HumansandDwarves:ValgardeisthemoreobviouspickasthisissettlementistheresultoftheHumancampaigninWarcraftIII.IfyourcharacterisrelatedtoanyofthesoldiersleftfordeadbyArthas,orifyou'remostconcernedwithrevengeforthe"death"ofMuradinBronzebeardorwhathappenedtothekingdomofLordaeron,starthere.
Draenei,Gnomes,andNightElves:TherearenotrulycompellingRPreasonstostartineitheroftheAlliance'sstartingzones-atleast,nottomyknowledge.ValianceKeep'squestlinesareverywell-designedandyou'renotgoingtobeleftoutoftheAlliance'sexcellentloremoments,but-liketheportionoftheHordethat'snotinNorthrendforrevenge-you'llfindfewer,ifany,referencestopreviouseventsthatmakeparticularquestsimportantRPmomentsforyourcharacter'srace.ObviouslytheDraeneiweren'taroundfortheeventsofWarcraftIII.
Ifyouonlyinstanceorraidforloot,I'dsaydon'tbother.ButgiventhehugenerftoBCraids'difficulty,andtheequallyhugeboosttooverallraidDPS,theseplacesarealsoeasierthanthey'veeverbeen.Soifyouhavetheopportunitytoseethefightsandloremoments,goforit;youwillnotbedisappointed.
Asthecommentershavesaid,don'tafkinStormGiantterritory;youwillbesquashed.LikeFelReavers,theiraggroradiusdoesn'tappeartobetoobig,buttheywanderallover,andoddsaregoodyou'llrunintoonewithinafewminutesofgettingofftheboat/zeppelin.
Whathappenedwiththeglyphsthatturned(Druids)intoapolarbearoralynx?
ThisisaquestionIaskedconstantlyinthebetaforaboutaweek.AsmuchasIwasexcitedaboutthetalentchangesandnewskills,Iwasevenmoreexcitedaboutformcustomization,becauseIhateTaurencatform.Ilovemyclassdearly,butalloftheformmodelshavebasicallybeenunchangedsincetheoriginalgamewentlive,whichisveryhardforthoseofusforcedtolivewiththeunadulteratedsuckofTaurencatform.It'skindofabitterpilltoswallowwanderingthebeautifullyrenderedlandscapesofNorthrendandseeingthequantumleapofBlizzard'sartistictouchwhileusinganancient,low-polygonmodellikeTaurencatform.IfoundoutthatGlyphoftheRedLynx(andotherDruid-formglyphs)hadn'tactuallygonelive,whichwasadevastatingblowtothoseofuswithTaurencatform.Theglyphsexistinthegamefiles,butnonearetrainableordiscoverable;thedevelopersapparentlycametothedecisionthatforcingDruidstouseaglyphslottocustomizetheirformswasn'tagreatidea,andthey'releaningtowardtheideaofpatchingintheabilitytogetthehelloutofTaurencatformusingthebarbershop.FranklyIthinkmostDruidswouldagreethat'samuchbetteroption,especiallyiftheyhavetouseTaurencatform.Orseeit.Oroccupythesamegamewithit.
WithWarth's2entryzones,I'mtryingtodecidewhereeachofmycharactersshouldstart.NowIunderstandthatitisamatterofpersonalpreference,butistherea"preferred"zoneforRP/lorereasonforeachrace?
BloodElvesandForsaken:BE'sandForsakenwhointendtoroleplayarevenge-drivenagendaagainstArthaswillwanttostartinVengeanceLanding.BothfactionsareinNorthrendtocrushtheScourgeforwhatwasdonetotheirpeopleandtheirhomeland,andtheForsakenrunningVengeanceLandingmeanbusiness.MostoftheForsakenquestgiversinthezoneareworkingonaplaguetokilltheScourge-oratleastthat'swhatthey'lltellyou-andthere'squiteaninterestinglittleeventinthestartingtownwithaScourgerepresentativetryingtorecruitForsakenbackintoArthas'ranks.TheForsakengeneralrunningthetownishavingnoneofit.
Orcs,Tauren,andTrolls:TherearemoreobviousRPreasonstostartoutofWarsongHold,particularlyifyourcharacterisaDruidorShamaninterestedinassistingD.E.H.T.A.Also,queststomeetandassisttheTuskarrandtheTaunkaarealittleearlierandmoreeasilyaccessibleintheBoreanTundrathaninHowlingFjord(althoughyou'llstillmeetandhelpthemplentyinHFtoo).Truthfully,Warsongisthebetterpickiffornootherreasonthanprocessofelimination;theorcs,tauren,andtrollsarestillgenerallysuspiciousoftheForsakenandtheBloodElves,andmostofthemaren't100%soldontheirinclusionintheHordeanyhow.Ifyou'reoneofthesefactionsandyourRPstorylinehasmadeiteasierforthecharactertotrusttheundead/elves,thenVengeanceLandingislessofastretch.