Apparently there have been a ton of changes to all the classes over the past 2 expansions (3, if you are counting soon to be released WoD) and I've been told that I might not even recognize the gameplay of my old characters. So with that in mind, here are the options!
1. Pick one of my old characters to level.
I've got three level 80 characters with varying degrees of nostalgia attached. A druid, shaman, and a priest.
The shaman, a troll named Bringo, was character I created on the day WoW was released and was my first level 60.
I spent most of my time in Vanilla playing Bringo, though he fell by the wayside a bit in the latter expansions. He also happens to have a sexy Ivory Raptor, the original epic mount that was later removed. So throw in a few bonus points for originality or old school-ism or whatever you want to call it.
I originally named my undead priest Phineas, after Phineas Gage, the guy who got a railroad spike through his skull and lived. That name wasn't available after transferring to play with my extended family, so I went with Crescendo (because I like to think I'm clever and a shadow priest's power, reliant on DoTs, grows over time; actually my Dad suggested it, he's much more clever than I am). I don't have a ton of old nostalgia with him, to be honest. He always seemed to be the second fiddle, though I did manage to get the class specific staff Benedict/Anathema which apparently has since been removed, and I also got to partake in some really fun all priest WSGs.
The final choice would be my Tauren druid Laktose (I told you I'm not so clever). This is the character I spent perhaps the most time on at level 80, doing Arenas with my brother as Feral/Rogue and raiding as a tank .My brother was better at PvP than I was and I'm sure he did a fair amount of carrying, but we made it to Duelist which I was really proud of. I remember really enjoying the ability to do a variety of different things in PvP as a feral druid, and I like to think I was halfway decent. And I did manage to get the epic flying transformation quest done (I think?) with the help of some family members.
So yea. Of those three choices, I think I would be leaning toward the druid, Laktose. Obviously all three classes would be able to heal or DPS, but he would be the only one who could tank. I did enjoy tanking previously and it seems like it would offer me the most flexibility. That being said, there are other options!
2. Use the auto-level to 90 feature on a new class
Purchasing WoD allows you to skip one class to level 90. I figure it makes no sense to use this on a level 80 character, and so I would do it on a brand new one. Old habits die hard, so I'm not sure I could ever really play a rogue (my brother's character) or a hunter (my dad's). From past experience it seems as though I've enjoyed the hybrid tanky characters, so perhaps a Paladin would be interesting! Warlock or Mage also pique my interest, with mage slightly ahead. Death knight would also be pretty cool, but I'm not sure if they still start at 55 (which would limit the effectiveness)?
(I just noticed that I've gone from not capitalizing the class names to capitalizing them. Strange progression!)
3. Start a new character and check out the new zones
Not only did I miss the reshaping of the starting zones in the Cataclysm expansion, but I also missed out on the new races of Goblin,
Overall, I think I'm leaning toward just starting off with my druid again. Leveling a brand new character does sound fun, but I figure I might as well start off with the expansion content when it's brand new in case I have the time to get into some dungeons. I do plan on using the auto-90 on some class, but I'm not dying to try something new so I figure they can wait.
What would you suggest?
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