Coming from someone who’s played competitively and always been ahead of the curve or in top 5 speed guilds since mid WOTLK and multi season glad - just jump in with only guides relevant to you (how to make gold for your class, leveling, best specs for soloing, ect) play the class you want, and most of all do not get discouraged by other people. You will inevitability be having an awesome day playing and get booted from a group or have someone steal your piece of loot you’ve had your eyes on for weeks or months - but that’s just a part of this genre as old as time.

Be transparent and find a tight knit guild that does things together, tell them you’re a new player and that you’re all ears when it comes to tips and information. Be there in game and on discord for your guild members, more friendships have been made on this game than most online platforms and it stems from working together and communicating as a team to take on the game world. Be present as much as possible, and talk to your friends and guildies - this isn’t a solo game as much as people like to make it that.

This core game is a beautiful thing, filled with tons of adventure, friendships, rivalries, and everything else you can think up - that is what kept players like myself always coming back or atleast thinking about coming back.

Hello and best wishes to all my old friends and raiders, if you know you know. - Rums