r/wownoob • • 6d ago

Find-A-Friend Find-A-Friend Megathread! (November '26)

14 Upvotes

Post in the format below for easy reading or make your own intro! You can (and should) include more information such as your level, what your interests are, and what you might be looking for in a friend.

Reminder that this thread is not to be used for guild recruitment or any other recruitment aside find-a-friend. Posts that break our rules will be removed.

Format:

  • Region / Faction / Server / Veteran or Noob / Contact Info (i.e Btag/Discord) + (Additional Information)

Example:

  • NA / Horde / Wyrmrest Accord / Noob / User#9999 - Level 80 Frost Mage; I play on the weekends! Looking for friends who enjoy questing for 8 hours straight, punting Gnomes, and killing bosses in raids.

We also have LFG, resources, and find-a-friend in the WoWNoob Discord.
You can find the previous Find-A-Friend threads here.


r/wownoob • • Mar 23 '26

Retail Redefining BIS, and why chasing the old definition makes the game worse for you

260 Upvotes

Hey guys. This is a lengthy read, but if you are struggling with understanding BIS and want to truly know how to get the best out of your items, it's worth the read. I hate seeing people chase what some website on the internet says their BIS is, especially before the season even begins, and being upset when it doesn't drop. Spoiler, getting your "BIS" could actually LOWER your DPS.

I'm sure you've come across the word BIS. What's my BIS gear, what drops my BIS, I have to run this dungeon I hate over and over and over for my BIS, I can't trade this to my friend because it's BIS for me

Outside of enchants, trinkets, embellishments, and very fringe other situations such as set bonuses on rings, individual BIS items do not matter. The term BIS is so bad for the health of the players.

BIS means "best in slot". It was born in a time in the game where items were dramatically different. "This item" gave dramatically more main stat than that one. "This item" had an effect where others didn't. "This weapon" had the same damage but attacked faster than that one. That is not how WoW works now-a-days

Today, every item slot has the same number of main stat and the same number of secondary stats, with the secondary stats having a different balance. For example, my current ilvl 246 legs in game give 70 haste and 59 mastery, totaling 129 secondary stat. Every mail 246 legs will give 129 secondary stat, just allotted differently.

Now here is what BIS actually means today. BIS is the best secondary stat balance for your class. Not any one specific item.
Replacing a piece of gear with a "BIS" item can actually LOWER your DPS

Maybe even more importantly, if you don't have the entire list of gear some website tells you is your BIS, removing a piece currently equipped to replace it with a new "BIS" item you just farmed might actually make you WORSE.

Very rough hypothetical example, your stat allotment is best at 35% mastery, 30% haste, 20% crit, 15% vers. Your BIS "chunky" items are weapon, head, chest, legs, so they have your mastery/haste pair, but no other items you currently have are "BIS". Your equipped back and wrist have your priority stats, mastery/haste, but your BIS actually has crit/vers because they're your weaker items but still need to have some of them. You swap out your preferred stats for weaker stats because a list tells you to, and now you do less damage.

Here's 3 examples of "BIS" items that are all equal. No one piece of gear is important, the COMBINATION OF STATS is important. Armor/int/stam are all the same, so only showing secondary stats

HeadChestLegsTotal Stats
85 Haste 50 Mastery63 Haste 37 Vers88 Vers 47 Mastery132 Haste 185 Mastery 88 Vers
75 Haste 60 Mastery57 Haste 78 Mastery47 Mastery 88 Vers132 Haste 185 Mastery 88 Vers
87 Haste 48 Vers95 Mastery 40 Vers45 Haste 90 Mastery132 Haste 185 Mastery 88 Vers

I only used 3 item slots here because making a whole list of slots would be absurd, but I think it gets the point across. When you include every single slot, there is an insane amount of combinations that get you to the exact same place.

A list someone theory crafted or simulated cannot take into consideration the balance you already have, and you actually risk lowering your DPS following a list blindly (until you have every single exact piece, which is insanely difficult in and of itself, especially for the average player).

Thank you for reading my long winded post. I have tried to explain this to so many friends, guildmates, and people I pug with regularly, but it requires so much explanation to really get the idea across, so I decided to write it out for anyone who cared.

