My WoW Beginner Guide

I wrote this Ultimate beginner's guide to WoW for anyone who is brand stinking new to the game, and is interesting in getting some tips and tricks to get started with the game. Now, since you're reading this WoW beginner's guide I'm going to assume that you're either looking for information to the game before buying it, or you have already got the game and need some help. Well, it doesn't matter if you have already purchased the game or not, as this guide will hopefully answer whatever question you have in mind right now.

What the Heck is Worlds of Warcraft?

World of Warcraft is an Massive Multiplayer Online Game, or for short MMORPG. The concept of MMORPGs is to allow an extremely large number of video game players all over the world to be able to play together in a virtual world. And in context of World of Warcraft Azeroth is that virtual world that all WoW players interact within.

Just like pretty much every mmorpg games out there, your aim in world of Warcraft is to select a hero or character and develop it. Although the most important thing for all new WoW players is to level up their character, but they are not only limited to that. Such as making new friend, faction wars, getting better equipment for your character, and much more.

That's all for a brief overview on what WoW is, but if you want to get to know the game better then go and start playing the game now. Reading words, guides, and tips will only get you so far.

How to Move Your Character

Being able to move your character properly in World of Warcraft is the first most important thing you can learn. The mechanics of moving your characters in WoW is the same as many other MMORPGs. So, if you have played other MMORPGs before, than you can probably just skip this section.

Anyway, in order to move your character in WoW you'll need to use the 2 standard left and right mouse buttons, as well as 6 movements keys on your keyboard. The W key moves your character forward, the S key moves your character backwards, the A key turns your character to the left, the D key turns your character to the right, the Q key strafe your character to the left, the E key strafe your character to the right, right mouse button spins your camera, and finally the left mouse buttons turns your character.

As you can see both the A, D, and the left mouse button turns your character, however your left mouse button is not restricted in the direction of the turning. Instead, what most players do when moving their character is to hold the left mouse button direct their character while using the W and S keys to move forward and backward.

Understanding the User Interface

Once you get a good handle on moving your character; the next thing you should learn is to get a good understanding of the User Interface. In World of Warcraft the User Interface is kind of like an extension of your controller, as it makes it easier for players to take control of their character's actions.

Character Info Menu - This menu is located on the top left corner of the screen. This menu is extreme important as it shows your current health and mana/rune/combat/rage/focus level, as well as your 3D portrait.

Mini Map - The mini map displays an overview of your current location and you're surrounds, and it is located at the top right corner of your screen. It is a vital piece of UI, and can be tweak in various of way to suit your liking.

Chat Menu - This is a very basic function for all MMORPG games. As the name states it, the chat menu allows you to communicate with all other WoW players who are currently online.

The UI Bar - The UI bar is another extremely important piece of WoW UI. The Bar is very long and it stretches across the bottom of your screen.It is split in to 3 sub bars, and each bar has a different purpose. The first of the 3 bar is called the Action Bar and it is located to the left. The action bar is what you'll use to activate any skills, spells, equipment, potions, and anything else that can be activated.

The second and the bar next to the action bar is called the Menu Bar. In the menu bar you can access many game options such as graphic setting, sound setting, quest log, guild window, etc... The last bar in your UI bar is called the bag bar, and it is located to right beside the menu bar. The bag bar gives you instant access to all of your bags.

This is all for my quick WoW beginner guide, if you want to keep Learning about WoW... I highly recommend that you read this next wow class guide.