04-27-2005, 07:22 PM
Human Paladin and Orc or Undead Rogue.
Shaman don't have any real "Oh, #$%&" escape mechanisms (well, War Stomp+Improved Ghost Wolf, but it isn't a sure thing thanks to perma-daze), and they require more thought towards aggro (from healing spells, especially) later in the game. They ARE very fun, however.
It's mostly accepted that playing Alliance is basically playing "easy mode", and that playing a Paladin is basically playing with cheats enabled. I've played one to 18, and unless you do something supremely stupid (which a "casual" gamer might do, of course), it's nigh impossible to die in PvE combat. If you get in over your head, bubble and run, or bubble and heal. You have a ranged stun, you can wear the heaviest armors (mail up to 40 and plate past 40), you can use almost all weapons (almost all melee weapons), and you get a free mount at Level 40 and a reduced-cost mount at Level 60. Add Engineering to the mix for ranged attack options (not counting Holy Shock), and you can't lose. Pallies can play backup healer in parties, and their heals don't cause much (if any) aggro, so the player wouldn't even need to worry about aggro management.
Of course, if you ask me, a MMOG is not a game meant for "casual" gamers, anyway. And even if (s)he is a "casual" gamer now, I'd be willing to wager that (s)he won't be a "casual" gamer for long after starting WoW :)
Shaman don't have any real "Oh, #$%&" escape mechanisms (well, War Stomp+Improved Ghost Wolf, but it isn't a sure thing thanks to perma-daze), and they require more thought towards aggro (from healing spells, especially) later in the game. They ARE very fun, however.
It's mostly accepted that playing Alliance is basically playing "easy mode", and that playing a Paladin is basically playing with cheats enabled. I've played one to 18, and unless you do something supremely stupid (which a "casual" gamer might do, of course), it's nigh impossible to die in PvE combat. If you get in over your head, bubble and run, or bubble and heal. You have a ranged stun, you can wear the heaviest armors (mail up to 40 and plate past 40), you can use almost all weapons (almost all melee weapons), and you get a free mount at Level 40 and a reduced-cost mount at Level 60. Add Engineering to the mix for ranged attack options (not counting Holy Shock), and you can't lose. Pallies can play backup healer in parties, and their heals don't cause much (if any) aggro, so the player wouldn't even need to worry about aggro management.
Of course, if you ask me, a MMOG is not a game meant for "casual" gamers, anyway. And even if (s)he is a "casual" gamer now, I'd be willing to wager that (s)he won't be a "casual" gamer for long after starting WoW :)
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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