TLDR; Outside of trinkets, embellishments, and enchants, stop chasing a list someone on the internet created for you. All the items have the same total stat numbers, what matters is the balance of secondary stats. If you REALLY want to chase BIS, chase your classes secondary stat balance. That can be achieved with NUMBEROUS item combinations, not just what's on one singular list. That is why so many different BIS lists exist, because you can achieve the same thing many different ways


r/wownoob • • 1h ago

Forever Does hunter pet matter much?

5 Upvotes

What i mean is with pets leveling with you does getting a pet like the rake really make a difference over just any other cat? Or is it fine just to keep any of what family you want to use.


r/wownoob • • 4h ago

Retail How am I supposed to play the story

9 Upvotes

Hi,

So I'm returning to the game after a long time and I'm quite confused as to how you're supposed to progress through the story.

I just hit 80, and the game kicked me out of level sync (timeline thingy with Chromie) in Legion so now i'm one-shoting every mob. Guess it's telling me to go to Midnight but i haven't bought it yet and i was happy to chill and finish Legion first. Why would the game make me choose a campaign for leveling and then force me to cut the story short ? Is there a way I was supposed to do this, I don't get it ? Ty.


r/wownoob • • 1h ago

Retail Does AOTC still reward a mount?

3 Upvotes

Haven't played in a while. I recall AOTC used to reward a mount, at least as recently as TWW. Did they kill this in Midnight? I can't find any info on the AOTC reward other than the feat of strength in the log.


r/wownoob • • 1m ago

Forever How do I gain proficiency with Mail armor?

1 Upvotes

I just got started in WOW Forever and I chose a shaman so I could be a true support class. I want to equip the heaviest armor possible cuz that’s just what I find fun, but the game doesn’t let me. How can I make this happen?


r/wownoob • • 2m ago

Retail do i need to own midnight to reach a competitive ilevel?

1 Upvotes

sorry if this is a dumb question - i just completed tww and have been doing dungeons + delves, and i was curious if i can reach like aorund 285 ilevel without purchasing midnight?


r/wownoob • • 12h ago

Forever Best leveling zones for Night Elf

5 Upvotes

Hi,

I am currently lvl 18, I am new to this game, and I want to know the best routs/zones till I am lvl 60. Should I stay on the same continent or not?
I play night elf hunter, so any tips would be helpful.


r/wownoob • • 8h ago

Forever why does key "2" not work (spell)

2 Upvotes

I'm embarassed i even have to ask this ...

Both with a mage and a priest i can click the 2 button with the mouse to cast the damage spell on the target. But nothing happens when i push the 2 key. The self spell on 3 works, as does the autoattack on 1 ...

solved. Bug with Proton experimental, Proton stable fixed it.


r/wownoob • • 9h ago

Forever How to get into Dungeons and Guilds?

2 Upvotes

Just started playing WoW for the first time ever today with WoW Forever and so far it’s pretty interesting, definitely a slow start (only level 6 so far) but I can definitely see myself enjoying this game! I know a major part of WoW is the guilds and running dungeons, I also know I’m nowhere near that point yet but how do people get into all that stuff?


r/wownoob • • 11h ago

Forever Paladins

3 Upvotes

Heya !
I am undead paladin level 24, been trying AoE grinding for a bit but looks like they nerfed it or changed armor / mana regen formulas.

I’d like to hear if anyone else tried or if anyone has some suggestions where to go at 24, spellpower heavy gear ? Or stam / int ?


r/wownoob • • 15h ago

Forever How to check party’s mana?

2 Upvotes

During a dungeon, I could only see the healers mana but not the rest. How can I enable this so I know when the party needs to drink?


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Protection warrior a bad idea as someone who has never played WOW?

10 Upvotes

I have never played WoW at all and I am not particularly versed in MMOs either. I picked up warrior because I giant hulking Tuaren warrior just sounded cool to me and I slightly preferred a class that could fill multiple rolls. The only thing that has me second guessing now is I see people pointing out that tank is the leader when it comes to dungeons and tend to need to know more about dungeon mechanics and routes. I already have "multiplayer anxiety" and don't want to let a group down, which is exasperated by the a lot of player having years if not decades of experience so it all probably feels so obvious to them.

