How To Pick THE BEST Main Character For You In Midnight

[00:00] Hey folks, this is Khani. The Midnight

[00:02] expansion is almost here with early

[00:04] access opening up in just a week's time,

[00:07] so you may feel like you're running out

[00:08] of time to lock in your main character

[00:10] for the new adventures awaiting us.

[00:12] There is a lot to look forward to, but

[00:15] what class should you experience

[00:16] everything on first? Do you roll with a

[00:19] triedand-rue, a favorite DPS that has

[00:21] never let you down, or do you change

[00:23] things up for once and try something

[00:24] new? Well, we've got some useful tips

[00:26] that might make this extremely tough

[00:28] decision a bit easier to work through.

[00:30] So, in this video, we're going to ask

[00:32] and answer the age-old question. How do

[00:35] you pick a main character for a new

[00:37] World of Warcraft expansion? Now, before

[00:40] we jump in, be sure to hit up that like

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[00:43] another video. Now, if we're ever going

[00:46] to chip away at this monolith of a

[00:48] question, we need to start with roles.

[00:50] What role do you want to play? or what

[00:52] roles do you want to have access to when

[00:54] choosing a main class? Because if you

[00:56] want to tank, mages don't make too much

[00:59] sense. If you want to heal, well, a

[01:01] warlock won't quite fit either. Are you

[01:03] okay with just being able to DPS? Maybe

[01:06] you want to skip over some cues sometime

[01:08] as a tank or healer, or just change

[01:11] things up, in which case you'd need a

[01:13] class that has access to more than just

[01:16] one role. The roles that a class has

[01:18] access to is incredibly important as

[01:20] that dictates how your character will

[01:22] interact with the world and how your

[01:24] class will play during various types of

[01:27] content. Whether you want to focus on

[01:28] solo content like delves, prey, world

[01:31] quests or story quests, jump into group

[01:34] content like dungeons or raids, or try

[01:36] your hand at PvP. All of that is going

[01:39] to look very different through the eyes

[01:40] of a DPS versus a healer versus a tank.

[01:44] So, your role is the most important

[01:46] choice to narrow down first. But what if

[01:49] you don't really know what role you want

[01:51] to roll with this time around? Or maybe

[01:54] you're new to the game and don't really

[01:56] understand what each role might entail.

[01:58] Well, let's try and figure that out.

[02:00] First, let's go through each role, talk

[02:02] about what their purpose is, what

[02:04] they're good at, and how important each

[02:06] one is, and why. Hopefully, we can

[02:08] narrow this down and find you something

[02:10] you can get invested in.

[02:13] Let's start with the tanks because

[02:14] they're arguably the most important role

[02:17] in any kind of group content. Tanks lead

[02:19] the way. Mainly because if anyone else

[02:21] gets hit first, they'll be checking the

[02:23] floor for cracks until they hit their

[02:25] release button. Tanks need to keep all

[02:27] of the attention or aggro of mobs on

[02:29] themselves. They take all of the damage

[02:32] to keep everyone else safe so everyone

[02:34] else can fulfill their own roles. A dead

[02:36] DPS does no DPS after all. So, you need

[02:39] a tank to hold that front line. you

[02:42] won't survive for very long in any kind

[02:44] of group content without a tank. So,

[02:46] that's why they're so important. That's

[02:48] also why they have some of the fastest Q

[02:51] times for any kind of queueable content,

[02:53] and you can usually find a group very

[02:56] quickly for things like mythic plus

[02:57] dungeons or raid groups. Tanks also tend

[03:00] to dictate the pace of any content where

[03:02] they are needed, pulling monsters and

[03:04] gathering them up, choosing which route

[03:06] to take through a dungeon, and how

[03:08] quickly you move from pack to pack.

[03:10] Tanks really do lead the way, but that

[03:12] comes with some extra responsibility.

[03:15] You're kind of expected to know where to

[03:17] go, which means tanks tend to have a bit

[03:19] more homework when compared to other

[03:21] roles. But if figuring out the best ways

[03:23] through a dungeon and taking charge of

[03:25] your group sounds fantastic, then tanks

[03:28] might be a good fit for you. If you

[03:30] don't want to take the lead or you

[03:31] aren't very confident in your tanking,

[03:33] that can have a negative effect on your

[03:35] gameplay. And if you aren't enjoying

[03:37] yourself, well, then what's the point?

