The first challenge that any player faces is; "What do I want to play". Horde, Alliance, Orc, Gnome, Blood Elf, Human, Priest, Rogue, Warrior? With two factions, thirteen races and eleven classes how do you pick? First thing you need to do is determine faction. If you are joining the game to play with friends ask them which side they play on and choose from their. If you are joining the game with no one else in it, just pick the side that you think looks better (I know that sounds shallow but hey it's your first character, do what makes you happy). As for race I would suggest that you wait to pick that till after you've picked their class as not all races can be all classes. When you do get to that point you should hit the info button on the bottom left of your screen and read up on the benefits of the different races. If something about what they can do jumps out at you great, or maybe you just like their look.
As for picking a class you start by asking yourself a single question; do I want to be right in the hart of the action? In this game their are melee classes and caster classes. Melee gets right into the thick of things. Casters get to stand at a safe distance and do what they do best. Hunters are the exception to this rule. Hunters are considered Melee damage because of their pets and weapon damage but they fight at a distance. A few more questions will help you narrow down your options. Do I want a lot of responsibility? Do I want to take the easy rout and be a showoff? Do I want to play whack a mole? ( I swear this is a relevant question). Depending on your answers to these questions you'll be able to
determine what your ultimate dungeon/ raid position will be. Tanking classes have a lot of responsibility and get blamed for things...A LOT. It's not all bad though, you get to be a serious badass who can take a beating and just keep coming. If you like the idea of being responsible but don't want to be in the fray than you might want to think about being a healer. Being a healer is a lot like playing whack a mole, except that the moles seem bound and determined to get wacked (trust me). If you aren't so much about responsibility then you may want to be DPS (damage per second). In this position you have far less responsibility. You may still serve a utilitarian purpose for your group but for the most part your just trying to pump out as much damage as you possibly can and do better then everyone else around you. The last question you need to ask before you decide is do you want to play by yourself or with a pet? Their are only a few classes theat have a pet but as they say two heads are better then one. This brings us to simple division.
Tanks
Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight, Druid or Monk.
Healers
Priest, Druid, Paladin, Monk, Shaman
DPS
Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Priest, Druid, Monk, Hunter and Rogue.
Melee
Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight, Druid, Monk, Shaman, Rogue, Hunter
Caster
Druid, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock
Pet
Death Knight, Warlock, Mage, Hunter
Once you've answered these questions your choices should be more limited. At this point I would suggest looking at the descriptions for those classes and make your decision form their. If the class you chose didn't work for you, change class and start over. Never be scared to start over with something new. This is a game and if you aren't having fun you're doing it wrong. If all that fails, just do what I do. Let Twitter pick your character for you.
Remember we're all noobs, some of us just fly the flag a little higher.
-Morison
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