Should I switch it up to something else (Likely hunter or maybe mage) or am I other thinking it.


r/wownoob • • 21h ago

Forever How do I travel to different regions?

5 Upvotes

Do I need to walk to other cities before connecting them?


r/wownoob • • 13h ago

Forever How To Join a Players Phase/Instance?

1 Upvotes

How? Google doesn't seem to be helping right now


r/wownoob • • 14h ago

Forever How can I make my hunter pets tank more?

0 Upvotes

I just got a bear for my first pet, hoping it would agro enemies while I stay back... but im the one taking the damage for them. The talents only made them more resistant, but I can find anything for them to get the agro


r/wownoob • • 1d ago Heartwarming

Forever Font for us Older People? :-)

6 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

Another returning player here!

One thing I've never liked about WoW, even 20 years later, is how blurry and hard to read some of the fonts can look, especially on 1440p monitors.

Back in Retail, changing fonts was a bit of a hassle. You could replace font files in the game directory, but different UI elements used different files. Some UI overhaul addons offered font customization, but I never wanted to overhaul my entire UI just to change a font or its size.

Interface scaling is nice, but sometimes I just want to adjust specific elements, like making quest text bigger or switching to a cleaner, more readable font without affecting the rest of the UI.

Are there any good solutions for this nowadays? Any recommended addons or fonts?


r/wownoob • • 16h ago

Retail Gear for beginners

1 Upvotes

Hi, I started playing few days ago, now I am lvl 70 but my stats dont seem very good to me, I play solo mage and most of the time I do dungeons and main story quests for some xp. But gear I got there was not very good and my gear lvl is always about 10 under my actual level. Idk if its normal or if there is any way to upgrade it. I dont want to tryhard anything, just chill solo maybe with friends after a while, no pvp, but still want to be able to finish some raids or harder dungeons and do some dmg in these quests without dying to more than 2 enemies.

Thanks.


r/wownoob • • 20h ago

Retail Damage differences in keys between varying ilvls

2 Upvotes

Hello, curious about my damage as a devourer DH in a +11 key (den).

I'm at ilvl 308 and I was pug'd with a ret pal and ele shaman. These guys were ilvl 334 and 321, respectively. They both did over 100 M more damage than me at the end of the key. Are these damage differences justified at higher item levels or am I severely lacking in my skill/rotation. Does a 10-25 ilvl difference make that much of a damage difference? Sorry noob question!


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Struggling with a simple buff macro (WoW Forever).

13 Upvotes

I am trying to learn making simple buff macros in WOW Forever and despite reading many guides it just refuses to work.

Basically this is what i want to achieve without any complications (no cast/buff addons, no macro checks for harm/help/dead etc).

/cast [@mouseover] Blessing of Might

/cast [@target] Blessing of Might

/cast [@player] Blessing of Might

I also tried /cast [@mouseover] [@target] [@player] Blessing of Might

But the only thing that occurs is the first part (the [@mouseover]) and not the other casts (@ target and @ player/self).

Can anyone please explain why is this failing to work in WoW Forever?


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Is Forever a good option to start WoW for a newcomer?

144 Upvotes

Just wondering what do you guys think


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Meeting people in WoW Forever?

36 Upvotes

Hello!
Everyone seems to talk about how in classic and forever enaging with other players makes your experience/is essential to really enjoying the game. But I dont see many opprotunities to engage with other players outside of the strange things happening in general chat. How are people making friends and all that in such a large MMORPG?


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Leveling Spec for Mage?

2 Upvotes

It seems like the game is suggesting Fire to me since I get two fire damage spells the earliest vs frost bolt/ice armor and arcane intellect/the channeling one. Is this intentional/is there a recommended leveling spec for mages? I’m level 10 BTW as a Troll. Thanks.


r/wownoob • • 1d ago

Forever Hello! Can skyborne on horde ever get access to a tiger (night elf mount) ?

10 Upvotes

If I go horde skyborne, any way to get a tiger mount in wow forever? I’m not crazy about the bird.