[03:39] The good news is that playing a tank can

[03:41] be very rewarding, both mentally and

[03:44] monetarily. It's very satisfying moving

[03:47] quickly through a dungeon, pulling each

[03:48] pack perfectly, fine-tuning your pulls

[03:51] so you can aggro as much as possible

[03:52] without anyone dying. That is a great

[03:55] feeling. And then getting into content

[03:57] faster, whether that's joining a random

[03:59] queue or signing up for pre-made groups

[04:01] can help you gear up much faster as

[04:03] well. As a quick note for tanks in

[04:06] Mythic Plus specifically, there will be

[04:08] a new AIX in Midnight that highlights

[04:10] monsters that you can kill for an easy

[04:12] to follow route through each dungeon. It

[04:14] might not be the most efficient route,

[04:16] but it will guide you through the

[04:18] dungeon through each boss, and you'll

[04:20] have all the trash kills required to

[04:22] fill up the bar. So, learning the new

[04:24] dungeons and tanking in Mythic Plus

[04:26] specifically could be much easier in the

[04:28] new expansion.

[04:30] Now, the other super important role are

[04:32] the healers. If the tank is doing their

[04:34] job right, they're taking all of the

[04:36] damage, but they're going to need some

[04:38] support to stay alive. And that's where

[04:40] the healers come in. Healers keep

[04:42] everyone alive, so the tanks can keep

[04:44] tanking and the DPS can keep standing in

[04:46] fire. I mean, uh, keep DPSing. I

[04:49] personally think healing is the hardest

[04:51] role out of the three. It seems pretty

[04:53] simple on paper. Keep everyone from

[04:55] dropping to zero health, but for the

[04:57] most part, everyone is relying on you.

[05:00] If the tank goes down, everyone else

[05:02] will quickly follow suit. If the DPS

[05:04] die, there's no damage coming out to

[05:06] actually kill anything anymore. And when

[05:08] you start looking at larger group

[05:09] content like raids, the other healers

[05:11] will be relying on you at least a little

[05:13] bit as well. So healing can be quite

[05:16] stressful. You are the main thing

[05:18] standing between victory and defeat,

[05:20] which means it's very common for healers

[05:22] to get a lot of flack, even if it's not

[05:25] their fault. It's just very very easy to

[05:28] blame the healer if someone dies, even

[05:31] if that particular DPS has been standing

[05:33] in the fire for the last minute and a

[05:34] half. Unfortunately, a lot of bad

[05:37] players tend to blame the healers first.

[05:39] And even if they're wrong, that blame is

[05:42] never going to feel great. But just as

[05:44] with tanking, healing can be incredibly

[05:46] satisfying when everything goes right.

[05:49] You can carry all kinds of content as a

[05:51] good healer, and saving the day with a

[05:53] quick external cooldown on the tank or a

[05:55] well-timed raid cooldown feels amazing.

[05:58] The tanks and healers are definitely the

[06:00] keys to any successful group content in

[06:03] WoW, but they can end up being more

[06:05] stressful roles due to those extra

[06:07] responsibilities. So, just keep that in

[06:10] mind.

[06:11] That leaves us with the last role, the

[06:13] DPS. Now, even though I said the tanks

[06:15] and healers are the cornerstones of any

[06:17] good group, DPS is still very important.

[06:20] The higher your DPS, the faster

[06:22] everything dies, and typically the

[06:24] easier content is going to be. That's

[06:26] not an excuse to make the tanks or

[06:28] healers job harder. Though, you want to

[06:30] make sure you're doing your best to stay

[06:31] alive by using your defensives, drinking

[06:34] healing potions if needed, and

[06:36] preferably not standing in the fire. DPS

[06:39] are split into two main camps, the melee

[06:42] and the ranged. Melee DPS tend to play a

[06:44] bit faster and require a bit of button

[06:46] mashing to get their rotations going.

[06:48] They also have to be right up against

[06:50] whatever they want to whack, which will

[06:52] be great if you love being in the thick

[06:54] of things, but this means they do tend

[06:56] to have more abilities or mechanics that

[06:58] they need to dodge. Thankfully, they

[07:00] also have much more freedom of movement

[07:02] when compared to ranged. You can move

[07:04] around as much as you want to on most

[07:06] melee specs, and you won't lose any DPS.

