leaders of the Horde, Orcs, are up next on our list. Orcs aren’t particularly good for Tanking, their racials are mostly useless. For DPS, Ax Expertise and Blood Fury both add a decent bit, making Orc one of the better DPS races. For PvP, their DPS boost and the 15% reduction of stuns are both good, making them acceptable PvPers.

The cow-people are up next. Tauren are amazing Tanks, thanks to their boosted health, and the occasional Warstomp when trash gets out of control. Unfortunately, though, as DPS their racials don’t really contribute anything. For PvP they are amazing for the same reasons they make good tanks; extra health and a AoE stun are both great benefits.

Though they lack in popularity, Trolls make good warriors. They make one of the best DPS races in the game, thanks to Berserking. For Tanking they don’t really have anything worthwhile, although Regeneration might be worth something. For PvP, the burst of Berserking and the duration reduction of movement impairing CC both benefit them greatly.

So which races are best for which purposes? Tauren is the clear winner for PvP, now that Undead is getting nerfed. For DPS, you want Troll or Orc; Orc is better when wielding Axes, Troll otherwise. Since a lot of top-end weapons are axes right now, Orc is probably the better choice. And finally, Tauren once again are the best, this time for Tanking.

So, that’s it for this article on Horde racials for warriors. Tauren is my personal top pick; doing a few dozen more damage every second is nice, but having more health on the tank can mean the difference between a wipe and downing the boss. Not to mention I love PvP. Hope you enjoyed this article!

General Tips for WoW Questing

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Thomas Maryland in Computers, Internet, Internet Games, Online Entertainment

Are quest mobs kicking you around and forcing you to pause every few enemies to get back on your feet? Are you spending as much time running back to your body as you are fighting monsters? Or perhaps you just can’t keep yourself from having to fly to the AH every level, wasting valuable time? Don’t worry, we can help!

Knowing your class is probably the single biggest thing you can do to improve your leveling time, but it would be impossible to detail specs and strategies for every single class in the game here, so make sure to look up some class-specific information after you read this. My blog also has occasional posts about leveling specific classes, so you can check that out too.

One thing a lot of people do is start following a leveling guide they get online, and find themselves struggling to down the mobs. This is a problem caused by the fact that most speed-levelers use the easiest classes for leveling, such as Hunter. Even if you are just doing quests as they come, you can encounter this problem. The secret here is to get a few levels ahead of the content you are on, and always quest on green or nearly-green mobs.

If you aren’t already carrying level-appropriate food and water, start doing so. Minimizing downtime is the real goal of everything we do when it comes to speeding up leveling, because it is the biggest factor in how quick we level. Use mana-efficient spells and abilities, use wands and melee, and conserve health by using defensive techniques, stunning abilities, and things like snares and roots. Also, again, fight lower-level mobs.

One thing that can slow people down is being under-geared. Make sure you are wearing good gear for your level; you can get it from the auction house, quests, or instances, but don’t let your gear fall behind. (Speaking of instances, make sure to use the new Dungeon Finder system to do level-appropriate instances. They are great experience per hour AND provide amazing gear.)

On the topic of the AH: Don’t spend tons of time going to the city to buy or sell. Use an alt to do all your business.

Just mail things back and forth, as long as they are on the same account the transfer is instant. This has the added benefit of making it convenient to sell EVERYTHING that is white quality or better on the AH, making you tons of gold to buy new stuff with.

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