World of Warcraft Newbie Guides ...

Choose your server
First of all you must choose a server to play on, in WoW these are known as realms. You cannot switch between realms, so make sure you and your friends pick the same realm, or you wont be able to play together. The closer you are to the server, the more likely are you to avoid lag, but feel free to choose any realm you wish.

Creating Your Character
Creating your character is a breeze. Select your race, sex, and class. Remember that players of the Horde and Alliance will not be able to play with each other.

Character Customization
You customize various aspects of your character. You can have the game customize a character for you by clicking the customize button. Hit this button repeatedly until it creates a character which is to your liking. You can further customize your character later in the game.

Horde vs. Alliance Split
The Horde is at war with the Alliance in the world of Azeroth. Horde and Alliance players are unable to group/party with each other, trade, create guilds together, or even talk to each other unless both players have learned a common language. If you wish to play with other friends, make sure you select races that are allied with each other. You can have characters on your account of either Horde or Alliance faction, but not both. You and your friends must choose whether you all will create Alliance or Horde characters to play together. Read more about races here

Decide on your name
You will have to stay with this name for the rest of your playing career so make sure that you create a name that you can live with. Some names are unaccepted, check out the naming policy so that you avoid the risk of having to rename your character or being removed from the game. If in doubt, choose something else ;)

Enter the world, and you're now playing World of Warcraft!

Features:

With the release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, many core aspects of the game will be improved, expanding the choices available to players and streamlining some gameplay elements. For example, new raid encounters are being designed for a maximum of 25 players, and the PvP system will change how honor works in the game. Following this general strategy of making gameplay even more rewarding and expanding the playing experience with new, interesting content, the professions of World of Warcraft are also set to receive major updates to ensure that they remain a fun and worthwhile part of your adventures in Azeroth and beyond.
When the time came to begin the professions update for the expansion, the dev team took a very close look at all the work that had gone into the profession system so far. There were some things the team felt could be improved in World of Warcraft's professions to make them more interesting, more valid, and most importantly, even more fun. The expansion will allow the dev team to upgrade the profession system, and to provide players with cool new gadgets, equipment, and consumables that will help them brave the many challenges of Outland.

On the following pages, you'll find a brief summary of what changes you can expect to see in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade for each profession. Keep in mind that there is always a chance that these plans may change, but this is what's on the drawing board at the moment.

 

As if new races, worlds, cities, dungeons, mounts, and professions weren't enough, the expansion will also enhance the game with a wide number of small innovations that will add up to a significantly improved gaming experience. From the new Looking for Group feature to the updated Character Sheet to an incredible number of new enemy models, the game millions around the world are enjoying is about to become even better.