[07:09] So, you should be able to dodge those

[07:10] extra mechanics, no problem.

[07:13] On the other side, ranged get to sit

[07:15] back and blast their target from afar,

[07:17] which is usually quite a bit safer. It

[07:20] also gives you a decent view of the

[07:21] entire battlefield, allowing you to

[07:23] react to mechanics quite comfortably.

[07:25] The drawback for most range specs is

[07:27] their reliance on casting spells, most

[07:29] of which require you to stand still,

[07:31] which can make moving around a bit

[07:33] harder and more punishing on your

[07:35] overall damage output. If you're

[07:37] spending all your time moving around,

[07:38] you won't be dealing all that much

[07:40] damage. Maximizing your DPS as a ranged

[07:43] usually comes from learning mechanics

[07:45] and encounters so you can plan for

[07:47] periods of heavy movement and knowing

[07:49] when you can blast your cooldowns. If

[07:51] you're interested in trying something

[07:53] you've never played before, I would

[07:54] highly encourage you to check out some

[07:56] follower dungeons. Follower dungeons are

[07:58] that you learn at your own pace. There's

[08:00] no other players to worry about and no

[08:02] one complaining that you're going the

[08:04] wrong way or playing a class wrong. Just

[08:06] you, a team of NPCs with no time

[08:08] pressures and you don't even have to

[08:10] finish the dungeon if you don't want to.

[08:13] It's perfect for testing the waters for

[08:15] tanking or healing, especially. So,

[08:17] don't let anything stop you. If you want

[08:19] to learn a new role, go for it. Follower

[08:21] dungeons are the perfect way to try

[08:23] something new and get some practice in.

[08:25] So hopefully at this point you know what

[08:27] kind of role you want to fill and if you

[08:28] want to have some choices to change

[08:30] things up. But that only gets us so far.

[08:33] There are so many tanks, so many

[08:34] healers, and literally everyone can DPS.

[08:37] So how do we narrow this down a bit

[08:39] further to actually pick a class?

[08:42] One of the most important things to me

[08:44] when picking a class to play is the

[08:46] overall theme. If you don't like dark

[08:48] magic and death, then warlocks or death

[08:51] knights might not be for you. If you

[08:53] don't really care for the holy light

[08:54] theme, paladins or priests might not be

[08:56] a great fit either. Playing something

[08:58] that fits your vibe will give you the

[09:00] best chance of sticking with a class.

[09:02] That's what really keeps folks playing

[09:04] the same thing for 10 years or even

[09:06] longer. Take the tanks for example. They

[09:09] all have the same goal, but they go

[09:11] about it in completely different ways.

[09:13] Warriors are all about brute strength

[09:15] and shrugging off the pain, darting

[09:17] between enemies with their various

[09:18] charges and leaps. Paladins wield the

[09:20] light as their mighty bullw walk,

[09:22] consecrating the ground and throwing

[09:24] their shield Captain America style to

[09:26] pull everything towards them. Druids

[09:28] take the form of a massive bear with

[09:30] increased health and defense, clawing

[09:32] and shredding their enemies to pieces.

[09:34] Death knights tap into dark runic powers

[09:36] to ward themselves from danger and sap

[09:39] the strength from their foes. Monks

[09:41] focus on dodging attacks, chugging

[09:43] bruise, and staggering damage over time,

[09:45] which is quite unique and very powerful

[09:48] in certain situations. And then demon

[09:50] hunters are imbued with demonic magic,

[09:52] which allows them to ren souls from

[09:53] their enemies to heal themselves. Each

[09:56] tank plays very differently with unique

[09:58] animations and effects. So, if something

[10:00] sounds really cool or interesting, that

[10:02] could be your new main.

[10:05] Over on the healing side of things,

[10:06] you'll find just as much variety. Do you

[10:09] want to save your group members lives by

[10:11] using nature-based spells and heal

[10:13] overtime effects like the druids? Or tap

[10:15] into the raw elemental powers of Azeroth

[10:17] to protect and heal up your allies as a

[10:19] shaman? Monks offer a different approach

[10:22] with celestial mists with the option of

[10:24] weaving in punches and kicks to

[10:25] contribute some damage while healing.

