Returning players guide

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Sections
New races and classes New starting areas New quests and farewell to old ones New currencies Item changes New professions and changes Travel changes Glyphs and specializations New grouping options New finders, journals, and UI Major interface changes Tips for returning players
Combined
Complete combined guide
Other
Switching servers Changing names Changing appearance Changing factions Changing races

So you decided to come crawling back, did you? Recovered from your burnout? Tried the rest, now back to the best? Following friends back to the game? Or, your vacation from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. World of Warcraft is at an end? Whatever your reason, this guide is here for you. Whether you quit after vanilla or sometime before the latest expansion, the changes have been pretty significant all around. Changes for the better? You will have to decide for yourself.

Most of the terminology is the same, but much is new, but likely still familiar.

Several guides to help your return[]

New races and classes
New starting areas
New quests and farewell to old ones
New currencies
Item changes
New professions and changes
Travel changes
Glyphs and specializations
New grouping options
New finders, journals, and UI for instances
Returning players guide/Major interface changes
Tips for returning players

New classes articles[]

Classese
Class races	Dk	Dh	Mo
Quests	Dk	Dh	Mo
Abilities	Dk	Dh	Mo
Spec	Dk	Dh	Mo
Talents	Dk	Dh	Mo
PvP Talents	Dk	Dh	Mo
Trainers	Dk	Dh	Mo
Glyphs	Dk	Dh	Mo
Builds	Dk	Dh	Mo
Tactics	Dk	Dh	Mo
Armor sets	Dk	Dh	Mo
Starting a	Dk	Dh	Mo
PvE	Dk	Dh	Mo
PvP	Dk	Dh	Mo
Macros	Dk	Dh	Mo

Read more about the early levels of the new classes!

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New races articles[]

Playable races in World of Warcraft e
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New and changed professions articles[]

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Other related changes[]

Media[]

Videos[]

Circa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found.: Although created by BellularGaming, these videos were posted on the official WorldofWarcraft channel.

WoW Encyclopedia Abbreviations & Terminology – New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

Gearing Up & The Endgame – New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

Additional Features in WoW – New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

PvP Content in World of Warcraft - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

PvE Content in World of Warcraft - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

Social Features & the Community - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

Leveling up & Mounts - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

First steps & Game UI - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

Creating your character! - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

What is World of Warcraft? - New & Returning Player Guides by Bellular

References[]

External links[]

Guide for returning players as of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Battle for Azeroth: Not great (some of the advice is dubious), but gives a quick overview...

Polygon How to pick the right World of Warcraft main for you By Ryan Gilliam Aug 7, 2018, 5:43pm EDT

Guides

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DarkLegacyComics.com #401: Getting Back in The Game by Keydar

WoW Insider The very best resources for players coming back to WoW by Elizabeth Harper Mar 28th 2013 5:00PM

Accomp.me A Guide for Returning WoW Players by Accomp on Mar 21, 2013

Info

Curse.com Return to WOW

News

WoW Official Game Site (US) A Return to World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment, Mar 7, 2013 9:00 AM PST

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