Which race for druid class?Follow

Well, with Druids you don't have much choice in races, needless to say. The choice is really whether you prefer Alliance or Horde. In most realms, players on the Horde are older and, to be honest, better at the game. there are so many fewer of them though. I'm saying this as a primarily Alliance player. Really, in the mid-and-endgame, race doesnt matter that much anyway.

Another thing with Druids: both starting races' starting areas are, by general consensus, the worst in their faction. So move to another starting area if you make a druid.

Edited for spelling and grammar.

Edited, Apr 17th 2007 9:03pm by Elguapaduro

If you already have friends playing, just join their faction. Otherwise, check the forms and overall looks of both races and see for yourself.

I've finally played Alliance on my 49 Druid. All I can say is that there are F'ing morons and whiney whiners on both sides. Horde tends to be a bit better, at least on the servers I play. Not sure about the average player age but at least there seem to be more mature players. (Although to be honest there are some in both factions really)

About being stuck up, I think that also depends on your server. Huge raiding guilds might work that way, but I think it's okay too. I've found surprisingly mature young players but the older players are usually much better leaders. (Once again, only from my experience)

Racial skills aren't borked for any race, they're just different. Check those out if it factors in your decision at all.

Most of all, have fun.


(BTW, the best advantage to play Horde is that you can KILL Gnomes, you don't have to put up with them. >_> How anyone could play with them without the irrepressible urge to beat every last ounce of life outta them is beyond my comprehension.)

You are forgetting the other racial stats for both...endurance??? 5% more health for taurens is a great added bonus to have. You can't forget quickness either...1% to dodge is also another great ability. Shadowmeld is sort of obsolete seeing as druids get prowl in kitty form.

Actually, Shadowmeld still has its uses. Not all Druids are Feral. ;P

It's usable in Moonkin and Tree Forms so it's great for surprise nuking or avoid to draw player aggro too early if they see you in healing form. (Cause most good PvP players will attack healers first)

Still worth having on a skill bar.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that adding to prowl too. I loved it on my Rogue, with 5/5 master of deception I would walk right in front of mobs and not get noticed.

I ment semi pointless because I was thinking for my Rogue I could pick a lock, or open a chest, etc then meld until my recast timer was ready.

I chose NElf for my Druid. I like Wisp spirit, quickness, and meld. However, I'm still going to pick Tauren for my next Druid. HP and Herbalism skill is nice too.

hmm i chose tauren because:

1)i heard horde wins the bg in a 3:1 ratio or better, which in turn gives you more honor,and in turn makes getting pvp gear easier

2)a big strong tauren ,or a skinny night elf, you're chose

3)the mounts, a nightsaber is cool, but a kodo is also really cool.And the other alliance mounts all suck,whereas each other mount(except for the gay be)are also very cool,raptor,wlf,undead horse

4)the start area of a tauren is ten times better then a nelf, serieously i really disliked the nelf start area.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you the general victories or mind sets or populations of whichever faction, there vary wildly from server to server. For instance my server's Horde to Alliance ratio is 2:1 almost, which is devastating seeing as that means the Alliance composes a mere 33% of the server. Also they hold a certain even prowess with us in the BGs, so don't take that into consideration either. Here's what I suggest to look for:

Aesthetics: Yeah, you're going to be looking at this fella for a looooong loooong time. So take into consideration mounts, what they look like in end game, how certain hats look on your race, the whole shabazz. Not just starting areas, because that's an incredibly short portion of your character's career (however I enjoy both starting areas, NEs have a very mystic looking, albeit dislocated, starting area while Tauren have a beautifully dull plains area, which is well located after level 10.) Character creation plays a large part, also. My first Tauren druid had two cut off horns because I didn't realize it when I made the character. At first I said, "Eh, it's not that bad, I probably won't even get past level 10", but 28 levels later I hated it and deleted all that hard work and started another Tauren druid much much later with horns I did like.

Server: Maybe do some research on a server or the server you're on. PvP, RP, Noraml, PvPRP, maybe you might want a smaller, closer knit group and would rather have your faction smaller, or just the opposite you would like a massive crushing force. Also some servers have few druids which means you would be in demand, which is always nice. Tauren are occasionally scarce on servers so perhaps you would like to be something unique. Take it all into consideration.

Racials: Yeah, the two races have VERY good racials. The main selling points are 1% dodge increase and Shadowmeld to 5% health increase and War Stomp. Choosing is difficult as they are both so good!

In the end I say don't let others tell you what the better faction is, because quite frankly almost every person who reps one faction is a complete douche. =D

Instead, do some research, think about the future, and make an informed decision. The druid is a fun and versatile race and, in the end, this game was meant to be fun, not some "OMG MI STUF IZ REELY REELY GUD I KEEL STUFF LIEK CRAZY!". I Hope this helps

Tauren can also ride the PVP Raptor mount.





Not forgetting, I was just saying the more major racials.

It's true that to a certain extent druids don't need mounts that much, but I certainly enjoyed mine between lvl 40-60, and between 60 and 68 the epic mount is a must - Outland is really much less aggravating with an epic mount.

I also made the mistake of buying an epic wolf, but it looked so bad and out of place that I recently gave in and bought myself an epic kodo to finally have a REAL mount, not one of those puny wolves :D

Tauren's Mulgore and later on the Barrens are the best starting areas in the game besides the human land.The calm grasslands are a very good place to start building a fierce force for devastation,cuz the green land relaxes and soothes making you more calm and focused(this is how i feel).Another thing is that you have to comapare a mere 1% dodge and some easy to spot useless elven stealth against 5% total health and a racial stun(i think there is no competition).But if you ignore all that you can just look at the tauren bear(vicious big and horny :)) and comapare it with the small long-eared mutant the elves change into.

One of the reasons I'm disapointed they made every race able to ride kodo's. Undead, BE's (and to a lesser extent, Trolls) really look stupid on the kodo's with the tiny legs shuffling along near the speed of light. :(