[10:27] Evokers have a lot of mobility and

[10:29] utility, like being able to pick up and

[10:31] reposition your friends for better or

[10:33] worse while using the powers of the

[10:35] green and bronze dragon flights to great

[10:37] effect. And then the priests and

[10:39] paladins tap into the powers of the holy

[10:41] light to heal in a few different ways.

[10:44] And then for the DPS, I think theme

[10:47] matters the most. Every single class can

[10:49] DPS, and there's quite a lot of overlap,

[10:51] so the theme is really what sets them

[10:54] apart. All of the melee will be getting

[10:55] up close and personal with their

[10:57] targets, but their choice of weapon will

[10:59] vary quite dramatically. Do you want to

[11:01] be stabbing the boss's butt with a pair

[11:03] of daggers, or swing the largest

[11:05] two-handed sword you can get your hands

[11:06] on? Do you want to deal your damage

[11:08] through raw strength, a little bit of

[11:10] trickery, or do you want some magic

[11:12] thrown into the mix? There's a lot of

[11:14] variety just between the different melee

[11:16] DPS, so I'm sure you can find something

[11:18] that sounds interesting to you. Now,

[11:20] over on the range side, you'll find the

[11:22] exact same thing. There are a lot of

[11:24] casters, but some are focused on

[11:26] standard magic schools like Fire, Frost,

[11:28] and Arcane, while others channel fell

[11:30] energy to summon demons and curse their

[11:33] foes. Others channel primal fire and

[11:35] lightning to zap their foes. And there

[11:37] are even classes that tap into the power

[11:39] of the void, turning it against those

[11:41] who would invade our world. Most range

[11:44] DPS will be casting spells, which tends

[11:47] to mean a lot of standing still, with

[11:48] the main exception being hunters. So,

[11:51] that is something else to keep in mind.

[11:54] Now, if you're just looking for the

[11:55] easiest classes to play, I can help you

[11:58] out with some suggestions there. If

[12:00] you're looking for a tank that's easy to

[12:01] pick up and play, I would recommend

[12:03] trying out Paladin. They have a very

[12:05] easy to understand toolkit. They've got

[12:07] some great defensive, so when things get

[12:09] spicy, including an AoE taunt while

[12:11] being completely immune to damage. So

[12:13] that's a huge get out of jail free card.

[12:16] They have some good self-heals if your

[12:17] healer starts to struggle. And then they

[12:19] have one of the best ranged abilities in

[12:21] Avengers Shield for quickly pulling mobs

[12:23] and generating initial aggro. If you're

[12:26] looking for an easyto-play healer, I

[12:28] would stick with the priest. Holy Priest

[12:30] has always been my recommendation for

[12:31] players looking to start their healing

[12:33] adventures. They have quite simple

[12:35] abilities, but they have good answers to

[12:37] every situation. You've got strong

[12:39] single target heals, good AoE heals,

[12:41] powerful raid cooldowns, preemptive and

[12:44] overtime heals, and you bring some good

[12:46] utility to any group, including that

[12:48] highly coveted power infusion. If you

[12:50] want to change things up, you also have

[12:52] access to discipline.

[12:55] For the easiest DPS, my answer will

[12:57] always be the same. It's got to be

[12:59] hunters, especially beast mastery

[13:01] hunter. Beast mastery hunters have

[13:03] unlimited mobility. They don't need to

[13:05] stand still to cast any of their spells,

[13:08] but they get to stay safe with all of

[13:09] the other ranged. They get the best of

[13:12] both worlds. On top of that, they also

[13:14] come with a built-in personal tank to

[13:16] keep aggro while you're out in the world

[13:18] or progressing through solo content,

[13:20] which can make things so much easier, so

[13:22] you can reach higher tiers of Dells

[13:24] faster or clear more difficult prey

[13:26] targets to earn better rewards. They're

[13:28] easy to play and have so many tools to

[13:30] stay alive and avoid taking damage,

[13:32] making them one of the best solo content

[13:34] classes and one of the best classes in

[13:36] general if you are new to the game. Now,

[13:39] there is a new contender here with the

[13:41] release of Midnight. Devourer Demon

[13:42] Hunters are also an incredibly mobile,

[13:45] somewhat ranged DPS spec. They do have a

[13:47] few spells they need to stand still to

[13:49] cast, and they don't have quite as much

[13:51] ranged when compared to the hunters or

[13:54] most ranged DPS for that matter, but

[13:56] they are very easy to play and they fill

[13:58] a sort of melee role. So, if you want to

[14:00] be a bit closer to your target and don't

[14:02] like the idea of playing hunter,

[14:04] devourer demon hunters might be a good

[14:06] choice for an easy to pick up and play

[14:08] class or spec, you can then also dabble

[14:10] with havoc for that pure melee play

[14:12] style or dip your toes into tanking with

[14:14] vengeance. So, demon hunters are a great

[14:16] option, too. Now, I will say that the

[14:19] huge class overhauls for the Midnight

[14:21] expansion did make almost every class

[14:23] and spec much easier to play in general.

[14:26] So, I would try to find something that

[14:27] you really enjoy. Chances are it's not

[14:30] that much more difficult when compared

[14:31] to beast mastery hunter these days.

[14:35] But what if you want to play the

[14:36] strongest class, the beefiest tank, the

[14:39] best healer, or the chart topping DPS?

[14:42] You can do that. It's not an impossible

[14:44] ask or want. There will always be a best

[14:48] class for each role. The problem is that

[14:50] class is going to change and it can

[14:53] change very quickly. Hunters might start

[14:55] off being top DPS in the first week of

[14:57] the expansion, but when the tuning

[14:58] changes start coming through, as they

[15:00] always do, mages could suddenly take

[15:03] that top spot. If they're doing too well

[15:05] a week or two down the line, they could

[15:07] get nerfed as well, leaving the warlocks

[15:09] on top. The start of an expansion is one

[15:12] of the most volatile times for balance

[15:14] tuning changes. So, if your goal is to

[15:17] always play the best class and chase

[15:19] that flavor of the month, best in show

[15:21] experience, you will probably end up

[15:23] swapping classes a lot. If that sounds

[15:26] enjoyable and you really want to chase

[15:28] that top DPS spot, the best

[15:30] recommendation I have for you is to

[15:32] spend the first week or two of the

[15:33] expansion just leveling up your alts.

[15:36] That way, when the tuning changes

[15:38] inevitably turn the tables, your next

[15:40] character will already be leveled up,

[15:42] and you just have to catch them up on

[15:43] the gearing front. If that doesn't sound

[15:46] like a good time, I would revisit the

[15:48] other points in this video and try to

[15:49] pick a class that really resonates with

[15:51] you. That way, you can have fun playing

[15:53] the game, even if you aren't topping the

[15:55] charts in any given week. At this point,

[15:58] if you just simply can't decide, that's

[16:01] actually okay. Thanks to the warb band

[16:03] system that was introduced in The War

[16:05] Within, most of your progress is

[16:06] accountwide. So, even if you hop between

[16:09] characters as often as you change your

[16:10] underwear, you won't actually lose that

[16:12] much progress in most features and

[16:14] systems. You'll have those achievements,

[16:16] transmogs titles mounts reputation

[16:19] progress, feature unlocks and progress,

[16:21] important and story quest completions,

[16:23] and you'll even get discounts while

[16:25] gearing up and faster leveling speeds.

[16:27] Playing multiple characters really isn't

[16:29] that bad anymore, and in some instances

[16:31] can actually be quite beneficial. So,

[16:33] feel free to pick a few mains if you

[16:36] just can't decide. As for me, I'll be

[16:38] leveling my mage first and planning on

[16:40] playing that as my main character, but

[16:42] I'll also have my demon hunter, hunter,

[16:44] and paladin leveled up very quickly to

[16:46] give me one of each armor class and so I

[16:48] can set up all of my professions to be

[16:50] self-sufficient as quickly as possible.

[16:52] But what about you? What are you going

[16:54] to focus on when deciding which

[16:55] character to play first in the new

[16:57] Midnight expansion? Is there a class

[16:59] that you've already settled on, or are

[17:01] you still struggling to find that one

[17:03] class to call your own? Leave all your

[17:05] thoughts in the comments section below.

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